CEO discusses alternative fuels

Patricia Woertz, CEO of one of the world’s largest agricultural processors, spoke before students and faculty at the UCLA Anderson School of Management on Wednesday about the future of biofuels and the alternative fuel industry. Alternative fuels, which include hydrogen, electricity and plant fuels, come from renewable sources and produce less pollutants and harmful emissions […]

L.A. lobbies to widen 405 Freeway

Westwood commuters may have come one step closer to traffic relief this week as Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and city officials lobbied the California Transportation Commission to widen the 405 Freeway near Sepulveda Boulevard. Villaraigosa’s efforts came after the commission opted to omit the proposed expansion, slated for 2009, from its list of projects […]

Vendors to return by late March

Vendors who run kiosks outside Lu Valle Commons have been temporarily suspended so that UCLA Store management can revamp the presentation of their merchandise, UCLA Store officials said. The vendors, who sell posters, jewelry, sunglasses and other items, have been gone since Feb. 2. Patrick Healey, UCLA Store general merchandise director, said store management would […]