Monday, May 21, 2012
UCLA also extended the bidding period on the Bel Air property.
UCLA is now a little closer to selling the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden after a superior court judge rejected a request to block the sale, but the university has decided to extend the bidding period on the Bel Air property. The family of Hannah Carter filed a lawsuit to stop the sale of the home and the garden earlier this month. UCLA has listed the property for sale at $4.2 million. The sale has prompted a coalition of preservationist organizations and members of the Carter family to rally against the loss of the historic garden. "UCLA is selling the garden because it serves no teaching or research purpose and lacks the parking necessary to operate it as a public asset," a statement from UCLA reads. "The campus spends more than $100,000 …
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Friday, May 18, 2012
The three proposed options would reach Constellation Boulevard in Century City without tunneling under Beverly Hills High School.
At Thursday's public hearing with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors, the city of Beverly Hills presented three options for reaching a subway station on Constellation Boulevard in Century City that do not require tunneling under Beverly Hills High School. Robert McMurry from Gilchrist & Rutter, who was commissioned by Beverly Hills, explained the alternative routes for the Century City portion of the Westside Subway Extension. The project is an expansion of the Purple Line to Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood and the Veterans Administration Medical Center. Many Beverly Hills civic leaders and residents support the subway but are opposed to tunneling under BHHS, while others in Century City and Los Angeles have…
If Metro decides to route a subway under Beverly Hills High School, it will be faced with a lawsuit to prevent tunneling under the campus.
Geologists hired by the Beverly Hills Unified School District argued Thursday that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is using flawed studies to support a subway route that requires tunneling under Beverly Hills High School to reach Century City. The controversial route is part of the proposed Westside Subway Extension, an expansion of the Purple Line to Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood and the Veterans Administration Medical Center. The allegations that Metro is relying on faulty data were made during a public hearing before Metro's Board of Directors. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who chairs the board, said the purpose of the hearing was to allow Beverly Hills the chance to present evidence and testimony regarding …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
It is unclear whether the UCLA Volunteer Center will continue to be a partner in the Westwood Organized Mega Project.
The UCLA Volunteer Center, a major participant in an annual neighborhood clean-up day, may withdraw staff support from the Westwood Organized Mega Project. The university's retreat from the event, dubbed WOMP, would be a big "womp womp," Westwood neighborhood organizations say. The Westwood Organized Mega Project, a day of volunteer service and beautification in Westwood Village, is joint collaboration between the UCLA Volunteer Center, the Westwood Community Council and other local organizations and merchants. The third WOMP was held last month and more than 700 UCLA students participated. In the last week, the Westwood Neighborhood Council, Westwood Community Council and the Westwood Homeowners Associations passed a resolution urging …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Local police released information about the incidents.
Police are reporting a recent string of robberies of UCLA students in the North Village by two armed men. Five robberies occurred in the North Village between April 4 and May 11, according to an alert from the West Los Angeles Police Department. All of the crimes took place between 10:45 p.m. and 3:15 a.m. near the intersections of Ophir Drive and Veteran Avenue, and Midvale and Levering Avenues, according to Lt. Mark Littlestone of the University of California Police Department. Two suspects have approached the students, shown their handguns and have fled in a dark car with the students' purses and electronics. The two suspects carried handguns and are described as black males between 24-32 years old, about six feet tall. Both were …
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Monday, May 14, 2012
A public hearing is scheduled on a plan to remove soil with elevated levels of lead at Emerson Middle School over the summer.
A public hearing will take place Wednesday on a project that would remove soil containing elevated levels of lead from Emerson Middle School during the summer to make way for renovations to the school. The school is slated for several design updates to the campus, including a new gym and music classrooms, a synthetic turf athletic field, performing arts facilities, modernization in classrooms, and a redesigned staff parking lot and drop-off area. In the process of planning the renovations, elevated levels of lead in the soil were discovered, according to a notice from the Los Angeles Unified School District. The district's Office of Environmental Health and Safety prepared a "Removal Action Workplan," detailing plans to truck away the …
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation and UCLA are investigating the complaints.
Numerous allegations of drivers improperly using disabled parking placards near UCLA has sparked a joint investigation by the university and the Los Angeles Department of Transporation, the Daily Bruin reports. One person has posted four videos to YouTube of people he says are illegally using disabled parking placards walking to their cars or leaving their cars. Those videos, posted by the user "1TerminalVelocity," can be viewed by clicking the images to the right of this article. They have received more than 1,600 views altogether, as of Monday afternoon. The videos show the user following the people he claims are parking illegally on foot or in his own car as they walk to or from their parked cars. Not all of the videos show proof that …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Send us your favorite prom photos and memories!
Ah, the prom, that unforgettable night rife with wonder and excitement; high school juniors and seniors on the precipice of adulthood bursting with teenage angst and hormones, praying that damn pimple goes away before the big night, the excruciating pressure of asking that special boy or girl, the last-minute rush to the tuxedo store, the elaborate hair and make-up sessions. And, of course, your mother...and her dreaded camera! It really is a special time in a young person's life, and, okay, sometimes it's more of a special nightmare. If you have a great prom photo (or if you’re able to sneak us your spouses, or better yet, your sisters!) post it here. Have a great, or not-so-great memory of the prom? Tell us all about it in the comment…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Heirs of Hannah Carter are suing the Regents of the University of California.
The fight over the sale of the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden has moved to the courts. On Monday, heirs of Hannah Carter filed a lawsuit against the U.C. Regents to block the sale of the garden by UCLA, saying that it violates a promise UCLA made to keep the garden "in perpetuity," the Los Angeles Times reports. A representative from UCLA told the Los Angeles Times the sale is legal and the university plans to contest the lawsuit. In 2010, the university received court approval to remove the “in perpetuity” requirement. Leading the sale’s opposition is Bay-area resident Jim Caldwell, son of the late Hannah Carter. He and a coalition that includes The Garden Conservancy, The Los Angeles Conservancy and Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz…
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The award money comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Affordable Care Act.
The UCLA Health System received a $3.2 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to advance and expand care for patients with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. UCLA is one of four recipients in California. The program is designed to "reduce hospitalizations and shorten hospital stays, reduce emergency room visits, and improve patient health, caregiver health, and quality of care," according to the HHS website. UCLA says it will also train 2500 employees. UCLA's Alzheimer's and Dementia Care program launched in March. "UCLA already provides outstanding geriatrics, neurology, psychiatry and primary care clinical services," said Dr. David Reuben, chief of UCLA's geriatrics division and leader …
JT
7:14 am on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Simon - Without the suggestions of corruption and evil-doing, it would be difficult to whip up support from the less informed. Although I'm not sure that MTA has evaluated every possible alternative, I have to think that many alternatives have been evaluated, and possibily those which have now been suggested. After hearing the conclusions of the Shannon and Wilson study, indicating that the … more ›