I commute to my job at UCLA by bicycle. Most mornings I also ride my 8-year-old kid to school on a detachable trailer bike. It has taken some time to find a route that felt adequately safe for this journey, and I’m still not convinced some days that I’ve quite hit the mark. But City […]
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City Election: Jesse Creed for City Council District 5
There are three candidates vying for the Los Angeles City Council District 5 seat representing Westwood and surrounding neighborhoods: incumbent Paul Koretz, lawyer Jesse Creed and political consultant and community activist Mark Herd. Koretz is the safe option. But this board endorses Creed for council member precisely because he breaks the mold. Of the three candidates, […]
Submission: Discount roof parking will improve lot utilization, efficiency
UCLA strongly supports social and economic equality, but its parking system makes the Titanic look like a one-class ship. There are 48 different types of parking permits, ranked according to the status of faculty, staff and students. To explain this byzantine parking hierarchy called “parking privileges,” UCLA published an 84-page guide. Despite the UCLA Transportation’s […]
Submission: Jayanti Tambe must not be blamed for UCLA child care center’s issues
Although the past two years have been marred by controversy which has attracted attention from the Daily Bruin’s editorial board, UCLA Early Care and Education’s Executive Director Jayanti Tambe’s accomplishments and her deep love for children should not go unstated, and people must realize that most of the problems with ECE lay largely beyond her […]
Album review: ‘FUTURE,’ ‘HNDRXX’
Atlanta rapper Future surprised everyone by releasing two albums in two weeks. After releasing his self-titled project “FUTURE” on Feb. 17, Future announced a second album would soon follow. He delivered on his promise Friday with his second 17-track album of the month, “HNDRXX.” Despite the proximity of their release dates, the two albums showcase […]
LA City Councilmember Paul Koretz outlines re-election platform
The city council member representing Westwood is running for re-election March 7 with platforms on homelessness, environmental preservation and improving the Westwood community. Paul Koretz, who has represented Los Angeles City Council District 5 since 2009, grew up in the district, which includes the majority of West Los Angeles. He said he has been involved […]
Submission: CALPIRG’s fracking ban advocacy is part of larger sustainability goal
As any Californian knows, we’ve seen our fair share of earthquakes and water shortages. Yet we still allow fracking, a natural gas and oil extraction method that exacerbates both issues, in our state. The recent California Public Interest Research Group pledge drive to ban fracking in California opened an important conversation about the issue. Those […]