University police are searching for two men who entered a UCLA student’s Gayley Avenue apartment in late May and stole cash and credit cards. The men entered the apartment on 663 Gayley Ave. about 11 p.m. May 22 and stole $150 in cash, credit cards and a silver ID holder, according to a UCPD statement. […]
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UCPD searching for suspect who robbed student in North Village
University police are searching for a man who knocked a UCLA student to the ground and stole his backpack in the North Village last Thursday. The man robbed the student about 1:30 a.m. at the corner of Gayley Avenue and Lindbrook Drive, according to a UCPD statement. He was last seen running southbound on Gayley […]
Police looking for man, woman after graffiti found near Hedrick Hall
University police are trying to identify a woman and a man after the woman was seen spraying graffiti near Hedrick Hall Friday afternoon. The woman sprayed the logo of jazz band Snarky Puppy in orange paint at eight locations between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. near Hedrick Hall, according to a UCPD statement. Police said […]
Westwood Community Council – May 20
The Westwood Community Council meets several times a year to discuss issues relevant to the Westwood Village business and residential community. Susan Pollack, senior vice president of development for the Special Olympics World Games committee, asked for councilmembers’ support to help fundraise and increase attendance for the World Games, which will be hosted in Los […]
Los Angeles City Council votes to raise minimum wage to $15
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. As a result of the 14-1 vote, City Attorney Mike Feuer will write an ordinance for the proposal and submit it to the city council later this year. The first wage increase would mandate a minimum […]
LA Metro begins testing Expo Line extension to Santa Monica
Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority officials sent test trains to Westwood Boulevard earlier this month as part of the ongoing clearance testing of the Expo Line. Metro spokesman Rick Jager said the line, which is set to open in 2016, will connect Downtown Los Angeles with Santa Monica. The Expo Construction Authority is in […]
Evolution of dining halls better suits student needs
Luis Martinez has seen old dining locations modernized and new ones built since he started working for dining services in 1986 as a first-year student. “I don’t feel like I graduated since I’ve been coming here for the last 27 years,” he said. Martinez began working at one of the dining halls as a student […]