Monthly Archives: March 2018

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer speaks with U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein during a gun violence prevention roundtable. (photos by Jonathan Van Dyke)

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein visited the UCLA campus March 27 to convene a roundtable on gun violence prevention with Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, academic experts, medical professionals and community members.

Feinstein sought the expertise of a number of people, including UCLA physicians, victims of gun violence and advocacy groups.

“That’s the job in front of us, to do something about it,” she announced to the group of about 15 as the meeting convened. “We thought it would be good to pull people together and have this roundtable.”

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UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs students listen to Gita O’Neill, left, director of homeless policies and strategies in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office. (photos by Stan Paul)

Students and city leaders weigh policy options regarding homelessness during annual UCLA Luskin Day at L.A. City Hall

Article by Stan Paul of UCLA Luskin.

Just how complex the problem of homelessness is in Los Angeles — and how to combat it — was the focus of a recent daylong program that brought students from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs together with community leaders and providers of homeless services from throughout the region at Los Angeles City Hall.

Homelessness in Los Angeles is a problem with a long history. It’s also a growing and complex issue, with no easy fix for the estimated 50,000-plus people living on streets of the city and throughout greater Los Angeles County.

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Diego Sepulveda, Johana Guerra Martinez, and professor Abel Valenzuela, who is special adviser to the chancellor on immigration, discuss DACA and related matters. (photo courtesy UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment)

Article by Rebecca Kendall of UCLA Newsroom

On the day that was once slated to mark the end of the federal government’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, UCLA students, faculty, staff, alumni, immigrants’ rights leaders and community members came together to discuss DACA and the need for a comprehensive immigration policy and to encourage students to remember their value and persevere in the face of adversity.

The March 5 event, organized by students in the labor and workplace studies minor and held at the Northwest Auditorium, featured remarks from Gilbert Cedillo, Los Angeles city councilman; Maria Elena Durazo, Unite Here general vice president for immigration and civil rights, who is running for state senate; Monica Garcia, Los Angeles Unified School District board member; Ernesto Rocha, community organizer and membership coordinator at Community Coalition; Hilda Solis, Los Angeles county supervisor; and Kent Wong, director of the UCLA Labor Center.

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U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance), enjoys a moment during a recent visit to the UCLA campus.

U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) spoke at a special Asian Pacific Islander discussion at UCLA’s James West Alumni Center on Feb. 20, before also attending an event later that evening hosted by the Bruins for Israel Public Affairs Committee.

In between, he participated in an interview with UCLA Advocacy, tackling questions on immigration, international policy, veterans, and the importance of science research.

The following is a transcript of the interview.

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