This post was updated Nov. 2 at 9:42 a.m. Cindy Montañez, a prominent advocate for Chicana and Chicano studies, California legislator and UCLA alumnus, died Oct. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Cindy Montañez, an activist and legislator. Montañez died Oct. 21 at age 49. (Photo by Adam Corey Thomas, courtesy of TreePeople)
This post was updated Oct. 25 at 12:20 p.m. California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Oct. 7 that would have decriminalized the possession and use of some hallucinogenic substances. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom vetoed a bill aimed to decriminalize the use of certain psychedelic substances. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 19 at 11:04 p.m. A new bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 13 authorizes the installation of speed safety camera systems in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are cars in Los Angeles. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 645 on Oct. 13, which authorizes the installation of speed safety camera systems in Los Angeles. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler to replace Dianne Feinstein as one of California’s United States senators after Feinstein’s passing. Butler served on the UC Board of Regents from August 2018 until she resigned in September 2021. Read more...
Photo: The United States Capitol is pictured. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday evening that he has chosen Laphonza Butler, a former member of the UC Board of Regents, to replace the U.S. Senate seat previously held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)
Senate Bill 411, which would allow neighborhood council meetings to be held with a virtual option, passed through the California State Senate earlier this month. The bill was approved in the Senate on Sept. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the North Westwood Neighborhood Council. Senate Bill 411 would allow neighborhood council meetings to be held using a virtual option, if approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 4 at 10:56 p.m. Recently graduated UCLA writers and actors expressed support for the SAG-AFTRA strike. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists began the strike July 14 following an unsatisfactory negotiation with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on its latest contract, according to the TV/Theatrical/Streaming strike order. Read more...
Photo: People hold signs during the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists strike. The UCLA community showed support for writers and actors participating in the strike. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Aug. 20 at 9:35 p.m. Weather experts predict that California will be hit by a tropical storm for the first time in 84 years. Read more...
Photo: Hurricane Hilary is predicted to cause heavy rainfall and high speed winds in the first tropical storm in the southwestern United States in 84 years. (Screen grab by Christopher Buchanan. Courtesy of the National Weather Service)
