This post was updated Sept. 12 at 12:49 p.m. California legislators passed a bill Aug. 28 that will require the state to generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable and zero-carbon sources by 2045. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students campaigned for Senate Bill 100, a bill mandating California reach 100 percent renewable energy generation by 2045 authored by state senator Kevin de León. (Courtesy of CALPIRG Students)
The University of California’s largest employee union released a statement urging the Board of Regents to divest from businesses who work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement or support implementing President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” and family separation policies. Read more...
Photo: Over 50,000 employees across the 10 University of California campuses went on strike for three days in May partly because of growing concerns about outsourcing at the UC. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)
A federal judge ordered the administration of President Donald Trump on Friday to reinstate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by Aug. 23 or appeal the ruling. Read more...
Photo: A federal judge ruled for the first time that, by Aug. 23, the Trump administration must again begin accepting DACA applications. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A UCLA graduate student who took part in last summer’s Charlottesville riots is under an ongoing investigation by the university after being identified in early July. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA aerospace engineering doctoral student who took part in last summer’s Charlottesville riots is under an ongoing investigation by the university. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The California Supreme Court removed a November ballot measure aimed at dividing California into three states. The ballot measure, also known as Proposition 9, was funded by venture capitalist Tim Draper. Read more...
A proposition to split California into three separate states could affect students in the University of California system. The initiative, also known as Proposition 9, will be included in the November 2018 statewide ballot and is funded by venture capitalist Tim Draper. Read more...
The Supreme Court decreased labor unions’ power by ruling against nonmember fees Wednesday morning. In a 5-4 decision along party lines, the conservative-leaning court decided that unions can no longer charge fair share fees to those who choose not to join. Read more...
Photo: AFSCME Local 3299, the UC’s largest labor union, held protests on campus over the case earlier this year. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)
