Members of the UCLA administration warned at a town hall meeting that the university’s funding could be threatened. Mary Osako, UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications, moderated the Feb. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall, which hosts the offices of several members of the UCLA administration, is pictured. Administrators answered questions about the impacts of federal policy changes in a Feb. 27 virtual town hall. (Daily Bruin file photo)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new measures to combat homelessness Feb. 24. Newsom said in a press release that the state will allocate $920 million in funding to local municipalities so they can clear out encampments and combat homelessness. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a United Nations conference. Newsom announced new measures to combat homelessness Feb. 24. (Courtesy of Office of the California Governor/Wikimedia Commons)
Experts said Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget cuts to the University could harm student enrollment and education quality. The UC is facing over $270 million in budget cuts for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which could lead to reductions in course offerings and academic support services, according to the UC website. Read more...
Photo: The California state capitol is pictured. Experts said Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget cuts to the UC could harm student enrollment and education quality. (Courtesy of Alex Proimos/Wikimedia Commons)
A panel of legal experts warned that recent federal executive orders threaten reproductive and gender rights during a UCLA School of Law event March 6. The panel – hosted by the UCLA Law Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy, in partnership with Yale Law School’s Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice and Temple University Beasley School of Law – discussed issues in the growing fight for gender and reproductive justice under the new Trump administration. Read more...
Photo: Speakers discuss reproductive justice during March 6 event at the UCLA School of Law. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Daily Bruin received 13 awards at the Associated Collegiate Press Spring National College Media Conference, which took place Thursday through Saturday. Read more...
Photo: A sign in the Daily Bruin’s Kerckhoff Hall office is pictured. The Bruin received 13 awards at the Associated Collegiate Press Spring National College Media Conference. (Shiv Patel/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Urban planners expressed environmental concerns about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent rebuilding efforts following January’s Los Angeles County wildfires. Shortly after multiple severe wildfires broke out in the LA area in January, Newsom announced plans to rebuild the affected regions, including signing an executive order to clear debris quickly, waiving California Environmental Quality Act permit requirements to rebuild homes and businesses faster and securing federal funds to repair damaged infrastructure. Read more...
Photo: The Palisades fire is pictured. Urban planners expressed environmental concerns about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent rebuilding efforts following January’s Los Angeles County wildfires. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A California law making book bans illegal went into effect Jan. 1. The bill, authored by Al Muratsuchi who represents California’s 66th Assembly District, requires state-funded public libraries to create a publicly accessible policy that outlines the selection and removal of books, as well as a process for patrons to contest the library material. Read more...
Photo: A book being pulled out of the library stacks is pictured. A new California law seeks to prevent the implementation of book bans. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
