The Los Angeles City Council approved Mayor Karen Bass’ 2023-2024 city budget May 18 to draft a resolution for final approval.
The $13.1 billion budget, which the council approved 13-1, funds a $1.3 billion investment to address homelessness, including $250 million for Inside Safe, an executive directive launched by Bass to help people experiencing homelessness move into temporary housing units.

The David Geffen School of Medicine’s inaugural class of Bruin Scholars has started working on projects to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in health care.
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A recent study by the American Lung Association found the Los Angeles and Long Beach area had the worst ozone air pollution in the country.
According to the 2023 State of the Air report published April 19, nearly 120 million people across the United States live in counties that received an F for either ozone or particle pollution in 2023.

The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs hosted a conversation Wednesday with Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell to discuss poverty alleviation and social welfare programs to combat economic inequality.

Nearly 1,000 community members and supporters marched to Los Angeles City Hall in a worker’s rights demonstration in honor of May Day.
Organized by the LA May Day Coalition, the march began at 5 p.m.

UCLA researchers are expanding their digital registry for depression research recruitment beyond campus into the greater Los Angeles area.
Created over a year ago, the registry is a collaboration between the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge – an initiative focused on cutting the global burden of depression in half by 2050 – and the UCLA Center for SMART Health, which aims to transform health care through the integration of new technology.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass proposed a $250 million expansion of Inside Safe – her signature program to move unhoused people inside from encampments – on April 18.