Friday, January 30

California

California, News, Regents, Student Government

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January 11, 10:47 pm

USAC supports bill barring hiring discrimination based on documentation status

The Undergraduate Students Association Council delivered a letter supporting a bill that would bar the UC from excluding undocumented students from on-campus jobs to the California State Legislature on Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s letter in support of Assembly Bill 713 is pictured on a phone in front of Kerckhoff Hall, which houses the offices of the USAC officers. The council unanimously passed the letter at its Tuesday meeting, and alleged that the UC does not sufficiently support undocumented students. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)

A Closer Look, California, Campus, News

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January 10, 5:02 pm

Bruin Food Access Project, attorneys help make CalFresh more accessible

This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:05 p.m. Confusing income calculations and time-consuming application processes can make CalFresh – California’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – difficult to access, Yasmeen Washington, a law student, said. Read more...

Photo: The Zoom app is pictured on a laptop screen. The Bruin Food Access Project – a partnership between UCLA law students and non-profit law firm Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles – operates on Zoom to provide students with legal advice on how to access CalFresh. (Daily Bruin file photo)

California, Higher Education, News, UC

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January 9, 11:56 pm

Proposed state budget includes $350 million increase to UC amid federal cuts

This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:00 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a state budget Friday for the 2026-27 fiscal year that included an increase of $350.6 million in funding to the UC.  The UC would receive $5.3 billion from the state’s general fund, based on the proposal. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom is pictured. Newsom’s proposed 2026-27 budget included an increase of $350 million in funding to the UC. (Daily Bruin file photo)

California, Los Angeles, National, News

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January 8, 10:59 pm

Uncertainty for AmeriCorps leads to less support, planning concerns for CA programs

Federal funding cuts have left the futures of thousands of volunteering opportunities for California college students uncertain since April 2025. The Trump administration withheld more than $184 million in grants from AmeriCorps, which provides funding to a variety of community service programs – mainly focusing on education, public health and environmental stewardship – last spring. Read more...

Photo: The AmeriCorps volunteer website is pictured. Federal funding cuts have left the futures of thousands of volunteering opportunities for California college students uncertain since April 2025. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin)

California, Los Angeles, National, News

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January 8, 10:57 pm

Q&A: Professor Amada Armenta talks impact of immigration-related arrests on Los Angeles

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have arrested more than 10,000 people in Los Angeles since June, according to the U.S. Read more...

Photo: The Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. Amada Armenta, an associate professor, sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss how an uptick in immigration-related arrests has impacted LA. (Daily Bruin file photo)

California, Campus, National, News

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December 11, 5:14 pm

UCLA shares immigration enforcement policies, procedures in accordance with CA law

This post was updated Jan. 20 at 2:45 p.m. UCLA is asking community members to inform UCPD if immigration officers enter or are expected to enter campus to execute federal immigration orders. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. UCLA released new guidelines regarding potential immigration enforcement on campus with the passage of Senate Bill 98. (Daily Bruin file photo)

California, National, News, Westwood

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December 6, 6:33 pm

Organizations increase food access support amid, following CalFresh delays

Organizations serving UCLA students have expanded their emergency food assistance programs after the federal government shutdown delayed CalFresh benefits in early November. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that CalFresh – a program that provides nearly 5 million low-income Californians with federally funded food assistance would be delayed beginning Nov. Read more...

Photo: A California EBT card is pictured. Organizations serving UCLA students have expanded their emergency food assistance programs after the federal government shutdown delayed CalFresh benefits in early November. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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