This post was updated July 16 at 5:25 p.m. Thousands of hotel workers on strike across Los Angeles marched from the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel to the Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the W Los Angeles Hotel in Westwood. Hotel workers across Los Angeles are on strike demanding higher wages and increased contractual benefits. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin Staff)
This post was updated July 16 at 5:21 p.m. The Biden-Harris Administration announced Friday that more than 804,000 borrowers will receive up to $20,000 in student loan debt forgiveness – totaling over $39 billion – in the coming weeks. Read more...
Photo: The Biden-Harris Administration will forgive over $30 billion in student loan debt for more than 804,000 borrowers. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated July 16 at 5:37 p.m. After being disillusioned with their undergraduate education at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Rae Kuruhara was ready to quit school. Read more...
Photo: A comic that doctoral student Rae Kuruhara drew as part of an academic dissertation is pictured. (Courtesy of Rae Kuruhara)
This post was updated July 16 at 5:33 p.m. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved two homelessness prevention motions Tuesday. More protections were added to the county’s Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections Ordinance, while a new motion was passed to establish a Right to Counsel Ordinance, which provides guaranteed legal representation to residents at risk of becoming unhoused. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Los Angeles. The LA County Board of Supervisors passed two motions Tuesday to prevent renters from becoming homeless. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A June report by the Los Angeles city controller highlights disproportionately high arrests of Black people in Los Angeles from 2012 to 2023 under a controversial homelessness law. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are graphs and maps detailing the arrests made under municipal code 41.18, which criminalizes sitting, lying, sleeping or placing personal property in the public right of way in certain circumstances. (Meng Masroor/Graphics editor) Photo credit: Meng Masroor
UCPD is searching for a suspect after two reported attempted break-ins over the weekend. The attempted breaking and entering took place off campus on the 3200 block of Sawtelle Boulevard at about 9:52 p.m. Read more...
This post was updated July 16 at 5:29 p.m. A University exemption to California labor law has caused academic and mental stress for student sound technicians employed by Associated Students UCLA, echoing concerns other UC workers have brought forth in lawsuits. Read more...
Photo: (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
