California
May 27, 2026 10:58 p.m.LA ballot measures could increase taxes on billionaires, hotels, sales
Four measures seeking to raise taxes will appear on Los Angeles’s June 2 ballot.
The measures, if passed, would subsidize LA County’s public health system amid federal funding cuts and fill in tax gaps for unlicensed cannabis businesses and online travel companies.
By Josephine Murphy and Gemma Gentin
Academics
April 19, 2026 10:09 p.m.UCLA law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw speaks on critical race theory, ‘backtalking’
Critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw emphasized the importance of standing up to oppressive systems at a Thursday event promoting her memoir.
Crenshaw, a distinguished law professor at UCLA, shared anecdotes from her upcoming book “Backtalker” at the event.
By Sophia Pu and Gemma Gentin
Campus
Feb. 28, 2026 8:09 p.m.Student groups host walkout at UCLA to protest ICE, support migrant workers
This post was updated March 1 at 10:03 p.m.
About 70 people attended a walkout Friday to protest heightened immigration enforcement activity in the United States and to show support for migrant workers.
By Amanda Velasco and Gemma Gentin
California
Feb. 7, 2026 10:43 p.m.Luskin School holds panel on civil and immigrant rights, prosecuting ICE agents
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 10:01 p.m.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said California will prosecute federal immigration enforcement officers who violate residents’ constitutional rights at a Thursday UCLA event.
By Josephine Murphy and Gemma Gentin
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