Monday, November 9

Rick Chavez Zbur reelected to California State Assembly District 51 seat

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 9:28 a.m. Democrat Rick Chavez Zbur was reelected to the California State Assembly District 51 seat Thursday. Zbur, whose district includes UCLA and its surrounding communities, received 61.5% of the vote as of Thursday evening, according to the Associated Press. Read more...

Photo: State Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur is pictured. He was reelected to represent UCLA in the state legislature, the Associated Press announced Thursday. (Courtesy of California State Assembly/Wikimedia Commons)


Crimewatch: October 2026

Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Julian Duaybis, Metro editor. Interactive by Bianca Peralta, Data editor. UCPD recorded 757 unique entries in its Oct. 1-31 daily crime log. Read more...


Nithya Raman wins LA mayoral race, ousts incumbent Karen Bass

Nithya Raman will serve as Los Angeles’ next mayor.  Raman, who received 52.1% of the vote, challenged incumbent Karen Bass, who earned 47.9% of the vote as of Thursday morning, according to the Associated Press. Read more...

Photo: Nithya Raman delivers a speech at a UCLA rally. Raman will serve as Los Angeles’ next mayor. (Sarah Lappalainen-Zhao/Daily Bruin)





Incumbent Ted Lieu keeps 36th district House of Representatives seat

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 10:33 p.m. Democrat Rep. Ted Lieu will represent California’s 36th Congressional District – which includes Westwood and surrounding areas – for another term, according to the Associated Press. Read more...

Photo: Democrat Rep. Ted Lieu speaks at an event. Lieu received 71.9% of the vote as of 8:40 p.m., the Associated Press announced on Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)