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)
A UCLA report recommended companies give their workers greater control over management after examining the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on gig workers. The report, published in October, stated the pandemic has exacerbated many existing problems such as wage theft, as well as illegal violations of worker health and safety protections for gig workers. Read more...
Photo: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the gig economy, according to data gathered by a UCLA study. (Ben Brill/Graphics editor)
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 7:57 p.m. Out-of-state students who returned to Westwood may have a difficult time casting their ballots, UCLA students and professors said. Read more...
Photo: Out-of-state students who are currently residing in Westwood may have a difficult time casting their vote, UCLA faculty and students said. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 27 at 7:15 p.m. Voters lined up around the Hammer Museum in Westwood to cast their ballots on Los Angeles County’s first day of early in-person voting. Read more...
Photo: Voters cast their ballots at the Hammer Museum vote center on the first day of in-person voting in Los Angeles County. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)
A UCLA voting rights organization helped oppose attempts to curb voter participation in Texas and Pennsylvania, according to a university press release. The UCLA Voting Rights Project, a project within the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Initiative, assisted in two recent cases – Texas League of United Latin American Citizens v. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Voting Rights Project helped oppose attempts to curb voter participation in Texas and Pennsylvania. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA and University of California researchers will lead a team that will advise California officials on a COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. California Gov. Gavin Newsom named a Scientific Safety Review Workgroup in a press release Monday, which will help California government officials vet a COVID-19 vaccine when it is available and help officials develop a plan to distribute the vaccine. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom assembled a team of researchers and medical experts to advise California officials on the creation and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Even if students are away from campus, they should still vote in the 2020 election, UCLA faculty said. About 5,000 out-of-state students study at UCLA, according to fall 2019 data from the University of California. Read more...
Photo: No matter where students are voting in the country, they should vote, according to UCLA faculty. (Samantha Fredburg/Daily Bruin)
