California’s housing crisis can’t be solved by a single proposition on the November ballot, but Proposition 1 will create a strong infrastructure for creating affordable housing and supporting those in need of it. This is why the board endorses the measure. Proposition 1 approves $4 billion in general obligation bonds to support housing development and […]
Category Archives: Editorials
Editorial: Kevin De León for U.S. Senate
The confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The passage of a self-serving, $1.5 trillion tax cut for the well-off. Numerous attempts to politically ax a now-cornerstone of the American health care system. Californians have a lot of reasons to look indignantly at the United States Senate. Compromise is a thing of the past, values continue to […]
Editorial: UC’s confidentiality policies regarding Title IX threaten campus safety
If a UCLA Title IX investigation finds an employee to have violated sexual violence policy and no one notices, does it make a sound? No, this isn’t another quantum physics conundrum. It’s a question about transparency and safety. Students might hear about Title IX investigations from media outlets in sporadic intervals following public records requests. […]
Editorial Cartoon: Halloween season at UCLA
Editorial: UC’s refusal to negotiate with union dismisses well-being of workers, students
Subpar working conditions and perpetual strikes have become a campus norm at the University of California. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents service workers and patient care technicians, has been in contract negotiations for better wages and benefits with the UC for almost two years now. But every […]
Editorial: ResLife admin shred constitution, instill fear in student employees
UCLA Residential Life’s tagline is “Where community happens.” This week, though, we learned what else happens on the Hill: fear. Student employees on the Hill fear losing their housing. They fear professional staff. They fear proposing new programs for student residents. They fear getting on the bad side of administrators and being forced to resign. […]
Editorial: Westwood Forward must start promoting student involvement in local government
There’s an election this week to determine who will steer the course of Westwood for the next half-year. The race is almost entirely uncontested, but that’s not the troubling part. Chances are, you didn’t even know there’s an election Thursday. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council, the newly formed neighborhood council representing Westwood Village and the […]