When the Brentwood Public Library needed money to modernize 19 years ago, UCLA alumna and fundraiser Carole Schiffer swooped to the rescue with what is now the longest-running food festival in Los Angeles. This weekend, it might also be one of the most diverse. The “Great Tastes in Brentwood” festival takes place Sunday, Oct. 8 […]
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Ex-FDA worker discusses birth control
She resigned because she couldn’t do it anymore. She could not go out and explain to the public why the Food and Drug Administration again denied the emergency contraceptive pill over-the-counter status for “bogus reasons.” Tuesday night, students and staff gathered at the UCLA Gonda Center to hear Susan Wood, the former director of the […]