Wednesday, April 29

UCLA nurses hold vigil to protest working conditions, highlight safety concerns

Dozens of UCLA Health nurses gathered outside a UCLA hospital Monday evening at a vigil to protest their working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nurses held signs and candles outside the main entrance of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...

Photo: Dozens of nurses gathered outside a UCLA hospital to protest their working conditions and urge the public to be safe over the Thanksgiving holiday. (Finn LeeAnne Chitwood/Daily Bruin)


Travelers to LA will have to submit online form, acknowledge recommended quarantine

This post was updated Nov. 29 at 6:16 p.m. Travelers arriving at LAX will have to fill out a virtual form to certify they understand the state recommends they quarantine after arriving in Los Angeles beginning Wednesday, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced in a press release Monday. Read more...

Photo: People arriving at LAX and two other locations in Los Angeles will have to fill out a virtual form to show they understand the state’s travel advisory to quarantine for 14 days after arrival, starting Wednesday. (Amy Zhang/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Time spent inside fosters familial bonds for professors

This post was last updated Nov. 24 at 7:11 p.m. Jared McBride and Aliza Luft saw their 1-year-old son’s first steps and heard his first words during the COVID-19 pandemic – two firsts they thought they would never witness. Read more...

Photo: Aliza Luft (pictured left) and Jared McBride (pictured right) have have worked from home since UCLA started remote learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Luft, an assistant sociology professor, and Mcbride, a history lecturer, have enjoyed their extra time at home to bond with each other and their family. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)


LA County meets criteria to enact stay-at-home order after COVID-19 cases surge

Los Angeles County met its previously established criteria to enact a stay-at-home order after a record number of COVID-19 cases Monday. LA County health officials previously warned it may enact a three-week stay-at-home order if the five-day average number of new COVID-19 cases passed 4,500 – the county reached a 4,533 five-day average Monday. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles County may issue a stay-at-home order as COVID-19 cases spike. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)


Free speech group wins lawsuit against UCLA for violation of public records law

A state court judgment in late October stated that UCLA violated a public records law by repeatedly delaying records requests. UCLA agreed to a court judgment stating the university violated the California Public Records Act, in response to a lawsuit filed by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a free speech advocacy group. Read more...

Photo: UCLA violated a public records law when it repeatedly delayed record requests from a free speech organization, a state court ruled. (Daily Bruin file photo)


LA County to ban in-person dining following increase in COVID-19 cases countywide

This post was updated Nov. 22 at 6:45 p.m. Los Angeles County announced Sunday it will ban in-person dining starting Wednesday as it edges toward a countywide “safer at home” order. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles County will ban in-person dining starting Wednesday because of a rise in COVID-19 cases in the county. Restaurants, bars and wineries will still be able to offer take-out and drive-thru dining. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)