A man accused of murdering a UCLA student in 2015 waived his right to testify during trial proceedings Wednesday. The prosecution rested its case against Alberto Medina, a former Fresno State University student, and gave the defense an opportunity to present witness testimony. Medina told the judge that he understood he had a right to […]
Category Archives: Westwood
Vote to subdivide WWNC, create new Westwood council receives majority
This post was updated May 23 at 4:19 p.m. Students and Westwood community members won an election to create a new neighborhood council in Westwood, according to a preliminary vote tally Wednesday. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students, homeowners and business owners, received 2,004 votes to break away from the Westwood Neighborhood Council and form […]
Westwood Subdivided
The Westwood Neighborhood Council is the city’s official advisor on Westwood politics. In November, students and other Westwood community members announced plans to form a new neighborhood council because they felt the current one did not adequately address their issues. The council election date is slated for May 22.
Unclear if DelVesco was sexually assaulted before her alleged murder, says LAPD
Forensic experts for Los Angeles police testified Tuesday it is inconclusive whether a UCLA student was sexually assaulted before she was killed in 2015. Ernest Park, a criminalist and DNA analyst with LAPD, said he examined samples from the body of Andrea “Andy” DelVesco, who had been killed in her apartment, which was set on […]
Evidence tests positive for victim’s DNA presented at Medina trial
A criminalist for Los Angeles police testified Monday that a DNA sample collected from a man’s car matched the DNA profile of a UCLA student he is accused of having murdered in 2015. Los Angeles Police Department criminalists collected DNA samples from Andrea “Andy” DelVesco’s apartment after she was murdered. Swabbed blood samples collected from […]
Westwood Village Improvement Association to increase fees in 2019
Businesses in Westwood Village will be required to pay increased fees starting in 2019. The Westwood Village Improvement Association, a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of the Village, voted to increase assessments on businesses by 2 percent at its monthly board meeting on May 17. Assessments are fees property owners in Westwood Village […]
Forensic, housemate testimony present more evidence on third day of Medina trial
A man charged with murdering a UCLA student in 2015 told police officers in an interview shortly after he was arrested that his friend murdered the student, video evidence revealed Thursday. LAPD Detective David Holmes said he and Fresno Police Department officers arrested Alberto Medina, a former Fresno State University student, on Sept. 26, 2015, […]