A new California law went into effect Jan. 1 that limits the types of plastics donning the recycling symbol. Senate Bill 343, signed into law Oct. Read more...
Photo: Certain plastics bearing the recycling symbol may not be recyclable – a common misconception that a new California law seeks to address. Experts also emphasized the need for more policies that would reduce the amount of plastic waste generated in the first place. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)
Editor’s note: This article uses the descriptor “unhoused” to describe people experiencing homelessness to respect Theo Henderson’s preferred use of the term. Theo Henderson will become the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy’s 2022 activist-in-residence, a position first hosted in 2017 to improve academic understanding of social justice. Read more...
Photo: Theo Henderson hosts “We The Unhoused,” a podcast documenting stories of the unhoused people of Los Angeles and beyond. As an advocate for people who are unhoused, Henderson has been selected to be the newest activist-in-residence at the Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 26 at 7:00 p.m. UCLA community members and formerly incarcerated individuals gathered for an event to discuss incarceration’s impact on women. Read more...
Photo: Attendees of Women Beyond Bars Initiative panel gather outside at the Westwood United Methodist Church. (Courtesy of Rafik Wahbi)
University police are looking for three suspects reportedly involved in an on-campus strong arm robbery Monday afternoon. The incident took place at De Neve Plaza around 1:30 p.m., according to a UCPD crime alert sent Monday. Read more...
During the Jan. 18 Undergraduate Student Associated Council meeting, out-of-state students expressed frustration at the university’s changing plans for the quarter, and the council appointed members to the elections board. Read more...
UCLA updated its COVID-19 dashboard Thursday, after more than two weeks of delays in publishing time-sensitive test data. The website – which tracks the UCLA community’s vaccination rates and confirmed cases on and off campus – only displayed data through Dec. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s COVID-19 dashboard (pictured) displays vaccination rates and confirmed cases in the community. The university updated the site Thursday with more recent COVID-19 testing data, following weeks of delays related to COVID-19 test processing. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)
The Los Angeles Metro held two public scoping meetings in January to gather public input on its Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, which aims to create rapid transit options connecting the San Fernando Valley and the Westside. Read more...
Photo: LA Metro is currently in scoping, a process in which it gathers public input, for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project. (Daily Bruin file photo)
