The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-2 Tuesday to approve the L.A. Mobility Plan 2035, a 20-year transportation plan that aims to prioritize the safety of those who walk, bike and use public transit. Councilmembers will decide next month whether the proposed Westwood Boulevard bike lane will remain a part of the plan, after the […]
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UCLA Health faces lawsuit for privacy breach in recent cyber attack
A Los Angeles man filed a class action lawsuit against UCLA Health, alleging the health care provider did not adequately store private medical information of about 4.5 million patients during the recent cyber attack, a law firm announced Tuesday. Miguel Ortiz filed the complaint against UCLA Health, UCLA Medical Sciences and University of California Board […]
Five-star defensive end joins UCLA’s 2016 football class
UCLA football nabbed the first five-star recruit in its 2016 class Thursday afternoon in defensive end Oluwole Betiku. The high school senior announced the news on Twitter. Betiku had received offers from dozens of schools nationwide, but chose to join the Bruins after an unofficial visit last week. Born in Nigeria, Betiku has less than […]
LAPD searching for four men involved in Westwood parking lot shooting
This post was updated on Aug. 3 at 5:47 p.m. Police are searching for four men in connection with a shooting in a Westwood Village parking lot Sunday morning that left a 26-year-old man in the hospital. The shooting took place around 1:50 a.m. in a parking lot on Broxton Avenue next to Barney’s Beanery after the four men were […]
UCPD looking for woman responsible for stealing another woman’s purse
University police are searching for a woman who stole another woman’s purse on Sepulveda Boulevard south of National Boulevard and then fled in a car Wednesday afternoon. The woman approached the second woman at about 2:15 p.m. near 3241 Sepulveda Boulevard and asked for her purse, according to a UCPD statement. When the second woman […]
Man wanted for scamming several students sentenced to jail, probation
This article was updated on August 2 at 5:55 p.m. A man wanted for scamming several UCLA students in the North Village was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days in county jail and a three-year probation for two scams. University police said James Webb Hunter III, 38, was known to scam people out of money by […]
UCLA surrounded by questions about starting QB on Pac-12 Media Day
The theme surrounding the UCLA football team at Pac-12 Football Media Day this year was markedly different than it was last year. In 2014, the Bruins were surrounded by high expectations, entering the year ranked No. 7 in the country. As a whole, pundits were generally aware of what type of team UCLA would be, […]