It seems that after all the noise of the presidential election, we have forgotten about the most important characteristic of political and intellectual environments: balance. It goes without saying that UCLA is an overtly left-leaning school – Bruins donate to mostly Democratic candidates, and faculty members were willing enough to do things like reschedule exams after the election of President Donald Trump. Read more...

Photo: President Donald Trump’s election caused deep political rifts across the country, and UCLA was no exception. However, these partisan divides on campus need to be addressed, and tapping into the campus’ conservative intellectuals is one way to do that. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The University of California has been hesitant to come out in support of accessible abortion for students. California Sen. Connie Leyva proposed Senate Bill 320 in February, which would require California colleges to offer medication abortion services at student health centers if there is a pharmacy, or to provide transportation to a health care center that would offer abortion procedures at students’ requests. Read more...

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The Los Angeles Police Department has a troubled history with officer misconduct. The city is trying something new to address this problem, however. Charter Amendment C, an initiative on the May 16 municipal ballot, represents a well-intentioned, but ineffective attempt to tweak the formula of internal police misconduct reviews. Read more...

Photo: Charter Amendment C is a positive sign that the city is trying to address the Los Angeles Police Department’s underlying problems. However, it doesn’t really do much to increase officer oversight. (Creative Commons photo by ahisgett via Flickr)

Everybody knows Los Angeles has a homelessness problem. To be clear, homelessness is a complicated, multidimensional problem with no single solution, but LA city and county officials have a well-publicized $737 million plan to tackle it. Read more...

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