UCLA has purchased the 16-story office building that houses the Hammer Museum on the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards, officials announced Monday. The building, which formerly housed Occidental Petroleum headquarters, was sold for more than $92 million. The Hammer Museum also struck a deal with the oil and gas company so that the museum […]
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Saving water becomes costly for LA residents
A city commission approved an additional utility charge Tuesday after the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power collected $110 million less than expected, following successful water conservation efforts over the past year. On average, residents will be charged an additional 3.6 percent, or about $1.80 a month, for the 2016 calendar year. The Los […]
Federal officials release plan to improve LA veterans center
Federal officials released Thursday a draft of a master plan that calls for veteran housing and more medical services for the Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Healthcare Center on Wilshire Boulevard. The plan is part of settlement reached in January over a lawsuit filed in 2011 by a group of veterans against the United States […]
Apartment complex with Le Pain Quotidien opens on Gayley, Lindbrook
An apartment building that will include a restaurant and an underground parking structure opened last week on the corner of Gayley Avenue and Lindbrook Drive.
Prosecutors charge Ishmael Adams with misdemeanor count of battery
UCLA redshirt junior cornerback Ishmael Adams was charged Monday with one misdemeanor count of battery after he was arrested for allegedly attempting to steal from an Uber driver in August. City prosecutors said they found evidence Adams knowingly attacked an Uber driver while he was a passenger, according to court documents. County prosecutors decided last […]
UCPD searching for two suspects involved in alleged cellphone robbery
University police are searching for two men who stole a UCLA student’s cell phone in North Village Sunday night. The student reported to UCPD Sunday two men approached her at the Strathmore Drive and Levering Avenue intersection at 11:38 p.m., according to a UCPD alert. They allegedly grabbed her cell phone from her hand and […]
Westwood eatery Delphi Greek celebrates 30th anniversary
Charles Winkler said Delphi Greek’s current employees were as friendly at the restaurant’s 30th anniversary ceremony Sunday as the original owners were when he visited on its opening day in 1985. “I worked down the street on Rochester (Avenue), and I was looking for a place to eat lunch,” Winkler said. “When I walked into […]