The defense for DeShawn Stringer, the man accused of raping a UCLA student nearly two years ago, rested its case Monday, and lawyers for both sides are scheduled for closing arguments today. Read more...

LAX plan to go before city council LOS ANGELES “”mdash; Mayor James K. Hahn’s sweeping, nearly $10 billion modernization plan for Los Angeles International Airport goes before the city council this week. Read more...

Correction appended Thirty-five years after the founding of the Asian American Studies Center, faculty, staff and students will be celebrating this landmark anniversary and its recent approval as its own department during a ceremony Thursday. Read more...

The debate surrounding the Three Strikes law will be put to the vote when California decides on a proposition that could release thousands of prisoners who many believe were unfairly sentenced. Read more...

As the representative body of the students at UCLA, the undergraduate student government is often called upon to take a stance on issues ranging from gay marriage to budget cuts. Read more...

Residents want to report crime anonymously LOS ANGELES “”mdash; Residents want police to help them anonymously report crime. Hundreds of southwest Los Angeles residents gathered Sunday to implore police to improve the officer dispatch system so that callers’ identities can be protected against possible retaliation from neighborhood druggies. Read more...

City council closes meeting The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said the Beverly Hills City Council violated California’s open-meeting law when it refused to allow three opponents of a proposed hotel to speak at an Aug. Read more...