Service workers in the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees plan to go on strike today because of their frustrations with contract negotiations between them and the University of California. Read more...

City levies fines against alleged money launderers The city’s Ethics Commission levied $147,000 in fines against 13 people allegedly involved in political money laundering, officials said. Read more...

Rising temperatures send tethered blimp vertical LONG BEACH “”mdash; A tethered Ameriquest blimp got an unexpected lift, rising uncontrollably when temperatures climbed at Long Beach Airport. Read more...

Service workers are striking tomorrow across the University of California, substituting green union shirts and picket signs for work uniforms ““ and the entire UCLA community should support them. Read more...

A controversial “Student Bill of Rights,” designed to promote differing viewpoints in academia, has been proposed in the California State Senate and is causing heated debate among educators and students about academic freedom. Read more...

It was only two years ago when hundreds of UCLA students gathered around Westwood Plaza while the Black Eyed Peas performed live to celebrate the end of the academic year. Read more...

She doesn’t teach anymore. But from an office tucked away in the East Wing of College Library, Julie-Ann McFann reaches thousands of students by helping their professors perform better in the classroom. Read more...