The Washington Post reported on new UCLA findings indicating there has not yet been an AI-powered spike in unemployment among recent college graduates, based on statistics from June to August. The paper is among the first attempts to examine the impact of AI on the graduating class of 2026, whose students gained access to ChatGPT by the end of their first college semester. Read more about UCLA in today’s San Francisco Chronicle, Associated Press and others.
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More highlights from UCLA in the News: September 29, 2026
What Trump’s auto move means for California | Los Angeles Times
When taken together, the actions could have a real effect on the state’s air pollution and climate goals, said Ann Carlson, a professor of environmental law at UCLA who served as acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under President Biden. “It’s this cumulative effect of basically no standards in place to tighten fuel economy or to cut greenhouse gases from automobiles at the federal level, at the state level, through [the Environmental Protection Agency] or through the Department of Transportation,” she said.
30 California counties have adopted the Voter’s Choice Act | The Press Democrat
The most notable shift has been among Black and Latino voters, according to Michael Rios, senior data scientist with the UCLA Voting Rights Project. Since 2022, VCA counties have seen higher turnout among Black and Latino voters compared to counties with traditional polling places, Rios said, echoing similar findings in the recent PPIC report. In the past few election cycles, he noted, turnout among Latino voters alone has increased up to 2.5% in VCA counties.
What of Scott Wiener’s efforts to rewrite housing laws? | San Francisco Chronicle
“It’s interesting that he has this reputation as maybe not being as concerned about affordable housing as some others, but I don’t think that’s actually fair,” said Shane Phillips, the housing initiative manager at UCLA’s Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and a Wiener supporter.
Residents near Maui wildfires show compromised lung health | Associated Press
Dr. Kekoa Taparra, a physician and assistant professor who studies chronic diseases at the University of California, Los Angeles, said the research expands our understanding of the health burden of the fires, particularly over an extended period.
More delays in people mover opening at LAX | KNX-AM
“It’s not going to solve traffic in the loop, but the idea is it would provide an alternative. You’d be able to get to your rental car, your Uber, your connecting train,” said UCLA’s Jacob Wasserman (approx. 1:45 mark).
