Steve Lavin is not prepared to resign as head coach of the UCLA basketball team and will continue to be the head coach for the immediate future, despite speculation that he is about to step down. Read more...

Beginning the third wave of its “special registration” policy, the Immigration and Naturalization Service today is requiring natives of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to register at its offices despite allegations of racial profiling. Read more...

The vice chair of the University of California’s systemwide lobbying group unexpectedly resigned his position at its monthly board meeting this past weekend, which included discussion of budget revisions and new campaign plans. Read more...

L.A. city councilman Jack Weiss, whose district includes Westwood, held a meeting for Village business owners and community organizers Thursday to discuss lack of parking ““ a problem many merchants point to as a prime reason for business woes in the Village. Read more...

The beat of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday was best characterized by a young activist with a bullhorn, rapping to the vibrant rhythm of throngs of cheering people: “We don’t want to hear it / We don’t want to see / We don’t want to be in a World War III!” This performance and others like it were the rule rather than the exception that afternoon when the streets were taken by storm as thousands of flag-waving, drum-pounding protesters flooded city blocks, crying out against a prospective war with Iraq and declaring their solidarity with much of the rest of the world. Read more...

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