Saturday, October 24

Los Angeles will not desert water regulations despite wet year

Los Angeles does not have any plans to rollback water conservation policies following recent rainfall. During the drought, the city of Los Angeles and Mayor Eric Garcetti introduced new regulations to conserve water, including limiting water usage for landscaping and irrigation, and adopting more water-efficient plumbing in homes. Read more...

Photo: Sandy Brown, president of the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, said she thinks homeowners in Westwood will continue to conserve more water. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)


New USAC slate’s platform promotes protection for minority students

President Donald Trump’s election spurred Nicole Corona Diaz, an undocumented student, to become more involved in political activism. “When Trump was elected, we didn’t know what was going to happen, whether we were going to get deported or whether (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) would still be around,” Corona said. Read more...

Photo: Gustavo Gonzales-Ramos and Nicole Corona Diaz, who are running in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election with the Defend Affirmative Action Party slate, aim to advocate for issues affecting underrepresented minorities on campus. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)


University police arrest man near Rendezvous after call

This post was updated April 20 at 10:10 a.m. University police arrested a man Wednesday night outside Rendezvous, a UCLA residential restaurant, near Rieber Terrace. Six police officers responded at about 10:28 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Police officers chased a man outside of Rendezvous Wednesday night. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


UCPath payroll implementation delays continue at increasing cost

The University of California’s payroll system upgrade will be delayed once again, which will cost the university millions of dollars more than originally planned. The UC Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping & Human Resources project seeks to replace campuses’ outdated and decentralized systems with one processing center. Read more...


UCLA alumnus member of Pulitzer Prize-winning staff for journalism

Robert Salonga, a crime news reporter, compares himself to the Grim Reaper. “People literally will see me and get bummed out because I’m only around if something bad has happened,” he said. Read more...

Photo: Robert Salonga (third from right) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning staff from the East Bay Times and Bay Area News Group celebrate after being awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting for coverage of the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland, California. (Courtesy of D. Ross Cameron)