This post was updated March 30 at 9:38 p.m. The novel coronavirus has upended life at UCLA in a matter of weeks, leaving the Hill devoid of students returning from spring break. Read more...
Photo: In the past three weeks, more than 80% of students living on the Hill have moved out. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 30 at 5:48 p.m. UCLA graduate students are considering going on strike over what they see as unfair working conditions and inadequate compensation from the university. Read more...
Photo: UCLA graduate students are exploring options for a potential strike. A union that represents graduate student workers is set to vote on the matter in early April. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA reported its first case of COVID-19 in on-campus housing Saturday, one of two new cases in the university community. A university staff member who lives in an on-campus apartment and a student who lives in off-campus housing not owned by the university tested positive for the novel coronavirus, UCLA announced Saturday. Read more...
The Westwood Recreation Center has been temporarily sheltering locals experiencing homelessness since March 20 amid “safer at home” orders, raising concerns about health safety. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti directed the city’s homeless population of approximately 59,000 to move indoors in response to the exponential spread of the new coronavirus in LA County. Read more...
Photo: Westwood Recreation Center has been sheltering locals experiencing homelessness since March 20, following a citywide executive order to repurpose recreation centers during the new coronavirus pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Navy hospital ship docked in the Port of Los Angeles on Friday morning to assist hospitals in LA County stressed near their limits by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: The USNS Mercy docked in the Port of Los Angeles on Friday. The ship will treat patients that have tested negative for the new coronavirus to ease the burden on LA area hospitals during the pandemic. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered a temporary ban on statewide evictions Friday as the state grapples with the spread of the new coronavirus. The governor’s executive order is in effect until May 31 and comes amid statewide orders to stay at home, practice social distancing and shut down nonessential businesses. Read more...
Photo: California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide moratorium on evictions Friday in response to the impact of the new coronavirus on incomes. The moratorium will be in effect until May 31 and does not preempt local ordinances that go further. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA’s fifth confirmed case of COVID-19 is a staff member who has not worked on campus since March 13, UCLA announced Thursday. The newest case comes 10 days after UCLA reported its first case of the new coronavirus in the UCLA community. Read more...
