The Trump administration froze UCLA’s research funding, alleging antisemitism and mishandling of transgender students, but an investigation revealed the government violated legal and procedural norms and the UC system’s dependence on federal money limited its ability to resist.
A new analysis by UCLA associate professor Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld suggests that most Angelenos support new housing construction, challenging the long-standing narrative that Los Angeles is dominated by NIMBY sentiment.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and other state leaders condemned the Trump administration’s alleged $1 billion political shakedown of the University of California, which they characterized as an assault on academic freedom and a threat to the state’s public university system.
Gentrification is causing a decline in public transit ridership in Los Angeles, as low-income residents are being priced out of neighborhoods with strong bus and rail service, leading to a decrease in riders and undermining the state’s climate goals.
Rent control is a useful and underutilized tool in addressing California’s housing crisis, according to a study by USC, UCLA, and UC Berkeley, which finds that moderate rent stabilization can increase tenant housing stability and reduce gentrification-fueled displacement.
California’s prison system is unprepared for climate-related disasters, with outdated evacuation plans, inadequate transportation, and overcrowding exacerbating the risks to incarcerated individuals.
Naomi Klein’s recent UCLA talk, “Fascism or Eco-populism: Our Stark Choice,” examined how climate disaster, inequality, and political failure lay the groundwork for modern fascism, and the need to break taboos around comparing historical atrocities to contemporary ones.
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office has decided not to pursue criminal charges against most of the protesters arrested at UCLA and USC during the Gaza-related demonstrations last year, due to insufficient evidence.
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