IN THE NEWS:
Los Angeles
July 31, 2021 5:14 p.m.
Westwood Connect Day will be held in-person this September, organizers said, following last year’s cancellation because of COVID-19. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Aug. 1 at 7:17 p.m.
Local officials are co-organizing an in-person outreach event at the Westwood Recreation Center for people experiencing homelessness.
By Maanas Oruganti and Justin Jung
California
July 27, 2021 1:09 p.m.UCLA Health maintains top ranking in California, improves to third nationwide
This post was updated Aug. 1 at 7:07 p.m.
UCLA Health hospitals were ranked as the third best in the country by the U.S. News & World Report, up from being ranked fourth best nationally last year.
By Noah Danesh
Los Angeles
July 26, 2021 3:16 p.m.Biden nominates LA Mayor Eric Garcetti to be ambassador to India
This post was updated July 28 at 9:45 a.m.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti accepted his nomination to be the next ambassador to India.
President Joe Biden nominated Garcetti to the office July 9.
By Sarah Nelson
Crime
July 17, 2021 2:26 p.m.James Heaps’ lawyers file motion to dismiss indictment for felony sexual assault
Lawyers representing former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps on sexual assault charges filed a court motion Thursday to dismiss Heaps’s indictment.
Heaps is accused by hundreds of women of sexual misconduct and assault while working as a gynecologist at UCLA and was indicted in late May on 21 counts of felony sexual assault.
By Justin Jung
Los Angeles
July 15, 2021 4:33 p.m.LA County to reinstate mask mandate, require face masks indoors
This post was updated July 18 at 6:29 p.m.
LA County is requiring face masks indoors effective Saturday at 11:59 p.m. in response to rising COVID-19 case rates and increasingly widespread virus variants.
By Victoria Li and Anushka Chakrabarti
Los Angeles
July 15, 2021 2:25 p.m.North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – July 14
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is the official neighborhood council representing Westwood Village and UCLA to the Los Angeles City Council. Council meetings are held each month and open to the public via Zoom.
By Justin Jung
Los Angeles
July 14, 2021 12:06 p.m.UCLA study reveals lack of cultural sensitivity in media’s portrayal of cancer
TV depictions of cancer lack representation of nonwhite actors playing both patients and health care providers, according to UCLA’s June 17 study.
Shows analyzed in the study mainly dealt with treatment and coping rather than preventative strategies, said Grace Kim, the author of the study and research analyst at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, in an emailed statement.
By Sarah Nelson
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