Experts said the topics of police reform and diversity will be key in selecting a new police chief, as current LAPD Chief Michael Moore steps down at the end of February and Dominic Choi begins his term as interim chief March 1. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is an LAPD police car. UCLA faculty discussed the process of selecting a new police chief. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 10:34 p.m. Dominic Choi was appointed as interim chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday. Choi will assume the position March 1 and will be the first Asian American to lead the LAPD. Read more...
Photo: Dominic Choi stands behind a podium next to Mayor Karen Bass. Choi was appointed as the interim police chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday. (Courtesy of Office of Mayor Bass)
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 9:48 p.m. UCLA experienced flooding and fallen trees as heavy rain arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday and Monday. Read more...
Photo: A fallen tree on the UCLA campus is pictured. Heavy rainfall in Los Angeles has caused flooding and leaks on campus. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 4 at 11:36 p.m. Students and community members protested President Joe Biden’s visit to Westwood on Saturday. Although no detailed official schedule was released for the president’s visit, Deadline reported that Biden arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon to attend a meeting for his 2024 presidential campaign and greet Black leaders in the entertainment industry ahead of the Grammy Awards. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are protesters blocking the road. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 10:19 p.m. The Division of Campus Life and BruinsVote co-hosted an installation of the Democracy Workshops series at the Los Angeles Tennis Center’s Straus Clubhouse on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: A ballot drop box is pictured. Held at the LATC Straus Clubhouse on Tuesday, the Democracy Workshop educated students on elections and voting. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 29 at 3:27 p.m. Over 150 volunteers gathered Wednesday night at the Westwood Presbyterian Church for the annual Westwood Homeless Count. Read more...
Photo: Steven Sann, co-chair of the Westwood Homeless Count, is pictured speaking to volunteers. Over 150 volunteers came together for the count Wednesday. (Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin)
UCLA’s Williams Institute released a report on the overall quality of life of transgender, gender non-conforming and intersex adults in Los Angeles in November. The report, “From Surviving to Thriving: A Quality-of-Life Study with Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex (TGI) Adults in the City of Los Angeles,” was prepared for the city of LA by the Williams Institute and the Translatin@ Coalition, an LA-based organization committed to addressing the needs of trans Latinx immigrants across the United States. Read more...
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