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Los Angeles
May 1, 2026 9:12 a.m.
USAC Student Housing Liaison Gabriella Llaneta, USAC General Representative Brett Berndt and fourth-year political science student Henry Houser are pictured left to right in front of a staircase in Kerckhoff Hall. The three students created the first chapter of the Student Homes Coalition, a student housing advocacy organization, at UCLA. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
Three UCLA students are pushing for housing reform in Westwood.
Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative Brett Berndt, USAC Student Housing Liaison Gabriella Llaneta and fourth-year political science student Henry Houser created UCLA’s chapter of the Student Homes Coalition, a statewide organization dedicated to advocating for better student housing.
By Cebelli Pfeifer
Los Angeles
April 29, 2026 10:58 a.m.Three miles of Santa Monica Boulevard and Westwood Boulevard closed to cars Sunday, creating a temporary park for cyclists and pedestrians.
CicLAvia – a nonprofit that temporarily closes streets to cars across the city – hosted the event.
By Alexis Muchnik and Lauren Nguyen
Campus
April 27, 2026 7:32 p.m.Climate Justice Forum speakers weigh AI environmental cost, sustainability outlook
While artificial intelligence can damage the environment, it also has the potential to promote sustainability, climate experts said during a Wednesday forum at Kerckhoff Grand Salon.
By Charlie Hamilton
A Closer Look
April 26, 2026 10:48 p.m.On ‘equitable care’: LGBTQIA+ SoCal Health Conference targets access, education
Healthcare providers emphasized the importance of supporting LGBTQ+ patients amid federal rollbacks on the community’s access to care at an April 19 UCLA conference.
The 11th annual LGBTQIA+ SoCal Health Conference brought together UCLA physicians, medical students and community members to discuss gender-affirming care, mental health and policy issues in the LGBTQ+ community.
By Keira Perkin
Los Angeles
April 23, 2026 11:36 p.m.Westwood sidewalk repairs will start this year, city says
Long-awaited sidewalk repairs are coming to Westwood this year, according to documents from the Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering.
The city will repair sidewalks in areas in Westwood, including parts of Veteran Avenue, Levering Avenue, Landfair Avenue and Gayley Avenue, according to a pending request document from the bureau.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
California
April 21, 2026 6:55 p.m.Demonstrators protest UCLA event hosting DHS General Counsel James Percival
This post was updated April 23 at 10:52 a.m.
More than 150 demonstrators protested an event with the United States Department of Homeland Security’s head lawyer at the UCLA School of Law on Tuesday.
By Josephine Murphy and Phoebe Huss
Los Angeles
April 18, 2026 4:26 p.m.North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – April 8
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council passed a community impact statement calling on UCLA to designate itself as a sanctuary campus at its April meeting.
The council, which represents UCLA and Westwood Village, meets on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace.
By Charlotte Martling
Campus
April 16, 2026 11:19 p.m.Is life in LA getting worse? New survey provides insights
Los Angeles residents’ quality of life has reached a historic low, UCLA researchers said at a Wednesday event.
Zev Yaroslavsky, the director of the Luskin School of Public Affairs’ Los Angeles Initiative, announced the results of the 11th Los Angeles County Quality of Life Index at the school’s eighth-annual summit, which was held in the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.
By Rune Long
California
April 15, 2026 7:46 p.m.Teresa Woodruff raises awareness about oncofertility in speaker series lecture
This post was updated April 16 at 11:38 p.m.
Scientist Teresa Woodruff has spent her career advancing a specialized field of medicine.
Woodruff – the president emerita of Michigan State University and a National Medal of Science recipient – works in oncofertility, a field focused on preserving patients’ abilities to have biological children following life-saving treatments such as chemotherapy.
By James Liao
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