The Racial Privacy Initiative ““ a shortsighted California proposal that would outlaw the public collection of race data ““ is now officially identified on the upcoming October recall ballot as Proposition 54. Read more...

Californians who want to breathe a sigh of relief in thinking that the state’s financial worries are over may have to hold their breath. Though the state Legislature passed a budget last week ““ a month after the fiscal deadline ““ economic analysts warn that the loosely bundled collection of borrowing, financial assumptions and tax hikes will only prolong the state’s troubles ““ and perhaps exacerbate them. Read more...

Attorneys for eight students suing the University of California Board of Regents will seek a preliminary injunction in court Aug. 13 which would prevent the university from implementing a 25 percent increase in professional school fees this fall. Read more...

Like many other UCLA students Deovina Jordan finds herself studying for her classes late at night. The difference is she isn’t finishing a last- minute paper; she is one of the increasing number of national college students taking online courses. Read more...

When California voters turn out on Oct. 7 to decide whether or not to recall Gov. Gray Davis, they might face a list of would-be Republican successors that include Darrell Issa, Bill Simon and … Michael Jackson. Read more...

William Taft was president of the United States, and the U.S. Department of Labor did not yet exist. Ragtime was on the rise as a music genre, and the Titanic was in its final stages of construction. Read more...

The dean’s office at the UCLA School of Law will now be occupied for the time being, as Norman Abrams was appointed this past week to serve in the interim by Chancellor Albert Carnesale. Read more...