UCPD recorded 652 unique entries in its March daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Maanas Hemanth Oruganti, city and crime editor. Interactive by Laurel Woods, Data editor. Read more...
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Campus, Los Angeles, News, UC, Westwood
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April 6, 10:03 pm
AFSCME Local 3299 demonstrates against unfair working conditions, outsourcing
This post was updated April 6 at 11:59 p.m. Many dining staff protested outside Bruin Plate on Wednesday holding signs that read “Union Jobs Now,” “Safe Staffing Now” and “No Contracting Out.” The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 is one of the University of California’s largest employee unions, representing more than 27,000 workers including custodians, dining hall staff, patient care technical workers, skilled craft workers and other service positions. Read more...
Photo: Dining staff from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 union protested outside of Bruin Plate on Wednesday against staffing shortages, poor working conditions and outsourcing of jobs to contractors. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, UC, Westwood
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March 17, 5:31 pm
University of California workers gather in protest for fair compensation
This post was updated March 27 at 11:54 p.m. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Thursday to express concerns about benefits and compensation for University of California employees. Starting around noon, protesters from Teamsters Local 2010 – representing more than 14,000 UC and California State University clerical and administrative workers – demanded they be paid fairly for their work. Read more...
Photo: Protesters gathered outside the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Thursday. They held signs and called for higher wages to appropriately compensate for their work. (Esther Ma/Daily Bruin staff)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News, Westwood
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March 11, 6:45 pm
Los Angeles City Council District 5 candidates discuss policies at public forum
This post was updated March 14 at 9:19 p.m. Los Angeles City Council District 5 candidates discussed their policy platforms during an online public forum Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: A view of the Los Angeles city skyline. Multiple Los Angeles City Council District 5 candidates spoke about their platforms at a forum Wednesday. The candidates addressed questions about homelessness, housing in LA and governance, among other topics. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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March 11, 1:44 pm
UCLA advocates for on-campus station along proposed Sepulveda transit line
This post was updated March 14 at 8:51 p.m. UCLA supported the construction of a train station on campus for an upcoming project in a letter to the Los Angeles Metro. Read more...
Photo: Students walk near Powell Library on campus, which UCLA hopes to make more accessible through public transit. In a letter to Los Angeles Metro, Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck supported options that would help UCLA community members reach campus more easily. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Westwood
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March 9, 11:57 pm
Community members examine current, historical contexts of rent prices in Westwood
This post was updated March 10 at 3:59 p.m. Renting a Westwood apartment close to UCLA often poses the challenge of affordability to students, particularly because of problems with current housing infrastructure and historical influences, community members said. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)
Crime, News, Westwood
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March 9, 12:48 pm
Crimewatch: February 2022
UCPD recorded 564 unique entries in its February daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Maanas Hemanth Oruganti, city and crime editor. Interactive by Laurel Woods, Data editor. Read more...