Members of the United Auto Workers Local 4811 joined students across the UC on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s cuts in National Institutes of Health funding. Read more...
Photo: Sydney Campbell presents during a union-wide meeting focused on implementing strategies to fight the NIH funding cuts. (Courtesy of UAW Local 4811 Communications)
Two unions have called on nearly 60,000 workers to strike across the UC starting Wednesday. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents patient care, service and skilled craft workers, called for its second strike against the UC this academic year for Wednesday and Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Bernie Sanders speaks at a 2019 rally for the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299. UPTE-CWA 9119 and AFSCME Local 3299 will strike across the UC starting Wednesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents discussed the UC’s financial future during its Jan. 22 meeting. The board held its bimonthly meeting Jan. 22 to Jan. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents meets in September. The board discussed the UC’s financial future during its bimonthly meeting Jan. 22 and 23. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
California had over 7,000 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2022. Nearly 87% of them were linked to fentanyl. Overdose deaths among young people have been rising for years, said Joseph Friedman, a resident physician and substance abuse researcher at UC San Diego. Read more...
Photo: An emergency entrance to a hospital is pictured. Overdose deaths among young people have been rising for years, specifically those related to fentanyl. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 31 at 12:02 a.m. Two United States representatives from California proposed a new bill Jan. 16 that would reassess home insurance coverage in areas with high wildfire risk. Read more...
Photo: The Palisades fire is pictured. A new bill proposed by two United States representatives from California seeks to reassess home insurance coverage in areas with high wildfire risk. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
A new California law seeking to improve pedestrian safety at intersections officially took effect this January. Assembly Bill No. 413, also known as the “Daylighting to Save Lives” bill, requires parking to be at least 20 feet from marked and unmarked crosswalks to improve visibility for pedestrians and drivers. Read more...
Photo: A car tire is pictured. A new California law requires parking to be at least 20 feet from marked and unmarked crosswalks to improve visibility for pedestrians and drivers. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Jan 22 at 10:51 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO – A UC Board of Regents committee recommended creating three UCLA health care facilities within a newly acquired building. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents financial and capital strategies committee met at UC San Francisco on Wednesday. The committee unanimously voted to recommend creating three UCLA health care facilities within a newly acquired building near the Los Angeles International Airport. (Vivian Stein/Daily Bruin)
