“No justice, no peace,” chanted hundreds of protesters in Westwood Monday afternoon. The protesters gathered despite social media announcements that the protest had been canceled. They chanted “Black lives matter,” and “Don’t shoot,” on sidewalks near the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: Dozens of protesters marched onto the 405 Freeway at a protest near the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood Monday. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Despite the cancellation of the event, protesters gathered at the intersection of Veteran Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard to demonstrate against police brutality. Read more...
Los Angeles County officials gave houses of worship the green light to begin reopening last week. On May 26, a day after the California Department of Public Health released statewide guidelines for reopening houses of worship, LA County officials amended its stay-at-home orders to immediately allow faith-based institutions to resume services with 25% of their building capacity, up to a maximum of 100 people. Read more...
Photo: Houses of worship across Los Angeles are beginning to reopen after LA County officials amended the city’s stay-at-home orders May 26. Faith-based institutions may now host in-person services, but individuals are still expected to follow social distancing guidelines. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
Student government is calling on the state to remove the National Guard presence near UCLA after several troops were seen in Westwood on Sunday. Student leaders — led by the Undergraduate Students Association Council and the USAC Office of the External Vice President — are requesting that California Gov. Read more...
Photo: The student government is calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to remove National Guard presence from Westwood. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The University of California could lose $372 million in state funding after the state revised its proposed budget in May. The revised budget would reduce higher education funding for the 2020-2021 fiscal year by 10% of current levels, in order to offset the rising costs associated with the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
This post was updated June 3 at 11:57 a.m. Los Angeles County officials enacted a curfew in LA County, following multiple days of protests against police brutality. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles County officials enacted a county-wide curfew from 6 p.m. on Sunday to 6 a.m. on Monday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 31 at 9:09 p.m. California officials are deploying the national guard to Los Angeles overnight to support local law enforcement, said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Saturday, as protests against police brutality continue across the nation. Read more...
Photo: An LAPD officer with a nightstick holds off a protester on Beverly Boulevard on Saturday. The protester was telling police officers she was unarmed. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
