Professor Dana Cuff and colleagues wrote the legislation, which streamlines the development of affordable and mixed-income housing for teachers and support staff.
Meredith Monk, Allen Ruppersberg, Batsheva and Lars Müller are among those featured among the 150-plus events, which include exhibitions, lectures, screenings and performances.
Artist Lauren Halsey and Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors discuss the displacement of low-income communities and the prison-industrial complex.
A $2 million gift left by the late actor will support students in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture and the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
The more than 100 public events include exhibitions at campus museums and galleries; lectures by artists, alumni and faculty; and performances by students and professionals.
Four UCLA architecture and urban design faculty and three alumni have been invited to participate in the Chicago Architecture Biennial, which will run from Sept. 16, 2017, to Jan. 7, 2018.