This post was updated Jan. 15 at 12:33 a.m.
580 Café, a not-for-profit organization located along Hilgard Avenue, is not just a basic needs resource for students.

Students raised over $15,000 to support a chemistry senior lecturer who lost his home to the Los Angeles wildfires.
[Related: Students show support for UCLA professor who loses home to Los Angeles fires]
(Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:49 p.m.
Students raised over $15,000 to support a chemistry senior lecturer who lost his home to the Los Angeles County wildfires. 
Laurence Lavelle announced in a Thursday classwide email that he lost his home, adding that the only clothes he owns are the ones he wore to work the previous day.

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:58 p.m.
Fires across Los Angeles County sparked unease among UCLA students and criticism of the university’s emergency response.

Leslie Magallon and Aliya Sabater, front desk agents at Sproul Hall and Rieber Hall, respectively, said the dorm front desks are offering free N95 masks to students who are concerned about the respiratory risks the fire poses.

At around 4:00 p.m., the court declared a mistrial in the case of Christopher Rodriguez due to a hung jury. The jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict after deliberation.

Monica Martinez, a member of the AFSCME Local 3299 bargaining team, said one of the union’s demands is more affordable housing for UC workers. Martinez criticized the UC’s investments in Blackstone, a private equity firm, saying it contributes to the spike in local rent prices.

UCLA medical students showed their support for the AFSCME Local 3299 strike outside the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, holding up signs saying “Medical & public health students stand with AFSCME workers against hospital greed” and “Labor justice is health justice.”
(Izzy Greig/Daily Bruin)

Nile, a member of the California Nurses Association who did not share his last name, said many nurses support the AFSCME Local 3299 patient care workers.

Betty Yee, who was the California state controller from 2015 to 2023, gave a speech in solidarity with the AFSCME Local 3299 union outside the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.