Despite the cancellation of the event, protesters gathered at the intersection of Veteran Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard to demonstrate against police brutality. Read more...
California
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June 1, 5:29 pm
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)
California, Los Angeles, National, News
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May 31, 6:56 pm
Curfew enacted across entirety of Los Angeles County to promote public safety
This post was updated June 3 at 11:57 a.m. Los Angeles County officials enacted a curfew in LA County, following multiple days of protests against police brutality. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles County officials enacted a county-wide curfew from 6 p.m. on Sunday to 6 a.m. on Monday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
California, Los Angeles, National, News
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May 31, 12:59 am
Protests erupt in Los Angeles in response to death of George Floyd
Peaceful protests turned violent in West Hollywood on Saturday following several days of civil unrest across the nation. The protest attracted thousands and started peacefully in Pan Pacific Park in response to police brutality. Read more...
Photo: Peaceful protests organized by the Black Lives Matter movement in West Hollywood turned violent following police confrontation. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
California, News
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May 22, 7:20 pm
California to shift to universal vote-by-mail system for general election
This post was updated May 22 at 8:24 p.m. All registered voters in the state of California may vote by mail in the upcoming general election in November, following an executive order from California Gov. Read more...
Photo: All registered voters in the state of California may vote by mail in the November general election after California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order. (Daily Bruin file photo)
California, News, Science & Health
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May 19, 7:08 pm
UCLA, UCSF, CDPH collaborate to train coronavirus contact tracers
UCLA is partnering with the University of California, San Francisco, and the California Department of Public Health to train contact tracers to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: UCLA, partnered with UCSF and CADPH, are training contact tracers to combat the spread of COVID-19. Contact tracing is important as it helps stop people who have come in contact with COVID-19, spread the infection further by advising self isolation and testing. The trainees in the program are mostly civil servants who are not able to continue working due to the pandemic. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
California, Campus, News
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May 8, 4:52 pm
California, UCLA to offer financial support to undocumented individuals
The state of California and UCLA are both planning to provide undocumented individuals with access to funding after they were left out of the coronavirus stimulus package. Read more...
Photo: California Governor Gavin Newsom plans to provide undocumented California residents with stimulus payments of $500 after they were left out of the coronavirus stimulus package. UCLA also plans to provide undocumented students with $200 from private and institutional grants. (Daily Bruin file photo)