Category: University of California–Los Angeles

Commercial Real Estate Forecast Mixed, Office Continues to Slide, Other Sectors Thriving: UCLA Anderson

Commercial real estate in the United States is facing uncertainty, with mixed signals from traditional economic bellwethers like housing and employment contributing to the lack of clarity, and lingering fears of recession leave the predictions open-ended, according to a recent forecast by the University of California–Los Angeles Anderson School of Business, which included estimates for…


California Has the Worst Homeownership Rate in the Country: Study

With a series of programs recently launched intending to boost home ownership in the state, a newly released study analyzing U.S. Census Bureau data shows California with the lowest rate in the nation. When comparing owner-occupied housing units to the state’s populations, Ruby Home Luxury Real Estate—a firm specializing in high-end properties in Southern California—concluded April…


Violence in California Schools Declines Sharply Over Past 2 Decades: UCLA Study

Violence in California schools has fallen sharply in the last two decades, according to a study by the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA), released March 30. For the study, researchers examined nearly two decades of survey results from the California Healthy Kids Survey, which is an annual questionnaire by the state’s education department given to…


UCLA Staff Member Robbed At Gunpoint Off Campus; Suspects Sought

WESTWOOD, Calif.—Authorities March 6 sought the public’s help to find two men who robbed a University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) staff member at gunpoint near the campus. The crime occurred about 5:45 a.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of Westwood Boulevard, according to UCLA police. The victim, who was not injured, was walking in the…


Suspect Sought After 3 UCLA Students Attacked in Campus Parking Structures

LOS ANGELES—Police continued searching Feb. 7 for a suspect who tried to rob and possibly kidnap three students in University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) campus parking garages. According to campus police, the first attack occurred around 4:30 p.m. Feb. 5 near Parking Structure 1. The man demanded money, attempted to kidnap the victim, held her…


UCLA’s Laboratory Elementary School Teachers Strike Over Alleged Unfair Labor Practices

Teachers at a K–6-grade school at the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) were on strike over what they said are unfair labor practices from the university. The UCLA Lab School—which serves about 450 students—is privately run by the university’s School of Education and Information Studies as its laboratory, with its education leaders developing innovative curricula…