Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election for a fifth term and will be retiring at the end of January, cutting his fourth term short. Read more...
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January 8, 12:59 am
LA County Sheriff Baca steps down amid department scandal
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January 7, 12:48 am
Julian Myers, famed publicist and UCLA faculty member, dies at 95
Julian Myers, a longtime Hollywood film publicist who taught entertainment publicity at UCLA Extension, died on Dec. 21 of congestive heart failure in Marina del Rey. Read more...
Photo: Julian Myers was a Hollywood film publicist and UCLA Extension professor. He worked for Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, among others.
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January 7, 12:37 am
Justine Bateman moves from acting to academia
It was her supervising producer who finally sat Justine Bateman down in her dressing room, put a hand on her shoulder and broke the news about college. Read more...
Photo: Justine Bateman, formerly a child star on “Family Ties,” is now a second-year digital management and computer science student.
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January 7, 12:36 am
Budget increase for cafe in Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center approved
Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors allocated an additional $100,000 to its construction budget for the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center Café last month, increasing the total cost from $200,000 to $300,000. Read more...
Photo: Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors allocated an additional $100,000 to its construction budget for the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center Café last month.
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January 7, 12:35 am
USAC to discuss allocation of surplus
Undergraduate student government officials are set to decide how to spend more than $150,000 of surplus funds at their meeting Tuesday night. Undergraduate Students Association Council surplus funding is money carried over from one year’s council to the next and calculated every November. Read more...
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January 7, 12:34 am
Passionate filmmaker and devoted friend, David Pregerson, dies at 23
David Pregerson, with his sense of humor and welcoming nature, had the ability to light up a room. “When you got to know him, you saw that he (had) a big heart,” said Elliot Schwartz, a UCLA alumnus and a close friend of Pregerson’s. Read more...
Photo: David Pregerson was a UCLA alumnus and filmmaker, known for his sense of humor, selflessness and loyalty to his friends and family.
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January 7, 12:29 am
UCLA Law alumnus becomes first Hmong judge appointed in US
With one phone call from the governor’s office late last month, Paul Lo made history for Hmong Americans. Lo, an alumnus of UCLA School of Law, was recently appointed to the Merced County Superior Court, becoming the first Hmong American judge to be appointed to any court in the United States. Read more...
Photo: Paul Lo, an alumnus of UCLA School of Law, was recently appointed to the Merced County Superior Court, becoming the first Hmong American judge to be appointed to any court in the United States.