The California Supreme Court removed a November ballot measure aimed at dividing California into three states. The ballot measure, also known as Proposition 9, was funded by venture capitalist Tim Draper. The proposition would have split California into three states with smaller populations and more localized power. The court said it voted unanimously to remove […]
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Proposition to split California could affect UC tuition, organization
A proposition to split California into three separate states could affect students in the University of California system. The initiative, also known as Proposition 9, will be included in the November 2018 statewide ballot and is funded by venture capitalist Tim Draper. The proposition would split California into three states with smaller populations and more […]
Supreme Court rules against nonunion member fees in Janus v. AFSCME decision
The Supreme Court decreased labor unions’ power by ruling against nonmember fees Wednesday morning. In a 5-4 decision along party lines, the conservative-leaning court decided that unions can no longer charge fair share fees to those who choose not to join. Twenty-two states including California allow public-sector unions to collect fees from workers who opt […]
The Year in Protest
UCLA has had nearly a century of student activism, and this year is no exception. Here is an overview of demonstrations that happened this year, how their respective movements have progressed and where people think the movements are going. AFSCME Strike Then: Unionized service workers went on a three-day strike in May after negotiations with […]
UC community awaits ruling on lawsuit contesting termination of DACA
Eduardo Perez clearly remembers Sept. 5, the day President Donald Trump announced his decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. But Perez, a first-year political science student and DACA recipient, also remembers the email UCLA, the school he was going to attend that fall, sent out in response. “I remember receiving an […]
Newsom and Cox advance to general election for governor, Democrats race for Senate
This post was updated June 9 at 2:51 a.m. Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox won the California gubernatorial primary election Tuesday. Newsom led with 33 percent of the vote; Cox won 26 percent. Former mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa came in third with 13 percent of the vote. Twenty-seven candidates […]
California and UCLA restrict travel to Oklahoma in response to anti-LGBTQ law
UCLA will join California in barring employees from traveling to Oklahoma, which enacted a law that targets LGBTQ couples. The California Attorney General’s office announced Friday that it would ban public employees from work-related travel to Oklahoma after the state passed a law that allows adoption agencies to turn away LGBTQ couples based on religious […]