politics

Nearly 70% of detainees in L.A. had never been charged with a crime.

Rudy Ortega Jr., president of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, spoke to students at UCLA Luskin about the policy landscape.

The second quarterly report of 2025 presents a sobering view of the economic landscape for both the state and the nation.

The UCLA Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education recently hosted the New York Times’ national religion correspondent.

Christine Borgman, Marjorie Harness Goodwin, Alan Grinnell and Jeffrey Lewis are among the artists, scholars, scientists and leaders chosen this year.

Businesses that process used concrete have long caused dust pollution for neighbors. Students in a UCLA law clinic are helping find a solution.  

In conjunction with the UC system, the campus is working on a variety of fronts to ensure that vulnerable Bruins can continue to learn, work and thrive.

Daniel Swain, a UCLA and UC ANR climate scientist, spoke up today against the mass firings at the National National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service.

UCLA experts can help make sense of how potential cuts to the federal-state health care benefits program could affect Americans.

UCLA and UC ANR climate scientist Daniel Swain will discuss the vital importance and life-saving role of the federal agency.

The former president, who died Dec. 29, received the UCLA Medal and spoke on global conflict and peace at Royce Hall in 2000.

“New Deal politics is not what we’re fighting over anymore. We’re fighting over a new dimension ... and it’s this identity-inflected dimension,” said Professor Lynn Vavreck.

A tribute program honored the late California Assemblywoman’s strong legacy of community activism and work on social justice.

The UCLA Luskin alum and master of public policy graduate won a Culver City Council seat after knocking on lots of doors.

UCLA legal scholars unpack U.S. v. Skrmetti following oral arguments held on Dec. 4 for the landmark case.

Immigration was a top policy issue during the 2024 presidential race. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged mass deportations.

During Election Day and in the days following, media have cited UCLA research and turned to UCLA faculty for expert insight on a range of election-related topics.

Students gathered at the Pauley Pavilion Club on the evening of Nov. 5 to talk, share opinions and watch the results of the 2024 elections roll in.

Language accessibility and community engagement are key to getting people to the polls, researchers say.

Ramos’ new book “Defectors” explores how Latinos, traditionally a reliable base for Democrats, is showing signs of change.

The winners of the presidential and other races are hard to predict, but UCLA experts are watching for a free and fair election.

UCLA convened a panel of experts to shed light on local measures in Los Angeles county and city on the ballot Nov. 5.

See our tips and resources to help you engage, get informed, cast your ballot and take care of yourself.

Districts nationwide spent an estimated $3.2 billion in 2023–24 responding to culture-related school conflicts.

Many people who have completed the terms of their felony sentences have had their voting rights restored. UCLA’s Naomi Sugie tells us what that might mean for the election.