Get rid of the Hollywood one-liners and the meaningless proclamations ““ it’s time for every candidate vying to be governor of California to explain how he or she would run the largest state in the country. Read more...

Raghuram Rajan, a world-renowned economist and professor, gave a lecture at The Anderson School at UCLA last week, making it known he thought capitalism was the economic system most able to improve financial markets and economies around the world. Read more...

The multi-billion dollar computer giant Microsoft Co. plans to appeal a federal jury’s decision that awarded the University of California and software firm Eolas Technologies Inc. Read more...

A judge struck down this past week an effort by students that would have prevented them from paying increased fees while they settled a lawsuit against the University of California. Read more...

Proponents of Proposition 54, also known as the Racial Privacy Initiative, may face an uphill battle after the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the mayor of Los Angeles joined a growing list of officials and educators in opposition to its passage. Read more...

In an area where squirrels seem to be the prevalent critters stalking the trees and sidewalks, coyotes have recently established a place for themselves in Westwood’s animal kingdom. Read more...