Saturday, February 7

UCLA centers release digital map that collects, reports data on hate crimes

The UCLA American Indian Studies Center released an interactive map in late October that displays the time and place of recent hate crimes in the United States. Read more...

Photo: A map created by UCLA researchers shows the number of hate crimes as a result of race, gender and religion reported in each state. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Student leaders revise Janss Steps rename plans, now advocate for ‘Kuruvungna Steps’

Student leaders have revised their plan to rename the Janss Steps and will instead propose a more inclusive name. Undergraduate Students Association Council leaders and students from the American Indian Student Association now plan to make a proposal to rename Janss Steps to “Kuruvungna Steps,” after previously having passed a resolution calling on UCLA to rename Janss Steps to “Tongva Steps.” Both the Kuruvungna name and the Tongva name were meant to honor Indigenous people who originally inhabited Los Angeles and the UCLA land, said AISA Vice Chair Desirae Barragan. Read more...

Photo: Student leaders are proposing a new and more inclusive name to replace the Janss Steps name. (Daily Bruin file photo)




Los Angeles cities enact precautionary safety measures ahead of Election Day

This post was updated Nov. 4 at 1:22 a.m. The LAPD declared a citywide tactical alert Tuesday in preparation for potential unrest after Election Day. The citywide alert was not made in response to a specific event, according to a tweet from the LAPD. Read more...

Photo: Beverly Hills boarded up storefronts this week in preparation of potential unrest following the election results. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


2020 Election Results in California and Los Angeles County

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 11:29 p.m. The 2020 election polls have closed in California. But because of the statewide shift to mail-in voting, election results may not be available for days or weeks after the Nov. Read more...

Photo: View results of four issues on the ballot in Los Angeles County for the 2020 election. Results are taken from the LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk and the California Secretary of State’s office. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)



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