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Sonoma State president put on leave for 'insubordination' for supporting Israel academic boycott, divestment

A day after releasing a campus message saying Sonoma State University would pursue 'divestment strategies' and an academic boycott of Israel, President Mike Lee was placed on leave for 'insubordination'

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'Maximize chaos.' UC academic workers authorize strike, alleging rights violated during protests

United Auto Workers Local 4811, which represents 48,000 student workers in the University of California system, authorized a strike alleging their workers' rights were violated in actions against pro-Palestinian protests.

Photos: Authorities move in to clear pro-Palestinian protesters from UC Irvine

Scores of police officers converged on UC Irvine on Wednesday as a pro-Palestinian demonstration escalated.

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Moorpark man to stand trial for allegedly bludgeoning to death pro-Israeli counterprotester Paul Kessler

Ventura County Superior Court Judge Ryan Wright declared Wednesday there was enough evidence for a trial against Moorpark's Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji. The D.A. alleges Alnaji bludgeoned to death counterprotester Paul Kessler, and he is being charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Former Sheriff Villanueva to file $25-million lawsuit over county's 'Do Not Rehire' label

Villanueva announced his plans to sue L.A. County for putting him on a 'Do Not Rehire' list after an oversight panel said he harassed and discriminated against two county employees.