Nearly 1,000 community members and supporters marched to Los Angeles City Hall in a worker’s rights demonstration in honor of May Day. Organized by the LA May Day Coalition, the march began at 5 p.m. Read more...
Photo: People holding signs march down South Broadway. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA researchers are expanding their digital registry for depression research recruitment beyond campus into the greater Los Angeles area. Created over a year ago, the registry is a collaboration between the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge – an initiative focused on cutting the global burden of depression in half by 2050 – and the UCLA Center for SMART Health, which aims to transform health care through the integration of new technology. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass proposed a $250 million expansion of Inside Safe – her signature program to move unhoused people inside from encampments – on April 18. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles City Hall is pictured. LA Mayor Karen Bass proposed a $250 million expansion of Inside Safe – her signature program to move unhoused people inside from encampments – on April 18. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Los Angeles County reported its first cases of the new Arcturus strain of COVID-19, which has been associated with rising COVID-19 cases in India. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predict Arcturus, formally known as XBB.1.16, accounts for almost 10% of COVID-19 cases currently in the United States. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles is pictured. The first cases of a new COVID-19 strain called XBB.1.16 have been found in Los Angeles County. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 30 at 10:24 p.m. The Science Policy Group at UCLA hosted a screening and panel Wednesday for a documentary exploring evidence-based alternatives to policing. Read more...
Photo: A screening of “Reimagining Safety,” a documentary shown by the Science Policy Group at UCLA, is pictured. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin)
The Los Angeles City Planning Department is considering easing restrictions for outdoor dining on private property for local restaurants. The city planning department and former Mayor Eric Garcetti created the Al Fresco ordinance in 2020 to allow for outdoor dining options during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: A restaurant is pictured. City leaders are considering a proposal that would revise Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Al Fresco ordinance. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
A recent UCLA-led study revealed drought’s disproportionate impacts on urban vegetation in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in the coastal greater Los Angeles area. According to the study, lower-income neighborhoods, many of which have disproportionately large Black and Hispanic populations, have lost more greenness than affluent neighborhoods during dry periods. Read more...
Photo: A car drives by vegetation. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
