This post was updated Sept. 5 at 10:47 p.m. President Donald Trump ended a program Tuesday morning that deferred the deportation of hundreds of thousands of undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will expire in six months. DACA, […]
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Under Jedd Fisch, Bruin offense starts season with up-and-down game
To say the Jedd Fisch era at UCLA started poorly would be an understatement. Under the Bruins’ new offensive coordinator, their offense opened the game with a field goal but followed that with fumbles on back-to-back drives and four consecutive three-and-outs. More than 20 minutes of game time trickled down before they recorded another first […]
City council votes to replace Columbus day with Indigenous Peoples Day
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to remove Columbus Day from the city calendar and made the second Monday in October a holiday to honor indigenous people. The council voted 14-1 to support the replacing of Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. Councilman Joe Buscaino opposed the motion. The Los Angeles County Human Relations […]
UC disputes state audit report on new payroll system costs
This post was updated Aug. 28 at 3:37 p.m. The University of California’s plan to update its payroll system will cost millions more than originally estimated and is several years behind schedule, according to a state audit released Thursday. The audit estimated the UC Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources project, which seeks to […]
State audit reveals UC violated displacement guidelines
The University of California violated guidelines governing the replacement of employees with contract workers, according to a state audit released Tuesday. After reviewing 31 service contracts at three UC campuses, two medical centers and the UC Office of the President, auditors found that two of these contracts did not fully adhere to UCOP’s displacement guidelines, […]
LAPD’s drone use proposal raises privacy, misuse concerns
Los Angeles community members spoke up at a public forum in Westwood on Wednesday against city police’s proposed use of drone technology. At the Wednesday night meeting, Los Angeles Police Department officers addressed residents’ concerns about a proposal to allow the department to use nonweaponized drones, or small, unmanned aerial devices, to aid in police […]
UC reaches settlement with DOL after underpaying employees
The University of California owes workers $1.3 million following a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor for underpaying overtime payments for hourly employees. The error occurred while the university was attempting to replace the previous payroll system with the new UC Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources system. In late 2015, the UC […]