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A Closer Look, California, Los Angeles, News
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November 4, 2:15 am
Propositions 5, 33 seek funds, rent control changes to manage housing crisis
Two propositions on the November ballot aim to address California’s affordable housing crisis. Propositions 5 and 33 would lower the threshold for issuing bonds and taxes for affordable housing and alter rent control policies. Read more...
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A Closer Look, California, Crime, News
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November 4, 2:11 am
California voters to decide on criminal justice propositions in November ballot
Two initiatives on November’s ballot aim to shift California’s policies on criminal justice, but with each in a different direction. Proposition 36 would increase some drug and theft crimes from misdemeanors – usually minor crimes punishable by up to a year in jail – to felonies, the most serious type of crime. Read more...
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A Closer Look, Campus, National, News
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November 4, 1:49 am
Student, part-time electoral statistician goes to DC to model election predictions
Rithwik Narendra works a job uncommon for most undergraduate students. As a part-time electoral statistician, the third-year computational and systems biology student will soon juggle midterms with his upcoming trip to Washington, D.C., where he will work to predict the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. Read more...
Photo: Rithwik Narendra is pictured next to statistical symbols. The third-year computational and systems biology student will use statistical modeling to predict the outcome of the upcoming presidential election in Washington D.C. as part of Decision Desk HQ. (Photo courtesy of Rithwik Narendra. Photo Illustration by Matthew Park/Daily Bruin staff)
A Closer Look, California, International, National, News
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November 4, 1:37 am
Inflation, immigration, heath care: Presidential race revolves around key issues
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will battle for the White House on Tuesday. Harris is the first Black female and first Asian American presidential nominee of a major party in United States history. Read more...
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A Closer Look, Los Angeles, News
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November 3, 10:38 pm
Settlement establishes accessibility consultant for LA County’s voting system
Los Angeles voters with disabilities may see changes to the ways they can cast their vote at polling stations this November. The U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement agreement with LA County following a lawsuit alleging that the county’s polling centers violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read more...
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A Closer Look, Campus, National, News
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October 31, 11:04 pm
New communication Fiat Lux course examines voting amid ongoing election
As the 2024 presidential election nears, a small group of students gathers in Royce Hall to examine voter turnout. Communication 19: “Voter Participation and Engagement in 2024 Election” – a discussion-based Fiat Lux class offered for the first time this quarter – covers factors influencing voter registration, citizen engagement and polarization in the United States, said Georgia Kernell, the class’s instructor and a former member of the ASUCLA Communications Board, which publishes the Daily Bruin. Read more...
Photo: Election materials for the 2024 election are pictured. Communication 19: “Voter Participation and Engagement in the 2024 Election” – a discussion-based Fiat Lux class offered for the first time this fall – covers factors influencing voter registration, citizen engagement and polarization in the United States ahead of the election. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)