Thursday, July 9



UCLA Extension to occupy the Trust Building as UCLA acquires the downtown location

This post was updated July 9 at 9:30 p.m. UCLA announced the acquisition of the historic Trust Building in downtown Los Angeles on June 29. The 11-story property built in 1928 is located on South Spring Street in the Historic Core downtown. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the Trust Building in downtown Los Angeles. UCLA announced the acquisition of the building June 29. (Courtesy of David Esquivel/UCLA)


Legislation to speed up approval of affordable housing in Los Angeles passes

This post was updated July 9 at 9:39 p.m. The Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed legislation June 27 to streamline affordable housing developments. The 12-0 vote started the process to codify provisions LA Mayor Karen Bass made in an executive directive in December. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are apartments in Westwood. The Los Angeles City Council passed legislation June 27 that allows affordable housing units to go through a streamlined approval process. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Supreme Court rejects ‘independent state legislature’ theory

The United States Supreme Court rejected a legal theory June 27 that would have granted individual state legislatures increased influence in federal elections. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court rejected the “independent state legislature” theory – an interpretation of the Elections Clause in the U.S. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to deny states ultimate control of federal election rules. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo Editor)


Habibi Cafe allegedly moves, continues operations after permit violation closure

This post was updated July 9 at 9:38 p.m. Habibi Cafe, a Middle Eastern restaurant and hookah bar in Westwood Village, was ordered to close June 5 by the Los Angeles City Council because of several permit violations. Read more...

Photo: Habibi Cafe was ordered to close by the Los Angeles City Council on June 5 and given 15 days to vacate the property. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)


Supreme Court rules against Biden’s plan to forgive student loans

This post was updated July 2 at 7:35 p.m. The United States Supreme Court barred President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan Friday morning. The Court said in a 6-3 decision that Biden does not have the authority to forgive student loan debt. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s plan to forgive student loan debt. (Daily Bruin file photo)