Friday, May 3

California to allow qualifying counties to open schools, family entertainment centers

This post was updated June 8 at 9:05 p.m. California will allow counties to reopen schools, day camps, bars, gyms and some sports starting next week, according to The Associated Press.  California’s top health official Mark Ghaly said the state will release guidance for counties on reopening the facilities Friday, according to NBC Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: California will allow counties to reopen some businesses, including schools, bars, gyms, day camps and sports, with restrictions. (Daily Bruin file photo)


NWWNC pushes for more government effort to shelter homeless in hotels

The North Westwood Neighborhood Council urged the city and state to ramp up efforts for California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s initiative to shelter vulnerable, unhoused populations in hotels and motels. Read more...

Photo: Several hotels in the Los Angeles area have opened their doors to homeless individuals in accordance with Gov. Newsom’s Project Roomkey. So far, 10,974 hotel and motel rooms have been made available statewide. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)


Hundreds gather at UCLA to protest police brutality, racial injustice

This post was updated June 6 at 5:28 p.m. to reflect new statements from UCLA media relations.  Student leaders of two black student groups at UCLA co-hosted a demonstration in protest of police brutality on campus Thursday.  Hundreds of students, UCLA staff and Westwood community members gathered at Royce Hall, where student leaders spoke about their demands, then marched across campus to the UCPD’s UCLA headquarters. Read more...

Photo: Hundreds gathered outside Royce Hall on Thursday to protest police brutality at a demonstration organized by the Black Graduate Student Association at UCLA and Afrikan Student Union at UCLA. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Westwood protest continues despite cancellation, police detain at least 10

“No justice, no peace,” chanted hundreds of protesters in Westwood Monday afternoon. The protesters gathered despite social media announcements that the protest had been canceled. They chanted “Black lives matter,” and “Don’t shoot,” on sidewalks near the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood. Read more...

Photo: Dozens of protesters marched onto the 405 Freeway at a protest near the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood Monday. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)



USAC leadership requests immediate removal of National Guard from UCLA area

Student government is calling on the state to remove the National Guard presence near UCLA after several troops were seen in Westwood on Sunday. Student leaders — led by the Undergraduate Students Association Council and the USAC Office of the External Vice President — are requesting that California Gov. Read more...

Photo: The student government is calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to remove National Guard presence from Westwood. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)



1 27 28 29 30 31 37