California
May 31, 2026 11:46 p.m.
Los Angeles City Hall is pictured. Voters will cast ballots for LA mayor in the June 2 primary. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Incumbent Karen Bass and 13 challengers are running for Los Angeles mayor.
Voters will choose the top two candidates in the June 2 primary election to advance to a November runoff, unless a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the primary and automatically wins the office.
By Julian Duaybis
California
May 27, 2026 10:58 p.m.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
Los Angeles
May 19, 2026 11:15 p.m.LA County sheriff candidate seeks to reinstate ICE cooperation program
State legislation has prohibited California police agencies from participating in federal immigration enforcement operations since 2018 – but a Los Angeles County sheriff candidate wants to change that.
By Phoebe Huss
Los Angeles
May 18, 2026 10:47 a.m.Typhus cases rise in LA, precautions recommended for students, community
This post was updated May 20 at 10:52 a.m.
Flea borne typhus cases in Los Angeles County have reached an all-time high, according to an April report by LA County public health officials.
By Zoya Alam
Los Angeles
May 15, 2026 9:14 p.m.North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – May 6
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council passed a community impact statement calling for improvements to the Westwood Boulevard Safety and Mobility project at its May meeting.
The council, which represents UCLA and Westwood Village, meets on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace.
By Charlotte Martling
Los Angeles
May 8, 2026 1:52 p.m.LA Metro connects downtown to Beverly Hills with new D Line subway extension
This article was updated May 10 at 8:34 p.m.
LA Metro opened the D Line subway extension Friday, connecting downtown to Beverly Hills.
Hundreds gathered at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Wilshire/Fairfax at 8:30 a.m.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
California
May 6, 2026 1:04 p.m.Protesting doctors, nurses allege dangerous overcrowding at UCLA hospital
This post was updated May 7 at 9:12 p.m.
About 60 healthcare professionals gathered at Luskin Turnaround on Wednesday morning to protest patient overcrowding at UCLA’s on-campus hospital.
Members of the California Nurses Association, Committee of Interns and Residents and University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – which represents healthcare, research and technical professionals – gave speeches calling on the University to address alleged overcrowding issues in the emergency department at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
By Nicholas Mouchawar and Kyan Wang
Campus
May 4, 2026 9:12 p.m.UCLA mental health advocacy event explores effective policies for youth
This post was updated May 6 at 1:10 a.m.
Advocates called on lawmakers to implement policies funding mental health support for young people during a Friday conference at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Campus
May 4, 2026 1:25 p.m.LA County Superior Court raises bail to $1.4M for man charged with kidnapping, rape
This post was updated May 6 at 12:54 a.m.
The Los Angeles County Superior Court raised bail to $1.4 million Monday for a man who allegedly kidnapped two UCLA students in March and raped a woman last year.
By Lauren Nguyen and Victor Simoes
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