The University of California has been hesitant to come out in support of accessible abortion for students. California Sen. Connie Leyva proposed Senate Bill 320 in February, which would require California colleges to offer medication abortion services at student health centers if there is a pharmacy, or to provide transportation to a health care center that would offer abortion procedures at students’ requests. Read more...
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The Los Angeles Police Department has a troubled history with officer misconduct. The city is trying something new to address this problem, however. Charter Amendment C, an initiative on the May 16 municipal ballot, represents a well-intentioned, but ineffective attempt to tweak the formula of internal police misconduct reviews. Read more...
Photo: Charter Amendment C is a positive sign that the city is trying to address the Los Angeles Police Department’s underlying problems. However, it doesn’t really do much to increase officer oversight. (Creative Commons photo by ahisgett via Flickr)
State legislators might seem to care about the well-being of the University of California and its students, but it was painfully clear they came to the dealing table with a deck of marked cards when they negotiated a nonresident enrollment cap with the UC. Read more...
Everybody knows Los Angeles has a homelessness problem. To be clear, homelessness is a complicated, multidimensional problem with no single solution, but LA city and county officials have a well-publicized $737 million plan to tackle it. Read more...
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Victims of harassment seeking justice from the university may want to look elsewhere. Unless their treatment was so severe it prevented them from accessing university resources, UCLA doesn’t think it counts as harassment. Read more...
The coming of spring brings more than blooming flowers and looming graduation dates. Spring means internship season – the daunting process of Bruins finding, applying and narrowing down how they will spend their summer. Read more...
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Ann Coulter must have known what she was getting into. About two weeks ago, students at UC Berkeley threatened violence when Berkeley College Republicans invited the conservative pundit to speak on campus. Read more...
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