The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs hosted a panel March 7 with alumni policymakers across Los Angeles to discuss the ongoing housing crisis, the importance of voting and the need for cooperation between local, state and federal governments.

Attorneys and UCLA experts expressed disapproval at a ballot initiative that limits California workers’ ability to litigate against their employers.
The Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) is a labor law that provides workers with the resources to litigate against their employers, said Tia Koonse, the legal and policy research manager at the UCLA Labor Center.

This post was updated March 10 at 9:12 p.m.
Students and faculty discussed initiatives and policies to increase advocacy for higher education and voter turnout at the Asian American Pacific Islander Policy Summit on Friday.

This post was updated March 6 at 1:19 p.m.
Policy experts remain largely skeptical of the merits of Proposition 1, which plans to reallocate and add state funding toward housing and treatment for unhoused people with mental illness.

Post updated Feb. 25 at 10:59 p.m.
UCLA students discussed candidates and political topics at a watch party of the final United States Senate debate for the open California seat Tuesday.

A resolution written by Alette Laughton, a third-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics transfer student, was introduced as a bill in the California State Legislature.
If passed, Assembly Bill 1818, which was introduced by Assemblymember Corey Jackson on Jan.

UCLA will pilot an Associate Degree for Transfer Program in the 2026-2027 academic year.
Established by Assembly Bill 1291, which was signed into law by Gov.