The Los Angeles City Controller’s office found that deaths among the city’s unhoused population in 2023 were caused in part by increasing overdoses and inadequate services. Read more...
Los Angeles
Campus, Los Angeles, News
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April 23, 10:06 pm
Bass and others speak on Los Angeles policy at the 2024 Luskin Summit
Scholars, government officials and business leaders shared data about issues such as the lack of cooling centers during high temperatures and improving mobility at the Luskin Summit on April 17. Read more...
California, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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April 22, 11:31 am
A newly proposed bill hopes to keep CalFresh rebate pilot program alive
This post was updated April 23 at 9:52 p.m. A pilot incentive for CalFresh users to buy fresh produce expired this month, but a newly proposed bill may keep household crispers stocked for another year. Read more...
Crime, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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April 21, 11:48 pm
Former Harbor-UCLA doctor failed to disclose more than $700K in industry payments
Investigators found that Harbor-UCLA Medical Center’s former chief of orthopedics Dr. Louis Kwong – who currently faces two sexual misconduct lawsuits against him – also failed to disclose more than $700,000 in payments from a medical device company. Read more...
Los Angeles, News, Transportation
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April 18, 8:56 pm
Los Angeles World Airports rejects plan to restore FlyAway bus service in Westwood
Los Angeles World Airports rejected an initiative by the North Westwood Neighborhood Council to restore the FlyAway bus service in Westwood. The NWWNC passed a community impact statement April 3 requesting the LA Board of Airport Commissioners and City Council to conduct a study and reestablish the FlyAway bus service from Westwood to LAX. Read more...
Higher Education, Los Angeles, National, News
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April 8, 9:39 pm
Williams Institute’s annual conference explores LGBTQ+ rights in California
This post was updated April 9 at 9:41 p.m. UCLA community members discussed California’s role in protecting LGBTQ rights at the Williams Institute’s annual update conference last Friday. Read more...
Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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April 4, 6:03 pm
Harbor-UCLA OB-GYN residents publish study on accuracy of fetal weight estimations
This post was updated April 4 at 9:07 p.m. Obstetricians at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center found that while second-year residents are more accurate than first-year residents in estimating fetal weight, first-year residents are also capable of estimating within 10% of the true weight. Read more...