Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass hosted her first telephone town hall in the position Sept. 26. The town hall, which was attended by nearly 2,000 people, focused on issues including homelessness, housing and safety, and Bass responded to questions submitted by residents across LA. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Bass held a telephone town hall on homelessness, housing and safety Sept. 26. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 3 at 11:40 p.m. Around 2,000 UCLA community members participated in the 15th annual UCLA Volunteer Day on Saturday. Volunteers gathered at 46 sites on campus and around Los Angeles, including schools, parks and food banks, said Jeffrey Hwang, the UCLA Volunteer Center program coordinator, in an emailed statement. Read more...
Photo: Chancellor Gene Block is pictured standing with volunteers who participated in the 2023 annual UCLA Volunteer Day (Courtesy of David Esquivel/UCLA)
The map presents data collected by LAPD on arrests between 2019 and 2022. Outlined is Westwood. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Sharla Steinman, Daily Bruin contributor. Read more...
The Los Angeles Department of Housing and Urban Development created a waiver last month to expedite the process of providing those experiencing homelessness with permanent housing. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Los Angeles City Hall. A waiver was created by the LA Department of Housing and Urban Development to expedite the process of getting those experiencing homelessness into permanent housing. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Undergraduate UCLA students can now apply for the Bruin U-Pass, which will provide fare-free access to all public transportation in Los Angeles, UCLA Transportation announced Monday. Read more...
Photo: A Santa Monica Big Blue Bus is pictured. Undergraduate students will now have access to the Big Blue Bus and other public transportation system with the Bruin-U Pass (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Los Angeles City Council is looking into expanding and redistricting as well as reforming the Ethics Commission. The Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform, created and chaired by Council President Paul Krekorian, heard ideas from the community on how to reform the council during an August meeting. Read more...
Photo: City Hall is pictured. The Los Angeles City Council has been looking into expanding the number of seats on the council. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A team of researchers including a UCLA associate professor has called for increased shade in low-income urban areas. In a July commentary published in Nature by UCLA associate professor Kelly Turner and two Arizona State University faculty members, the authors discuss the phenomenon of shade deserts – areas with little to no protection from sun exposure and heat that tend to be concentrated in low-income neighborhoods. Read more...
Photo: A bus stop with an overhang is pictured. A group of professors, including a faculty member from UCLA, published a commentary in July calling for increased shade in urban areas, particularly in low-income communities. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
