The North Westwood Neighborhood Council urged the city and state to ramp up efforts for California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s initiative to shelter vulnerable, unhoused populations in hotels and motels. Read more...
Photo: Several hotels in the Los Angeles area have opened their doors to homeless individuals in accordance with Gov. Newsom’s Project Roomkey. So far, 10,974 hotel and motel rooms have been made available statewide. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles County will not implement a countywide curfew Thursday night. “Based upon current situational awareness and the recent pattern of peaceful actions by protesters, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will no longer enforce a curfew,” said LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Twitter. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles County will not implement a countywide curfew Thursday night, though municipalities still have the authority to enact one. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 4 at 2:25 a.m. Editor’s note: This article refers to protesters by their first names because of safety concerns following online harassment on Twitter. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles Police Department used the Jackie Robinson Stadium parking lot as a detainment center. Several detainees said they sat handcuffed without access to food or water for hours. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
Despite the cancellation of the event, protesters gathered at the intersection of Veteran Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard to demonstrate against police brutality. Read more...
Los Angeles County officials gave houses of worship the green light to begin reopening last week. On May 26, a day after the California Department of Public Health released statewide guidelines for reopening houses of worship, LA County officials amended its stay-at-home orders to immediately allow faith-based institutions to resume services with 25% of their building capacity, up to a maximum of 100 people. Read more...
Photo: Houses of worship across Los Angeles are beginning to reopen after LA County officials amended the city’s stay-at-home orders May 26. Faith-based institutions may now host in-person services, but individuals are still expected to follow social distancing guidelines. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
Student government is calling on the state to remove the National Guard presence near UCLA after several troops were seen in Westwood on Sunday. Student leaders — led by the Undergraduate Students Association Council and the USAC Office of the External Vice President — are requesting that California Gov. Read more...
Photo: The student government is calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to remove National Guard presence from Westwood. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 3 at 11:57 a.m. Los Angeles County officials enacted a curfew in LA County, following multiple days of protests against police brutality. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles County officials enacted a county-wide curfew from 6 p.m. on Sunday to 6 a.m. on Monday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
