Vietnamese American salon owners sue state for discrimination | L.A. Times

Researchers with the UCLA Labor Center last year analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data and released a report estimating that the hourly median wage for nail salon workers in 2021 was $10.94, below the then-$13 minimum wage for small businesses.

How SCOTUS could reshape religious liberty with 2 cases | USA Today

Plus, there’s been an “almost complete ideological switch on the court” in recent years, said Eugene Volokh, a professor of law emeritus at the [UCLA] School of Law. He and other experts attributed the shift to a conservative majority that includes three Trump appointees.  

Asthma drug fails to treat alcoholism except in select group | Medical Xpress

A drug that once showed promise as a treatment for alcohol use disorder did not work as expected, a new UCLA clinical trial found. The drug, ibudilast, is approved for the treatment of asthma and post-stroke dizziness in Japan, and previous research suggested it might also help people reduce their drinking. (UCLA’s Lara Ray was quoted. Also: Scienmag.)

Self-employment is good for heart health, especially for women | HealthDay

Being your own boss might seem potentially stressful, but self-employed women appear to have better heart health than those toiling for a company, a new study says … “There is a relationship between self-employment and heart disease risk factors and this relationship seems to be stronger in women relative to men,” said lead researcher Dr. Kimberly Narain, an assistant professor-in-residence at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Mayor Bass decries Colorado attack and orders extra LAPD patrols | LAist

“The Jewish community in Los Angeles and across the country has had this antisemitic activity on its radar screen for quite a while. I was thinking as I was listening to you, if I could name the terrorist attacks that have been made against Jewish people or institutions. There was a time where I could rattle them off… now I can’t name them all,” said UCLA’s Zev Yaroslavsky (approx. 3:10 mark).