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The student news site of California State University - Los Angeles

University Times

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University Times

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...

Katy Chen spoke up at the Alhambra city council meeting in late September. Photo courtesy of the city.

Gun control gains traction in cities like Alhambra

Arturo Orellana, Community News Reporter December 15, 2023

In response to the 2023 mass shooting in Monterey Park, the city council of Alhambra discussed three ordinances in late September to curb gun violence and passed one, but is it enough?  That was the...

Sarah Winslow discusses how to resist attempts to ban books during an advocacy workshop.

Cal State LA resists the banning of books

Tristan Longwell, Community News Digital Editor-In-Chief October 30, 2023

The Cal State LA library and English department hosted a series of events celebrating Banned Books week.    The campus library stocks a collection of banned and challenged books including a...

A woman in red suit at a podium

What do various state and county officials actually do?

Xennia Hamilton, Community News Reporter October 31, 2022

State controller. Insurance commissioner. County board of supervisors. Voters’ eyes can glaze over at the number of different statewide and local elected officials representing various boards and...

Bernie Sanders wins California but is it enough to bump Trump?

Democrats were out in droves this week to cast their ballots in the California primary. Residents interviewed at two polling locations on the Eastside and South Los Angeles described the voting process...

Illustration by Miles Gaius

California Gets Trumped

Anthony Karambelas, Staff Reporter February 25, 2019

If there is anything we have learned from Trump’s two years in office, it is this: the man delivers on his promises. When he says he will terminate Obama’s immigration executive orders, he does it....

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