A Closer Look
Sept. 17, 2026 9:15 p.m.
A UCLA SafeRide van is pictured. BruinAccess and SafeRide drivers complete upward of 500 trips per week. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Drivers of the blue-and-yellow vans carrying Bruins around UCLA and Westwood have something in common with many of their passengers: They are often students, too.
The 20 to 25 student drivers are among a larger group of staffers who operate vans for BruinAccess and SafeRide, two UCLA Transportation services that provide curb-to-curb rides around campus and Westwood.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez and Vivian Stein
News
Aug. 8, 2026 12:26 a.m.This post was updated Aug. 10 at 10:09 a.m.
Santa Monica buses will no longer serve stops along Gayley Avenue and Hilgard Avenue and will move to more central locations on campus starting Sunday.
By Sophia Pu
Los Angeles
June 2, 2026 1:11 p.m.Mayoral candidate Nithya Raman meets with students in Westwood
Students gathered at Diddy Riese on May 26 for a meet and greet with Los Angeles mayoral candidate and City Councilmember Nithya Raman.
Bruin Democrats, who endorsed Raman earlier in May, hosted the event.
By Mya Ward
California
May 31, 2026 11:46 p.m.Los Angeles mayoral contenders offer competing visions for city’s future
Incumbent Karen Bass and 13 challengers are running for Los Angeles mayor.
Voters will choose the top two candidates in the June 2 primary election to advance to a November runoff, unless a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the primary and automatically wins the office.
By Julian Duaybis
Los Angeles
May 8, 2026 1:52 p.m.LA Metro connects downtown to Beverly Hills with new D Line subway extension
This article was updated May 10 at 8:34 p.m.
LA Metro opened the D Line subway extension Friday, connecting downtown to Beverly Hills.
Hundreds gathered at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Wilshire/Fairfax at 8:30 a.m.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
Los Angeles
April 29, 2026 10:58 a.m.Why drive when you can bike? CicLAvia closes Westwood Boulevard for Sunday event
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
Los Angeles
March 10, 2026 5:19 p.m.Bike lane project aims to prevent accidents, make roads safer for cyclists
This post was updated March 11 at 10:24 p.m.
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council approved an updated design for a bike lane project intended to reduce cycling accidents for cyclists in West Los Angeles, including in Westwood and Santa Monica.
By Charlotte Martling
Campus
Jan. 9, 2026 9:20 p.m.LA Metro staff recommend transit project alternative including UCLA stop
This post was updated Jan. 14 at 1:54 p.m.
Los Angeles Metro staff recommended a modified version of alternative five of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project – which includes a station on UCLA’s campus – to the LA Metro board’s planning and programming committee Friday.
By Maggie Konecky
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