Thursday, July 9

State bill targets vaccine exemptions to limit potentiality for outbreak

A California bill would increase monitoring of doctors who give out vaccine exemptions and eliminate the illegal sale of exemptions. Senate Bill 276, which was proposed by Democrat California State Sen. Read more...

Photo: Democrat California State Sen. Richard Pan hosted a press conference at UCLA on Friday to advocate for the passage of Senate Bill 276. The bill aims to restrict the sale of fraudulent medical exemptions to parents who do not wish to vaccinate their children. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)


NWWNC wastes over a thousand dollars in attempted business event

A local neighborhood council approved $1,015 in expenses at a special meeting Wednesday for an event that never happened. The North Westwood Neighborhood council first announced “Next Friday,” a monthly event intended to highlight businesses in Westwood, at its January meeting. Read more...

Photo: The North Westwood Neighborhood Council spent over a thousand dollars for “Next Friday,” an event intended to promote local businesses. The event never took place, but the council still had to pay for services owed. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


CARE director to potentially finish term after UCLA chooses to not renew contract

This post was updated on May 13 at 7:05 p.m. Administrators will not renew the contract of a sexual assault resource program director for the 2019-2020 academic year. Read more...

Photo: UCLA will not renew Campus Assault Resources and Education director Alicia Oeser’s contract for the next academic year. Students said they are concerned that administrators have not publicized or explained their decision. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


1,000 firearms seized from Holmby Hills mansion, man arrested and released on bail

Los Angeles police seized over 1,000 firearms at a Holmby Hills mansion less than a mile from campus Wednesday. The Los Angeles Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives raided the home Wednesday morning after receiving an anonymous tip about an individual illegally manufacturing and selling firearms, according to CBS. Read more...

Photo: The LAPD and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives seized over 1,000 firearms at a Holmby Hills mansion less than a mile from UCLA. The weapons found ranged from modern assault rifles and handguns to Civil War collectibles. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)



TFT school meets to discuss details of Denove case, UCLA response

Theater, Film and Television school members informally addressed child sexual abuse charges against one of the department’s professors at a meeting Thursday. Thomas Fairleigh Denove, a professor emeritus in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, pleaded no contest to charges of child sexual abuse in November. Read more...

Photo: UCLA experts and leaders offered information to help contextualize the revelation that Thomas Fairleigh Denove, a UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television professor emeritus, pleaded no contest to charges of sexual abuse of children. (Daily Bruin file photo)