Author Archives: Daily Bruin

Brown’s State of the State urges restraint despite ‘comeback’

Gov. Jerry Brown underscored a theme of “comeback” for California in his State of the State address at the Legislature Wednesday, but warned lawmakers to practice fiscal restraint. Brown called attention to the state’s long-term liabilities such as pension and health care costs. At the same time, he lauded the state’s budgetary surplus, a million […]

UC union workers to hold strike vote in February

This post was updated at 7:58 p.m. Members of a University of California union representing patient care and service workers announced that in February they will hold a vote to strike to protest what the union claims a double standard by the UC during contract negotiations. The strike vote will be held from Feb. 11 […]

UC President Napolitano announces budget cuts

University of California President Janet Napolitano said she plans to institute an immediate hiring cap, a 10 percent reduction in employee travel and other cutbacks to slim the UC Office of the President’s budget. At the UC Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, Napolitano said these cutbacks will help keep her office’s budget at the […]

Submission: Bicyclist safety essential to Westwood’s future

By Dylan Smith Thousands of people like me commute to UCLA every day. But an out-of-date street configuration makes the short commute up Westwood Boulevard a hazardous one for bike riders. On my ride to school, a collision with an automobile is a very real concern, especially where there is no bike lane. Despite this […]