Last week, Santa Monica convicted its first Airbnb host since it passed new short-term rental regulations last year. The law, regarded as one of the strictest in the country, prevents homeowners from renting out entire residences for less than 30 days at a time. Read more...
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July 17, 9:47 pm
Editorial: Los Angeles must prioritize enforceability in new Airbnb regulations
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July 3, 9:44 pm
Editorial: UC publicity campaign countering state audit unnecessary, misguided
Some state legislators and student leaders called a University of California advertising campaign “tone-deaf” and accused the University of a “cover-up” after they learned that the UC spent $158,000 on online ads and radio time promoting its good practices. Read more...
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June 26, 8:45 pm
Editorial: Westwood Village crown jewel building not meeting full potential
The oldest building in Westwood Village is showing its age. When the Janss Investment Company Building on the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Kinross Avenue was completed in 1929, it was the first building in Westwood Village. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)
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June 19, 9:52 pm
Editorial: Incentivized state funding fails to address dependence on nonresidents
State legislators passed a budget Wednesday incentivizing the University of California to stall the trend of increasing nonresident enrollment. The state will allocate an additional $18.5 million to the University if it enrolls an additional 2,500 California residents for the 2017-2018 academic year and institutes a formal enrollment cap on nonresident students. Read more...
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June 2, 2:33 am
Westwood Neighborhood Council election endorsements
Editor’s note: The Daily Bruin Editorial Board endorsed candidates for the student director, faculty or staff director and rental residential group director seats in the Westwood Neighborhood Council election to be held June 5. Read more...
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June 1, 5:53 pm
Editorial: Campus murder-suicide reveals gaps in emergency preparedness
This post was updated June 2 at 12:50 a.m.A murder-suicide in the Engineering IV building put UCLA in the national spotlight Wednesday. What followed was a score of hot takes about campus shootings and gun regulations from media outlets worldwide.Despite the frenzy of rumors and misinformation spreading through social media and across the student body, the UCLA community itself remained relatively calm. Read more...
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May 30, 9:39 pm
Senate primary candidate endorsement: Duf Sundheim
As the California Republican Party chairman who helped engineer the party’s resounding gubernatorial victories in 2003 and 2006, Duf Sundheim has the political experience and broad appeal necessary to represent California in the U.S. Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo from Nineb9ll via Wikimedia)