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May 8, 2026 1:52 p.m.
LA Metro connects downtown to Beverly Hills with new D-Line subway extension
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Confetti rains down during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for section one of the LA Metro D-Line extension. Three new stations opened May 8, connecting Koreatown to Beverly Hills. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

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. to celebrate the three new stations – Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega.

By Nury Salazar-Ibanez

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News

May 7, 2026 10:08 p.m.
UC Board of Regents voices support for Senate Bill 985

The UC Board of Regents voiced support for a state bill that would put a $23 billion research bond on the November 2026 ballot at its Wednesday meeting.

By Kayleen Kim and Delilah Brumer

Higher Education

May 6, 2026 1:33 p.m.

DOJ alleges David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considered race in admissions

This post was updated May 7 at 9:06 p.m.
The United States Department of Justice alleged Wednesday that the David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considered race in its admissions processes, discriminating against white and Asian American applicants. 
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division alleged in a Wednesday press release that the School of Medicine illegally used race as a selection criteria for candidates and admitted Black and Latino students who had lower academic qualifications than their white and Asian counterparts.

By Lauren Trautenberg

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

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