Lifestyle
Dec. 2, 2025 6:15 p.m.
An Electronic Benefits Transfer card is pictured. EBT cards are the medium of transaction that individuals relying on federal government food assistance programs use to buy groceries. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
When the government shutdown delayed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, Californians – from state leaders to local organizations – stepped in to support those in need.
By Savannah Cunningham
Politics
Nov. 25, 2025 4:31 p.m.Zero-emission vehicles accounted for 29.1% of all new car purchases in California in the third quarter of 2025, marking progress in the state’s goals of achieving a fully clean-energy future.
By Jennifer Michel
Academics
Oct. 16, 2025 8:18 p.m.Federal funding application process, impact of loss of funding for researchers
This post was updated Oct. 21 at 3:20 p.m.
UCLA and the Trump Administration have been at odds over federal funding for months.
In July, The Trump administration suspended an estimated $584 million of research funding to UCLA, alleging that the university failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from antisemitism, implemented affirmative action in their admission practices and allegedly allowed “men to participate in women’s sports.”
While a federal judge ordered the restoration of most of the funding, the struggle breaks a long tradition of cooperation between university institutions and the federal government in research development.
By Anna Gu and Bockman Cheung
Politics
Oct. 9, 2025 9:10 p.m.Local news stations face barriers to public broadcasting amid federal funding loss
Cuts to public broadcasting funding have strained California’s ability to provide news and education to its residents.
Oct. 1 marked public media’s first day without federal funding in over 50 years.
By Savannah Cunningham
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