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: […]
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Submission: Evidence floods in for support of stormwater collection and usage under Measure W
Billions of gallons of stormwater from Los Angeles flow unimpeded into the ocean each year, contaminating beaches and devastating marine wildlife. If properly cleaned, this stormwater represents a viable and under-leveraged source of local water for a county currently importing 60 percent of its water from hundreds of miles away. Angelenos will vote Tuesday on […]
Bird and Lime slapped with class-action lawsuit over rider and pedestrian injuries
Two Los Angeles-based attorneys filed a class-action lawsuit against e-scooter companies and scooter manufacturers on behalf of injured riders and pedestrians earlier this month. Catherine Lerer and Jeffrey Costell filed the lawsuit on behalf of eight plaintiffs in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Oct. 19. The suit alleges that e-scooter companies Bird and Lime, […]
Submission: Prop. 10 would prevent housing prices from rising above what students can afford
Many students keep complaining about the increasing costs of tuition and fees, and justifiably so. But when the costs of attending college are broken down, one expensive item on the price tag stands above the rest: housing. Skyrocketing rent prices in California have made it increasingly unaffordable for students and the state’s vulnerable populations, such […]
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 […]
Civil rights lawyer discusses future of DACA, immigrants’ rights
A civil rights attorney said he thinks the Trump administration is the most anti-Latino administration in the country’s history. Thomas Saenz, president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, spoke about immigration policies at a forum at UCLA Law School on Thursday. MALDEF is a Latino civil rights organization currently providing legal support […]
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. […]