IN THE NEWS:
Los Angeles
May 8, 2026 1:52 p.m.
Confetti rains down during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for section one of the LA Metro D-Line extension. Three new stations opened May 8, connecting Koreatown to Beverly Hills. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
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. to celebrate the three new stations – Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
California
May 6, 2026 1:04 p.m.This post was updated May 7 at 9:12 p.m.
About 60 healthcare professionals gathered at Luskin Turnaround on Wednesday morning to protest patient overcrowding at UCLA’s on-campus hospital.
Members of the California Nurses Association, Committee of Interns and Residents and University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – which represents healthcare, research and technical professionals – gave speeches calling on the University to address alleged overcrowding issues in the emergency department at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
By Nicholas Mouchawar and Kyan Wang
Campus
May 4, 2026 1:25 p.m.LA County Superior Court raises bail to $1.4M for man charged with kidnapping, rape
This post was updated May 6 at 12:54 a.m.
The Los Angeles County Superior Court raised bail to $1.4 million Monday for a man who allegedly kidnapped two UCLA students in March and raped a woman last year.
By Lauren Nguyen and Victor Simoes
Los Angeles
May 4, 2026 9:12 a.m.UCLA community service club pauses operations following ICE raid at site
This post was updated May 5 at 6:19 p.m.
A UCLA community service club paused its programming after federal agents performed an immigration raid at the organization’s volunteering site in the San Fernando Valley.
By Savannah Cunningham
California
May 2, 2026 5:50 p.m.‘It’s eye opening’: Deportation Data Project maps rise in immigration enforcement
When Graeme Blair heard President Donald Trump’s promises to carry out a mass deportation campaign ahead of the 2024 presidential election, he began planning the Deportation Data Project.
By Delilah Brumer and Josephine Murphy
Los Angeles
May 1, 2026 9:12 a.m.UCLA students advocate for better conditions in Westwood housing
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.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
A Closer Look
April 29, 2026 12:24 a.m.Fielding faculty welcome incoming dean Kari Nadeau for leadership, research vision
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will soon have a new leader.
Dr. Kari Nadeau, the current chair of the department of environmental health at the Harvard T.H.
By Shaun Thomas
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
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