Los Angeles County hasn’t forgotten about the superbug. The county’s health officials said Thursday that the county will require hospitals to report any infections caused by a superbug, a lethal class of a drug-resistant bacteria. Read more...
Los Angeles County hasn’t forgotten about the superbug. The county’s health officials said Thursday that the county will require hospitals to report any infections caused by a superbug, a lethal class of a drug-resistant bacteria. Read more...
Expanding job protections to new parents can be a controversial issue, especially when applied to small businesses. But it’s still important that as many workers as possible have the job security they need, so when the California Legislature writes a law about it, it should be as inclusive as possible. Read more...
The ball is now in the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the amateur status of collegiate athletes. Among the thousands of petitions set to go in front of the eight current justices over the coming weeks – each petitioner hoping for a hearing with the nation’s highest court – only one case brings with it the ability to begin dismantling some of the injustices facing collegiate athletes: the Ed O’Bannon case. Read more...
Good intentions aren’t sufficient reason to push a flawed policy into law. Last week, Governor Jerry Brown vetoed Assembly Bill 2017, which would have expanded mental health care funding for California college campuses, because it did not specify an amount or source of funding for the program. Read more...
California’s U.S. Senate candidates Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez have spoken out in favor of college affordability, but neither of the candidates’ plans are specific or even convincing enough to tackle the issues of growing student debt, compromised education quality and overworked faculty, especially at public universities like UCLA. Read more...
Every business, even university stores, must adapt to consumers’ ever-changing tastes and preferences. Associated Students UCLA is no stranger to this fact. It has had to deal with instances of revenue loss for reasons ranging from from the Great Recession to the weather affecting its beverage sales, and has changed its merchandise and restaurant offerings in response. Read more...
The state cannot continue to ignore the fact homelessness in Los Angeles has reached critical mass. Growing public attention to the issue has prompted city leaders to ramp up efforts to address the issue; but without immediate support, homeless Angelenos are unlikely to experience much-needed relief. Read more...