This post was updated Oct. 18 at 9:56 a.m. Second Gentleman of the United States Douglas Emhoff gave remarks at a Century City campaign reception Oct. Read more...
Photo: Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff is pictured. Emhoff spoke in support of his wife, Kamala Harris, at a campaign event in Los Angeles on Oct. 8. (Courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 12:47 a.m. UCLA students can now access a new way to save on transportation. Metrolink’s Student Adventure Pass allows students from kindergarten through college with a valid student identification to use the Metrolink system for free. Read more...
Photo: A Metrolink train drives along a track. Metrolink has renewed its Student Adventure Pass for K-12 and college students, providing students with more opportunities for free transportation. (Courtesy of Metrolink)
This post was updated Oct. 7 at 12:27 a.m. Jim McDonnell was named as the next LAPD chief of police Friday. Mayor Karen Bass announced McDonnell would be stepping in as chief of police at a 9 a.m. Read more...
Photo: LAPD headquarters are pictured. Jim McDonnell was selected as the next LAPD chief of police by Mayor Karen Bass following Dominic Choi’s interim tenure. (Courtesy of Daniel L. Lu/Wikimedia Commons)
A former UCLA School of Dentistry student was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison Monday for shooting two Jewish men in 2023. Jaime Tran, who was last enrolled at UCLA in 2018, was arrested for shooting and wounding two Jewish men as they left religious services in Los Angeles, according to a press release from the United States Department of Justice. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters are pictured. A previous UCLA School of Dentistry student was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison this week for shooting two Jewish men. (Creative Commons photo by edenpictures via openverse)
This post was updated Sept. 30 at 7:23 p.m. The Jackie Robinson Baseball Stadium was locked Thursday afternoon in accordance with a federal ruling. Judge David O. Read more...
Photo: Police tape lines the perimeter of Jackie Robinson Baseball Stadium, home of UCLA baseball. A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the stadium must close down by Thursday afternoon, as the stadium does not primarily serve veteran interests. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics in August, the countdown began for the Los Angeles Games. In August, Mayor Karen Bass announced the LA 2028 Olympics will be a car-free event, meaning visitors and spectators are encouraged to use public transportation to get to the venues. Read more...
Photo: Mayor Karen Bass holds the Olympic flag as she steps off a plane after the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Los Angeles will host the next Summer Olympics in 2028, with several transportation projects already underway. (Courtesy of Mayor Karen Bass)
This post was updated Sept. 25 at 11:41 p.m. A federal court ruled Friday that several private interest leases on United States Department of Veterans Affairs property – including on UCLA’s Jackie Robinson baseball stadium – are illegal. Read more...
Photo: Jackie Robinson baseball stadium, which was deemed as being the site of an illegal lease Friday, is pictured. The court found that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was leasing land in West LA that does not primarily serve veterans. (Daily Bruin file photo)
