Tuesday, June 17

Parking at UCLA to be taxed in light of state Supreme Court decision

UCLA will start collecting a city tax on university parking fees Jan. 1 in accordance with a 2019 California Supreme Court decision. The city of Los Angeles passed a parking occupancy tax in 1990 requiring those who pay parking fees at privately owned facilities to pay an additional 10% tax to the city. Read more...

Photo: A parking structure on UCLA’s campus is pictured. UCLA will be required to add a 10% tax on parking space fees on campus after a recent California Supreme Court decision. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Plaintiffs await James Heaps’ sentencing hearing following conviction

Five guilty charges, three settlements and years later, the 312 clients for a former UCLA OB-GYN sexual assault case will be able to find closure, according to two prosecutors on the case. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps is pictured in court. A jury found him guilty on five counts of sexual misconduct in October. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Labor Center holds teach-in calling on UC to allow hiring of undocumented students

The UCLA Labor Center hosted a teach-in on Tuesday afternoon to advocate for the University of California to allow the employment of students without permanent legal status. Read more...

Photo: Ju Hong, a presenter at a teach-in Tuesday, is pictured. A new UCLA campaign, Opportunity for All, advocates for the hiring of students without legal resident status. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)


USAC calls for resignation of LA city council members caught on racist recording

The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Oct. 18 calling on multiple Los Angeles city council members to resign. Council president Nury Martinez and councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo made racist and homophobic remarks about other council members, LA District Attorney George Gascón and the child of a council member in a leaked recording, according to the LA Times. Read more...

Photo: (By Isabella Lee/Illustrations Director)


UC sustainability committee aims to promote inclusivity with climate response plan

The University of California sustainability committee released a new landscape plan in September to promote sustainability, inclusivity and climate resilience. The plan is UCLA’s first since the original design of the campus, said Peter Hendrickson, associate vice chancellor of design and construction at UCLA, in an emailed statement. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Botanical Garden is pictured. The University of California sustainability committee recently released a new plan for climate action. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA holds cross-campus Hispanic serving institution forum

UCLA hosted a cross-campus forum for faculty and administration to discuss progress toward earning a federal Hispanic-serving institution designation Thursday. The three-hour-long Hispanic-Serving Institution Visioning Forum was held in the Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom. Read more...

Photo: Ackerman Student Union is pictured. UCLA hosted a forum for community members to discuss the goal of becoming a Hispanic-serving institution. (Daily Bruin file photo)




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