The tragedy at Santa Monica’s Farmers’ Market on Wednesday reminds us all how fragile life can be ““ dozens of lives ended instantly when a car driven by an elderly man careened down the wrong street. Read more...

Thirty percent student fee hikes, cuts in outreach, research and student services, the cancellation of expected faculty pay increases ““ all this may be just the beginning of the University of California’s budget crisis. Read more...

When thousands of incoming undergraduate students rushed letters of intent to the admissions office before the May 1 deadline, attending UCLA cost about $1,000 less than it will when those students step on campus for the first time in the fall. Read more...

The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office released today the names of eight of 10 victims killed when an 86-year-old man drove his car through a crowded farmers market in Santa Monica. Read more...

At least eight people were killed and 35 injured within the course of a few seconds, as a car drove through a bustling farmers market in Santa Monica at 1:47 p.m. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO ““ Citing pressing budget constraints and an increasing probability the state budget crisis will further impact the University of California, a key committee of the UC Board of Regents voted to raise student fees by 25 percent. Read more...