Fire
Feb. 5, 2026 2:21 p.m.
Firefighters and police officers stand outside of 99 Ranch Market. A vehicle crashed into the grocery store Thursday, killing three people. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 11:36 p.m.
A car crashed into the 99 Ranch Market on Westwood Boulevard on Thursday, killing three people and injuring at least six.
Two blocks of Westwood Boulevard – from Wilkins Avenue to Wellworth Avenue – were completely blocked off as of 1:50 p.m., along with the intersecting block of Rochester Avenue.
By Maggie Konecky and Zimo Li
California
Feb. 3, 2026 11:07 p.m.Los Angeles County Sheriffs have not banned sharing license plate data with immigration enforcement agencies, despite a 2016 law prohibiting state police from sharing these images with the federal government.
By Phoebe Huss
Los Angeles
Jan. 31, 2026 8:18 p.m.Students, community members participate in Westwood homeless count
Community members documented the number of people experiencing homelessness in Westwood as part of a larger Los Angeles wide count Jan. 22.
Both first-time volunteers and returners – including UCLA students and faculty – participated in the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, an annual three-day count of the amount of people experiencing homelessness within different LA communities.
By Avital Abramov
A Closer Look
Jan. 30, 2026 4:50 p.m.LA Fires Research Conference fosters discussion on fire survivors’ experiences
More than half of tested homes in Los Angeles county fire-impacted communities had unsafe contaminant levels one year after the January 2025 fires, a survivor advocacy group said at the first annual LA Fires Research Conference on Jan.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Campus
Jan. 29, 2026 10:46 p.m.Students gather for vigil honoring people killed by federal agents
This post was updated Feb. 2 at 12:15 a.m.
More than 200 people gathered at a Thursday vigil to honor people killed amid the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
The event – organized in part by the Afrikan Student Union, Bruin Democrats and members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council – was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
By Maggie Konecky and Victor Simoes
Los Angeles
Jan. 29, 2026 12:23 a.m.Q&A: North Westwood Neighborhood Council Secretary talks local goals
This post was updated Jan. 29 at 10:21 p.m.
Sailasya Munamarty was appointed as the secretary of the North Westwood Neighborhood Council in October after being appointed as an at-large board member on the council in August.
By Alexis Muchnik
Los Angeles
Jan. 21, 2026 6:06 p.m.North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Jan. 7
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council approved a community impact statement supporting automated parking enforcement and smart loading zones at its January meeting.
The council, which represents UCLA and the Westwood Village, meets on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace.
By Mya Ward
Los Angeles
Jan. 16, 2026 11:50 a.m.UCLA groups join LA protests condemning ICE, Nicolás Maduro capture
UCLA student groups and labor unions joined thousands of protesters in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to condemn violent acts by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and the U.S.
By Phoebe Huss
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