Incredible reporting from Melissa Sanchez. Congrats!

Fantastic news on the religion beat. Congrats Daniel Burke (@burke13.bsky.social) & Sarah Ventre!

JUST IN: University of California has shelled out an estimated $29 million to handle protests over the Israel-Hamas war from March to June -- 90% of it for policing and other security. UCLA tops list with $10 million spent. bit.ly/3y2ULcZ

Vigor. Relationship-building. Riveting talks. #AAJA24 unfolds in two weeks - and @LATimes will share our vibe at the convention - where we welcome you to a special gathering to meet Terry Tang in conversation with David Ono. #Hasta ... #Austin! eventbrite.com/e/thriving-sur…

Fantastic news for Brian, who created the Heising-Simons Foundation American Mosaic Journalism Prize, and FRONTLINE!

New: California Highway Patrol officers fired nearly 60 “less lethal” projectiles at protesters while clearing a pro-Palestinian encampment on the UCLA campus in early May, the agency disclosed in a new report. latimes.com/california/sto…

NEW: A federal judge has ordered lawyers for UCLA and Jewish students that sued the university with claims of discrimination during pro-Palestinian encampments to draft a plan for equal campus access. The judge will likely issue an injunction next week latimes.com/california/sto…

NEW: University of California sets new record with largest, most diverse class admitted for fall 2024. More Californians of all races & ethnicities, more first-gen & low-income students and women are dominant gender. Data link embedded here: bit.ly/3SuOPAu

This story about Kamala Harris explains how she is both Indian and Black, and how she learned about her heritage growing up: washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01…

BREAKING: University of California President Michael V. Drake will step down at the end of 2024-25 after managing the pandemic, policing, protests and budget challenges. latimes.com/california/sto…

Judge orders UCLA to give Jewish students equal campus access - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

Congrats erin b. logan!

NEW: Zero tolerance at University of California for encampments, blocking pathways, masking to shield identities. President Drake directs chancellors to strictly enforce campus rules after huge protests over the Israel-Hamas war this past spring. bit.ly/3STRd40

Worthwhile reading on Walz from Robert Samuels, who has deeply interviewed the VP candidate many times since 2020.

Students kick off fall semester with protests that adhere to UC/CSU zero-tolerance bans w/ Teresa Watanabe & Jaweed Kaleem latimes.com/california/sto…

Students kick off fall semester with protests that adhere to zero-tolerance bans at @uofcalifornia The CSU. w/Hannah Wiley Jaweed Kaleem latimes.com/california/sto…

The California legislative session had a lot of education bills. A major one that’s now on Gov. Newsom’s desk would ban legacy admissions at private universities such as USC latimes.com/california/sto…

GOP lawmakers have long attacked Biden for his border policies and have extended that criticism to Harris, particularly since she became the nominee. latimes.com/politics/story…