This post was updated Oct. 3 at 12:16 a.m. Los Angeles residents may be prevented from possessing assault weapons if a motion by a local city council member passes. Read more...
Photo: City Councilmember Paul Koretz introduced a motion in August that would prohibit the possession of all assault weapons in Los Angeles. The ordinance proposed by Koretz would be stricter than current California law, which prohibits the possession of certain assault rifles. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A bond on the March ballot would provide $2 billion to the University of California. Assembly Bill 40, which was approved by the California Legislature on Sept. Read more...
Photo: Assembly Bill 48 would allocate one-time funds of $15 billion to the California public school system if passed on the March ballot. UC President Janet Napolitano said in a statement that the bond would help modernize equipment and facilities at all California public schools. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 9 at 9:40 a.m. When it comes to phasing out fossil fuels, Los Angeles County’s newest plans may eventually face the same problems as UCLA. Read more...
Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Illustrations director)
A new set of bills could largely reduce the production of single-use plastic in California by 2030 if passed. Senate Bill 54 and Assembly Bill 1080, collectively called the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, are identical companion bills that aim to reduce single-use packaging and product waste in California by 75% by 2030. Read more...
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Lisa Gantz spent a month during her medical training working at a legal clinic along the Texas-Mexico border, and visited several detention centers in the area. Read more...
Photo: Student groups UndocuMed Students and Allies at UCLA and Immigrant Youth Task Force at UCLA held a vigil last week to call attention to inhumane conditions at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigrant detention centers on the U.S.-Mexico border. Speakers discussed their personal experiences and what they saw when they visited the centers. (Courtesy of UndocuMed Students and Allies at UCLA)
Glenn Langer, a former director of cardiovascular research at UCLA who helped mentor more than 600 disadvantaged Los Angeles public school students, died June 19 at 91 years old. Read more...
Photo: Glenn Langer, former director of the UCLA Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, died June 19 at 91 years old. After retiring in 1997, Langer ultimately used over $600,000 of his retirement savings to help disadvantaged public school students attend and graduate from college. (Courtesy of Partnership Scholars Program)
A California assembly bill, if passed, would expand the Cal Grant system to cover nontuition expenses, increase access and create a Summer Cal Grant program. Assembly Bill 1314 would phase in reforms to the Cal Grant programs to further expand and simplify them. Read more...
