This post was updated April 23 at 9:52 p.m. A pilot incentive for CalFresh users to buy fresh produce expired this month, but a newly proposed bill may keep household crispers stocked for another year. Read more...
Photo: Produce in the UCLA Store is pictured. If passed, a new bill proposed by Assemblymember Alex Lee would continue a pilot program that provides a rebate to low-income families when they purchase produce using CalFresh at participating stores. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 10 at 10:01 p.m. A new bill passed through the state assembly committee Tuesday could allow for the establishment of on-campus job opportunities for students without legal immigrant status in the UC. Read more...
Photo: Student activists and community members march up Janss Steps in November in support of Opportunity for All. Assembly Bill 2586 could allow for the establishment of on-campus job opportunities for UC students without legal immigrant status. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 16 at 9:53 p.m. As Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California legislature tackle the state’s nearly $60 billion estimated budget deficit, some UCLA experts said the UC’s funding might be at risk – which could lead to tuition hikes or altered admissions – while others said the University will remain unaffected. Budget deficits occur when state expenditures exceed revenue. Read more...
Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. (Wikimedia Commons photo by Thomas W. Toolanvia via Upload Wizard)
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs hosted a panel March 7 with alumni policymakers across Los Angeles to discuss the ongoing housing crisis, the importance of voting and the need for cooperation between local, state and federal governments. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right) Michael Fleming, lecturer of social welfare, Lourdes Castro Ramírez, Los Angeles chief housing and homelessness officer, Assemblyman Isaac Bryan and State senator Caroline Menjivar, are pictured. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)
Attorneys and UCLA experts expressed disapproval at a ballot initiative that limits California workers’ ability to litigate against their employers. The Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) is a labor law that provides workers with the resources to litigate against their employers, said Tia Koonse, the legal and policy research manager at the UCLA Labor Center. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the Ueberroth Olympic Office Building, which houses the UCLA Labor Center’s Westwood offices. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 10 at 9:12 p.m. Students and faculty discussed initiatives and policies to increase advocacy for higher education and voter turnout at the Asian American Pacific Islander Policy Summit on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Rob Bonta, attorney general of California, gives a speech at the Asian American Pacific Islander Policy Summit. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 6 at 1:19 p.m. Policy experts remain largely skeptical of the merits of Proposition 1, which plans to reallocate and add state funding toward housing and treatment for unhoused people with mental illness. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the California State Capitol. Voters will decide Tuesday whether to pass Proposition 1, a plan proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to reallocate and add state funding toward housing and treatment for unhoused people. (Creative Commons photo by Steven Pavlov)
