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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Victims of harassment seeking justice from the university may want to look elsewhere. Unless their treatment was so severe it prevented them from accessing university resources, UCLA doesn’t think it counts as harassment. Read more...

The coming of spring brings more than blooming flowers and looming graduation dates. Spring means internship season – the daunting process of Bruins finding, applying and narrowing down how they will spend their summer. Read more...

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Any type of aid, no matter how small , is usually welcomed with open arms – and pockets. Unless, of course, you’re UCLA. Potential donors to the UCLA Foundation, the organization which manages and directs gifts to the university, face a one-time only fee of 6.5 percent taken from the grant. Read more...

Photo: UCLA charges a one-time administrative fee for organizations that donate to the UCLA Foundation. This fee can deter donors from giving in the first place and should be more flexible.(Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)