Democrat Xavier Becerra will be California’s next governor.
Becerra, a lawyer and the former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden, received 55.1% of the vote in the midterm elections as of 8:10 p.m.

UCPD is investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred Sunday on the Hill. 
The incident occurred on the 300 block of De Neve Drive – where UCLA’s on-campus residence halls are located – around 1 a.m., according to a Sunday UCPD Clery Timely Warning.

This post was updated Oct. 22 at 11:06 p.m.
UCLA students’ grades in introductory math classes have decreased significantly over the past five years, according to data from the UC Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee.

This post was updated Oct. 13 at 9:54 p.m.
The Trump administration is looking to charge a $70,000 fee for international students who want to work in the United States – a move the UC said could make the program inaccessible.

Editor’s note: This article includes a description of a reported sexual battery incident that some readers may find disturbing.
UCPD received notice of a reported sexual battery that occurred at an off-campus residence Saturday.

This post was updated Oct. 1 at 11:57 p.m.
UCLA asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss a Department of Justice lawsuit that alleged the university allowed discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students. 
[Related: DOJ launches second suit against UC, alleging antisemitism against UCLA students] 
The lawsuit, which the DOJ filed against the UC in May, alleged that UCLA allowed antisemitic protests on campus following Palestinian political party and militant group Hamas’ Oct.

This post was updated Sept. 30 at 10:17 a.m.
The United States Department of Education on Monday rescinded the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX regulations, which included protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation. 
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding.

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 10:46 p.m.
UCLA is once again the country’s No. 1 public university, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual university rankings released Monday. 
UCLA fell to the second-best public university last year after eight years at the top.

This post was updated Sept. 27 at 11:01 p.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sunday that would have allowed undocumented students to hold jobs on public university campuses across the state. 
Assembly Bill 713 – the Opportunity for All Act – would have prevented the UC, California State University and California Community Colleges from barring undocumented students from on-campus jobs because they are unable to provide proof of federal work authorization.

This post was updated Sept. 3 at 8:08 p.m.
The Daily Bruin joined 39 college newspapers on an amicus brief filed Wednesday calling on an appeals court to defend student press freedom. 
The brief – filed by the Student Press Law Center, a legal advocacy nonprofit – urges the United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a district court’s ruling that argues a university’s decision to operate student publications is government speech and therefore not subject to the First Amendment.