The blue wave came and went. But at UCLA, it wasn’t ideology that kept students from voting – it was long lines. Tuesday’s midterm elections were a critical point for the United States’ government, with students’ votes not only affecting who represents California in Washington, D.C., but also state policies regarding critical areas like taxation […]
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Daily Bruin Editorial Board 2018 California midterm election endorsements
There’s a lot on Tuesday’s midterm election ballot. Here are the Daily Bruin Editorial Board’s picks for the races and ballot propositions that most pertain to the UCLA community. Read everything from who our pick for the next California governor is to whether the state should legalize rent control policies. National public offices US Senator: […]
Editorial: Gavin Newsom for governor
Californians have two options for their next governor: a slick politician and a businessman struggling to get your attention. On one hand, there’s Gavin Newsom, California’s incumbent lieutenant governor and someone who’s been on the gubernatorial campaign for so long that his technical answers sound like campaign slogans. Newsom is a former two-term San Francisco […]
Editorial: Ed Hernandez for lieutenant governor
California’s office of the lieutenant governor might just be fulfilling ceremonial responsibilities in the absence of the governor, but UCLA students should take a special interest in this year’s candidates. Among other roles, the elected candidate will sit on the University of California Board of Regents and wield the ability to write policies influencing the […]
Editorial: Xavier Becerra for attorney general
California has posed itself as an avid resistor of Donald Trump’s presidency. It only makes sense its attorney general, the state’s litigator in chief, would echo this sentiment. And Xavier Becerra most definitely does. Becerra is the incumbent attorney general of California, having served since 2017 after Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) left the position to become […]
Editorial: Ted Lieu for US House of Representatives
This board endorses Ted Lieu as congressman for California’s 33rd congressional district. As the Democratic incumbent, Lieu serves on the House Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. And the two-term congressman has shown, through his public statements and his voting record, that he has the smarts and the boldness to […]
Editorial: Sydney Kamlager-Dove for state Assembly
The board endorses Sydney Kamlager-Dove for the California State Assembly seat representing Westwood in District 54 because of her passion for education and knowledge of environmental issues. Kamlager-Dove is the incumbent assembly member, elected in an April special election following the resignation of Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, who was elected in 2016 but had to step down […]