California
June 9, 2026 6:07 p.m.Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton progress to general election for California governor
Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton will compete to be California’s next governor in November, the Associated Press announced Tuesday.
Becerra, a former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Hilton, a political commentator, earned 27.9% and 24.9% of the vote, respectively.
By Josephine Murphy
Campus
June 7, 2026 7:59 p.m.Trump’s DEI crackdown: How federal pressure influences the UC, UCLA
Since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump has cracked down on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from the halls of federal government agencies to K-12 schools.
By Josephine Murphy
Higher Education
June 7, 2026 3:28 p.m.Students, faculty react to UC President James Milliken’s 1st 10 months in office
UC President James Milliken took the helm of the University 10 months ago, immediately after the federal government froze $584 million of UCLA’s research grants.
Since then, the UC has been sued by the Department of Justice three times, seen a proposed increase in state funding and reached contracts with four of its unions.
By Josephine Murphy
California
May 31, 2026 10:35 p.m.California governor’s race features competitive primary field
Sixty-one candidates are running to be California’s next governor.
Only two will advance to the November general election after Tuesday’s primary election – regardless of political party affiliation.
By Josephine Murphy and Delilah Brumer
California
May 27, 2026 10:58 p.m.LA ballot measures could increase taxes on billionaires, hotels, sales
This post was updated May 31 at 8:36 p.m.
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
News
May 19, 2026 10:56 p.m.AFSCME Local 3299 members react to tentative deal as ratification vote begins
This post was updated May 21 at 7:58 p.m.
More than two years into bargaining and just hours before an indefinite strike was set to begin, the UC reached a contract with a union representing more than 40,000 employees.
By Josephine Murphy
California
May 2, 2026 5:50 p.m.‘It’s eye opening’: Deportation Data Project maps rise in immigration enforcement
When Graeme Blair heard President Donald Trump’s promises to carry out a mass deportation campaign ahead of the 2024 presidential election, he began planning the Deportation Data Project.
By Delilah Brumer and Josephine Murphy
Campus
April 30, 2026 11:42 p.m.Civil liberties group denounces UCLA Law administrator’s email
A civil liberties group told UCLA on Monday that the university should not stop a conservative student group from identifying demonstrators who protested a United States Department of Homeland Security lawyer’s campus event.
By Josephine Murphy and Phoebe Huss
Campus
April 23, 2026 12:50 p.m.US Department of Homeland Security condemns UCLA protest against agency’s lawyer
This post was updated April 23 at 9:03 p.m.
The United States Department of Homeland Security condemned a protest held at UCLA against the agency’s top lawyer Wednesday.
By Josephine Murphy
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