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Weakened California economy reflects recession worries | City News Service

California’s economy, traditionally hailed for growing faster than the United States as a whole, has continued weakening, with key sectors either falling stagnant or contracting and the unemployment rate remaining elevated, according to a UCLA forecast released Wednesday. Key California economic sectors such as tech, manufacturing, entertainment and logistics have been faltering, leading to the state’s economy growing at only half the rate of the nation, UCLA Anderson Forecast Director Jerry Nickelsburg wrote in his report on the state’s economy. (Also: KABC-TV and LAist 89.3-FM.)

How will changes to HOV lanes impact California traffic? | Los Angeles Times

“Will they just throw up their hands and get in traffic with the rest of us in the three [other] lanes, or will they actually do something else, because they really do value not being in traffic,” said Michael Manville, professor and chairman of urban planning at UCLA.

Scientists create human eggs in the lab | NPR’s “All Things Considered”

“It is unclear whether skipping meiosis in half the genome is compatible with human development,” says Amander Clark, a professor of molecular and developmental biology at the University of California, Los Angeles. “Time and more fundamental research will tell.” (Clark was also quoted by CNN.)  

The battle over vaccine injury compensation, autism, public trust | CBS News

“Vaccinations … happened around the time families were recognizing symptoms of autism in their children,” said Catherine Lord, a UCLA clinical psychologist and specialist in autism diagnosis. “However, we now know that autism begins much earlier, likely as the fetus develops during pregnancy, so it cannot be an explanation.” (Lord was also cited by The New York Times.)  

Trump posts video endorsing CBD for seniors | Washington Post

Doctors are also trying to figure out how CBD interacts with prescription drugs. Those combinations might reduce the effect — or increase the risk — of those drugs, said Ziva Cooper, director of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids.  

Feds end tracking for food insecurity | CalMatters

State-level data efforts still can inform some local responses to hunger. UCLA’s California Health Interview Survey has tracked food insecurity for more than 20 years, identifying greater needs among low-income households, communities of color and immigrants.

New AI regulations in California | KCAL-TV

“There is an opportunity here to hold them to a certain kind of account that just hasn’t been present before,” said UCLA’s Sarah Roberts (approx. 1:35 mark).  

Polarizing police official keeps post after failed vote | Los Angeles Times

Failing to vote on a member of one of city’s most important and high-profile commissions is almost unheard of, said Zev Yaroslavsky, a former councilman and L.A. County supervisor now at UCLA.

50 journaling prompts to inspire kids | NBC’s “Today”

“When we write, we formulate our thoughts on new concepts, ideas, and the world around us,” Rebecca Alber, an instructor at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and consulting editor at Edutopia, wrote in the online magazine. “Low-pressure writing tasks are wonderful for allowing students space to formulate their thoughts and ideas.”

Jane Fonda is a modern-day force in Democratic politics | Los Angeles Times

UCLA lecturer Jim Newton, a veteran Los Angeles Times political journalist and historian of the state’s politics, described Fonda as confrontational, controversial and unapologetic.  “She’s remarkable, utterly admirable, a principled person who has devoted her life to fighting for what she believes in,” said Newton, who quotes Fonda in his new book, “Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening.”

What to know when sending kids back to a fire-impacted school | EdSource

LAUSD’s testing of Marquez’s exposed soil took place in July and came back with positive results, according to Sanjay Mohanty, an associate professor of engineering at UCLA. If he were a district parent, he said he would feel comfortable sending his children back with the current numbers. Mohanty also stressed the importance of placing the current results into a broader context. 

Supervisors criticize their own report on fire mistakes | Los Angeles Times

Black residents of Altadena were more likely to have their homes damaged or destroyed by the Eaton fire, according to research by UCLA.

Reimagining Yom Kippur liturgy in a post-Oct. 7 world | Forward

(Commentary by UCLA’s David Myers and Chaim Seidler-Feller) Hovering over this 5786 holiday season is a sense of moral and spiritual crisis that calls out for liturgical innovation. The horrific events of Oct. 7 and Israel’s ensuing brutal campaign in Gaza have left many Jews in a shattered state. We feel angry, perplexed and ashamed, and this year’s work of teshuvah is different. Our liturgy must be different as well.