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The student news site of California State University - Los Angeles

University Times

The student news site of California State University - Los Angeles

University Times

Joseph Mancillas Florence resident.  Photo by Arturo Orellana

Crime rate doubles in just a few years, putting residents on edge

Arturo Orellana, Community News Reporter December 2, 2023

The crime rate in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of South Los Angeles County more than doubled just since 2019. Its violent crime rate per 100,000 residents was 2,659 in 2021, up from 823 in 2019,...

Recharging electric cars parked on Calstate LA campus.

Prop. 30: Should multimillionaires’ taxes be raised to tackle climate change?

Gerardo De Los Santos, Community News Reporter October 29, 2022

Hike taxes for multimillionaires. Generate funds to subsidize zero-emission vehicles and pay for wildfire response and prevention. Clean up polluted air. Those are the goals of Prop. 30, which California...

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Hefty contributions for LA mayoral candidates from wealthy areas, including outside the city

Marcos Franco, Community News Reporter May 23, 2022

As Los Angeles enters a post COVID-19 era, the city is yet to fully recover from the effects of the two-year pandemic that left more people on the streets and impacted the livelihood of working Angelenos. So...

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...

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