Friday, April 10

Los Angeles must fix car culture by improving existing public transit systems

Los Angeles is home to many things. Beautiful beaches, Hollywood and, of course, the worst traffic known to man. LA is a city built on freeways, meaning it’s so spread out that walking most places isn’t an option – and driving has proven to be the more desirable form of transportation. Read more...

Photo: Transit systems in Los Angeles are severely ignored in favor of cars and highway traffic. The LA Metro should pour more resources into current systems rather than pursue new projects. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Op-ed: Prop. 13 would finance much-needed repair of aging campus infrastructure

Even at the nation’s top public university, campus spaces are not always top-notch. From broken desks to leaky pipes, inaccessible classrooms to routine flooding, it’s easy to see how UCLA is buckling under the strain of being the second-oldest and most populous University of California campus in the system. Read more...

Photo: For UCLA, voting on Proposition 13 could mean funding in the range of millions for the school. Reinvesting those funds could help with maintenance issues and seismic improvement. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)






California governments need to be held accountable for consequences of homelessness

California’s government is no stranger to inaction regarding homelessness. But under a new proposal, Californians will have another way to distract themselves from doing anything about the situation. Read more...

Photo: California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed an amendment to the California Constitution to push sanctions on cities, doing little to alleviate the homelessness issue. Short-term punishment is not the solution to overarching issues that go far beyond slapping cities’ wrists. (Creative Commons photo by Andre m via Wikimedia Commons)