Today is the last day of voting for the undergraduate student government primary elections, and both candidates and slates are bustling to campaign as the cutoff time for the elections approaches. Read more...

With the highest recorded turnout in election history, incumbent Jared Fox was elected to the position of Graduate Student Association president on Wednesday night as the GSA Elections Board announced voting results. Read more...

Referendums Campaign Expense Signboard Expense Pulse $540 $75.94 S.A.F.E. $1520.76 $273.19 Presidential Candidates Campaign Expense Signboard Expense Alex Gruenberg $830 $291.25 Jake Strom $166.74 n/a Jenny Wood $132.85 $107.61 Internal Vice President Campaign Expense Signboard Expense Kristina Doan $680 $291.25 Tommy Tseng $107.61 $132.85 Lexi Reid $20 $40 External Vice President Campaign Expense Signboard Expense Jesse Melgares $1223.44 $291.25 Alyssa Campos none provided none provided Jeannie Biniek $132.85 $107.61 General Representative Campaign Expense Signboard Expense PC Zai $1223.44 $291.25 Dorthy Kieu Le $87.50 $72.29 Marwa Kaisey $680 $291.25 Zoe Loftus-Farren $87.50 $72.29 Megan Carney $87.50 $72.29 Brian Neesby $1055.00 $291.25 Academic Affairs Commissioner Campaign Expense Signboard Expense Michelle Sassonunian $680.00 $291.25 Campus Events Commissioner Campaign Expense Signboard Expense Jason Kaminsky $0 $0 Community Service Commissioner Campaign Expense Signboard Expense Farheen Malik $239.00 $39.10 Cultural Affairs Commissioner Campaign Expense Signboard Expense Todd Hawkins $132.85 $107.61 Facilities Commissioner Campaign Expense Signboard Expense Joe Vardner $680.00 $291.25 Holly LaLuz $87.50 $72.29 Financial Supports Commissioner Campaign Expense Signboard Expense Peter Bautista $132.85 $107.61 Ryan Smeets $725.00 $291.25 Student Welfare Commissioner Campaign Expense Signboard Expense Tracy Pham $0 $47.14 Read more...

Senate approves bond for Bay Bridge renovations SACRAMENTO “”mdash; A state Senate committee has approved a $7.7 billion bond proposal to pay for state infrastructure projects, including the badly over-budget Bay Bridge retrofit. Read more...

Feds step up to curb highway shootings Federal agents have joined local officers patrolling Southern California freeways in an effort to stop a string of highway shootings and track leads on attacks that have left four dead and several injured in recent weeks. Read more...

The last thing many students need as the cost of attending college continues to increase is a reduction in their financial aid. But a report issued by the Government Accountability Office, an independent, nonpartisan agency that studies federal expenditures, found that many students will face just that. Read more...