This post was updated Feb. 16 at 9:44 p.m. On her days off, UCLA psychologist Jocelyn Meza heads to markets in West Los Angeles with a stack of flyers advertising the free bilingual depression support group she leads. Read more...
Photo: The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is pictured. The institute’s Spanish-Speaking Psychosocial Clinic has been running since the ’70s and provides mental health care to Los Angeles’ Spanish-speaking community. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Public Democracy Los Angeles, held a virtual meeting Tuesday to address the importance of making citizens’ assemblies in the city. A citizen’s assembly works to represent the multicultural city of LA through a lottery-selected deliberation where residents take up the ability to decide policy recommendations for city problems, said Micheal Draskovic, a co-host of the event from Public Democracy LA, during the meeting. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles City Hall is pictured. Public Democracy Los Angeles held a virtual meeting Tuesday to address the importance of making citizens’ assemblies in the city. (Daily Bruin file photo)
As thousands get into the Valentine’s Day spirit, volunteers are trying to make the holiday a little more special for the patients of the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. Read more...
Photo: Volunteers sit around a table cutting out shapes from paper and writing notes to assemble into Valentine’s Day kits. These kits will be distributed to patients at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and at a local convalescent home. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Experts said the topics of police reform and diversity will be key in selecting a new police chief, as current LAPD Chief Michael Moore steps down at the end of February and Dominic Choi begins his term as interim chief March 1. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is an LAPD police car. UCLA faculty discussed the process of selecting a new police chief. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 10:34 p.m. Dominic Choi was appointed as interim chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday. Choi will assume the position March 1 and will be the first Asian American to lead the LAPD. Read more...
Photo: Dominic Choi stands behind a podium next to Mayor Karen Bass. Choi was appointed as the interim police chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday. (Courtesy of Office of Mayor Bass)
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 9:48 p.m. UCLA experienced flooding and fallen trees as heavy rain arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday and Monday. Read more...
Photo: A fallen tree on the UCLA campus is pictured. Heavy rainfall in Los Angeles has caused flooding and leaks on campus. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 4 at 11:36 p.m. Students and community members protested President Joe Biden’s visit to Westwood on Saturday. Although no detailed official schedule was released for the president’s visit, Deadline reported that Biden arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon to attend a meeting for his 2024 presidential campaign and greet Black leaders in the entertainment industry ahead of the Grammy Awards. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are protesters blocking the road. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
