This year, five candidates are running for city controller of the Los Angeles city government.
The controller is tasked with conducting audits of city departments to ensure transparency and managing the city’s finances and expenditures.

This post was updated June 2 at 1:05 p.m.
Four candidates are running for councilmember representing District 5 in the Los Angeles City Council.
District 5 represents neighborhoods such as Westwood and Mid City West.

This post was updated June 2 at 1:30 a.m.
This year, six candidates are running to represent the 3rd District of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

Imagine feeling a weight on your shoulders that bears down deeper and deeper until you can’t do even the simplest tasks.
That’s what burnout feels like, and for many of us, we don’t have to imagine it.

Two UCLA students were named as this year’s recipients of a renowned scholarship in science, mathematics and engineering.
Lauren Tan, a third-year chemistry student, and Thien Nguyen, a third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology transfer student, are UCLA’s recipients of the 2022 Goldwater Scholarship.

This post was updated May 4 at 10:12 p.m.
Hundreds of protesters gathered at several demonstrations around Los Angeles on Tuesday, including in Westwood, to protest a potential United States Supreme Court decision that would allow states to outlaw abortion.

This post was updated May 1 at 8:57 p.m.
University of California union members picketed at the intersection of Wilshire and Westwood boulevards on Tuesday to call for fair wages and affordable university housing, resulting in 26 arrests. 
The rally began at 1 p.m.

A UCLA club that seeks to widen health care and medical access across the world is collaborating with a nonprofit organization to address the issue of drug overdoses at UCLA.

This post was updated March 14 at 6:43 p.m.
It can be easy to generalize the experiences of second-generation immigrants in the United States.
However, everyone’s upbringing is unique, and immigrant families vary greatly in how they balance the cultures of their homeland and new homes.

Health experts and LGBTQ+ advocates are raising questions regarding the legitimacy of the deferral period for LGBTQ+ individuals who wish to donate blood.
Men who have sex with men, or MSM, are currently required to abstain from sexual activity for three months before being eligible to donate blood, as mandated by the Food and Drug Administration.