Los Angeles
June 8, 2025 7:19 p.m.
A sign is posted outside the construction site for the future Westwood/UCLA D Line station. The D Line expansion is one of two upcoming transit projects expected to reduce Westwood traffic throughout the next decade. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Two upcoming Westwood public transit projects have the potential to reduce traffic at UCLA.
The D Line Subway Extension Project will extend the subway line nine miles along Wilshire Boulevard and will include a Westwood/UCLA station, which is set to open in 2027.
By Victor Simoes and Caitlin Brockenbrow
Los Angeles
June 8, 2025 4:08 p.m.Around 30 National Guard troops stood guard outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood as of 3 p.m. Sunday.
President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles on Sunday in response to local protests against U.S.
By Maggie Konecky
Fire
June 4, 2025 10:51 a.m.LA City Council approves revised budget with reduced layoffs, public safety funds
The Los Angeles City Council finalized and approved a revised version of Mayor Karen Bass’ $13.9 billion budget proposal Friday for this coming fiscal year.
The city currently faces a nearly $1 billion budget deficit caused by overspending, liability payouts, lower tax revenue, labor contracts, scheduled city official raises and fire recovery, among other factors, according to ABC7 LA.
By Natalia Mochernak
California
June 3, 2025 10:25 p.m.Medical community claims unilateral UCLA leadership support in Israel-Hamas war
On Oct. 16, 2023 – nine days after an attack by Palestinian political party and militant group Hamas killed around 1,200 people in Israel, and more than 2,700 Palestinians were killed by Israeli retaliatory airstrikes – UCLA Health administrative leaders sent an email to the medical community.
By Anna Dai-Liu
A Closer Look
June 2, 2025 10:21 p.m.UCLA Epicenter provides students with innovative industry experience
Raffi Simonian wanted to give students experience in solving real-world business and technology problems.
That’s why he decided to lead the UCLA Epicenter, which partners with companies to create quarterly Innovation Challenges – hands-on projects where student teams try to solve real world issues in fields like data science, marketing, e-commerce and sales – said Simonian, the program’s director.
By Catherine Wang
Los Angeles
June 2, 2025 10:16 p.m.LA Metro discusses costs of Sepulveda Transit Corridor alternatives at May meeting
Los Angeles Metro officials discussed preliminary costs and scheduling for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project at a May community meeting Thursday.
The meeting, held at the Westwood United Methodist Church, included information stations about the different stages of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project – a plan to expand accessible public transit from the San Fernando Valley to West LA through the Sepulveda Pass – as well as a presentation and Q&A session with LA Metro.
By Gabrielle Gillette
Los Angeles
May 31, 2025 7:16 p.m.Los Angeles Metro names new chief to lead in-house police force
This post was updated June 1 at 11:59 p.m.
Los Angeles Metro will soon have its first chief of police and emergency management.
Metro announced in a May 7 statement that William Scott, who was the San Francisco Police Department’s chief for eight years and worked for LAPD for 27 years, will lead the new Transit Community Public Safety Department.
By Alexis Muchnik
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