Sunday, June 21

Thousands of people protest in Westwood for Iranian regime change

This post was updated Feb. 1 at 9:59 p.m. Thousands of people blocked off streets and protested in Westwood on Sunday for Iranian regime change. Protesters – who chanted “we want freedom” and “Trump, act now” – blocked off parts of Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard starting at about 12:45 p.m.  The Islamic Republic, Iran’s incumbent government, has killed more than 6,000 people since protests broke out in the country in December amid an economic crisis, according to the United States-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. Read more...

Photo: People protest in Westwood on Sunday for Iranian regime change. Protesters blocked off part of Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard starting at about 12:45 p.m. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)



Students, community members participate in Westwood homeless count

Community members documented the number of people experiencing homelessness in Westwood as part of a larger Los Angeles wide count Jan. 22. Both first-time volunteers and returners – including UCLA students and faculty – participated in the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, an annual three-day count of the amount of people experiencing homelessness within different LA communities. Read more...

Photo: A sign reads, “Welcome to the 2026 Homeless Count!” Volunteers helped document the amount of people experiencing homelessness within different LA communities throughout the annual count. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)




Hundreds demonstrate on campus as part of nationwide protest against ICE activity

This post was updated Feb. 1 at 9:51 p.m. Hundreds of people participated in a walkout Friday afternoon to protest increased immigration enforcement activity across the United States.  Several student organizations planned the walkout, including Students for Socialism; the Student Labor Advocacy Project; and Improving Dreams, Equity, and Access at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: A crowd of people gathers at Bruin Plaza. UCLA students participated in a walkout Friday in protest of immigration enforcement activity. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin)


LA Fires Research Conference fosters discussion on fire survivors’ experiences

More than half of tested homes in Los Angeles county fire-impacted communities had unsafe contaminant levels one year after the January 2025 fires, a survivor advocacy group said at the first annual LA Fires Research Conference on Jan. Read more...

Photo: A professor in the department of environmental health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is pictured speaking at the event. The conference centered on the experiences of fire survivors from the January 2025 Los Angeles county fires. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)



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