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State ballot measure would put $10B into fighting climate change

Gisselle Mauricio, Ut Social Media Editor October 6, 2024

Should California spend $10 billion from the state’s general funds to combat climate change? That’s the question raised by Prop. 4, which will appear on the statewide ballot this November. It would...

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El Monte measure ME would improve school facilities, green space and safety

Kara Alexander, University Times Community News Reporter October 6, 2024

Like many opponents of ballot measure ME to raise funds for El Monte schools, Michael Murro worries the funds won’t be used well. He said increasing school funding, especially any money that taxpayers...

Inmates can work while behind bars. Photo courtesy of Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Should California prisoners be required to work for pennies an hour – or is being imprisoned punishment enough?

Tupac Zapata, University Times Community News Reporter October 6, 2024

Proposition 6, a state ballot measure that would prohibit California from using forced labor in prison, is supported by groups representing teachers, workers and civil and voting rights advocates. A...

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El Monte measure aims to improve the city’s parks and infrastructure by raising taxes

Jose Cabrera, University Times Community News Reporter October 6, 2024

Potholes. The common enemy of cars on the road and people driving them. They cause tire damage, blowouts, and huge bills for drivers. That’s why the City of El Monte wants to fix the problem with...

Measure BE would revise Monterey Park’s business tax, leading to some increases

Queena Duong, UT Community News Digital Editor October 6, 2024

The city of Monterey Park wants to raise $1.2 million in funds to use for general city services such as keeping public and business areas safe and clean, preventing crime such as theft and strengthening...

Last Friday, President Berenecea Eanes spoke with protesters about their demands for divestment and safety concerns.

From May Day to today: Where the encampment is now

Wooden crates, tables, chairs, University Times newspaper boxes and more barricade the front of the University Gym at Cal State LA. Graffiti covers the gym wall with words like “Free Palestine.” Billie...

Dr. Melina Abdullah welcomes attendees of the Black Community Honors event on behalf of the Pan African Studies Department on Oct. 29, 2018 at Cal State LA's Golden Eagle Ballroom.

Cal State LA’s Melina Abdullah nominated for U.S. vice president

Marcos Franco, Managing Editor April 26, 2024

Earlier this month, Cal State LA Pan-African Studies professor and co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter, Melina Abdullah, was announced as the running mate of independent presidential...

Data transparency can help Inglewood residents better understand their city

Saadia Jones, Reporter February 16, 2024

Vehicle-related arrests are just one type of crime that affects Inglewood residents.  To put the 31 vehicle-related arrests in context, they make up about 28% of all 111 arrests in the city, including...

Representative discusses community plans with Hermon residents at council meeting. Photo taken by Ashley Romero

Opinion: If neighborhood councils want to engage residents, meetings must be more accessible

Ashley Romero, Community News Reporter December 19, 2023

I was excited to attend my first neighborhood council meeting this fall, a finance and outreach meeting in Hermon. As I walked around, I didn’t see any signs. Some people were in the church across...

What’s with all of the labor unease at Cal State LA?

Gavin J. Quinton, Multimedia Reporter December 15, 2023

Strikes, signs, petitions, pickets, votes and walkouts. It's hard to miss the buzz on campus these days as several different groups of workers organize to protest working conditions, determined to...

Tensions high at Cal State LA amid Israel-Hamas war

Tristan Longwell, Community News Digital Editor-In-Chief December 5, 2023

The war between Israel and Hamas and the fight for land between Israel and Palestine has been a subject of discussion and dismay at multiple universities in Southern California.  In a university-wide...

CSU Teamsters rally with fellow CSU Union workers at the September meeting of the CSU Board of Trustees.

CSU skilled trade workers set to strike

Leslie Magaña Arias, Multimedia Reporter November 30, 2023

The Teamsters Local 2010 union at 22 California State Universities plan strike on Nov. 14 in opposition to unfair wages. The strike comes after the union failed to come to an agreement with the CSU on...

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