Starting Friday, the city of Los Angeles will shut off power and water to properties that hold large gatherings in response to COVID-19 concerns, announced LA Mayor Eric Garcetti at a press conference Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: The city of Los Angeles will shut off water and power to properties that host large gatherings starting Friday because of COVID-19 concerns, announced LA Mayor Eric Garcetti at a press conference Wednesday. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin)
Hundreds of protesters chanted in Westwood on Sunday in solidarity with protesters in Portland, Oregon. The Black Lives Matter Los Angeles Chapter organized the protest, held at the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard, to show their opposition to federal police stationed in Portland. Read more...
Photo: In a protest organized by the Black Lives Matter Los Angeles Chapter, hundreds of protesters gathered in Westwood to show their solidarity with protesters in Portland, Oregon, and their opposition to federal police presence. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
A group of UCLA faculty says the university’s plan to address police violence represents a renewed commitment to policing and fails to work meaningfully toward divestment. Read more...
Photo: A group of UCLA faculty rejects the university’s proposal to reform campus police, and calls for divestment from law enforcement instead. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A local city council endorsed a 30-year plan that aims to improve transportation flow in Los Angeles. LA Metro’s Long Range Transportation Plan, which will be completed by 2050, includes plans for new rail lines, bus lanes, pedestrian crossings and a Metro stop in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: The North Westwood Neighborhood Council voted unanimously to endorse Los Angeles Metro’s Long Range Transportation Plan at a July 1 meeting. The plan lays out new rail lines, bus lanes, pedestrian crossings and a Metro stop in Westwood. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A new statewide order will restrict indoor activities statewide in response to an increase of coronavirus-related hospitalizations. Certain business sectors must close all indoor activities effective immediately, announced Gov. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new restrictions on indoor activities for certain business sectors in a press conference Monday. Newsom said the restrictions came in response to an increase in coronavirus-related hospitalizations. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)
The Los Angeles City Council made budget cuts to the Los Angeles Police Department following calls for action from neighborhood councils across the city of Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles City Council will cut the LAPD’s budget by $150 million after calls to action from local councils across Los Angeles. (Daily Bruin file photo) Photo credit: Firyal Bawab
Los Angeles County experienced a nearly 13% increase in the number of individuals experiencing homelessness since last year, according to a June 12 report. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, an independent authority created by the city and county of Los Angeles, found that 66,436 people are experiencing homelessness in the county, a 12.7% rise from last year’s report. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles County homeless population has increased by around 13% in the past year, according to a report released June 12. (Daily Bruin file photo).
