Local officials approved a ban on plastic bags last week that will gradually eliminate them from businesses around Los Angeles city. On Tuesday June 25, the Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance on a 9-1 vote, banning plastic bags from large retail stores and pharmacies. Read more...
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June 30, 10:55 pm
Recent LA plastic bag ban to affect Westwood, may be adopted by ASUCLA
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June 30, 10:54 pm
UCLA students propose parklets to Westwood Business Improvement District
He walks by the Westwood hotspot Diddy Riese Cookies regularly, often passing up its signature ice cream and cookies because of the long line of customers that seems to stretch continuously down Broxton Avenue. Read more...
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June 30, 10:44 am
Motion to stop same-sex marriage rejected
A Supreme Court justice rejected a motion by Proposition 8 supporters to stop same-sex marriage in California, according to the Associated Press. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy turned away the application without comment today. Read more...
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June 29, 3:29 pm
Prop. 8 supporters challenge court’s action
Supporters of Proposition 8 asked the Supreme Court to overrule an appeals court decision that allowed California to resume same-sex marriages in spite of the measure, according to a statement from the Alliance Defending Freedom. Read more...
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June 28, 4:14 pm
Stay on Prop. 8 lifted, same-sex marriage returns to Calif.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted its hold on an injunction to stop enforcing Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban. Read more...
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June 28, 12:36 pm
Student loan interest rates set to double
This post was updated at 6:05 p.m. Student loan interest rates are scheduled to double on Monday, after U.S. senators took a July 4 recess without taking action on the issue. Read more...
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June 27, 12:10 pm
Gov. Jerry Brown signs California budget bill into law
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Gov. Jerry Brown signed California’s $96.3 billion budget into law Thursday morning, a budget that includes middle-class scholarships for college students and a $125 million increase in funding to the University of California, according The Associated Press. Read more...