As a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State for over 20 years, UCLA’s new Diplomat-in-Residence, Robert Wang, has experienced his fair share of foreign highways. Read more...

Former Gov. Gray Davis and former State Senate Minority Leader Jim Brulte will be on campus to lead a panel discussion on the upcoming California special election today. Read more...

Masses of picket signs; red, white and blue caskets; and unanimous chants to the rhythm of drums filled Westwood Wednesday evening as thousands of people swarmed the streets to protest the Bush Administration. Read more...

A proposition in the upcoming special election has the potential to significantly impact the unionized political action of thousands of UC employees. Proposition 75 seeks to prohibit the use by public employee labor organizations of dues or fees for political contributions, except with the prior consent of those individual employees each year on a specified written form. Read more...

Facing strong opposition, next week’s special election may prove costly for both the state and its leaders. County governments across California are spending more than $40 million to allow the state’s residents to vote on eight initiative propositions on Nov. Read more...

During its student voter registration campaign, the University of California Student Association hoped to register 20,000 students systemwide for the statewide special election. But as the deadline for registration came and went, it was only able to motivate 10,000 students to register. Read more...