This post was updated June 4 at 8:15 p.m. Cash bail will no longer be allowed for misdemeanors and nonviolent felony cases in Los Angeles County after a judge’s preliminary injunction went into effect Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles County Jail is pictured. Cash bail will no longer be allowed for misdemeanors and nonviolent felony cases in LA County. (Wikimedia Commons photo by Levi Clancy)
The Los Angeles City Council approved Mayor Karen Bass’ 2023-2024 city budget May 18 to draft a resolution for final approval. The $13.1 billion budget, which the council approved 13-1, funds a $1.3 billion investment to address homelessness, including $250 million for Inside Safe, an executive directive launched by Bass to help people experiencing homelessness move into temporary housing units. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles skyline is pictured. On May 18, the LA City Council voted to approve Mayor Karen Bass’ new city budget plan to draft a resolution for final approval. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The David Geffen School of Medicine’s inaugural class of Bruin Scholars has started working on projects to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in health care. Dr. Read more...
Photo: Members of the David Geffen School of Medicine’s inaugural class of Bruin Scholars are pictured. The Bruin Scholars program recruits current medical residents and fellows at UCLA and provides them with funding and mentorship, allowing them to develop projects that address equity, diversity and inclusion in healthcare. (Courtesy of Reed Hutchinson)
A recent study by the American Lung Association found the Los Angeles and Long Beach area had the worst ozone air pollution in the country. According to the 2023 State of the Air report published April 19, nearly 120 million people across the United States live in counties that received an F for either ozone or particle pollution in 2023. Read more...
Photo: A Southern California beach is pictured. The American Lung Association recently released a study that found the worst ozone air pollution in the country in the Los Angeles and Long Beach area. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs hosted a conversation Wednesday with Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell to discuss poverty alleviation and social welfare programs to combat economic inequality. Read more...
Photo: LA County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, who represents District 2, is pictured at the Luskin School of Public Affairs. She discussed approaches to addressing economic inequalities. (Dylan Du/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Nearly 1,000 community members and supporters marched to Los Angeles City Hall in a worker’s rights demonstration in honor of May Day. Organized by the LA May Day Coalition, the march began at 5 p.m. Read more...
Photo: People holding signs march down South Broadway. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA researchers are expanding their digital registry for depression research recruitment beyond campus into the greater Los Angeles area. Created over a year ago, the registry is a collaboration between the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge – an initiative focused on cutting the global burden of depression in half by 2050 – and the UCLA Center for SMART Health, which aims to transform health care through the integration of new technology. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)
