California
May 27, 2026 10:58 p.m.
Los Angeles City Hall is pictured. Four measures seeking to raise taxes will appear on Los Angeles’s June 2 ballot. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
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
California
May 27, 2026 5:37 p.m.This post was updated May 28 at 12:03 a.m.
The California Senate voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would put a $12 billion bond for scientific research on the November 2026 ballot.
By Delilah Brumer
A Closer Look
May 26, 2026 8:47 p.m.In Plain Sight: From murals to evacuation maps, UCLA’s sign shop blends craftsmanship, creativity
A diverse range of signs are scattered across UCLA’s 419-acre campus, from murals to traffic markers.
But behind the scenes, workers at UCLA’s sign shop spend weeks in the basement of the Facilities Management building creating the signs that guide students, faculty and visitors.
By Victor Simoes
Campus
May 26, 2026 6:08 p.m.DOJ launches second suit against UC, alleging antisemitism against UCLA students
This post was updated May 27 at 11:10 p.m.
The United States Department of Justice is again suing the UC over alleged antisemitism, claiming that UCLA allowed discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students.
By Alexis Muchnik
Campus
May 26, 2026 4:52 p.m.UCLA to combine administrative roles, use settlement funds for Athletics deficit
This post was updated May 27 at 11:45 p.m.
UCLA will use bond funds to reduce UCLA Athletics department’s budget deficit and consolidate its chief financial officer and administrative vice chancellor roles, Chancellor Julio Frenk announced in a Tuesday morning State of the Campus address.
Frenk outlined a three-step plan to address UCLA’s financial shortfalls at the inaugural address, which university administrators, student government leaders, faculty and UC Office of the President representatives attended.
By Natalia Mochernak
A Closer Look
May 26, 2026 2:02 p.m.HAND at UCLA brings researchers, students together to discuss aging and memory
This post was updated May 28 at 12:08 a.m.
Subtle memory-related brain changes in people with neurological disorders may be reversible before full cognitive decline occurs, underscoring the importance of early detection, UCLA researchers said at a May 15 conference.
By Shaun Thomas
Campus
May 26, 2026 1:24 p.m.Administrative vice chancellor Michael Beck to retire at the end of 2026
This post was updated May 27 at 11:56 p.m.
UCLA’s administrative vice chancellor will retire at the end of 2026, he announced Tuesday.
Michael Beck – who stepped into the role in 2016 – oversees UCLA Housing and Hospitality, facilities management, transportation, procurement and information technology.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Academics
May 25, 2026 11:45 p.m.Professors express concern following Trump administration’s proposed funding cuts
The Trump administration requested more than $15 billion in cuts to federal research funding for a second consecutive year, leaving UCLA professors concerned about the future of scientific research.
By Leilani Krantz
Higher Education
May 25, 2026 11:44 p.m.IT employees across UC vote to join UPTE-CWA 9119 union
This post was updated May 27 at 12:30 p.m.
More than 2,000 information technology and technical employees across the UC unionized Thursday.
The employees voted to unionize with University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – which now represents about 8,400 workers in its technology bargaining unit – forming the largest union of its kind in the United States, a union spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
By Delilah Brumer
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