California
Oct. 26, 2026 7:12 p.m.
(Jacqueline Nguyen/Daily Bruin contributor)
When California voters head to the polls this November, they will decide whether to impose a tax on California’s billionaires.
Proposition 40 seeks to impose a one-time, 5% tax on the total net worth of all billionaires living in California – up to 255 people – as of Jan.
By William Gauvin
California
Oct. 22, 2026 8:31 p.m.This post was updated Oct. 22 at 11:24 p.m.
UCLA student organizations are encouraging political participation as the 2026 midterm elections approach.
Los Angeles residents will vote in multiple races – including governor, attorney general and mayor – Nov.
By Jennifer Michel
California
Oct. 17, 2026 9:15 p.m.California public college students now automatically meet some CalFresh requirements
This post was updated Oct. 18 at 11:09 p.m.
All public undergraduate college students in California now automatically pass the first barrier to applying to CalFresh, giving more than 200,000 additional students access to the food assistance program.
By Barnett Salle-Widelock
California
Oct. 15, 2026 8:41 p.m.Annual UCLA survey responses cover public health issues, including housing, heat
This post was updated Oct. 16 at 8:19 p.m.
A growing number of Californians are experiencing extreme heat and other climate-related events, according to UCLA’s annual California Health Interview Survey released Thursday.
By Rune Long
A Closer Look
Oct. 12, 2026 9:53 p.m.UCLA students help pass statewide bill promoting lung cancer screening
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a student-conceptualized bill into law Sept. 28 to raise awareness about lung cancer screenings across the state.
Senate Bill 1124, conceptualized by members of UCLA’s American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative chapter, requires tobacco retailers to display signs with information about lung cancer screening.
By Caitlin Brockenbrow
California
Oct. 11, 2026 5:06 p.m.California’s high-speed rail faces rising costs, delays ahead of 2040 debut
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 10:22 p.m.
Hundreds of first-year UCLA students were infants when California voters approved the state’s first high-speed rail in November 2008.
By Izzy Becker
California
Oct. 9, 2026 11:53 p.m.Gavin Newsom’s executive order increases AI oversight, proposes ‘kill switch’
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 10:16 a.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order to expand third-party oversight of artificial intelligence could effectively regulate emerging technologies, UCLA experts said.
By Nora Gallagher
Academics
Oct. 8, 2026 8:38 p.m.Newsom signs laws letting CA community colleges add up to 12 new degrees per year
This post was updated Oct. 8 at 10:56 p.m.
Two new laws will allow California community colleges to offer up to 12 new bachelor’s degrees, including duplicates of some UC degrees, upon University approval.
By Lilly Leonhardt
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