California Democratic legislative leaders announced Tuesday a package of 10 immigration bills, including measures that would subsidize Medi-Cal for undocumented individuals and aim to protect them from discrimination in the state. Legislators said they are pushing for the package because they think federal laws are insufficient in their support of undocumented individuals. “The ‘Immigrants Shape […]
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Former UC President Jack Peltason dies, remembered for leadership
Jack Peltason, a former University of California president who played an instrumental role in the development of UC Irvine as chancellor, died on March 21 from Parkinson’s disease. He was 91. “(Peltason) felt that there was no more exciting place to be than a university campus,” said his son Tim Peltason. Born Aug. 29, 1923, […]
Bruin couples defy national marriage trends by tying the knot
Tying the knot is coming sooner to some UCLA couples, despite a national trend in the opposite direction. The average age at first marriage for Americans has increased from about 23 to 29 years old for men and 20 to 27 years old for women since the 1950s, according to a U.S. Census Bureau survey […]