IN THE NEWS:
Los Angeles
Feb. 22, 2026 8:40 p.m.
A Westwood storefront is pictured. The fast-food chain Jollibee may be moving into a Weyburn Ave. building, according to the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s annual report. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 11:42 p.m.
Fast-food chain Jollibee will tentatively be coming to Westwood in 2026, according to the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s annual report.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
Academics
Feb. 20, 2026 11:20 a.m.When third-year data theory student Madeleine Curran declared UCLA’s gerontology minor, advisors warned her that the required classes were rarely available.
After nearly two years in the program, Curran said the advisors were right.
By Alyssa Wong
Los Angeles
Feb. 13, 2026 7:37 p.m.Management students learn how to use agentic AI at UCLA’s Innovate Tech Conference
This post was updated Feb. 16 at 11:35 p.m.
About 300 people attended the 2026 Innovate Tech Conference at UCLA on Friday to learn about how entrepreneurs can use autonomous artificial intelligence.
By Prannay Veerabahu
Los Angeles
Feb. 11, 2026 4:34 p.m.VA keeps Jackie Robinson Stadium lease, terminates 3 other West LA agreements
This post was updated Feb. 16 at 11:38 p.m.
UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Stadium can remain on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ West Los Angeles campus but three other institutions must go, the VA announced Monday.
By Alexis Muchnik
A Closer Look
Feb. 8, 2026 8:30 a.m.Statistics and data science symposium hosts early-career scientists
Researchers celebrated the role of numerical data in scientific research at a Jan. 26 event at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.
The Lange Symposium on Computational Statics and Biomedical Data Science – hosted by the UCLA Department of Computational Medicine and Human Genetics – invited six speakers from across the country to discuss their research.
By Donya Hassanshahi
California
Feb. 7, 2026 10:43 p.m.Luskin School holds panel on civil and immigrant rights, prosecuting ICE agents
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 10:01 p.m.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said California will prosecute federal immigration enforcement officers who violate residents’ constitutional rights at a Thursday UCLA event.
By Josephine Murphy and Gemma Gentin
Fire
Feb. 5, 2026 2:21 p.m.Car crashes into 99 Ranch Market, killing at least 3 people, injuring at least 6
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.LA County Sheriffs yet to ban license plate data sharing with federal agencies
This post was updated Feb. 21 at 7:51 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
Feb. 2, 2026 7:48 p.m.Epstein files reveal emails between alumnus Casey Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell
This post was updated Feb. 3 at 11:01 p.m.
UCLA donor and alumnus Casey Wasserman exchanged emails with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell in the early 2000s, according to the latest release of the Epstein files.
By Josephine Murphy
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