IN THE NEWS:
Los Angeles
Jan. 20, 2021 9:16 a.m.Magnitude 3.5 earthquake strikes about 15 miles from UCLA campus
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake hit Los Angeles on Wednesday morning.
The quake originated around 15 miles from the UCLA campus in South Los Angeles at 8:31 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.
By Bernard Mendez
Campus
Jan. 11, 2021 12:03 p.m.UC campuses plan for return to in-person instruction by fall 2021
This post was updated Jan. 18 at 6:27 p.m.
UCLA may be back next fall.
UCLA, along with the nine other University of California campuses, is planning to return to in-person instruction by fall, the UC Office of the President announced in a press release Monday.
By Bernard Mendez
California
Dec. 5, 2020 5:13 p.m.Southern California to enter stay-at-home order after ICU capacity falls below 15%
This post was updated Dec. 6 at 8:38 p.m.
Southern California will enter the state’s regional stay-at-home order Sunday evening because of dropping intensive care unit capacity and rising COVID-19-related hospitalizations.
By Bernard Mendez
Los Angeles
Nov. 27, 2020 5:08 p.m.Los Angeles County issues targeted stay-at-home order, bans most gatherings
This post was updated Nov. 29 at 6:18 p.m.
Los Angeles County will ban most gatherings starting Monday under a three-week targeted stay-at-home order issued Friday due to a late-November surge of COVID-19 cases.
By Bernard Mendez
California
Nov. 24, 2020 5:48 p.m.Travelers to LA will have to submit online form, acknowledge recommended quarantine
This post was updated Nov. 29 at 6:16 p.m.
Travelers arriving at LAX will have to fill out a virtual form to certify they understand the state recommends they quarantine after arriving in Los Angeles beginning Wednesday, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced in a press release Monday.
By Hyeyoon (Alyssa) Choi and Bernard Mendez
California
Nov. 22, 2020 4:59 p.m.LA County to ban in-person dining following increase in COVID-19 cases countywide
This post was updated Nov. 22 at 6:45 p.m.
Los Angeles County announced Sunday it will ban in-person dining starting Wednesday as it edges toward a countywide “safer at home” order.
By Bernard Mendez
Crime
Nov. 16, 2020 10:37 p.m.UCLA may pay $73M in James Heaps class action settlement
UCLA may have to pay $73 million to past patients of former OB-GYN James Heaps and reform its sexual misconduct procedures under the terms of a class action sexual misconduct settlement.
By Justin Jung and Bernard Mendez
A Closer Look
Nov. 7, 2020 2:38 p.m.Students express relief in wake of Joe Biden’s victory in presidential election
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 8:08 p.m.
For some UCLA students, the news of a Joe Biden presidency is a sigh of relief.
Former Vice President Biden won the 2020 presidential election and is now the president-elect, according to the Associated Press.
By Kari Lau and Bernard Mendez
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