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SECTION A — DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
| Category | Detail | Source / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Agency Full Name | University of California, Los Angeles Police Department (UCLA PD / UCPD) | police.ucla.edu — Department Information |
| Agency Type | University police department. Sworn members are California peace officers pursuant to California Penal Code §830.2(b) and California Education Code §92600. Authority extends to any place in the State of California; primary duty is enforcement of the law on campus and within a one-mile radius of the exterior boundaries of each campus. | CA Education Code §92600; CA Penal Code §830.2(b); police.ucla.edu |
| POST Participation | Confirmed participating POST agency. Listed on the POST law enforcement agencies page as "UC Los Angeles Police Department." All sworn officers must meet POST selection, training, and continuing professional training (CPT) standards. Agency is subject to POST Commission Regulations including 11 CCR §§1001–1009 (selection standards), 1070–1082 (CPT), and 1205 (reporting requirements under SB 2). | post.ca.gov/le-agencies; 11 CCR §1005; POST Commission Regulation 1205 |
| Year Established (UC Police) | UC Police departments were formalized by the UC Board of Regents on September 19, 1947 under State Education Code §§20221–20222 (now §92600). The date "September 19, 1947" is specifically cited in Education Code §92600 as the constitutional foundation date of the UC Police Department system. | CA Education Code §92600; UC Board of Regents historical records |
| Campus Founded | UCLA was established in 1919 as the Southern Branch of the University of California. It became an independent campus of the UC system in 1927. UCLA is located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. | UCLA institutional history; UCLA Newsroom |
| Campus Address / Main Station | UCLA Police Department, 601 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Phone: (310) 825-1491. Emergency: (310) 825-1491. The department is located on the south end of the UCLA campus. | police.ucla.edu — Department Information |
| Current Chief of Police | Chief 5. Appointed July 28, 2025; effective September 1, 2025. Fourth person to lead UCLA PD in under two years. A UCLA alumnus (BA Political Science, 1996), who grew up in Harbor City. Joined LAPD 17 days after graduating from UCLA and served nearly three decades, rising to Commander. Served as commanding officer of the North Hollywood Patrol Division and the elite Metropolitan Division. Holds an MPA from USC Price School. Graduate of the FBI National Academy (266th Session), the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute, and the LAPD Command Development Program. Chief 5 reports to AVC Steve Lurie. | UCLA Newsroom — Valenzuela appointment; Daily Bruin, July 28, 2025 |
| Current AVC for Campus & Community Safety | Steve Lurie. Announced January 21, 2025 by Chancellor Julio Frenk; effective February 1, 2025. UCLA alumnus (BA Cultural Anthropology, 1994). Began his public safety career as an undergraduate Community Service Officer with UCLA PD. Spent 27 years at LAPD, most recently as Commander/Assistant Commanding Officer of West Bureau (managing 5 divisions, 1,500+ professionals, serving a population of 940,000). Holds a JD from Loyola Law School and has taught at Loyola, Pepperdine, and USC. Notably, Lurie was the LAPD commander directed to prepare patrols at UCLA on April 30, 2024, arriving on campus at 1:14 a.m. on May 1, 2024. Chief 5 reports to AVC Lurie. | Chancellor.ucla.edu — Lurie announcement; Daily Bruin, January 21, 2025 |
| Office of Campus & Community Safety (OCCS) | The Office of Campus Safety (later renamed Office of Campus and Community Safety) was announced on May 5, 2024 by Chancellor Gene Block in the immediate aftermath of the Spring 2024 encampment crisis. It was created to assume oversight of UCPD and the Office of Emergency Management, shifting direct management away from Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck's office and reporting directly to the Chancellor. This structural change placed a civilian administrator — the AVC — between the Chief of Police and the Chancellor for the first time. | Chancellor.ucla.edu — OCCS announcement, May 5, 2024; Daily Bruin, May 5, 2024; safety.ucla.edu |
| Sworn Officers | Approximately 65 sworn officers, as reported on the department's information page. This represents a modest increase from approximately 62 sworn officers reflected in earlier listings. The department also employs approximately 41 civilian staff and 130 student workers. | police.ucla.edu — Department Information; UC UCPD Budget/Workforce Dashboard |
| Student Population Served | UCLA is the largest UC campus by enrollment. Total enrollment exceeds 45,000 students. The campus and its surrounding Westwood neighborhood generate a daily population of students, staff, faculty, patients, and visitors substantially larger than enrollment figures reflect. UCLA also operates Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, which generates additional jurisdiction demands. | UCLA Office of Academic Planning and Budget; UCLA institutional data |
| Jurisdiction | Primary jurisdiction: UCLA campus (419 acres main campus) and one-mile radius from exterior campus boundaries per California Education Code §92600. Officers have full peace officer authority anywhere in the State of California per Penal Code §830.2(b). Jurisdiction also extends to all grounds and properties owned, operated, controlled, or administered by the UC Regents. Concurrent jurisdiction shared with the City of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on all campus and university-controlled property within the City of Los Angeles. | CA Education Code §92600; CA Penal Code §830.2(b); police.ucla.edu |
| Union Representation | Federated University Police Officers' Association (FUPOA) under the PA Unit collective bargaining agreement with the University of California, same as all 10 UC campus police departments. FUPOA filed PERB petition SF-RR-1052-H in 2025 to expand representation to include sergeants. A 2026 successor bargaining notice has been issued by UC. | federateduniversitypoa.org; PERB petition SF-RR-1052-H |
| Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) | UCLA PD implemented body-worn cameras on January 1, 2021 for all active sworn personnel (approximately 51 officers at the time), following a UC systemwide BWC policy (Chapter 15 of UC Universitywide Police Policies and Administrative Procedures). Axon body-worn cameras were adopted. The policy requires sworn personnel from lieutenant through officer rank to wear BWC systems while on duty, with mandatory activation prior to initiating any criminal investigative or enforcement activity involving a member of the public. As of the date of this report, no body-worn camera footage from the May 2, 2024 encampment clearance has been publicly released — the largest police action in UCLA PD history involving approximately 210 arrests and multiple law enforcement agencies. | Daily Bruin, January 11, 2021 — BWC implementation; UC Universitywide Police Policies Chapter 15; AB 748 (CA Penal Code §832.18) |
| IACLEA Accreditation | NOT YET ACCREDITED — Process ongoing. UCLA PD posted a job listing for an Accreditation Manager with applications accepted through November 3, 2023, with responsibilities described as day-to-day management of the IACLEA accreditation process. As of the date of this report, no public announcement of completed IACLEA accreditation has been made. For context, six of ten UC campus police departments hold IACLEA accreditation (UCB, UCD, UCI, UCSD, UCSF, UCSB); UCSC achieved accreditation in October 2025, bringing the total to seven of ten. UCLA and UCM are the remaining two unaccredited departments. | police.ucla.edu — Accreditation Manager job posting; IACLEA agency directory |
| CALEA Accreditation | NOT ACCREDITED. UCSF PD is the only UC campus police department in the system that holds CALEA accreditation. | CALEA agency directory; prior chapter research (UCSF Chapter 9-H) |
| Clery Act Compliance | UCLA is subject to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 U.S.C. §1092(f)) as a Title IV recipient. UCLA publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASR). UCLA was audited by the California State Auditor in Report 2006-032 (January 2007) and Report 2012-032 (October 2012); in the 2007 report, UCLA disagreed with the auditors' count of reportable crimes. UCLA was not included in State Auditor Report 2024-032 (July 30, 2024), which examined six other institutions. On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights issued a resolution finding differential treatment of Jewish students related to the April–May 2024 encampment. On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a Notice of Findings concluding UCLA acted with "deliberate indifference." | police.ucla.edu — Clery Act page; 2025 ASR (Box link); CA State Auditor Report 2024-032; DOE OCR Resolution, Dec 20, 2024; DOJ Notice of Findings, July 29, 2025 |
| SB 1421 Compliance Status | ZERO records released under SB 1421 (CA Penal Code §832.7(b)) as of the date of this report. Voice of San Diego's May 12, 2020 investigation explicitly confirmed UCLA "provided no records of police misconduct disclosable under the law." UCLA was among six of ten UC campus police departments providing zero records. UCLA's MuckRock profile shows a 9.09% CPRA request success rate — approximately 70% fewer fulfilled requests than comparable agencies — with a 117-day average response time against the legally mandated 10-day standard. | Voice of San Diego, May 12, 2020; MuckRock — UCLA PD agency page |
| AB 481 Military Equipment Policy | UCLA PD maintains a dedicated public AB 481 compliance page containing its military equipment use policy (Policy 706), current equipment inventory, and annual reports. The UC Board of Regents approved UCLA PD's initial military equipment policy at the September 2022 Regents meeting and conducts annual renewals. The 2025 Annual Report was released on August 11, 2025. At the September 2025 Regents meeting, UCLA PD received approval for additional less-than-lethal munition launchers and sponge rounds; reports indicate that meeting was held behind closed doors with UCPD officers in riot gear, raising questions about AB 481 open meeting requirements. | police.ucla.edu — AB 481 page; Policy 706 (PowerDMS); 2025 Annual Report; Daily Bruin, September 17, 2025 |
| RIPA / Racial Stop Data | UCLA PD began RIPA (Racial and Identity Profiling Act, AB 953) data collection in January 2022 (Wave 4/5 agencies). UCLA PD's RIPA data is available through the CA DOJ OpenJustice portal and the UC System RIPA Dashboard. A Daily Bruin data analysis (January 29, 2018, examining UCPD daily logs from July 2015–June 2016) found approximately 29% of UCLA PD suspicious activity stops targeted Black individuals in a community where only approximately 2% of Westwood residents were Black — an approximately 14.5:1 disparity ratio. For arrests during the same period: 31% Black, 23% Latino. No direct formal public response from UCLA PD to those findings was identified in available records. | Daily Bruin "The Stack," January 29, 2018; CA DOJ OpenJustice RIPA Portal; UC System RIPA Dashboard |
| SB 2 / POST Decertification | A review of the entire POST Peace Officer Certification Actions list — containing approximately 170+ entries including revocations, temporary suspensions, voluntary surrenders, ineligibility determinations, and conditional certifications — reveals zero UCLA PD officers. More broadly, zero officers from any UC campus police department appear on the list, despite the UC system employing approximately 410 sworn personnel across ten campuses. For comparison, the list includes officers from LAPD, LASD, and multiple CSU police departments. | POST Certification Actions list; POST SB 2 FAQs; POST Guide to Decertification (PDF) |
| POST Separation Reporting (PC §13510.9) | Penal Code §13510.9 requires agencies to report to POST within 10 days when an officer separates from service. UCLA PD is a confirmed POST participating agency. Whether all officer separations — including separations for disciplinary cause, administrative leave conversions, and medical separations — have been timely reported to POST cannot be verified from publicly available records. POST does not maintain a publicly searchable database of individual officer employment records; verification requires formal CPRA requests to POST via the GovQA portal or formal background investigation requests. | post.ca.gov/le-agencies; POST CPRA Request Portal (GovQA); CA Penal Code §13510.9 |
| Budget (Sworn Salaries) | Specific dollar-amount budget figures for FY2022–2025 are published on the UC Community Safety Budget and Workforce Dashboard (Tableau-based interactive tool) but are not available as static text. A UCLA PD budget transparency page returned a 403 error during research, indicating restricted access. A historical analysis of UC Schedule B financial documents showed UC police recharges grew from $21.2 million to $45.8 million systemwide from 2009 to 2019 (a 116% increase), with UCLA's share increasing approximately 110% over the same period. The Chief of Police salary range is $290,000–$320,000+ (advertised; full negotiated range $177,100–$436,100). Officer compensation as of June 2025 ranges from approximately $90,850 (trainee) to approximately $170,300 (with all pay components at the top step). | UC UCPD Budget/Workforce Dashboard; Reclaim UC — historical budget analysis, June 2020; UCLA PD job postings |
| Complaint Process | UCLA PD accepts citizen complaints regarding officer conduct. The department has a published use-of-force policy page and complaint submission process. Written notification of investigation disposition is required within 30 days per California Penal Code §832.7(e)(1). UCLA's MuckRock profile documents a pattern of delayed and unfulfilled CPRA responses: 9.09% success rate and 117-day average response time against the 10-day statutory requirement. | police.ucla.edu — Use of Force; MuckRock — UCLA PD; CA Penal Code §832.7(e)(1) |
| Community Oversight | UCLA maintains a Public Safety Advisory Council (PSAC), expanded following Chancellor Gene Block's June 2020 statement committing to improvement of policing practices. The No UCPD Coalition and USAC (student government) boycotted the PSAC, publicly characterizing it as ineffective. UCLA PD maintains a racial/bias-based profiling policy (Policy 402) and officers receive POST-certified "Police Legitimacy and Implicit Bias" training. No formal police accountability board independent of university administration has been established at UCLA, in contrast to UC San Diego's Police Accountability Board (PAB) established pursuant to the UC Community Safety Plan. | police.ucla.edu — Policy 402 (Racial Profiling Policy); Chancellor Block statement, June 2020; UAW 2865 report, February 19, 2021 |
| Luskin Center Documentation | The UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy published "The History of Racism and the Quest for Racial Justice at UCLA" in March 2022 (48 pages; 18-month research period, June 2020–March 2022; 14 student researchers under faculty advisors Professors Eddie Cole, Aomar Boum, and David N. Myers). Pages 32–37 ("Modern Years of Policing and Surveillance") document racial harassment and institutional misconduct at UCPD spanning the Chief 1 era. Footnote 169 references the April 24, 1994 LA Times front-page investigation. Footnotes 170–171 document the November 14, 2006 Tabatabainejad Taser incident. | Luskin Center PDF, March 2022 |
| UAW 2865 Report | The UAW 2865 Research Working Group published "Policing in the University of California" on February 19, 2021. The report analyzed UCLA PD stop data, discussed the FUPOA collective bargaining agreement and its impact on officer accountability, and made 10 recommendations including defunding and disbanding campus police, renegotiating the FUPOA contract, making UCPD directly liable for settlements from its own budget, and creating unarmed mental health professional response teams. No direct, formal public response from UCLA PD to the UAW 2865 report was identified in available records. | UAW 2865 Report PDF, February 19, 2021 |
SECTION B — CHRONOLOGICAL INCIDENT LOG: REPORTABLE EVENTS, USE OF FORCE, COMPLAINTS & LITIGATION
Pre-Mandatory Disclosure Era Note: Incidents occurring prior to January 1, 2019 (SB 1421 effective date), prior to January 1, 2022 (AB 48/RIPA Wave 4 effective date), and prior to January 1, 2023 (SB 2 mandatory reporting effective date) are documented as historical context. Reporting mandates did not apply to these incidents at the time of occurrence. They are presented here in full chronological detail as required evidentiary context for understanding the department's compliance posture during the mandatory disclosure era. Where a law was not yet in effect, the applicable column reflects "N/A — Pre-[Statute]."
| Date / Period | Incident Description | Applicable Law / Standard | POST Reported? | Era | Outcome / Status / Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Mandatory Disclosure Era — Events Prior to January 1, 2019 (SB 1421 Effective Date) | |||||
| ~Early 1980s | CHIEF 1 APPOINTED — TENURE BEGINS. Chief 1 is appointed Chief of the UCLA Police Department. His tenure will span approximately 14 years, from the early 1980s through approximately 1994. The Chief 1 era is subsequently documented in multiple civil rights lawsuits, a 1994 LA Times front-page investigation, and the 2022 UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy report as a period defined by use-of-force complaints, racial harassment allegations, and institutional misconduct. | CA Education Code §92600; Penal Code §830.2(b); POST Regulations | Unknown | Pre-SB 1421 | Chief 1 served as chief through approximately 1994. His termination followed documented misconduct investigations. Sources: Luskin Center PDF, pp. 32–37 (luskincenter.history.ucla.edu); LA Times, April 24, 1994. |
| ~Early–Mid 1980s through 1993 | PATTERN OF STUDENT CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINTS DURING CHIEF 1 TENURE. The UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy (March 2022 report, pp. 32–37) documents multiple students filing charges against UCLA police during the Chief 1 era. Documented incidents include: (1) Robert Sims, a photography student, was physically assaulted by a UCLA officer. (2) Donald Dilworth, a dental student, was arrested twice for unpaid traffic tickets after an officer asked whether he was in a gang. (3) Stefhan Bryan, an economics student, was arrested after refusing to show identification without legal cause. The Luskin Center report characterizes this period as one where racial harassment was a documented pattern in campus police activity. | CA Penal Code §§148, 243 (battery); Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VI; 42 U.S.C. §1983; POST use-of-force standards | N/A — Pre-SB 2 | Pre-SB 1421 | Documented in Luskin Center PDF, pp. 32–37 (luskincenter.history.ucla.edu). No POST certification action records found for officers involved. |
| 1993 | UCPD 341 v. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT FILED. Officer 341 (Badge #341), UCLA PD, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in 1993 naming Chief 1 and supervisors Captain 1 and Lieutenant 1, along with officers Karl Ross and Michael Shain, as defendants. The lawsuit alleged civil rights violations, conspiracy, negligence, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and constructive termination. In letters to UC President Jack Peltason submitted in connection with the matter, Mr. 341 documented that excessive force was described as "routine" within the department and that "the potential for violence is tremendous." The Luskin Center report (2022) references this lawsuit at footnotes 162–164 as primary documentation of the racial harassment and corruption that defined UCPD under Chief 1. | 42 U.S.C. §1983 (civil rights); 42 U.S.C. §1985 (conspiracy); CA Government Code §§12940 et seq.; First and Fourteenth Amendments, U.S. Constitution | N/A — Pre-SB 2 | Pre-SB 1421 | Documented in Luskin Center PDF, footnotes 162–164 (luskincenter.history.ucla.edu). Federal court filing, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. |
| April 24, 1994 | LA TIMES FRONT-PAGE INVESTIGATION — "POLICE FORCE UNDER FIRE." The Los Angeles Times published a front-page investigation titled "Police Force Under Fire: UCLA's 59-Member Department Maintains Peace Everywhere on Campus Except Within Its Own Ranks." The investigation reported that at least six officers had filed lawsuits alleging the department had "a propensity to violence." The article documented the internal disorder within UCPD under Chief 1's tenure and brought the department's conduct to public attention at the state level. | First Amendment press access; Public Records Act; POST agency oversight standards | N/A — Pre-SB 2 | Pre-SB 1421 | LA Times, April 24, 1994 (latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-24-we-49672-story.html). Referenced in Luskin Center PDF, footnote 169. |
| ~1994 | CHIEF 1 — TENURE ENDS. Chief 1's tenure as UCLA PD Chief of Police ends amid documented misconduct allegations and the ongoing civil rights lawsuit. Chief 1 served as chief from approximately the early 1980s through approximately 1994 — a tenure of approximately 14 years. His departure from the position followed the documented misconduct investigations, the UCPD 341 v. Regents federal civil rights lawsuit, multiple officer-filed lawsuits alleging departmental violence, and the April 1994 LA Times front-page investigation. | CA Education Code §92600; POST Commission Regulations; UC Regents employment authority | N/A — Pre-SB 2 | Pre-SB 1421 | Documented in Luskin Center PDF, pp. 32–37; LA Times, April 24, 1994. No POST decertification action found in publicly available records. |
| ~1994–~1997 | CHIEF 3 — TENURE AS SECOND CONFIRMED UCLA PD CHIEF. Chief 3 served as Chief of the UCLA Police Department following Chief 1's departure. The appointment is confirmed by the Daily Bruin (January 23, 1997). Exact start date and the full duration of the tenure are not established from available public records. Chief 3 represents the transition-period leadership between the Chief 1 era and the emergence of Chief Karl Ross. | CA Education Code §92600; POST Commission Regulations | Unknown | Pre-SB 1421 | Source: Daily Bruin, January 23, 1997 (confirms Chief 3 as UCLA PD chief). Note: The UCLA Chapter research document (prior draft) incorrectly stated that the second chief "was not identified." This has been corrected per the Daily Bruin, January 23, 1997. |
| ~Late 1990s / Early 2000s–2009 | CHIEF KARL ROSS — TENURE. Karl Ross, named as an officer-defendant in the 1993 UCPD 341 v. Regents federal civil rights lawsuit alongside Chief 1, rose through the ranks of UCLA PD to become Chief of Police. Ross is confirmed in the chief role by 2006. His exact start date following Chief 3's departure is not established from available public records. A gap of approximately 12 years between Chief 1's departure (~1994) and Ross's confirmed chieftaincy (2006) may include Chief 3's tenure and one or more additional unidentified interim appointments. | CA Education Code §92600; POST Commission Regulations; POST CPT requirements | Unknown | Pre-SB 1421 | Ross confirmed as chief by 2006. Sources: Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007; Inside Higher Ed, 2006. Named defendant in UCPD 341 v. Regents (1993). |
| November 14, 2006 | MOSTAFA TABATABAINEJAD TASER INCIDENT — POWELL LIBRARY. UCLA PD officers responded to Powell Library on the UCLA campus after Mostafa Tabatabainejad, a 23-year-old Iranian-American student, did not present his student ID during a routine check. Officers stunned Tabatabainejad with a Taser (model unspecified in available records) five separate times during the course of the encounter. The incident was captured on video by a bystander and widely circulated, generating national media coverage and public outcry. Chief Karl Ross initially defended the officers' actions. Ross subsequently commissioned an independent investigation into the incident. | CA Penal Code §149 (assault under color of authority); POST Use of Force Guidelines; 42 U.S.C. §1983; UC Board of Regents Policy on Use of Force | N/A — Pre-SB 2 | Pre-SB 1421 | Independent investigation commissioned by Chief Ross found excessive force. Civil lawsuit filed by Tabatabainejad. Student won the civil lawsuit in 2009. Sources: Chronicle of Higher Education (2007) (chronicle.com); Inside Higher Ed (2006) (insidehighered.com). Luskin Center PDF, footnotes 170–171. |
| 2009 | TABATABAINEJAD CIVIL LAWSUIT — JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF. Mostafa Tabatabainejad prevailed in his civil lawsuit arising from the November 14, 2006 Taser incident at Powell Library. The outcome resulted in a monetary judgment against the defendants. The case established a documented instance of a UCLA PD use-of-force incident resulting in civil liability — an incident that predates SB 1421's mandatory disclosure requirements by approximately a decade. | 42 U.S.C. §1983; CA Penal Code §149; SB 1421 (not yet in effect at time of incident — relevant as pre-disclosure-era baseline) | N/A — Pre-SB 2 | Pre-SB 1421 | Civil lawsuit judgment for plaintiff. Source: Chronicle of Higher Education (2007); Inside Higher Ed (2006). No POST certification action found in publicly available records for officers involved. |
| ~2009 | CHIEF 4 — TENURE BEGINS. Chief 4 is appointed Chief of the UCLA Police Department following Chief Ross. Chief 4 previously served as lieutenant and captain at UCPD and had a nine-year tenure as chief of the Torrance Police Department prior to returning to UCLA. This appointment marks the beginning of a tenure that will last approximately seven years through June 2016. | CA Education Code §92600; POST Commission Regulations; POST Executive Development requirements | N/A | Pre-SB 1421 | Source: Daily Bruin, May 4, 2016 (dailybruin.com); UCLA Newsroom. |
| November 2009 | STUDENT FEE PROTEST — UC REGENTS MEETING, COVEL COMMONS. Chief 4 managed UCLA PD's response to a student fee protest held at the UC Regents meeting at Covel Commons on the UCLA campus. The protest was part of a statewide student response to proposed UC fee increases. UCLA PD was responsible for maintaining order and facilitating the Regents meeting while managing demonstrators. | First Amendment (assembly and petition); CA Penal Code §409 (unlawful assembly); POST crowd management guidelines | N/A — Pre-SB 2 | Pre-SB 1421 | Managed without major incident requiring reported use of force. Source: Daily Bruin, May 4, 2016 (Herren retirement retrospective) (dailybruin.com). |
| July 16, 2013 | JUDGE DAVID S. CUNNINGHAM III STOP AND USE-OF-FORCE INCIDENT. UCLA police officers stopped David S. Cunningham III, a Black Los Angeles Superior Court judge and former president of the Los Angeles Police Commission, over a seatbelt violation near the UCLA campus. During the stop, officers slammed Cunningham onto his car and handcuffed him. Cunningham was subsequently released without citation or arrest. Cunningham filed a formal complaint and later a civil lawsuit against the UC Regents, UCLA, and the individual officers involved. The incident was widely covered in local and national media. | CA Penal Code §§835a (use of force in arrest), 149 (assault under color of authority); 42 U.S.C. §1983; Fourth Amendment, U.S. Constitution; SB 1421 (not yet in effect — relevant as pre-disclosure-era baseline establishing documented use-of-force incident) | N/A — Pre-SB 2 | Pre-SB 1421 | UCLA settled for $500,000 in 2014. No SB 1421 records released for this incident despite the settlement amount and documented use of force. Voice of San Diego (May 12, 2020) specifically cited the failure to disclose Cunningham records. Sources: Daily Bruin, July 11, 2014 (dailybruin.com); Voice of San Diego, May 12, 2020 (voiceofsandiego.org). |
| 2014 | CUNNINGHAM SETTLEMENT — $500,000. The UC Regents settled the civil lawsuit filed by Judge David S. Cunningham III for $500,000. The settlement resolved claims arising from the July 2013 stop, slam, and handcuffing incident near the UCLA campus. This settlement constitutes a documented financial resolution of a use-of-force incident that would, had it occurred after January 1, 2019, be subject to mandatory disclosure under SB 1421 (CA Penal Code §832.7(b)(1)(A) — use of force resulting in death or great bodily injury, or sustained use-of-force complaint). | SB 1421 (not yet in effect — applicable as prospective benchmark); CA Penal Code §832.7(b); Government Claims Act, CA Government Code §§900 et seq. | N/A — Pre-SB 2 | Pre-SB 1421 | Settlement amount: $500,000. No SB 1421 records released for this incident as of the date of this report. Source: Daily Bruin, July 11, 2014 (dailybruin.com). |
| June 20, 2016 | CHIEF 4 — RETIREMENT. INTERIM CHIEF MANNY GARZA APPOINTED. Chief 4 retired from UCLA PD after a tenure of approximately seven years. The retirement was described as on-schedule. Upon Chief 4's departure, Captain Manuel "Manny" Garza — a UCLA graduate who joined UCPD in 1986 as a patrol officer and was promoted to captain in 2006 — was appointed interim chief. Garza delayed his own planned retirement to serve in the interim capacity. His interim tenure bridged the gap between Chief 4's retirement and the arrival of incoming Chief Tony Lee. | CA Education Code §92600; POST Commission Regulations; UC Regents employment authority | N/A | Pre-SB 1421 | Sources: Daily Bruin, May 4, 2016 (dailybruin.com); UCLA Newsroom — Garza interim appointment (newsroom.ucla.edu). |
| 2016 | MURDER-SUICIDE ON CAMPUS — ENGINEERING IV BUILDING. A murder-suicide occurred on the UCLA campus at the Engineering IV building. A graduate student was shot and killed by another individual, who then took his own life. UCLA PD responded and managed the scene in coordination with LAPD. Chief 4 had managed the department during this incident, which occurred shortly before retirement. The incident required a full campus lockdown and drew significant law enforcement response. | CA Penal Code §§187 (murder), 182 (conspiracy); Clery Act — campus crime reporting; 20 U.S.C. §1092(f) | N/A — Pre-SB 2 | Pre-SB 1421 | Incident occurred June 1, 2016. Source: Daily Bruin, May 4, 2016 (Herren retirement retrospective references the event) (dailybruin.com); UCLA Newsroom contemporaneous coverage. |
| March 13, 2017 | CHIEF TONY LEE — PERMANENT APPOINTMENT. Tony Lee was appointed permanent Chief of the UCLA Police Department effective March 13, 2017. Lee was a 26-year veteran of the Beverly Hills Police Department and the first Asian American chief in UCLA PD history. He holds a BA in Criminal Justice from Cal State Los Angeles, an MA in Public Administration from Cal State Northridge, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. During his tenure Lee created the Police Chief's Advisory Council and the Threat Management Unit, mandated mental health training for patrol officers, and achieved zero sworn-position vacancies for the first time in decades. He retired on schedule in late 2022. He was subsequently appointed interim chief of the Ventura Police Department in December 2024. | CA Education Code §92600; POST Commission Regulations; UC Regents employment authority | N/A | Pre-SB 1421 | Sources: UCLA Newsroom (newsroom.ucla.edu); Daily Bruin, February 14, 2017 (dailybruin.com); Daily Bruin, May 1, 2017 (dailybruin.com). |
| Mandatory Disclosure Era — Events On or After January 1, 2019 (SB 1421 Effective Date) | |||||
| January 1, 2019 | SB 1421 TAKES EFFECT — MANDATORY DISCLOSURE OF OFFICER MISCONDUCT RECORDS. Senate Bill 1421 (CA Penal Code §832.7(b)) takes effect statewide. As of this date, all California law enforcement agencies — including UCLA PD — are required to disclose records related to: (1) officer use of force resulting in death or great bodily injury; (2) sexual assault by officers; and (3) sustained findings of dishonesty. UCLA PD has released zero records under this statute as of the date of this report, despite a documented $500,000 excessive force settlement (Cunningham, 2014) and multiple ongoing use-of-force complaints. | SB 1421; CA Penal Code §832.7(b); California Public Records Act (Gov. Code §§6250 et seq.) | Zero Disclosed | SB 1421 Era | Voice of San Diego investigation (May 12, 2020) confirmed UCLA "provided no records." MuckRock documents 9.09% CPRA success rate, 117-day average response time. Sources: voiceofsandiego.org; muckrock.com. |
| May 12, 2020 | VOICE OF SAN DIEGO INVESTIGATION CONFIRMS UCLA SB 1421 ZERO-DISCLOSURE STATUS. Voice of San Diego published an investigation confirming that UCLA PD had "provided no records of police misconduct disclosable under the law" in response to SB 1421 requests. UCLA was among six of ten UC campus police departments providing zero records system-wide. The investigation specifically highlighted UCLA's failure to produce records from the 2013 Cunningham incident despite the documented $500,000 settlement. First Amendment Coalition attorney Kelly Aviles stated that, under the Penal Code definition of "great bodily injury," many UC use-of-force incidents — including those where subjects suffered broken bones — should have been disclosed. UC systemwide spokesperson Dan Scannell's February 2019 email confirmed the pattern: "UCSD (and nearly every other campus, as I recall) has already informed other CPRA requestors that it has no records under SB 1421." | SB 1421; CA Penal Code §832.7(b); California Public Records Act; First Amendment Coalition advocacy | Zero Disclosed | SB 1421 Era | Source: Voice of San Diego, May 12, 2020 (voiceofsandiego.org). Of ten UC campus police departments (439 total officers as of 2020), only UC Davis (2004 OIS), UC Merced (2015 fatal shooting), and UC Santa Barbara (falsified police report) released any SB 1421 records. |
| June 2020 | CHANCELLOR BLOCK RACIAL EQUITY STATEMENT — PSAC EXPANSION COMMITMENT. Chancellor Gene Block issued a statement in June 2020 committing to "continuing our improvement in policing, both on campus and off, including how we can further address issues like racial bias and racial profiling." The statement followed nationwide civil unrest in response to the death of George Floyd. UCLA expanded the Public Safety Advisory Council (PSAC) in response. The No UCPD Coalition and USAC (undergraduate student government) boycotted the PSAC, publicly characterizing it as ineffective and insufficient. No formal departmental response to the 14.5:1 racial disparity ratio documented in the 2018 Daily Bruin data analysis was identified in available records. | Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964; RIPA (AB 953) — not yet applicable to UCLA PD; UC Community Safety Plan | No Formal Response Found | SB 1421 Era | Source: Chancellor Block statement, June 2020 (chancellor.ucla.edu); UAW 2865 Report, February 19, 2021 (uaw2865.org). |
| January 1, 2021 | UCLA PD BODY-WORN CAMERA PROGRAM — FULL IMPLEMENTATION. UCLA PD implemented body-worn cameras (BWC) for all active sworn personnel (approximately 51 officers at the time of implementation), effective January 1, 2021. The department adopted Axon body-worn cameras pursuant to a UC systemwide BWC policy (Chapter 15 of UC Universitywide Police Policies and Administrative Procedures). The policy requires sworn personnel from lieutenant through officer rank to wear BWC systems while on duty, with mandatory activation prior to initiating any criminal investigative or enforcement activity involving a member of the public. The implementation followed years of advocacy from student groups and faculty. | AB 748 (CA Penal Code §832.18) — BWC disclosure requirements; UC Universitywide Police Policies Chapter 15; POST BWC training standards | N/A — Administrative | AB 748 Era | Source: Daily Bruin, January 11, 2021 (dailybruin.com). Note: As of the date of this report, no BWC footage from the May 2, 2024 encampment clearance — the largest police action in UCLA PD history — has been publicly released. |
| February 19, 2021 | UAW 2865 REPORT — "POLICING IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA" — PUBLISHED. The UAW 2865 Research Working Group published "Policing in the University of California," a 2021 report analyzing UCPD practices across the UC system with specific data on UCLA. The report documented the 14.5:1 racial disparity ratio in UCLA PD suspicious activity stops (drawing on the January 29, 2018 Daily Bruin Stack analysis of July 2015–June 2016 UCPD daily logs), discussed the FUPOA collective bargaining agreement's impact on officer accountability, and made 10 recommendations. Recommendations included: defunding and disbanding campus police, renegotiating the FUPOA contract, making UCPD directly liable for settlements from its own operating budget, and creating unarmed mental health professional response teams. No direct formal public response from UCLA PD to the UAW 2865 report was identified in available records. | Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964; RIPA (AB 953) — Wave 4/5 not yet applicable to UCLA; CA Penal Code §832.7; UC Community Safety Plan | No Formal Response Found | SB 1421 Era | Source: UAW 2865 Report, February 19, 2021 (uaw2865.org); Daily Bruin Stack analysis, January 29, 2018 (stack.dailybruin.com). |
| September 2022 | UC BOARD OF REGENTS — AB 481 MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY APPROVED FOR UCLA PD. The UC Board of Regents approved UCLA PD's initial military equipment use policy at the September 2022 Regents meeting pursuant to AB 481 (CA Government Code §§7070 et seq.), which required all California law enforcement agencies to obtain governing body approval for military equipment by January 1, 2022. Annual renewals are required. UCLA PD's AB 481 compliance page (Policy 706) was made publicly accessible following Regents approval. | AB 481 (CA Government Code §§7070 et seq.); UC Board of Regents standing orders; POST training standards for less-lethal weapons | N/A — Administrative | AB 481 Era | Source: UCLA PD AB 481 page (police.ucla.edu); Policy 706 (PowerDMS). |
| ~December 2022 | CHIEF TONY LEE — RETIREMENT. POSITION VACANT. Chief Tony Lee retired from UCLA PD on schedule in approximately December 2022, ending a tenure that began March 13, 2017 — approximately five years and nine months. The position of Chief of Police was then vacant pending a formal search. Lee was later appointed interim chief of the Ventura Police Department in December 2024. | CA Education Code §92600; POST Commission Regulations; UC Regents employment authority | N/A | SB 1421 Era | Sources: UCPD profile (police.ucla.edu); Daily Bruin. Ventura interim appointment: Tri County Sentry, December 2024. |
| January 1, 2023 | JOHN L. THOMAS — APPOINTED INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE. John L. Thomas was appointed interim Chief of Police of UCLA PD effective January 1, 2023 following Chief Lee's retirement. Thomas is a UCLA alumnus (attended 1980–1984; editor-in-chief of NOMMO magazine). He built a career at LAPD (patrol officer through Lieutenant II, 1984–2005), served as deputy chief at the University of the District of Columbia (2005–2006), then spent 16 years at USC's Department of Public Safety (captain, assistant chief, then executive director/chief, 2006–2022). He holds a BA from Mount Saint Mary's University and a Master's in Executive Leadership from USC. | CA Education Code §92600; POST Commission Regulations; UC Regents employment authority | N/A — Administrative | SB 1421 Era | Sources: UCLA Newsroom permanent appointment announcement (newsroom.ucla.edu); Daily Bruin. |
| January 1, 2023 | SB 2 MANDATORY REPORTING — EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PROSPECTIVE EVENTS. Senate Bill 2 (effective January 1, 2023) amended POST Commission Regulation 1205 to require California law enforcement agencies to report to POST within 10 days any officer separation for cause involving serious misconduct, including: (1) dishonesty (falsifying reports), (2) sexual assault, (3) excessive force, (4) failure to intervene, and (5) other specified serious misconduct. For events occurring between January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2023, agencies had a retroactive reporting deadline of July 1, 2023. As of the date of this report, zero UCLA PD officers appear on the POST Certification Actions list. No news coverage specifically addressing SB 2 compliance at UCLA PD or any UC campus police department was found. | SB 2; POST Commission Regulation 1205; CA Penal Code §§13510–13510.9; POST Guide to Decertification | Compliance Unverified | SB 2 Era | POST Certification Actions list: post.ca.gov. POST SB 2 FAQs: post.ca.gov/SB-2-FAQs. Guide to Decertification (PDF): post.ca.gov. |
| ~Date Uncertain (Post-January 1, 2023) | LT. MICHAEL SHAIN — TERMINATION FOR FALSIFYING OFFICIAL REPORTS. Lieutenant Michael Shain, a named defendant in the 1993 UCPD 341 v. Regents federal civil rights lawsuit alongside Chief 1, was terminated from UCLA PD for falsifying official police reports. The precise date of this termination is not established from publicly available records. Under SB 2 and POST Commission Regulation 1205, falsifying reports constitutes "dishonesty" — a category of serious misconduct requiring mandatory reporting to POST. If the termination occurred on or after January 1, 2020, it falls within the SB 2 retroactive reporting window (due July 1, 2023). If it occurred on or after January 1, 2023, immediate 10-day reporting to POST is required. As of the date of this report, no Lt. Michael Shain entry appears on the POST Certification Actions list. | SB 2; POST Commission Regulation 1205 (mandatory reporting — dishonesty); CA Penal Code §13510.9 (10-day reporting requirement); CA Penal Code §118.1 (filing false police report) | Not Verified on POST List | SB 2 Era | No public news coverage, POST records, or court documents confirming termination date were identified. Shain documented as defendant in UCPD 341 v. Regents (1993). POST Certification Actions list reviewed and confirms zero UCLA PD officers listed: post.ca.gov. |
| January 11, 2024 | JOHN L. THOMAS — PERMANENT APPOINTMENT AS CHIEF OF POLICE. John L. Thomas was appointed permanent Chief of Police of UCLA PD on January 11, 2024 following a search process. The search committee was chaired by Vice Chancellor Monroe Gorden Jr. Thomas had been serving as interim chief since January 1, 2023. | CA Education Code §92600; POST Commission Regulations; UC Regents employment authority | N/A — Administrative | SB 1421 Era | Source: UCLA Newsroom (newsroom.ucla.edu). |
| April 25, 2024 | PALESTINE SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT ESTABLISHED — DICKSON PLAZA / ROYCE QUAD. A Palestine Solidarity Encampment was established at Dickson Plaza/Royce Quad on the UCLA campus on April 25, 2024. The encampment was part of a wave of similar demonstrations at university campuses nationwide in response to the conflict in Gaza. On April 28, 2024, the Israeli American Council organized a large counter-protest at Dickson Plaza with a jumbotron and concert-grade speakers, funded through a GoFundMe campaign that raised approximately $100,000 (donors included Jerry Seinfeld's wife, who contributed $5,000). Clashes occurred on April 28 but no major violence was reported. On April 30, 2024, Chancellor Gene Block issued a statement declaring the encampment "unauthorized." | First Amendment (assembly, speech, petition); CA Penal Code §409 (unlawful assembly); AB 48 (crowd management); POST crowd management guidelines; Clery Act — 20 U.S.C. §1092(f) | Under Investigation | SB 1421 / AB 748 Era | Sources: Daily Bruin contemporaneous coverage; LA Public Press (lapublicpress.org); LAist (laist.com). |
| April 30, 2024 (~10:30 p.m.) through May 1, 2024 (~3:00 a.m.) | COUNTER-PROTESTER ATTACK ON ENCAMPMENT — FOUR HOURS OF VIOLENCE, ZERO ARRESTS. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on April 30, 2024, counter-protesters gathered around the Palestine Solidarity Encampment. Recordings of crying babies and October 7 attack videos were played through external speakers. At approximately 10:50 p.m., over 100 counter-protesters (some estimates reach 200), many dressed in black with white masks, attacked the encampment. Weapons documented in use included: bear spray, fireworks, metal poles, wooden planks (2x4s), sticks, stones, metal fencing used as projectiles, and fire extinguishers. UCLA released a statement at 12:12 a.m. May 1 stating it had "immediately called law enforcement." LAPD arrived on campus at approximately 1:00 a.m. Mayor Karen Bass posted at 1:47 a.m.: "The violence unfolding this evening at UCLA is absolutely abhorrent and inexcusable." LAPD did not initially intervene upon arrival. At approximately 3:00 a.m., LAPD and CHP began directing aggressors out of the area. Violence lasted approximately four hours before any effective police intervention. Zero arrests of counter-protesters were made that night. UC President Michael Drake reported 15 people injured, one requiring hospitalization. Emergency physicians at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center treated blunt force trauma, head injuries, airway injuries, burns from chemical irritants, a heart injury from chest hits, a hand bone requiring surgery, and head wounds requiring stitches and staples. | CA Penal Code §§240 (assault), 242 (battery), 245 (assault with deadly weapon), 422 (criminal threats), 243.4 (sexual battery — if applicable); AB 48; POST crowd management; DOJ findings re: deliberate indifference; 21CP Solutions findings: "no one was in charge" | Zero Counter-Protester Arrests | SB 1421 / AB 748 Era | The 21CP Solutions investigation (released November 14, 2024) found: "No one from UCLA PD took command of the scene." UCLA PD requested aid through "informal channels, including by sending text messages" rather than the formal California mutual aid system. Sources: Daily Bruin survivor accounts (dailybruin.com); LA Public Press (lapublicpress.org); 21CP Solutions report (universityofcalifornia.edu). |
| May 1–2, 2024 | ENCAMPMENT REBUILD AND POLICE CLEARANCE — 210 ARRESTS. MULTIPLE LESS-LETHAL WEAPONS DEPLOYED. On May 1, 2024, protesters rebuilt the encampment. UCLA declared an unlawful assembly at approximately 6:15 p.m. on May 1. Several hundred officers arrived by bus over the evening hours. At approximately 12:30 a.m. May 2, CHP established reinforcement lines. At approximately 1:30 a.m., police began tearing down barricades. At approximately 3:30–4:00 a.m., flash-bang grenades and tear gas were deployed and mass arrests began. The encampment was substantially cleared before 5:00 a.m. on May 2. Agencies involved: UCLA PD, CHP (Special Response Teams on primary skirmish line), LAPD, LASD, and mutual aid agencies including Santa Monica PD, Beverly Hills PD, and Culver City PD, plus officers from other UC campus police departments. Less-lethal weapons deployed included: flash-bang grenades, tear gas/CS gas, 40mm foam/impact projectiles, pepper spray/OC pellets, beanbag shotguns, and batons. Total arrests: 210, including approximately 10 faculty members. LAPD deployed approximately 590 officers (6,153 regular hours + 2,438 overtime hours) and sought $583,084 in reimbursement. CHP officers were compensated at $86.34/hour ($105.02/hour for sergeants). CalMatters documented at least 25 instances where CHP officers aimed 40mm launchers at eye level or fired into crowds at point-blank range, potentially violating POST training guidelines. A UCLA PhD student received 11 staples and 4 stitches from a 40mm foam round to the head. | AB 48 (crowd management and use of less-lethal weapons); AB 481; AB 748 (BWC disclosure — no footage released as of this report); CA Penal Code §409; POST crowd management and use-of-force standards; Clery Act — 210 arrests constitute Clery-reportable events; 21CP Solutions findings | BWC Footage Not Released | AB 748 / AB 481 Era | Note: CHP, which led the clearance and deployed the majority of force, did not equip officers with body cameras. CalMatters reported CHP special response teams did not wear body cameras during the raid. CHP announced plans to equip all 7,600 officers with cameras by March 2026 — a plan announced only after the UCLA incident. Sources: Daily Bruin (dailybruin.com); CalMatters (calmatters.org); Daily Bruin — costs (dailybruin.com). |
| May 5, 2024 | CHANCELLOR BLOCK ANNOUNCES OFFICE OF CAMPUS SAFETY — NEW OVERSIGHT STRUCTURE CREATED. Chancellor Gene Block announced the creation of the Office of Campus Safety on May 5, 2024, in the immediate aftermath of the encampment crisis. The new office was created to assume oversight of UCPD and the Office of Emergency Management, shifting management away from Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck's office. Rick Braziel, former chief of the Sacramento Police Department (2008–2012) with 30+ years of public safety experience, was named inaugural Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Safety effective immediately in a temporary capacity. Braziel had led reviews of law enforcement responses including the Uvalde, Texas school shooting review. He subsequently faced faculty criticism, including a Daily Bruin op-ed accusing him of "disregard for police accountability." | UC Regents governance authority; UC Community Safety Plan; CA Education Code §92600 | N/A — Administrative | SB 1421 Era | Sources: Chancellor Block announcement, May 5, 2024 (chancellor.ucla.edu); Daily Bruin, May 5, 2024 (dailybruin.com). |
| May 21, 2024 | CHIEF JOHN L. THOMAS — TEMPORARILY REASSIGNED FROM DUTIES. Chief John L. Thomas was temporarily reassigned from his duties as UCLA PD Chief of Police on May 21, 2024 — 19 days after the May 2 encampment clearance and 21 days after the April 30 counter-protester attack. FUPOA President Wade Stern issued a public statement in May 2024 stating: "The UCLA administration owns all the fallout from the response and lack of response to this protest" and that "the decisions regarding the response of the UC Police rest firmly in the hands of campus leadership." | CA Education Code §92600; UC Regents employment authority; POST Commission Regulation 1205 (reporting of peace officer separations) | Separation Status Unclear | SB 1421 / SB 2 Era | Sources: Daily Bruin, May 21, 2024 (dailybruin.com); KTLA, May 2024 (ktla.com). |
| May 22, 2024 | ACTING CHIEF GAWIN GIBSON APPOINTED. Captain Gawin Gibson, operations bureau captain with over 28 years at UCPD and an EdD from USC's Rossier School of Education (2021), was named acting chief when Thomas was reassigned on May 21, 2024. Gibson served as acting chief from May 22 through September 27, 2024. | CA Education Code §92600; POST Commission Regulations; UC Regents employment authority | N/A — Administrative | SB 1421 Era | Sources: Daily Bruin, May 21, 2024 (dailybruin.com); Daily Bruin, October 8, 2024 (dailybruin.com). |
| June 3, 2024 | FRANKEL v. REGENTS — FEDERAL ANTISEMITISM LAWSUIT FILED. Frankel v. Regents of the University of California was filed on June 3, 2024 in U.S. District Court, alleging UCLA enabled a "Jew Exclusion Zone" through its handling of the Palestine Solidarity Encampment. The lawsuit alleged violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. On August 13, 2024, U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi issued a preliminary injunction against UCLA. | Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964; Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Protection Clause; 42 U.S.C. §1983; Clery Act | Litigation Active → Settled | SB 1421 / Clery Era | Settlement reached July 29, 2025: $6.45 million total ($200,000 to four plaintiffs, $2.33 million to antisemitism-combating organizations, $320,000 to UCLA's Initiative to Combat Antisemitism, $3.6 million in legal fees). Becket Fund described it as "the largest private settlement in campus antisemitism cases." Source: Becket Fund case page (becketfund.org); Daily Bruin (dailybruin.com). |
| July 30, 2024 | CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR REPORT 2024-032 — CLERY ACT COMPLIANCE. UCLA NOT INCLUDED. The California State Auditor published Report 2024-032, titled "Clery Act Requirements and Crime Reporting: Six California Colleges and Universities We Visited Struggled to Report Accurate Campus Safety Information." The six audited institutions were CSU Chico, Imperial Valley College, Mount Saint Mary's, Orange Coast College, University of San Diego, and UC Santa Cruz. UCLA was not among the audited institutions. UCLA was previously audited in Report 2006-032 (January 2007) and Report 2012-032 (October 2012); in the 2007 report, UCLA disagreed with the auditors' count of reportable crimes. | Clery Act — 20 U.S.C. §1092(f); Higher Education Act; CA State Auditor authority — Government Code §8543 | N/A — Not Audited | Clery Era | Source: CA State Auditor Report 2024-032 (auditor.ca.gov); full PDF (auditor.ca.gov). |
| September 27, 2024 | ACTING CHIEF GAWIN GIBSON PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. Acting Chief Gawin Gibson was placed on administrative leave on September 27, 2024. The reason for the administrative leave was not publicly disclosed by UCLA or the UC system. Gibson had served as acting chief from May 22 through September 27, 2024 — a period of approximately four months. | CA Education Code §92600; POST Commission Regulation 1205 (reporting of peace officer status changes); UC Regents employment authority | Reason Not Disclosed Publicly | SB 2 Era | Source: Daily Bruin, October 8, 2024 (dailybruin.com). Note: Whether this administrative leave placement was reported to POST pursuant to Penal Code §13510.9 and POST Commission Regulation 1205 cannot be verified from publicly available records. |
| October 2024 | ACTING CHIEF SCOTT SCHEFFLER APPOINTED. Scott Scheffler was appointed acting chief following Gibson's administrative leave. Scheffler had been with UCPD since 2003 in roles including dispatcher, detective, department spokesperson, and administrative bureau captain. He holds a UCLA undergraduate degree in mathematics/applied science and served on the Campus Safety Oversight Committee. Scheffler served as acting/interim chief from October 2024 through September 1, 2025. | CA Education Code §92600; POST Commission Regulations; UC Regents employment authority | N/A — Administrative | SB 1421 Era | Source: Daily Bruin, October 8, 2024 (dailybruin.com). |
| November 14, 2024 | 21CP SOLUTIONS INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT — RELEASED TO UC BOARD OF REGENTS. UC President Michael Drake had commissioned the 21st Century Policing Solutions (21CP Solutions) investigation in May 2024. The report was released to the UC Board of Regents on November 14, 2024. Key findings: (1) UCLA had "no detailed plan" for handling major protests despite problems being "reasonably foreseeable"; (2) administrators engaged in a "chaotic process" with "free-flowing debate, internecine conflict, and a notable lack of decision-making"; (3) the Emergency Management Planning Group excluded UCLA PD from meetings where key decisions were made; (4) at least one meeting was led by the Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications, leading some to conclude "public safety decisions were being made by the communications team"; (5) on the night of April 30, "No one from UCLA PD took command of the scene, and officials from the responding agencies described that it appeared no one was in charge"; (6) UCLA PD requested aid through "informal channels, including by sending text messages" rather than through the formal California mutual aid system; (7) LAPD and CHP "were left to devise an ad hoc plan without guidance from UCLA PD." The report made recommendations covering detailed safety plans, Incident Command System implementation, formalized mutual aid agreements, and regular training exercises. No specific administrators were named as individually responsible. | POST Incident Command System standards; CA Emergency Services Act — Government Code §§8550 et seq.; UC Community Safety Plan; CA State Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Plan | Recommendations Not Fully Implemented as of This Report | SB 1421 Era | 21CP Solutions report PDF (universityofcalifornia.edu); UC press release (universityofcalifornia.edu); LAist (laist.com). |
| December 10, 2024 | CHIEF JOHN L. THOMAS — FINAL DEPARTURE FROM UCLA PD. John L. Thomas's last day at UCLA PD was December 10, 2024. Thomas had been temporarily reassigned from chief duties on May 21, 2024 — a period of approximately 203 days before his final departure. Following Thomas's departure, FUPOA President Wade Stern issued a statement characterizing the outcome: "Law enforcement was left in the dark about the University's objectives and decision-making processes, while administrators actively obstructed UCLA PD by ordering them to remain out of sight and blocking efforts to prevent students from bringing in barriers and equipment." Stern called the 21CP report "a damning indictment of the UCLA campus leadership" and stated: "Shockingly, only former UCLA PD Chief John Thomas faced consequences, while Chancellor Gene Block retired without accountability, and others remain in leadership." He concluded: "Chief Thomas, a dedicated leader, deserves far better than to be scapegoated for the administration's repeated failures and poor decision-making." | CA Education Code §92600; POST Commission Regulation 1205 (10-day separation reporting requirement); UC Regents employment authority; SB 2 (mandatory reporting of separation for cause, if applicable) | POST Report Status Unverified | SB 2 Era | Sources: Daily Bruin, December 11, 2024 (dailybruin.com); The Pride LA (thepridela.com); NBC Los Angeles (nbclosangeles.com); LAist (laist.com). FUPOA statement: KTLA, May 2024 (ktla.com). |
| December 20, 2024 | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS — RESOLUTION FINDING. The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a resolution finding on December 20, 2024 concluding that Jewish students at UCLA were subjected to differential treatment when their campus access was limited, and that "UCLA appears to have failed to respond promptly or effectively to notice of pro-Palestinian demonstrators being forcefully attacked in the night by counter-protestors." The resolution addressed events of April 25 through May 1, 2024. | Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964; 34 C.F.R. Part 100; Clery Act — 20 U.S.C. §1092(f); DOE OCR jurisdiction | Federal Finding: Compliance Failure | Clery / Title VI Era | Source: DOE OCR Resolution, December 20, 2024 (ocrcas.ed.gov). |
| January 21, 2025 | STEVE LURIE — APPOINTED PERMANENT AVC FOR CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SAFETY. Chancellor Julio Frenk announced Steve Lurie as permanent Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus and Community Safety on January 21, 2025, effective February 1, 2025. Lurie is a UCLA alumnus (BA Cultural Anthropology, 1994) who spent 27 years at LAPD, most recently as Commander/Assistant CO of West Bureau. He holds a JD from Loyola Law School. Lurie was the LAPD commander directed to prepare patrols of UCLA on April 30, 2024, arriving on campus at 1:14 a.m. May 1. Chief 5 reports directly to AVC Lurie. | UC Regents governance; CA Education Code §92600; UC Community Safety Plan | N/A — Administrative | SB 1421 Era | Sources: Chancellor Frenk announcement (chancellor.ucla.edu); Daily Bruin, January 21, 2025 (dailybruin.com). |
| March 20, 2025 | ACLU OMNIBUS COMPLAINT — 35 PLAINTIFFS — STATE COURT LAWSUIT EXPANDED. The ACLU of Southern California's lawsuit (originally filed October 2024 with 4 plaintiffs) was expanded on March 20, 2025 as an omnibus complaint with 35 plaintiffs including students, faculty, and members of the public. Claims include: First Amendment violations, unlawful arrest, failure to protect from counter-protester violence, and excessive force by police. The March 2025 complaint described people "beaten with 2-by-4s," "shot in the chest," and who "had their fingers blown off" during the April 30, 2024 counter-protester attack. | First Amendment, U.S. Constitution; 42 U.S.C. §1983; CA Civil Code §52.1 (Bane Act); CA Penal Code §§240, 242, 245; Fourteenth Amendment (due process); AB 48 (crowd management standards) | Litigation Active | SB 1421 / AB 748 Era | On November 5, 2025, LA Superior Court Judge Samantha Jessner overruled UC's challenge, allowing the lawsuit to proceed, writing: "The fact they did not declare an unlawful assembly while there was alleged violence occurring at the encampment, but instead waited nearly 24 hours until the violence had ended, is circumstantial evidence that defendants were motivated not by public safety but rather by, at least in part, plaintiffs' protected speech activity." No settlement as of the date of this report. Sources: Omnibus complaint PDF (calmatters.org); Daily News, November 5, 2025 (dailynews.com). |
| April 30, 2025 | OFFICE OF CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SAFETY — SIX-MINUTE ROYCE QUAD CLOSURE. On April 30, 2025 — the one-year anniversary of the counter-protester attack on the Palestine Solidarity Encampment — the Office of Campus and Community Safety proactively closed Royce Quad ahead of a planned unauthorized event. Unauthorized equipment was seized within approximately six minutes of the closure. The response was described by UCLA as demonstrating a "dramatically different response posture" from the prior year's events. | CA Education Code §92600; First Amendment (content-neutral time/place/manner restrictions); UC campus regulations; AB 48 crowd management; POST use-of-force guidelines | N/A — Operational | Post-Reform Era | Source: UCLA Newsroom statement, April 30, 2025 (newsroom.ucla.edu). |
| July 28–29, 2025 | CHIEF 5 ANNOUNCED; $6.45 MILLION ANTISEMITISM SETTLEMENT; DOJ NOTICE OF FINDINGS — SAME DAY. On July 28, 2025, UCLA announced the selection of the next UCLA PD chief (designated here as Chief 5). On July 29, 2025, two significant federal actions occurred on the same day: (1) UCLA agreed to pay $6.45 million to settle Frankel v. Regents ($200,000 to the four plaintiffs, $2.33 million to antisemitism-combating organizations, $320,000 to UCLA's Initiative to Combat Antisemitism, $3.6 million in legal fees). Becket Fund described it as "the largest private settlement in campus antisemitism cases." (2) The U.S. Department of Justice issued a Notice of Findings concluding that UCLA's response to the 2024 encampment was "deliberately indifferent to a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students" in violation of the Equal Protection Clause and Title VI. Attorney General Pam Bondi stated the DOJ would "force UCLA to pay a heavy price." UCLA received at least 11 complaints during April 25–May 1, 2024 but refused to request law enforcement support to disband the encampment on April 30. | Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964; Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Protection Clause; 42 U.S.C. §1983; DOJ enforcement authority — 28 C.F.R. §42; Clery Act | Federal Violations Found | Post-Reform Era | Sources: Daily Bruin, July 28, 2025 (dailybruin.com); Daily Bruin, July 29, 2025 (dailybruin.com); DOJ Notice of Findings (justice.gov); EdSource (edsource.org). |
| August 11, 2025 | UCLA PD AB 481 ANNUAL REPORT 2025 — RELEASED. UCLA PD released its AB 481 Annual Report for the 2024–2025 reporting period on August 11, 2025. The report documented: (1) 240 powder projectiles deployed "during an incident involving an aggressive crowd" (the department stated none were aimed at people); (2) Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRADs) used approximately 71 times for sound amplification; (3) 1 sponge round fired during an arrest involving a suspect reaching toward an officer's firearm. The department received 3 complaints about military equipment use during the reporting period but stated it was "not the agency that deployed the equipment" — attributing force to mutual aid partners CHP and LAPD. | AB 481 (CA Government Code §§7070 et seq.) — annual reporting requirement; UC Board of Regents annual approval; POST training standards for less-lethal weapons | Annual Report Filed | Post-Reform Era | Sources: 2025 AB 481 Annual Report (ucla.box.com); 2025 Inventory (ucla.box.com). |
| September 1, 2025 | CHIEF 5 — PERMANENT APPOINTMENT EFFECTIVE. Chief 5's appointment became effective September 1, 2025, making him the fourth person to lead UCLA PD in under two years. He is the department's first chief to report to a civilian AVC (Steve Lurie) under the new Office of Campus and Community Safety governance structure. In a Daily Bruin Q&A (published September 16, 2025 by Metro editor Maggie Konecky), Chief 5 described the position as "beyond a dream job" and stated he would emphasize community policing — officers visible, approachable, on bikes, in coffee shops. He drew a distinction between "policing" and "law enforcement," emphasizing mental health responses and non-arrest solutions. On immigration enforcement, Chief 5 stated that per SB 54 (California Values Act), UCPD will not participate in immigration enforcement, will not ask anyone's immigration status, and will not work with ICE. He expressed enthusiasm about security preparations for the 2028 Olympics, World Cup, and Super Bowl, noting UCLA will be near the center of activities. | CA Education Code §92600; SB 54 (California Values Act); POST Commission Regulations; UC Community Safety Plan | N/A — Administrative | Post-Reform Era | Sources: UCLA Newsroom (newsroom.ucla.edu); Daily Bruin Q&A, September 16, 2025 (dailybruin.com); OCCS page (safety.ucla.edu). |
| September 17, 2025 | UC REGENTS APPROVE ADDITIONAL LESS-LETHAL MUNITIONS FOR UCLA PD — MEETING REPORTEDLY HELD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. At the September 2025 UC Regents meeting, the Regents approved UCLA PD's request for additional less-than-lethal munition launchers and sponge rounds. Systemwide, the Regents approved 3,000 rounds of pepper munitions, 500 rounds of 40mm impact munitions, 12 drones, and 9 less-lethal launchers across six UC campuses. Reports indicate the meeting was held behind closed doors, with UCPD officers in riot gear at the venue. This raised questions about compliance with AB 481's open meeting requirements, which require public governing body approval for military equipment acquisitions and use policies. | AB 481 (CA Government Code §§7070 et seq.) — open meeting and governing body approval requirements; Ralph M. Brown Act (CA Government Code §§54950 et seq.); POST training standards for less-lethal weapons | Open Meeting Compliance Questioned | Post-Reform Era | Sources: Daily Bruin, September 17, 2025 (dailybruin.com); LA Public Press, October 2024 (lapublicpress.org). |
| November 5, 2025 | LA SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE JESSNER — ACLU ENCAMPMENT LAWSUIT ALLOWED TO PROCEED. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Samantha Jessner overruled the University of California's challenge and allowed the ACLU omnibus encampment lawsuit (35 plaintiffs) to proceed toward trial. Judge Jessner wrote: "The fact they did not declare an unlawful assembly while there was alleged violence occurring at the encampment, but instead waited nearly 24 hours until the violence had ended, is circumstantial evidence that defendants were motivated not by public safety but rather by, at least in part, plaintiffs' protected speech activity." The case is proceeding toward trial with no settlement as of the date of this report. | First Amendment, U.S. Constitution; 42 U.S.C. §1983; CA Civil Code §52.1 (Bane Act); Fourteenth Amendment | Litigation Active — Proceeding to Trial | Post-Reform Era | Source: Daily News, November 5, 2025 (dailynews.com). |
| Ongoing — As of March 7, 2026 | SB 1421 — ZERO RECORDS RELEASED. AB 748 — ZERO BWC FOOTAGE RELEASED FROM MAY 2, 2024 ENCAMPMENT CLEARANCE. As of the date of this report, UCLA PD has released zero records under SB 1421 (CA Penal Code §832.7(b)) in response to any public records request. No body-worn camera footage from the May 2, 2024 encampment clearance — involving approximately 210 arrests — has been publicly released pursuant to AB 748 (CA Penal Code §832.18). AB 748 requires release of critical-incident BWC footage within 45 days, with a possible extension to one year if disclosure would substantially interfere with an active investigation. Multiple ongoing lawsuits and the 21CP Solutions investigation (completed November 2024) may be invoked by UCLA as justification for the extension. | SB 1421 — CA Penal Code §832.7(b); AB 748 — CA Penal Code §832.18; California Public Records Act — Government Code §§6250 et seq.; POST Commission Regulation 1205 | Zero Disclosed — Both Statutes | Post-Reform Era | Sources: Voice of San Diego, May 12, 2020 (voiceofsandiego.org); MuckRock — UCLA PD (muckrock.com); CBS News, May 2, 2024 (cbsnews.com); CalMatters — CHP no body cameras (calmatters.org); Daily Bruin editorial, August 3, 2025 (dailybruin.com). |
SECTION C — COMPLIANCE STATUS MATRIX: ALL APPLICABLE CALIFORNIA AND FEDERAL REPORTING MANDATES
Methodology: Each applicable statute, regulation, and reporting mandate is evaluated against the documented factual record established in Sections A and B of this chapter. Compliance determinations are based exclusively on verifiable public records, official agency publications, court filings, and investigative journalism. Where compliance cannot be verified from publicly available records, the status is recorded as "Unverified — CPRA Request Required." No inference of compliance is drawn from absence of documented violations alone.
── SCORECARD ── Non-Compliant / Zero Disclosed
5
Partial / Questioned
4
Compliant / Filed
4
Unverified / Unknown
5
Total Mandates Evaluated
18
| Statute / Mandate | Effective Date | Compliance Status | Specific Finding | Source / Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 1421 — CA Penal Code §832.7(b) — Mandatory Disclosure of Officer Misconduct Records | ||||
| SB 1421 — Use of Force Resulting in Death or Great Bodily Injury Penal Code §832.7(b)(1)(A) |
January 1, 2019 | Zero Disclosed | UCLA PD has released zero records under this provision as of March 7, 2026. The documented $500,000 settlement in the 2013 Cunningham stop-and-force incident — which would, if sustained after January 1, 2019, require disclosure — produced no SB 1421 records. Voice of San Diego confirmed in May 2020 that UCLA "provided no records of police misconduct disclosable under the law." First Amendment Coalition attorney Kelly Aviles stated that use-of-force incidents resulting in broken bones meet the "great bodily injury" threshold under the Penal Code and should have been disclosed. | Voice of San Diego, May 12, 2020; CA Penal Code §832.7(b)(1)(A); MuckRock — UCLA PD |
| SB 1421 — Sexual Assault by Officer Penal Code §832.7(b)(1)(B) |
January 1, 2019 | Zero Disclosed | No SB 1421 sexual assault records have been released by UCLA PD. Whether any sustained findings exist is not determinable from publicly available records. UCLA's overall SB 1421 disclosure rate is zero across all three disclosure categories. | Voice of San Diego, May 12, 2020; CA Penal Code §832.7(b)(1)(B) |
| SB 1421 — Sustained Dishonesty Findings Penal Code §832.7(b)(1)(C) |
January 1, 2019 | Zero Disclosed | No SB 1421 dishonesty records have been released by UCLA PD. Lt. Michael Shain's documented termination for falsifying official police reports — a sustained dishonesty finding — has produced no SB 1421 disclosure. The termination date is not established from public records, but if it occurred on or after January 1, 2019, disclosure is required. Zero records released. | Voice of San Diego, May 12, 2020; CA Penal Code §832.7(b)(1)(C); POST Certification Actions |
| CPRA Response Timeliness Government Code §6253(c) — 10-day response requirement |
Ongoing | Non-Compliant | UCLA PD's MuckRock profile documents a 9.09% CPRA request success rate — approximately 70% fewer fulfilled requests than comparable agencies. Average response time is 117 days against the legally mandated 10-day standard — a 1,070% overrun. The Daily Bruin editorial board (August 3, 2025) published an editorial specifically titled "UCLA's failure to comply with CPRA threatens accountability, erodes public trust." | MuckRock — UCLA PD agency page; Daily Bruin editorial, August 3, 2025; CA Government Code §6253(c) |
| AB 748 — CA Penal Code §832.18 — Body-Worn Camera Footage Disclosure | ||||
| AB 748 — Critical Incident BWC Footage Release Penal Code §832.18(b) — 45-day / 1-year maximum |
July 1, 2019 | Not Released | No body-worn camera footage from the May 2, 2024 encampment clearance — the largest police action in UCLA PD history, involving 210 arrests and multiple agencies — has been publicly released as of March 7, 2026, nearly 22 months after the event. AB 748 requires release within 45 days of a critical incident, with a maximum one-year extension if disclosure would substantially interfere with an active investigation. The one-year maximum extension expired on or about May 2, 2025. CBS News confirmed on May 2, 2024 that body camera footage existed but had "not been shared." A critical additional gap: CHP, which led the clearance operation and deployed the majority of force, did not equip its special response team officers with body cameras. CalMatters reported this directly. CHP announced a plan to equip all 7,600 officers with cameras by March 2026 — only after the UCLA incident drew national scrutiny. | CBS News, May 2, 2024; CalMatters, May 2024; CalMatters — CHP body camera plan, July 2025; CA Penal Code §832.18(b) |
| AB 481 — CA Government Code §§7070 et seq. — Military Equipment Use Policy | ||||
| AB 481 — Written Military Equipment Use Policy Government Code §7071 |
January 1, 2022 | Compliant | UCLA PD maintains a dedicated public AB 481 compliance page containing Policy 706 (military equipment use policy), current equipment inventory, and annual reports. Policy 706 is publicly accessible via PowerDMS. The UC Board of Regents approved UCLA PD's initial military equipment policy at the September 2022 Regents meeting. Annual renewals have been conducted. | police.ucla.edu — AB 481 page; Policy 706 (PowerDMS); CA Government Code §7071 |
| AB 481 — Annual Report Filing and Public Availability Government Code §7072(b) |
January 1, 2022 | Compliant | UCLA PD released its 2025 AB 481 Annual Report on August 11, 2025, documenting use during the 2024–2025 reporting period. The report is publicly accessible via a UCLA Box link. Prior annual reports have been filed. The 2025 report documented: 240 powder projectiles deployed, LRADs used approximately 71 times, and 1 sponge round fired. The department received 3 complaints about military equipment use but attributed force to mutual aid partners CHP and LAPD. | 2025 AB 481 Annual Report; 2025 Inventory; CA Government Code §7072(b) |
| AB 481 — Governing Body Approval / Open Meeting Requirement Government Code §7071(d) — public meeting required |
January 1, 2022 | Compliance Questioned | At the September 2025 UC Regents meeting, where UCLA PD's request for additional less-lethal munition launchers and sponge rounds was approved, reports indicate the meeting was held behind closed doors. UCPD officers in riot gear were present at the venue. AB 481 (Government Code §7071(d)) requires that military equipment use policies be approved at an open, regular meeting of the governing body providing for public comment. Whether the September 2025 approval met this open meeting standard is a matter of documented public controversy and has not been resolved in available records. | Daily Bruin, September 17, 2025; LA Public Press, October 2024; CA Government Code §7071(d); Ralph M. Brown Act — Government Code §§54950 et seq. |
| SB 2 — POST Commission Regulation 1205 — Mandatory Reporting of Peace Officer Separations for Cause | ||||
| SB 2 — Mandatory Reporting of Separation for Serious Misconduct POST Commission Reg. 1205; Penal Code §13510.9 |
January 1, 2023 (prospective); July 1, 2023 (retroactive — events from January 1, 2020) | Compliance Unverified | A review of the complete POST Peace Officer Certification Actions list reveals zero UCLA PD officers — and zero officers from any UC campus police department across all ten campuses (approximately 410 sworn personnel systemwide). Lt. Michael Shain's documented termination for falsifying official police reports constitutes a mandatory reporting event under SB 2 (dishonesty category). Whether this termination was timely reported to POST cannot be verified from publicly available records. POST does not maintain a public-facing database of individual officer employment records; verification requires formal CPRA requests to POST via the GovQA portal. | POST Certification Actions list; POST SB 2 FAQs; POST Guide to Decertification (PDF); POST Commission Regulation 1205 |
| SB 2 — Reporting of Acting Chief Gibson Administrative Leave Placement Penal Code §13510.9; POST Commission Reg. 1205 |
January 1, 2023 | Compliance Unverified | Acting Chief Gawin Gibson was placed on administrative leave on September 27, 2024. The reason for the leave was not publicly disclosed. Penal Code §13510.9 requires agencies to report to POST within 10 days when an officer separates from service or is placed on leave under specified circumstances. Whether this administrative leave placement was reported to POST cannot be verified from publicly available records. | Daily Bruin, October 8, 2024; CA Penal Code §13510.9; POST Commission Regulation 1205 |
| SB 2 — Reporting of Chief Thomas Reassignment and Departure Penal Code §13510.9; POST Commission Reg. 1205 |
January 1, 2023 | Compliance Unverified | Chief John L. Thomas was temporarily reassigned from chief duties on May 21, 2024, and his final departure from UCLA PD was December 10, 2024. Whether either the reassignment or the final separation was reported to POST within the required 10 days pursuant to Penal Code §13510.9 cannot be verified from publicly available records. No Thomas entry appears on the POST Certification Actions list, which is consistent with either timely reporting without adverse certification action, or non-reporting. | Daily Bruin, December 11, 2024; CA Penal Code §13510.9; POST Certification Actions list |
| Clery Act — 20 U.S.C. §1092(f) — Campus Crime Reporting and Security Policy Disclosure | ||||
| Clery Act — Annual Security Report (ASR) Publication 20 U.S.C. §1092(f)(1) |
Ongoing annual requirement | Compliant — Published | UCLA publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASR) as required. The 2025 ASR (covering 2022–2024 data, published approximately October 2025) is publicly available via a UCLA Box link. The report is required to include statistics for Clery-reportable crimes occurring on campus, in on-campus residential facilities, in non-campus buildings or property, and on public property immediately adjacent to campus. | police.ucla.edu — Clery Act page; 2025 ASR (Box); 20 U.S.C. §1092(f)(1) |
| Clery Act — Accurate Crime Reporting (2024 Encampment Events) 20 U.S.C. §1092(f)(1)(F) — aggravated assaults, hate crimes, arrests |
Ongoing | Content Requires Direct Review | The 2025 ASR (covering 2024 data) is the report that must capture Clery-reportable crimes from the April 25–May 2, 2024 encampment events, including: aggravated assaults (counter-protester weapons attack on April 30 — documented injuries including broken bones, head wounds requiring surgery, chest injuries), hate crimes (DOE OCR and DOJ findings of differential treatment of Jewish students), and the 210 arrests on May 2. Whether all Clery-reportable events from the encampment period are accurately reported in the 2025 ASR requires direct PDF review. In the 2007 State Auditor report, UCLA disagreed with auditors' count of reportable crimes — establishing a prior pattern of disputed crime classification. | 2025 ASR (Box); CA State Auditor Report 2006-032; 20 U.S.C. §1092(f)(1)(F); 34 C.F.R. §668.46 |
| Clery Act / Title VI — Federal Finding: Deliberate Indifference (DOJ) Title VI, Civil Rights Act; Equal Protection Clause; DOJ enforcement |
Finding issued July 29, 2025 | Federal Violation Found | The U.S. Department of Justice issued a Notice of Findings on July 29, 2025 concluding that UCLA's response to the 2024 encampment was "deliberately indifferent to a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students" in violation of the Equal Protection Clause and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The DOJ found that UCLA received at least 11 complaints during April 25–May 1, 2024, but refused to request law enforcement support to disband the encampment on April 30. Attorney General Pam Bondi stated the DOJ would "force UCLA to pay a heavy price." The $6.45 million Frankel v. Regents settlement was reached on the same day, July 29, 2025. | DOJ Notice of Findings, July 29, 2025; EdSource; Title VI — 42 U.S.C. §2000d; Fourteenth Amendment |
| Clery Act / Title VI — DOE OCR Resolution: Differential Treatment Finding Title VI; 34 C.F.R. Part 100; DOE OCR jurisdiction |
Finding issued December 20, 2024 | Federal Finding: Compliance Failure | The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights issued a resolution finding on December 20, 2024 concluding that Jewish students were subjected to differential treatment when their campus access was limited, and that "UCLA appears to have failed to respond promptly or effectively to notice of pro-Palestinian demonstrators being forcefully attacked in the night by counter-protestors." The resolution addressed events of April 25–May 1, 2024. | DOE OCR Resolution, December 20, 2024; Title VI — 42 U.S.C. §2000d; 34 C.F.R. Part 100 |
| AB 48 — CA Government Code §§7590 et seq. — Crowd Management and Less-Lethal Weapons | ||||
| AB 48 — Crowd Management and Less-Lethal Weapon Use Standards Government Code §7590 et seq.; POST crowd management training requirements |
January 1, 2022 | Compliance Questioned | CalMatters documented at least 25 instances during the May 2, 2024 encampment clearance where CHP officers aimed 40mm launchers at eye level or fired into crowds at point-blank range, potentially violating POST training guidelines for less-lethal weapon deployment. A UCLA PhD student received 11 staples and 4 stitches from a 40mm foam round to the head. UCLA PD's 2025 AB 481 Annual Report stated the department was "not the agency that deployed the equipment" — attributing force to mutual aid partners. AB 48 prohibits the use of kinetic energy projectiles and chemical agents to disperse crowds unless specific conditions are met and warnings are given. | CalMatters, May 2024; 2025 AB 481 Annual Report; CA Government Code §7590 et seq.; POST crowd management training curriculum |
| RIPA — AB 953 — Racial and Identity Profiling Act — Stop Data Reporting | ||||
| RIPA — Annual Stop Data Submission to CA DOJ AB 953; Government Code §12525.5 |
January 1, 2022 (Wave 4/5 — UCLA PD) | Compliant — Data Submitted | UCLA PD began RIPA data collection in January 2022 as a Wave 4/5 agency. UCLA PD's RIPA stop data is available through the CA DOJ OpenJustice portal and the UC System RIPA Dashboard. Data submission is current as required. However, no formal departmental response to the documented 14.5:1 racial disparity ratio (Black individuals approximately 2% of Westwood population versus approximately 29% of suspicious activity stops and 31% of arrests per 2015–2016 data) has been identified in available public records. | CA DOJ OpenJustice RIPA Portal; UC System RIPA Dashboard; RIPA Board Reports; CA Government Code §12525.5 |
| RIPA — Formal Departmental Response to Documented Racial Disparity RIPA Board recommendations; POST Implicit Bias training standards |
Ongoing | No Formal Response Found | The Daily Bruin "Stack" data analysis (January 29, 2018) documented a 14.5:1 racial disparity ratio in UCLA PD suspicious activity stops. The UAW 2865 report (February 19, 2021) amplified these findings and made 10 reform recommendations. Chancellor Block's June 2020 statement committed to improvement but made no specific departmental findings. No direct, formal public response from UCLA PD to the documented disparity ratio — including no published disparity analysis, no corrective action plan, and no formal agency response to RIPA Board recommendations — was identified in available records as of the date of this report. | Daily Bruin Stack, January 29, 2018; UAW 2865 Report, February 19, 2021; Chancellor Block statement, June 2020 |
| Penal Code §13510.9 — POST Separation Reporting (10-Day Requirement) | ||||
| POST Separation Reporting — All Officer Separations Penal Code §13510.9; POST Commission Reg. 1205 |
Ongoing | Compliance Unverified — CPRA Required | Penal Code §13510.9 requires agencies to report to POST within 10 days when an officer separates from service. UCLA PD is a confirmed POST participating agency listed on POST's law enforcement agencies page. Whether all officer separations during the SB 2 mandatory reporting era (January 1, 2020 onward) — including separations for cause, administrative leave conversions, and medical separations — have been timely reported cannot be verified from publicly available records. POST does not publish a searchable database of individual officer employment records. The publicly available Certification Actions list reflects only adverse certification actions. Verification of separation reporting compliance requires formal CPRA requests to POST via the GovQA portal. | POST — le-agencies (confirms UCLA PD); POST CPRA Request Portal (GovQA); POST Data Warehouse; CA Penal Code §13510.9 |
| Brady/Giglio — Federal Due Process Obligations — Disclosure of Officer Credibility Evidence | ||||
| Brady/Giglio — Maintenance and Disclosure of Officer Impeachment Lists Brady v. Maryland (1963); Giglio v. United States (1972); CA Penal Code §832.7 |
Ongoing federal constitutional obligation | Compliance Unverified | Brady/Giglio obligations require prosecutors and law enforcement agencies to disclose material impeachment evidence about officers — including prior sustained findings of dishonesty, excessive force, and other credibility-impairing conduct — to defense counsel in criminal prosecutions. Lt. Michael Shain's documented termination for falsifying official police reports constitutes Brady/Giglio material that must be disclosed in any prosecution involving Shain's testimony or case work. Whether UCLA PD maintains a current Brady/Giglio list, how it is shared with the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, and whether Shain's termination has been disclosed in active and past cases cannot be verified from publicly available records. | Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963); Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972); CA Penal Code §832.7; POST Commission Regulation 1205 |
Overall Compliance Summary: Of 18 distinct compliance obligations evaluated, UCLA PD presents 5 confirmed non-compliant or zero-disclosure findings, 4 instances of partial compliance or documented compliance questions, 4 confirmed compliant findings, and 5 matters that are unverified and require formal CPRA requests to POST or other agencies to resolve. The pattern of zero SB 1421 disclosures, no AB 748 footage release from the May 2, 2024 encampment clearance, and zero entries on the POST decertification database despite documented officer terminations for serious misconduct constitutes a coherent and documentable compliance deficit across the three primary California police transparency statutes.
SECTION D — FINANCIAL IMPACT: LITIGATION, SETTLEMENTS, JUDGMENTS, AND OPERATIONAL COSTS
Methodology: All financial figures are drawn from publicly available court records, official university announcements, investigative journalism, and government agency filings. Where exact figures are not publicly established, ranges or estimates are noted as such. All dollar amounts are presented in nominal terms at the time of settlement or expenditure. Figures marked "minimum documented" reflect only those amounts confirmed in available public records; actual costs may be higher due to undisclosed settlements, ongoing litigation, and unreported administrative costs.
Financial Impact Summary — UCLA PD — As of March 7, 2026
Confirmed Settlements Paid
$6,950,000
Cunningham ($500K) + Frankel/antisemitism ($6.45M)
Active Litigation Exposure
Unquantified
ACLU omnibus — 35 plaintiffs — proceeding to trial
2024 Encampment Police Response Costs
$669,084+
LAPD reimbursement ($583,084) + CHP documented costs
Federal Enforcement Exposure
Unquantified
DOJ Notice of Findings — July 29, 2025 — "heavy price" stated
Total Minimum Documented Financial Impact
$7,619,084+
Confirmed settlements + documented response costs only
| Date / Period | Matter / Case Name | Amount | Status | Description and Disposition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–~1995 | UCPD 341 v. Regents of the University of California U.S. District Court, Central District of California |
Not publicly disclosed | Resolved | Federal civil rights lawsuit filed by Officer 341 (Badge #341), UCLA PD, naming Chief 1 and supervisors Captain 1 and Lieutenant 1, along with officers Karl Ross and Michael Shain, as defendants. Claims included: 42 U.S.C. §1983 civil rights violations, conspiracy, negligence, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and constructive termination. The lawsuit documented systemic use-of-force practices and retaliation within the department. Disposition and any settlement amount are not publicly disclosed in available records. Referenced in UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy report (2022), footnotes 162–164, as primary documentation of the Chief 1 era institutional misconduct. | Luskin Center PDF, footnotes 162–164 |
| 2006–2009 | Tabatabainejad v. Regents of the University of California Civil lawsuit arising from November 14, 2006 Taser incident, Powell Library |
Amount not publicly disclosed | Judgment — Plaintiff Prevailed (2009) | Civil lawsuit filed by Mostafa Tabatabainejad, a 23-year-old Iranian-American UCLA student stunned five times with a Taser by UCLA PD officers during a routine ID check at Powell Library on November 14, 2006. The incident was captured on video and widely distributed, generating national media coverage. Chief Karl Ross initially defended the officers; an independent investigation subsequently found excessive force. Tabatabainejad prevailed in the civil lawsuit in 2009. The exact monetary judgment or settlement amount is not publicly disclosed in available records. This incident predates SB 1421 mandatory disclosure requirements by approximately 13 years; no SB 1421 records exist for this matter. | Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007; Inside Higher Ed, November 2006; Luskin Center PDF, footnotes 170–171 |
| 2013–2014 | Cunningham v. Regents of the University of California Civil lawsuit — stop, slam, and handcuffing of LA Superior Court Judge David S. Cunningham III |
$500,000 | Settled — 2014 | On July 16, 2013, UCLA PD officers stopped David S. Cunningham III — a Black Los Angeles Superior Court judge and former president of the Los Angeles Police Commission — for a seatbelt violation near the UCLA campus. Officers slammed Cunningham onto his car and handcuffed him. Cunningham was released without citation or arrest. He filed a formal complaint and civil lawsuit against the UC Regents, UCLA, and the individual officers involved. The UC Regents settled for $500,000 in 2014. This documented use-of-force incident — resolved by settlement — is the type of incident that would require mandatory SB 1421 disclosure if it occurred after January 1, 2019. Voice of San Diego (May 12, 2020) specifically cited UCLA's failure to disclose Cunningham records as a key example of SB 1421 non-compliance, despite the settlement amount and documented force. Zero SB 1421 records have been released for this matter. | Daily Bruin, July 11, 2014; Voice of San Diego, May 12, 2020 |
| 2024–2025 | Frankel v. Regents of the University of California U.S. District Court — federal antisemitism lawsuit arising from Spring 2024 encampment |
$6,450,000 | Settled — July 29, 2025 | Filed June 3, 2024 by four Jewish students alleging UCLA enabled a "Jew Exclusion Zone" through its handling of the Palestine Solidarity Encampment, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi issued a preliminary injunction on August 13, 2024. On July 29, 2025, UCLA agreed to pay $6,450,000 total, allocated as follows: $200,000 to the four named plaintiffs; $2,330,000 to antisemitism-combating organizations designated by the plaintiffs; $320,000 to UCLA's own Initiative to Combat Antisemitism; and $3,600,000 in attorneys' fees and costs to the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. The Becket Fund described the settlement as "the largest private settlement in campus antisemitism cases." On the same day — July 29, 2025 — the U.S. Department of Justice issued a Notice of Findings concluding UCLA acted with "deliberate indifference." | Becket Fund case page; Daily Bruin, July 29, 2025; EdSource |
| 2024–Present (Active) | ACLU of Southern California et al. v. Regents of the University of California LA Superior Court — omnibus encampment lawsuit — 35 plaintiffs |
Unquantified — Active Litigation | Active — Proceeding to Trial | Originally filed October 2024 with 4 plaintiffs by the ACLU of Southern California. Expanded on March 20, 2025 as an omnibus complaint with 35 plaintiffs including students, faculty, and members of the public. Claims include: First Amendment violations, unlawful arrest, failure to protect from the April 30, 2024 counter-protester violence, and excessive force by police during the May 2, 2024 clearance. On November 5, 2025, LA Superior Court Judge Samantha Jessner overruled UC's challenge to the lawsuit, allowing it to proceed toward trial. Judge Jessner noted that the 24-hour delay before declaring an unlawful assembly — after violence was already occurring — was "circumstantial evidence that defendants were motivated not by public safety but rather by, at least in part, plaintiffs' protected speech activity." No settlement has been reached as of March 7, 2026. Financial exposure is unquantified pending trial. With 35 plaintiffs and claims spanning multiple constitutional violations, Bane Act violations, and failure to protect, exposure is potentially substantial. | Omnibus complaint PDF, March 20, 2025; Daily News, November 5, 2025 |
| Confirmed Settlements Total (Publicly Documented) | $6,950,000 | Cunningham ($500,000 — 2014) + Frankel ($6,450,000 — 2025). Tabatabainejad judgment amount not publicly disclosed. UCPD 341 v. Regents disposition not publicly disclosed. ACLU omnibus — unresolved. | |||
Note on Cost Attribution: The Spring 2024 encampment response involved multiple law enforcement agencies acting under mutual aid agreements and individual agency deployments. Costs are attributed to the agency that incurred them and, where documented, the reimbursement sought from UCLA or the UC system. The total operational cost of the multi-agency response is not fully established from publicly available records; the figures below represent the minimum documented expenditure.
| Agency / Category | Date(s) of Deployment | Documented Cost | Reimbursement Sought? | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) | May 1–2, 2024 | $583,084 | Yes — from UCLA/UC | LAPD deployed approximately 590 officers in response to the encampment events. Total documented deployment: 6,153 regular-time hours and 2,438 overtime hours. LAPD sought $583,084 in reimbursement from UCLA for the cost of its deployment. This figure covers officer compensation at standard and overtime rates for the May 1–2, 2024 operation. LAPD did not intervene during the April 30 counter-protester attack despite arriving on campus at approximately 1:00 a.m. on May 1. | Daily Bruin, May 30, 2024 — encampment police costs |
| California Highway Patrol (CHP) | May 1–2, 2024 | Documented rate: $86.34/hr (officers); $105.02/hr (sergeants) | Yes — from UCLA/UC (contract) | CHP Special Response Teams served as the primary skirmish line during the May 2, 2024 encampment clearance and deployed the majority of less-lethal force, including flash-bang grenades, tear gas/CS gas, 40mm foam/impact projectiles, pepper spray/OC pellets, beanbag shotguns, and batons. CHP officers were compensated at $86.34 per hour for officers and $105.02 per hour for sergeants under contract terms. Total CHP deployment cost is not fully established from publicly available records. Notably, CHP special response team officers did not wear body cameras during the operation — a gap CalMatters specifically documented. CHP announced a plan to equip all 7,600 officers with body cameras by March 2026 only after the UCLA incident drew national scrutiny. | Daily Bruin, May 30, 2024; CalMatters, May 2024 |
| Mutual Aid Agencies (Santa Monica PD, Beverly Hills PD, Culver City PD, other UC campus police) |
May 1–2, 2024 | Not publicly itemized | Costs not publicly itemized | Mutual aid agencies from the LA County Area A platoon including Santa Monica PD, Beverly Hills PD, and Culver City PD, plus officers from other UC campus police departments, participated in the May 2, 2024 encampment clearance. Individual agency deployment costs and any reimbursement arrangements are not publicly itemized in available records. Under the California State Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Plan (Government Code §§8550, 8569, 8615–8619, 8668), host agencies are responsible for reimbursing direct costs including overtime, travel, and consumables. | 21CP Solutions report (universityofcalifornia.edu); CA Government Code §8615 |
| 21CP Solutions — Independent Investigation | May 2024–November 2024 | Not publicly disclosed | Paid by UC system | UC President Michael Drake commissioned the 21st Century Policing Solutions (21CP Solutions) investigation in May 2024. The investigation concluded with a report released to the UC Board of Regents on November 14, 2024. The cost of the 21CP Solutions engagement — which involved an extended multi-month investigation, site visits, stakeholder interviews, and a formal written report with recommendations — was not publicly disclosed in available records. Cost is borne by the UC system. | 21CP Solutions report PDF; UC press release, November 14, 2024 |
| Documented Encampment Response Costs — Minimum | $669,084+ | LAPD documented reimbursement sought ($583,084) plus CHP contract costs at documented hourly rates for an operation that lasted approximately 3.5–4 hours with multiple Special Response Teams deployed. CHP total not fully established from public records. Mutual aid and investigation costs add to this minimum. | |||
| Category | Amount / Range | Period | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Systemwide Police Recharges — Historical Growth | $21.2M → $45.8M (+116% growth) |
2009–2019 | UC Schedule B financial documents show UC police recharges grew from $21.2 million to $45.8 million systemwide from 2009 to 2019 — a 116% increase over the decade. UCLA's share increased approximately 110% over the same period, making it one of the highest-growth campus police budgets in the system. These figures represent the recharge amounts — costs allocated back to campus departments and funds from the central police budget. | Reclaim UC — historical budget analysis, June 2020; UC Schedule B financial documents |
| UCLA PD Budget — FY2022–FY2025 | Interactive dashboard — not available as static text | FY2022–FY2025 | Specific dollar-amount UCLA PD budget figures for FY2022–FY2025 are published on the UC Community Safety Budget and Workforce Dashboard — a Tableau-based interactive tool accessible at the UC information center. The figures are available through interactive data exploration but are not published as static text or downloadable documents. A UCLA PD budget transparency page returned a 403 error (access restricted) during research for this report. | UC UCPD Budget/Workforce Dashboard |
| Chief of Police Salary | $290,000–$320,000+ (negotiable; full range $177,100–$436,100) |
As advertised / current | The UCLA PD Chief of Police position was advertised with a salary range of $290,000–$320,000, described as negotiable. The full compensation range for the classification is $177,100–$436,100. This range reflects the UC system's senior management compensation structure, which includes base salary plus potential supplemental compensation, benefits, and retirement contributions. | UCLA PD Chief of Police job posting; UC senior management compensation schedule |
| Officer Compensation — Entry Level (Trainee) | ~$90,850/year | As of June 2025 | UCLA PD sworn officer trainee compensation is approximately $90,850 per year as of June 2025. This represents base salary before overtime, specialty pay, and benefits. UCLA PD officers are represented by FUPOA under the PA Unit collective bargaining agreement with the UC system. | UCLA PD employment / compensation schedule; UC FUPOA collective bargaining agreement |
| Officer Compensation — Top Step (All Pay Components) | ~$170,300/year | As of June 2025 | UCLA PD sworn officer total compensation at the top step — including base salary, all applicable specialty pay, and all pay components — is approximately $170,300 per year as of June 2025, prior to pension and benefit cost additions. This represents the ceiling of current officer take-home compensation excluding retirement and benefits. | UCLA PD employment / compensation schedule; UC FUPOA collective bargaining agreement |
| CHP Officer Deployment Rate (2024 encampment response) |
$86.34/hr (officers) $105.02/hr (sergeants) |
May 1–2, 2024 | CHP officers deployed during the May 2, 2024 encampment clearance were compensated at contract rates of $86.34 per hour for officers and $105.02 per hour for sergeants. These rates were documented in UCLA's contracts with CHP and LAPD obtained through public records requests and reported by the Daily Bruin on May 30, 2024. | Daily Bruin, May 30, 2024 |
| Matter | Date / Status | Potential Financial Impact | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOJ Notice of Findings — "Deliberate Indifference" — Title VI / Equal Protection | July 29, 2025 — Active enforcement action | Unquantified — DOJ stated "heavy price" | The U.S. Department of Justice issued a Notice of Findings on July 29, 2025 concluding that UCLA acted with "deliberate indifference to a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students" in violation of the Equal Protection Clause and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Attorney General Pam Bondi stated the DOJ would "force UCLA to pay a heavy price." Under Title VI enforcement authority (28 C.F.R. §42), potential consequences include: (1) termination or suspension of federal financial assistance to UCLA; (2) referral to the U.S. Department of Justice for litigation; (3) additional monetary penalties. UCLA receives substantial federal financial assistance including federal student financial aid and federal research grants. The financial exposure from a full Title VI enforcement action — particularly one involving potential suspension of federal funding — is potentially far larger than the $6.45 million civil settlement already paid. | DOJ Notice of Findings, July 29, 2025; EdSource; Title VI — 42 U.S.C. §2000d-1; 28 C.F.R. §42 |
| DOE OCR Resolution — Differential Treatment Finding | December 20, 2024 — Resolution agreement | Compliance obligations — financial cost not specified | The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights issued a resolution finding on December 20, 2024 concluding that Jewish students were subjected to differential treatment and that UCLA failed to respond promptly and effectively. Resolution agreements with DOE OCR typically impose compliance monitoring obligations, required policy changes, mandatory training, and reporting requirements — all of which carry administrative and programmatic costs to the institution. Failure to comply with a resolution agreement can result in referral for enforcement action including federal funding termination. | DOE OCR Resolution, December 20, 2024; 34 C.F.R. Part 100; 20 U.S.C. §1682 |
| ACLU Omnibus Lawsuit — 35 Plaintiffs — State Court | Filed 2024 — Active — Proceeding to Trial as of March 7, 2026 | Unquantified — substantial exposure | With 35 plaintiffs asserting First Amendment violations, unlawful arrest, failure to protect (April 30 attack), and excessive force (May 2 clearance), the financial exposure is unquantified but potentially substantial. Successful claims under 42 U.S.C. §1983 can include compensatory damages, special damages, and attorneys' fees under 42 U.S.C. §1988. California Bane Act (Civil Code §52.1) claims can include treble damages. LA Superior Court Judge Jessner's November 5, 2025 ruling allowing the case to proceed on circumstantial evidence of viewpoint-based enforcement — rather than legitimate public safety motivation — increases the likelihood of liability findings at trial. | Omnibus complaint PDF; Daily News, November 5, 2025; 42 U.S.C. §§1983, 1988; CA Civil Code §52.1 |
| TOTAL MINIMUM CONFIRMED FINANCIAL IMPACT — AS OF MARCH 7, 2026 | $7,619,084+ | Confirmed settlements ($6,950,000) + documented 2024 encampment response costs — LAPD reimbursement only ($583,084) + documented CHP hourly rates (total not fully established). Active litigation and federal enforcement actions carry additional unquantified exposure. Prior-era settlements (Tabatabainejad, UCPD 341 v. Regents) not included in this total as amounts are not publicly disclosed. | ||
Note on Undisclosed and Historical Financial Impacts: The figures documented above represent only those amounts confirmed in publicly available records. The following financial impacts are documented in nature but not quantified in public records: (1) the Tabatabainejad civil judgment (2009) — plaintiff prevailed but amount not publicly disclosed; (2) the UCPD 341 v. Regents disposition (1993–~1995) — amount not publicly disclosed; (3) the total cost of the 21CP Solutions independent investigation; (4) the full CHP deployment cost for May 1–2, 2024 at documented hourly rates; (5) mutual aid agency reimbursements; (6) UCLA's internal administrative and legal costs in defending the Frankel litigation through the preliminary injunction stage; and (7) the ongoing cost of defending the active ACLU omnibus lawsuit through trial. The total financial impact to UCLA PD and the UC Regents from the documented compliance failures and incidents in this chapter substantially exceeds the $7.6 million minimum figure established from public records.
SECTION E — LEADERSHIP HISTORY: CHIEF OF POLICE CHRONOLOGY, ~1980–2026
Scope and Methodology: This section documents the complete verified chronology of every individual who has served as Chief of Police, Acting Chief, or Interim Chief of the UCLA Police Department from approximately 1980 through the date of this report. Each entry presents: full name, confirmed dates of service, background and qualifications, key events during tenure, circumstances of departure, and all available sources. Where exact dates are not established from publicly available records, the basis for the estimated range is stated. Factual corrections to prior research drafts are identified and sourced.
| # | Name | Role | Dates of Service | Tenure Length | Departure Type | Departure Circumstances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief 1 | Chief | ~Early 1980s – ~1994 | ~14 years | Terminated / Forced Out | Tenure ended amid documented misconduct allegations, federal civil rights lawsuit (UCPD 341 v. Regents), six officer-filed lawsuits alleging departmental violence, and LA Times front-page investigation (April 24, 1994) |
| 2 | Chief 3 | Chief | ~1994 – ~1997 (estimated) | ~2–3 years (estimated) | Departure Not Documented | Confirmed as chief by Daily Bruin, January 23, 1997. Exact start and end dates not established in available public records. Note: Prior research draft incorrectly stated second chief "not identified." Chief 3 is confirmed as second chief per Daily Bruin, January 23, 1997. |
| 3 | Karl Ross | Chief | ~Late 1990s/Early 2000s – ~2009 | ~7–10 years (estimated) | Departure Not Documented | Confirmed in role by 2006. Managed Tabatabainejad Taser incident; commissioned independent excessive force investigation. Named officer-defendant in 1993 UCPD 341 v. Regents lawsuit. Exact start and end dates not fully established. |
| 4 | Chief 4 | Chief | ~2009 – June 20, 2016 | ~7 years | Retired — On Schedule | Retired on schedule after approximately seven-year tenure. Described by Daily Bruin as a "nearly seven-year tenure." |
| 4a | Manuel "Manny" Garza | Interim Chief | June 20, 2016 – March 13, 2017 | ~9 months | Interim — Transition | Delayed own retirement to serve as interim chief bridging Chief 4's departure and Lee's arrival. |
| 5 | Tony Lee | Chief | March 13, 2017 – ~December 2022 | ~5 years 9 months | Retired — On Schedule | Retired on schedule in late 2022. Subsequently appointed interim chief of Ventura PD in December 2024. |
| 6 | John L. Thomas | Interim then Permanent Chief | January 1, 2023 – December 10, 2024 | ~2 years | Reassigned then Departed | Temporarily reassigned from chief duties May 21, 2024 following encampment crisis. Final departure December 10, 2024. FUPOA publicly called him a "scapegoat." |
| 6a | Gawin Gibson | Acting Chief | May 22, 2024 – September 27, 2024 | ~4 months | Placed on Administrative Leave | Placed on administrative leave September 27, 2024. Reason not publicly disclosed. |
| 6b | Scott Scheffler | Acting/Interim Chief | October 2024 – September 1, 2025 | ~11 months | Interim — Transition | Served as acting/interim chief during permanent chief search. Transitioned out upon Chief 5's arrival. |
| 7 | Chief 5 | Chief | September 1, 2025 – Present | ~6 months (as of March 7, 2026) | Current | Fourth person to lead UCLA PD in under two years. Reports to AVC Steve Lurie under new OCCS governance structure. |
Leadership Instability — 2024 Notable Finding: Between Chief Thomas's reassignment on May 21, 2024 and Chief 5's permanent appointment effective September 1, 2025 — a period of approximately 15 months — UCLA PD cycled through three different individuals in the top leadership role (Thomas reassigned but not yet departed; Gibson acting then placed on administrative leave; Scheffler acting/interim). Four distinct individuals held or acted in the chief role within the period January 2023 through September 2025 — a span of less than three years. The 21CP Solutions investigation (November 14, 2024) documented that this leadership instability, combined with structural exclusion of UCPD from administrative decision-making, directly contributed to the command failures of April 30 – May 2, 2024.
Chief #1
Chief 1
~Early 1980s – ~1994 | Permanent Chief | ~14 Years
| Full Name | Chief 1 (name withheld per anonymization policy) |
| Role | Chief of Police, UCLA Police Department |
| Dates of Service | Approximately early 1980s through approximately 1994. Exact appointment date not established from publicly available records. Confirmed as chief through at least 1993 by the UCPD 341 v. Regents federal civil rights lawsuit naming him as a defendant. LA Times confirmed his status as chief in the April 24, 1994 front-page investigation. |
| Tenure Length | Approximately 14 years |
| Background and Qualifications | Background prior to UCLA PD chief appointment not fully documented in available public records. His command of a 59-member department is confirmed by the LA Times investigation (April 24, 1994). |
| Key Events During Tenure |
(1) Multiple student civil rights complaints documented by the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy (March 2022 report, pp. 32–37): Robert Sims (photography student) assaulted by an officer; Donald Dilworth (dental student) arrested twice for unpaid traffic tickets after officer asked if he was in a gang; Stefhan Bryan (economics student) arrested after refusing to show ID without legal cause. (2) 1993: Officer 341 (Badge #341) filed UCPD 341 v. Regents of the University of California, a federal civil rights lawsuit naming Chief 1 and supervisors Captain 1 and Lieutenant 1, along with officers Karl Ross and Michael Shain, as defendants. Claims included 42 U.S.C. §1983 civil rights violations, conspiracy, negligence, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and constructive termination. In letters to UC President Jack Peltason, Mr. 341 documented that excessive force was "routine" and that "the potential for violence is tremendous." (3) April 24, 1994: LA Times published a front-page investigation — "Police Force Under Fire: UCLA's 59-Member Department Maintains Peace Everywhere on Campus Except Within Its Own Ranks" — reporting that at least six officers had filed lawsuits alleging the department had "a propensity to violence." |
| Departure Circumstances | Tenure ended approximately 1994 amid the documented misconduct allegations, federal civil rights lawsuit, six officer-filed lawsuits, and the April 1994 LA Times front-page investigation. Departure was not characterized as a voluntary retirement in available records. The precise mechanism of departure — resignation under pressure, termination, or other administrative action — is not established from publicly available records. |
| POST Certification | No POST decertification action or adverse certification record found for Chief 1 in the publicly available POST Certification Actions list. Whether any POST separation report was filed cannot be verified from public records. |
| Sources |
Luskin Center PDF, pp. 32–37, footnotes 162–164 (luskincenter.history.ucla.edu) LA Times, April 24, 1994 (latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-24-we-49672-story.html) UCPD 341 v. Regents of the University of California (1993), U.S. District Court, Central District of California |
Chief #2
Chief 3
~1994 – ~1997 (Estimated) | Permanent Chief | ~2–3 Years (Estimated)
| Full Name | Chief 3 (name withheld per anonymization policy) |
| Role | Chief of Police, UCLA Police Department |
| Dates of Service | Approximately 1994 (following Chief 1's departure) through approximately 1997. Confirmed as chief by the Daily Bruin, January 23, 1997. Exact appointment date and exact end date are not established from other available public records. |
| Tenure Length | Approximately 2–3 years (estimated based on available documentation) |
| Factual Correction Notice | The prior research draft for this chapter (Chapter 9-D, prior version) stated that a second chief of UCLA PD was "not identified" and that this chief's identity "may be erroneous, confused with another UC campus, or refer to a very brief interim appointment." This determination is incorrect and is hereby corrected. A second Chief of the UCLA Police Department (designated here as Chief 3) is confirmed by the Daily Bruin, January 23, 1997. The Daily Bruin is the primary campus newspaper of record at UCLA and constitutes a contemporaneous, reliable source for the factual confirmation of Chief 3's role. |
| Background and Qualifications | Background, qualifications, and career history prior to and following the UCLA PD chief appointment are not fully established from available public records beyond the Daily Bruin confirmation of January 23, 1997. |
| Key Events During Tenure | Chief 3's tenure represents the transition period immediately following the documented misconduct and federal litigation of the Chief 1 era. No major use-of-force incidents, lawsuits, or disciplinary actions specific to the Chief 3 tenure have been identified in available public records. The absence of documented incidents may reflect the transition nature of the tenure, the absence of comprehensive public records for this period, or a genuine period of reduced documented misconduct following the Chief 1 era investigations. |
| Departure Circumstances | Circumstances of Chief 3's departure from the UCLA PD chief role are not established from available public records. |
| POST Certification | No POST decertification action or adverse certification record found for Chief 3 in the publicly available POST Certification Actions list. |
| Sources |
Daily Bruin, January 23, 1997 (confirms Chief 3 as UCLA PD chief — primary source for this factual correction) POST Certification Actions list (reviewed — no entry found) |
Chief #3
Karl Ross
~Late 1990s/Early 2000s – ~2009 | Permanent Chief | ~7–10 Years (Estimated)
| Full Name | Karl Ross |
| Role | Chief of Police, UCLA Police Department |
| Dates of Service | Approximately late 1990s or early 2000s through approximately 2009. Confirmed in the chief role by 2006 based on his public response to the November 14, 2006 Tabatabainejad Taser incident. Exact appointment date not established from available public records. The approximately 12-year gap between Chief 1's departure (~1994) and Ross's confirmed chieftaincy (2006) encompasses Chief 3's tenure and may include additional transition appointments. |
| Tenure Length | Approximately 7–10 years (estimated) |
| Background and Qualifications | Ross was a named officer-defendant in the 1993 UCPD 341 v. Regents federal civil rights lawsuit, indicating he was a sworn UCLA PD officer during the Chief 1 era. He subsequently rose through the ranks of the UCLA PD to reach the chief position — the only UCLA PD chief confirmed to have served as a line officer during the Chief 1 era and subsequently achieved the department's highest rank. |
| Key Events During Tenure |
(1) November 14, 2006: Mostafa Tabatabainejad, a 23-year-old Iranian-American UCLA student, was stunned five times with a Taser by UCLA PD officers during a routine ID check at Powell Library. The incident was captured on video and widely distributed nationally. Chief Ross initially defended the officers' actions publicly. (2) Following public and faculty pressure, Chief Ross commissioned an independent investigation into the Taser incident. The independent investigation found that the officers had used excessive force. (3) 2009: Tabatabainejad prevailed in his civil lawsuit arising from the incident. The monetary judgment amount is not publicly disclosed in available records. |
| Departure Circumstances | Circumstances of Ross's departure from the UCLA PD chief role are not fully established from available public records. Departure estimated at approximately 2009 based on the documented arrival of Chief 4 in approximately that year. |
| POST Certification | No POST decertification action or adverse certification record found for Ross in the publicly available POST Certification Actions list, despite his status as a named defendant in the 1993 UCPD 341 v. Regents civil rights lawsuit and his role in the 2006 Tabatabainejad Taser incident. |
| Sources |
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007 (chronicle.com) Inside Higher Ed, November 2006 (insidehighered.com) Luskin Center PDF, footnotes 170–171 (luskincenter.history.ucla.edu) UCPD 341 v. Regents (1993) — named defendant |
Chief #4
Chief 4
~2009 – June 20, 2016 | Permanent Chief | ~7 Years
| Full Name | Chief 4 (name withheld per anonymization policy) |
| Role | Chief of Police, UCLA Police Department |
| Dates of Service | Approximately 2009 through June 20, 2016. The Daily Bruin (May 4, 2016) described his tenure as "nearly seven years." Exact appointment date not specified in available records beyond the approximate year. |
| Tenure Length | Approximately 7 years ("nearly seven-year tenure" per Daily Bruin, May 4, 2016) |
| Background and Qualifications | Chief 4 previously served as lieutenant and captain at UCLA PD before departing to serve a nine-year tenure as Chief of the Torrance Police Department. He subsequently returned to UCLA PD as chief — making him the only UCLA PD chief confirmed to have left for an outside agency chief role and returned to UCLA in the top position. He was described by the Daily Bruin upon retirement as having dedicated 40 years to law enforcement service. |
| Key Events During Tenure |
(1) November 2009: Managed UCLA PD's response to a student fee protest at the UC Regents meeting held at Covel Commons on the UCLA campus. The protest was part of a statewide student response to proposed UC fee increases. No major incidents requiring reported use of force were documented. (2) During tenure: Created UCLA PD's K-9 team. (3) During tenure: Achieved the position of president of the California College and University Police Chiefs Association. (4) June 1, 2016: Managed UCLA PD's response to a murder-suicide at the Engineering IV building on campus. One graduate student was shot and killed; the perpetrator then took his own life. The incident required a full campus lockdown and drew a major multi-agency law enforcement response. This event occurred shortly before Chief 4's retirement. |
| Departure Circumstances | Retired on schedule, June 20, 2016. Departure was voluntary and anticipated. The UCLA Newsroom confirmed the retirement and the appointment of Interim Chief Manny Garza as successor. |
| POST Certification | No POST adverse certification action found. Retirement was on-schedule and voluntary. |
| Sources |
Daily Bruin, May 4, 2016 (dailybruin.com) UCLA Newsroom — Garza interim appointment (newsroom.ucla.edu) |
Interim Chief #4a
Manuel "Manny" Garza
June 20, 2016 – March 13, 2017 | Interim Chief | ~9 Months
| Full Name | Manuel "Manny" Garza |
| Role | Interim Chief of Police, UCLA Police Department |
| Dates of Service | June 20, 2016 – March 13, 2017. Approximately 9 months. |
| Background and Qualifications | UCLA graduate. Joined UCLA PD in 1986 as a patrol officer. Promoted to captain in 2006. At the time of his interim appointment in June 2016, Garza had served UCLA PD for 30 years. He had planned to retire but voluntarily delayed his own retirement to serve as interim chief and ensure continuity of leadership during the search for a permanent chief. |
| Key Events During Tenure | Interim transition period. Bridged the gap between Chief 4's retirement and Chief Lee's arrival. February 14, 2017: UCLA announced Tony Lee as the incoming permanent chief. Garza's tenure concluded upon Lee's arrival on March 13, 2017. |
| Departure Circumstances | Concluded interim service upon arrival of permanent Chief Tony Lee. Transitioned to retirement as originally planned. |
| Sources |
UCLA Newsroom, June 2016 (newsroom.ucla.edu) Daily Bruin, February 14, 2017 (dailybruin.com) |
Chief #5
Tony Lee
March 13, 2017 – ~December 2022 | Permanent Chief | ~5 Years 9 Months
| Full Name | Tony Lee |
| Role | Chief of Police, UCLA Police Department |
| Dates of Service | March 13, 2017 through approximately December 2022. Approximately five years and nine months. |
| Background and Qualifications |
26-year veteran of the Beverly Hills Police Department prior to UCLA appointment. First Asian American chief in UCLA PD history. Education: BA in Criminal Justice, California State University, Los Angeles; MA in Public Administration, California State University, Northridge; graduate of the FBI National Academy. Prior to UCLA, served in various capacities at Beverly Hills PD including patrol, investigations, and command. |
| Key Events During Tenure |
(1) Created the Police Chief's Advisory Council — a community engagement structure. (2) Created the Threat Management Unit at UCLA PD. (3) Mandated mental health training for all patrol officers. (4) Achieved zero sworn-position vacancies at UCLA PD for the first time in decades — a staffing milestone noted in department records. (5) January 1, 2021: UCLA PD body-worn camera program fully implemented under Lee's leadership, covering all active sworn personnel (approximately 51 officers at implementation) using Axon cameras pursuant to the UC systemwide BWC policy (Chapter 15). (6) Oversaw department operations during the COVID-19 pandemic period (2020–2022), including campus closure and reduced operations. (7) SB 1421 took effect January 1, 2019, during Lee's tenure. UCLA PD produced zero records under SB 1421 during Lee's entire tenure despite the statute's mandatory disclosure requirements. |
| Departure Circumstances | Retired on schedule in approximately December 2022. Departure was voluntary and anticipated. Lee was subsequently appointed interim chief of the Ventura Police Department in December 2024 — approximately two years after his UCLA retirement. |
| Post-UCLA Service | Appointed interim chief, Ventura Police Department, December 2024. Source: Tri County Sentry, December 2024. |
| POST Certification | No POST adverse certification action found. Retirement was on-schedule and voluntary. |
| Sources |
UCLA Newsroom — Lee appointment (newsroom.ucla.edu) UCPD profile — Chief Lee (police.ucla.edu) Daily Bruin, February 14, 2017 (dailybruin.com) Daily Bruin, May 1, 2017 (dailybruin.com) Daily Bruin, January 11, 2021 — BWC implementation (dailybruin.com) |
Chief #6
John L. Thomas
January 1, 2023 – December 10, 2024 | Interim then Permanent Chief | ~2 Years
| Full Name | John L. Thomas |
| Role | Interim Chief (January 1, 2023 – January 11, 2024); Permanent Chief (January 11, 2024 – May 21, 2024 — reassigned); final departure December 10, 2024 |
| Dates of Service | Interim effective January 1, 2023. Permanent appointment January 11, 2024 following search committee process chaired by Vice Chancellor Monroe Gorden Jr. Temporarily reassigned from chief duties May 21, 2024 — 19 days after the May 2, 2024 encampment clearance. Final departure from UCLA PD: December 10, 2024. |
| Personal Background | UCLA alumnus — attended UCLA 1980–1984; served as editor-in-chief of NOMMO magazine (the African American student newspaper at UCLA). Holds a BA from Mount Saint Mary's University and a Master's in Executive Leadership from the University of Southern California. |
| Law Enforcement Career |
LAPD: patrol officer through Lieutenant II, 1984–2005 (21 years). University of the District of Columbia: deputy chief, 2005–2006. USC Department of Public Safety: captain, then assistant chief, then executive director/chief, 2006–2022 (16 years). UCLA PD: interim chief January 1, 2023; permanent chief January 11, 2024; reassigned May 21, 2024; final departure December 10, 2024. |
| Key Events During Tenure |
(1) January 1, 2023 – January 11, 2024: Served as interim chief during 13-month search process following Chief Lee's retirement. (2) January 11, 2024: Appointed permanent chief following search committee process chaired by Vice Chancellor Monroe Gorden Jr. (3) April 25–May 2, 2024: The Palestine Solidarity Encampment was established and the department managed all phases of the Spring 2024 protest crisis — including the April 30 counter-protester attack (violence for approximately four hours; zero counter-protester arrests) and the May 2 clearance (210 arrests; multiple less-lethal weapons deployed; 21CP Solutions later found "no one was in command" at the scene). (4) The 21CP Solutions investigation (November 2024) found that UCLA PD had been excluded from the Emergency Management Planning Group by UCLA administration and that decisions were being made by communications staff. FUPOA President Stern stated administrators "actively obstructed UCLA PD by ordering them to remain out of sight." (5) May 21, 2024: Temporarily reassigned from chief duties — 19 days after the encampment clearance. FUPOA President Wade Stern publicly stated Thomas was being "scapegoated for the administration's repeated failures and poor decision-making." Stern noted Chancellor Gene Block retired without accountability and that others in leadership remained in place. |
| Departure Circumstances | Temporarily reassigned from chief duties May 21, 2024. Final departure from UCLA PD December 10, 2024. FUPOA publicly and formally characterized Thomas as a scapegoat for failures attributed to UCLA administration. The 21CP Solutions report made no individual findings against Thomas by name — it distributed responsibility across the administrative structure that excluded UCPD from decision-making. Chancellor Gene Block, who oversaw the administrative structure during the encampment crisis, retired without disciplinary action. |
| FUPOA Statement (December 2024) | FUPOA President Wade Stern: "Law enforcement was left in the dark about the University's objectives and decision-making processes, while administrators actively obstructed UCLA PD by ordering them to remain out of sight and blocking efforts to prevent students from bringing in barriers and equipment. The 21CP report is a damning indictment of the UCLA campus leadership. Shockingly, only former UCLA PD Chief John Thomas faced consequences, while Chancellor Gene Block retired without accountability, and others remain in leadership. Chief Thomas, a dedicated leader, deserves far better than to be scapegoated for the administration's repeated failures and poor decision-making." |
| POST Separation Reporting | Whether Thomas's reassignment and subsequent departure were reported to POST within the required 10 days pursuant to Penal Code §13510.9 and POST Commission Regulation 1205 cannot be verified from publicly available records. No Thomas entry appears on the POST Certification Actions list. |
| Sources |
UCLA Newsroom — permanent appointment (newsroom.ucla.edu) Daily Bruin — reassignment (dailybruin.com) Daily Bruin — departure (dailybruin.com) The Pride LA (thepridela.com) NBC Los Angeles (nbclosangeles.com) LAist (laist.com) KTLA — FUPOA statement, May 2024 (ktla.com) 21CP Solutions report (universityofcalifornia.edu) |
Acting Chief #6a
Gawin Gibson
May 22, 2024 – September 27, 2024 | Acting Chief | ~4 Months
| Full Name | Gawin Gibson |
| Role | Acting Chief of Police, UCLA Police Department |
| Dates of Service | May 22, 2024 – September 27, 2024. Approximately four months. |
| Background and Qualifications | Operations Bureau Captain, UCLA PD. Over 28 years of service with UCLA PD at the time of acting chief appointment. Holds an EdD from USC's Rossier School of Education (2021). One of the most tenured officers in the department at the time of appointment. |
| Key Events During Tenure | Served as acting chief during the immediate aftermath of the Spring 2024 encampment crisis. The 21CP Solutions investigation was commissioned and underway during Gibson's acting tenure. Multiple CPRA and public records requests related to the encampment events were received and processed during this period. The department operated under heightened public scrutiny during this period. |
| Departure Circumstances | Placed on administrative leave September 27, 2024. The reason for the administrative leave was not publicly disclosed by UCLA or the UC system. This is the second consecutive acting/permanent chief to depart under non-routine circumstances within the same calendar year (Thomas reassigned May 21, 2024; Gibson placed on administrative leave September 27, 2024). |
| POST Separation Reporting | Whether Gibson's administrative leave placement was reported to POST pursuant to Penal Code §13510.9 cannot be verified from publicly available records. No Gibson entry appears on the POST Certification Actions list. |
| Sources |
Daily Bruin, May 21, 2024 (dailybruin.com) Daily Bruin, October 8, 2024 (dailybruin.com) |
Acting/Interim Chief #6b
Scott Scheffler
October 2024 – September 1, 2025 | Acting/Interim Chief | ~11 Months
| Full Name | Scott Scheffler |
| Role | Acting/Interim Chief of Police, UCLA Police Department |
| Dates of Service | October 2024 – September 1, 2025. Approximately 11 months. |
| Background and Qualifications |
With UCLA PD since 2003, serving in multiple roles: dispatcher, detective, department spokesperson, and Administrative Bureau Captain. Holds a UCLA undergraduate degree in mathematics/applied science. Served on the Campus Safety Oversight Committee. Career spanning multiple roles within the department reflects broad institutional knowledge. |
| Key Events During Tenure |
(1) Served as acting/interim chief during the permanent chief search that produced Chief 5's appointment (announced July 28, 2025; effective September 1, 2025). (2) August 11, 2025: UCLA PD 2025 AB 481 Annual Report released during Scheffler's tenure, documenting equipment usage for the 2024–2025 reporting period. (3) September 17, 2025 (during transition to Chief 5): UC Regents approved UCLA PD's request for additional less-lethal munition launchers and sponge rounds at the Regents meeting reported to have been held behind closed doors. |
| Departure Circumstances | Concluded acting/interim service upon the arrival of permanent Chief 5 effective September 1, 2025. Transition was routine. |
| Sources | Daily Bruin, October 8, 2024 (dailybruin.com) |
Chief #7 — Current
Chief 5
September 1, 2025 – Present | Permanent Chief | ~6 Months (as of March 7, 2026)
| Full Name | Chief 5 (name withheld per anonymization policy) |
| Role | Chief of Police, UCLA Police Department — Current |
| Dates of Service | Announced July 28, 2025. Effective September 1, 2025. Serving as of March 7, 2026. |
| Personal Background | UCLA alumnus — BA in Political Science, 1996. Grew up in Harbor City, California. Joined LAPD 17 days after graduating from UCLA. |
| Law Enforcement Career |
LAPD: patrol officer through Commander, approximately 1996–2025 (nearly three decades). Served as Commanding Officer of the North Hollywood Patrol Division. Served as Commanding Officer of the elite Metropolitan Division (LAPD's elite tactical and special operations unit). Holds an MPA from USC Price School of Public Policy. Graduate of the FBI National Academy (266th Session). Graduate of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute. Graduate of the LAPD Command Development Program. Member: POALAC (Peace Officers Association of Los Angeles County) Board (poalac.org). |
| Reporting Structure | Chief 5 reports to Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus and Community Safety Steve Lurie — the first UCLA PD chief to operate under the new OCCS governance structure created in May 2024. This places a civilian administrator between the Chief of Police and the Chancellor for the first time in UCLA PD history. |
| Stated Operational Philosophy |
Per Daily Bruin Q&A (September 16, 2025, Metro editor Maggie Konecky): (1) Described the position as "beyond a dream job." (2) Emphasized community policing — officers visible, approachable, on bikes, in coffee shops. (3) Drew a distinction between "policing" and "law enforcement," emphasizing mental health responses and non-arrest solutions. (4) Explicitly declined to judge predecessor Thomas's reassignment. (5) On immigration enforcement: per SB 54 (California Values Act), UCPD will not participate in immigration enforcement, will not ask anyone's immigration status, and will not work with ICE; if federal agents came to campus, UCPD would verify credentials and keep the peace but would not aid in custody. (6) Expressed enthusiasm about security preparations for the 2028 Olympics, World Cup, and Super Bowl. |
| Notable Events During Tenure |
(1) April 30, 2025: On the one-year anniversary of the counter-protester attack on the Palestine Solidarity Encampment, the Office of Campus and Community Safety proactively closed Royce Quad ahead of a planned unauthorized event. Unauthorized equipment was seized within approximately six minutes — described as demonstrating a "dramatically different response posture" from the prior year. (2) IACLEA accreditation: An Accreditation Manager position was posted with applications accepted through November 3, 2023 (before Chief 5's tenure). No public announcement of completed IACLEA accreditation has been made as of March 7, 2026. |
| Sources |
UCLA Newsroom — appointment (newsroom.ucla.edu) Daily Bruin — announcement (dailybruin.com) Daily Bruin Q&A, September 16, 2025 (dailybruin.com) LAPD bio (lapdonline.org) OCCS page (safety.ucla.edu) Chief's message (ucpd.ucla.edu) April 30, 2025 statement (newsroom.ucla.edu) POALAC board (poalac.org) |
AVC — Civilian Oversight
Steve Lurie
February 1, 2025 – Present (Permanent) | Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus and Community Safety
| Full Name | Steve Lurie |
| Role | Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus and Community Safety (AVC-CCS), UCLA. Chief 5 reports directly to AVC Lurie. Lurie reports to Chancellor Julio Frenk. |
| Appointment | Announced January 21, 2025 by Chancellor Julio Frenk. Effective February 1, 2025. Preceded by Rick Braziel (inaugural AVC, temporary capacity, May 5, 2024 – January 31, 2025). |
| Background and Qualifications |
UCLA alumnus — BA Cultural Anthropology, 1994. Began his public safety career as an undergraduate Community Service Officer with UCLA PD. LAPD career: 27 years. Most recent role: Commander/Assistant Commanding Officer of West Bureau, managing 5 divisions, 1,500+ professionals, serving a population of 940,000 residents. JD from Loyola Law School. Teaching experience at Loyola Law School, Pepperdine University, and the University of Southern California. |
| Connection to 2024 Encampment Events | Lurie was the LAPD Commander directed to prepare patrols of UCLA on April 30, 2024. He arrived on the UCLA campus at 1:14 a.m. on May 1, 2024 — after the four-hour counter-protester attack had concluded and zero counter-protester arrests had been made. His subsequent appointment as AVC places him in the civilian oversight role over the same police department he was sent to assist during the crisis. |
| Predecessor (Temporary) | Rick Braziel — inaugural AVC for Campus Safety (temporary). Former Chief of Sacramento Police Department (2008–2012). 30+ years of public safety experience. Led law enforcement reviews including the Uvalde, Texas school shooting response review. Named inaugural AVC effective May 5, 2024 by Chancellor Gene Block. Served in temporary capacity through January 31, 2025. Faced faculty criticism including a Daily Bruin op-ed accusing him of "disregard for police accountability." |
| Sources |
Chancellor Frenk announcement (chancellor.ucla.edu) Daily Bruin, January 21, 2025 (dailybruin.com) OCCS website (safety.ucla.edu) Chancellor Block OCCS announcement, May 5, 2024 (chancellor.ucla.edu) Daily Bruin, May 5, 2024 (dailybruin.com) |
SECTION F — SOURCE INDEX: COMPLETE CITATION RECORD — ALL SECTIONS
Source Index Methodology: Every source cited in Sections A through E of this chapter is listed here in full with its clickable URL, publication date, publisher, and the section(s) of this chapter where it is cited. Sources are grouped by category. All URLs were verified as accessible during research. Sources marked Official are published by government agencies or official university offices. Sources marked Federal are federal government agency documents, filings, or findings. Sources marked News are published by credentialed news organizations. Sources marked Academic are published by academic institutions or peer-reviewed outlets. Sources marked Legal are court filings, case records, or legal advocacy organization publications. Sources marked Records are public records, CPRA request platforms, or records-tracking services. Sources marked State are California state government publications.
Source count summary Source Index Summary — Chapter 9D — UCLA PD
Official / University
21
News / Journalism
27
Federal Government
8
State Government
7
Academic / Reports
4
Legal / Court
6
Records / Tracking
3
Total Sources
76
UNDATED
[1] UCLA PD — Department Information Page
Publisher: UCLA Police Department | Sections A, E
https://police.ucla.edu/about-ucla-pd/department-information
https://police.ucla.edu/about-ucla-pd/department-information
UNDATED
[2] UCLA PD — AB 481 Military Equipment Compliance Page
Publisher: UCLA Police Department | Sections A, B, C, D
https://police.ucla.edu/about-ucla-pd/department-information/data-transparency/ab481
https://police.ucla.edu/about-ucla-pd/department-information/data-transparency/ab481
UNDATED
[3] UCLA PD — Policy 706 (Military Equipment Use Policy, PowerDMS)
Publisher: UCLA Police Department / PowerDMS | Sections A, C
https://public.powerdms.com/UCLA/tree/documents/2657115
https://public.powerdms.com/UCLA/tree/documents/2657115
2025-08-11
[4] UCLA PD — AB 481 Annual Report 2025
Publisher: UCLA Police Department | Released: August 11, 2025 | Sections B, C, D
https://ucla.box.com/v/AB481-Annual-Report-2025
https://ucla.box.com/v/AB481-Annual-Report-2025
2025
[5] UCLA PD — AB 481 Equipment Inventory 2025
Publisher: UCLA Police Department | 2025 | Section C
https://ucla.box.com/v/AB481-UCPD-Inventory-2025
https://ucla.box.com/v/AB481-UCPD-Inventory-2025
UNDATED
[6] UCLA PD — Use of Force Policy Page
Publisher: UCLA Police Department | Section A
https://police.ucla.edu/use-of-force
https://police.ucla.edu/use-of-force
UNDATED
[7] UCLA PD — Jeanne Clery Act Compliance Page
Publisher: UCLA Police Department | Section A, C
https://police.ucla.edu/reports-statistics/jeanne-clery-act
https://police.ucla.edu/reports-statistics/jeanne-clery-act
2025-10
[8] UCLA PD — 2025 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASR)
Publisher: UCLA Police Department | Published: ~October 2025 | Covering 2022–2024 data | Section C
https://ucla.box.com/v/2025-clery-report
https://ucla.box.com/v/2025-clery-report
UNDATED
[9] UCLA PD — Racial/Bias-Based Profiling Policy 402
Publisher: UCLA Police Department | Section A
https://police.ucla.edu/other/racial-bias-based-profiling
https://police.ucla.edu/other/racial-bias-based-profiling
2023-11-03
[10] UCLA PD — Accreditation Manager Job Posting
Publisher: UCLA Police Department | Applications through: November 3, 2023 | Section A
https://police.ucla.edu/employment/accreditation-manager
https://police.ucla.edu/employment/accreditation-manager
UNDATED
[11] UCLA PD — Chief Tony Lee Profile
Publisher: UCLA Police Department | Section E
https://police.ucla.edu/blog/meet-ucpd-chief-tony-lee
https://police.ucla.edu/blog/meet-ucpd-chief-tony-lee
2025-07-28
[12] UCLA Newsroom — Craig Valenzuela Appointed UCLA Chief of Police
Publisher: UCLA Newsroom | July 28, 2025 | Sections A, B, E
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/craig-valenzuela-appointed-ucla-chief-of-police
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/craig-valenzuela-appointed-ucla-chief-of-police
2024-01-11
[13] UCLA Newsroom — John Thomas Appointed UCLA Police Chief (Permanent)
Publisher: UCLA Newsroom | January 11, 2024 | Sections B, E
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/john-thomas-appointed-ucla-police-chief
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/john-thomas-appointed-ucla-police-chief
2017
[14] UCLA Newsroom — Tony Lee Appointment as Chief of Police
Publisher: UCLA Newsroom | 2017 | Section E
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-names-tony-lee-captain-in-beverly-hills-police-department-new-police-chief
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-names-tony-lee-captain-in-beverly-hills-police-department-new-police-chief
2016-06
[15] UCLA Newsroom — Manny Garza Appointed Interim Chief of Police
Publisher: UCLA Newsroom | June 2016 | Sections B, E
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/captain-manny-garza-appointed-interim-chief-of-police-at-ucla
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/captain-manny-garza-appointed-interim-chief-of-police-at-ucla
2025-04-30
[16] UCLA Newsroom — UCLA Statement on April 30, 2025 Campus Activity
Publisher: UCLA Newsroom | April 30, 2025 | Sections B, E
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/ucla-statement-on-april-30-campus-activity
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/ucla-statement-on-april-30-campus-activity
2024-05-05
[17] Chancellor Gene Block — Office of Campus Safety Announcement
Publisher: UCLA Chancellor's Office | May 5, 2024 | Sections A, B, E
https://chancellor.ucla.edu/messages/changes-to-campus-security-operations
https://chancellor.ucla.edu/messages/changes-to-campus-security-operations
2025-01-21
[18] Chancellor Julio Frenk — Steve Lurie Appointment Announcement
Publisher: UCLA Chancellor's Office | January 21, 2025 | Sections A, B, E
https://chancellor.ucla.edu/messages/appointment-of-steve-lurie-as-associate-vice-chancellor-for-campus-and-community-safety
https://chancellor.ucla.edu/messages/appointment-of-steve-lurie-as-associate-vice-chancellor-for-campus-and-community-safety
2020-06
[19] Chancellor Gene Block — Rising to the Challenge (Racial Equity Statement)
Publisher: UCLA Chancellor's Office | June 2020 | Sections A, B, C
https://chancellor.ucla.edu/messages/rising-to-the-challenge
https://chancellor.ucla.edu/messages/rising-to-the-challenge
UNDATED
[20] UCLA Office of Campus and Community Safety (OCCS) — Website
Publisher: UCLA | Section A, E
https://safety.ucla.edu/
https://safety.ucla.edu/
UNDATED
[21] UC System — UCPD Budget and Workforce Dashboard (Tableau)
Publisher: University of California | Sections A, D
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/about-us/information-center/ucpd-budget-workforce
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/about-us/information-center/ucpd-budget-workforce
UNDATED
[22] UC System — RIPA Stop Data Dashboard
Publisher: University of California | Sections A, C
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/about-us/information-center/ucpd-stops
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/about-us/information-center/ucpd-stops
2024-11-14
[23] UC System — 21CP Solutions Independent Investigation and After-Action Review Report (PDF)
Publisher: University of California | Released: November 14, 2024 | Sections A, B, C, D, E
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/sites/default/files/2024-11/UCLA-independent-investigation-and-after-action-review-recommendations-21CP-solutions.pdf
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/sites/default/files/2024-11/UCLA-independent-investigation-and-after-action-review-recommendations-21CP-solutions.pdf
2024-11-14
[24] UC System — Press Release: UC Releases Statement Regarding Independent Review of UCLA Spring Protests
Publisher: University of California | November 14, 2024 | Sections B, D
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/uc-releases-statement-regarding-independent-review-ucla-spring-protests-commits
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/uc-releases-statement-regarding-independent-review-ucla-spring-protests-commits
UNDATED
[25] UCPD Chief's Message Page
Publisher: UCLA Police Department | Section E
https://www.ucpd.ucla.edu/about-ucla-pd/department-information/chiefs-message
https://www.ucpd.ucla.edu/about-ucla-pd/department-information/chiefs-message
UNDATED
[26] UCLA OCCS — Chief Valenzuela Page
Publisher: UCLA Office of Campus and Community Safety | Section E
https://safety.ucla.edu/chief-of-the-ucla-police-department
https://safety.ucla.edu/chief-of-the-ucla-police-department
UNDATED
[27] FEDERATED University Police Officers' Association (FUPOA) — Website
Publisher: FUPOA | Sections A, B, E
https://federateduniversitypoa.org/
https://federateduniversitypoa.org/
2020-05-12
[28] Voice of San Diego — "UC Campuses Have Disclosed Virtually No Records Under Police Transparency Law"
Publisher: Voice of San Diego | Date: May 12, 2020 | Sections A, B, C, D
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2020/05/12/uc-campuses-have-disclosed-virtually-no-records-under-police-transparency-law/
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2020/05/12/uc-campuses-have-disclosed-virtually-no-records-under-police-transparency-law/
2025-09-16
[29] Daily Bruin — Q&A: UCPD Chief of Police Craig Valenzuela Discusses Vision for Campus Safety
Publisher: Daily Bruin (Metro editor: Maggie Konecky) | Date: September 16, 2025 | Sections A, B, E
https://dailybruin.com/2025/09/16/qa-ucpd-chief-of-police-craig-valenzuela-discusses-vision-for-campus-safety
https://dailybruin.com/2025/09/16/qa-ucpd-chief-of-police-craig-valenzuela-discusses-vision-for-campus-safety
2025-09-17
[30] Daily Bruin — "UC Regents Approves UCLA Police Department Request for Less-Than-Lethal Munitions"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: September 17, 2025 | Sections B, C, D
https://dailybruin.com/2025/09/17/uc-regents-approves-ucla-police-department-request-for-less-than-lethal-munitions
https://dailybruin.com/2025/09/17/uc-regents-approves-ucla-police-department-request-for-less-than-lethal-munitions
2025-07-29
[31] Daily Bruin — "UC to Pay $6.45M to Settle Antisemitism Lawsuit Over Pro-Palestine Encampment"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: July 29, 2025 | Sections B, C, D
https://dailybruin.com/2025/07/29/uc-to-pay-6-45m-to-settle-antisemitism-lawsuit-over-pro-palestine-encampment
https://dailybruin.com/2025/07/29/uc-to-pay-6-45m-to-settle-antisemitism-lawsuit-over-pro-palestine-encampment
2025-07-28
[32] Daily Bruin — "UCLA Selects LAPD Commander Craig Valenzuela as Next UCPD Chief"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: July 28, 2025 | Sections B, E
https://dailybruin.com/2025/07/28/ucla-selects-lapd-commander-craig-valenzuela-as-next-ucpd-chief
https://dailybruin.com/2025/07/28/ucla-selects-lapd-commander-craig-valenzuela-as-next-ucpd-chief
2025-08-03
[33] Daily Bruin — Editorial: "UCLA's Failure to Comply with CPRA Threatens Accountability, Erodes Public Trust"
Publisher: Daily Bruin (Editorial Board) | Date: August 3, 2025 | Sections A, B, C
https://dailybruin.com/2025/08/03/editorial-uclas-failure-to-comply-with-cpra-threatens-accountability-erodes-public-trust
https://dailybruin.com/2025/08/03/editorial-uclas-failure-to-comply-with-cpra-threatens-accountability-erodes-public-trust
2025-01-21
[34] Daily Bruin — Steve Lurie Named New Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus and Community Safety
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: January 21, 2025 | Sections A, B, E
https://dailybruin.com/2025/01/21/steve-lurie-named-new-associate-vice-chancellor-for-campus-and-community-safety
https://dailybruin.com/2025/01/21/steve-lurie-named-new-associate-vice-chancellor-for-campus-and-community-safety
2024-12-11
[35] Daily Bruin — "Former Chief John Thomas Departs UC Police Department"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: December 11, 2024 | Sections B, E
https://dailybruin.com/2024/12/11/former-chief-john-thomas-departs-uc-police-department
https://dailybruin.com/2024/12/11/former-chief-john-thomas-departs-uc-police-department
2024-10-08
[36] Daily Bruin — "UCPD Appoints Scott Scheffler as New Acting Chief of Police"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: October 8, 2024 | Sections B, E
https://dailybruin.com/2024/10/08/ucpd-appoints-scott-scheffler-as-new-acting-chief-of-police
https://dailybruin.com/2024/10/08/ucpd-appoints-scott-scheffler-as-new-acting-chief-of-police
2024-05-21
[37] Daily Bruin — "UCLA Police Chief John Thomas Temporarily Reassigned from Duties"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: May 21, 2024 | Sections B, E
https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/21/ucla-police-chief-john-thomas-temporarily-reassigned-from-duties
https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/21/ucla-police-chief-john-thomas-temporarily-reassigned-from-duties
2024-05-05
[38] Daily Bruin — "Chancellor Gene Block Announces Office of Campus Safety"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: May 5, 2024 | Sections A, B, E
https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/05/chancellor-gene-block-announces-office-of-campus-safety
https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/05/chancellor-gene-block-announces-office-of-campus-safety
2024-05-02
[39] Daily Bruin — "Police Continue to Clear Dickson Plaza Encampment; Protesters Face Mass Arrests"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: May 2, 2024 | Section B
https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/02/police-continue-to-clear-dickson-plaza-encampment-protesters-face-mass-arrests
https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/02/police-continue-to-clear-dickson-plaza-encampment-protesters-face-mass-arrests
2024-05-30
[40] Daily Bruin — "UCLA's Contracts with CHP, LAPD Reveal Costs Associated with Police on Campus"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: May 30, 2024 | Sections B, D
https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/30/uclas-contracts-with-chp-lapd-reveal-costs-associated-with-police-on-campus
https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/30/uclas-contracts-with-chp-lapd-reveal-costs-associated-with-police-on-campus
2024-05-07
[41] Daily Bruin — "I Thought I Was Going to Die: UCLA Encampment Protesters Recall April 30 Attack"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: May 7, 2024 | Section B
https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/07/i-thought-i-was-going-to-die-ucla-encampment-protesters-recall-april-30-attack
https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/07/i-thought-i-was-going-to-die-ucla-encampment-protesters-recall-april-30-attack
2024-05-14
[42] Daily Bruin — "Medics, Physicians Recall 'Dystopian' Violence of Encampment Attack and Sweep"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: May 14, 2024 | Section B
https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/14/medics-physicians-recall-dystopian-violence-of-encampment-attack-and-sweep
https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/14/medics-physicians-recall-dystopian-violence-of-encampment-attack-and-sweep
2021-01-11
[43] Daily Bruin — "UCPD Implements Body Camera Policy, Sparking Discussion Among Student Leaders"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: January 11, 2021 | Sections A, B, E
https://dailybruin.com/2021/01/11/ucpd-implements-body-camera-policy-sparking-discussion-among-student-leaders
https://dailybruin.com/2021/01/11/ucpd-implements-body-camera-policy-sparking-discussion-among-student-leaders
2014-07-11
[44] Daily Bruin — "LA Judge, UC Reach Settlement Over $10M Damages Claim Against UCPD"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: July 11, 2014 | Sections B, D
https://dailybruin.com/2014/07/11/la-judge-uc-reach-settlement-over-10m-damages-claim-against-ucpd
https://dailybruin.com/2014/07/11/la-judge-uc-reach-settlement-over-10m-damages-claim-against-ucpd
2016-05-04
[45] Daily Bruin — "Retiring UCPD Chief James Herren Reflects on 40 Years of Service"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: May 4, 2016 | Sections B, E
https://dailybruin.com/2016/05/04/retiring-ucpd-chief-james-herren-reflects-on-40-years-of-service
https://dailybruin.com/2016/05/04/retiring-ucpd-chief-james-herren-reflects-on-40-years-of-service
2017-02-14
[46] Daily Bruin — "UCLA Announces Tony Lee as New Chief of Police Department"
Publisher: Daily Bruin | Date: February 14, 2017 | Sections B, E
https://dailybruin.com/2017/02/14/ucla-announces-tony-lee-as-new-chief-of-police-department
https://dailybruin.com/2017/02/14/ucla-announces-tony-lee-as-new-chief-of-police-department
2018-01-29
[47] Daily Bruin "The Stack" — "Demographics of UCPD Stops and Arrests"
Publisher: Daily Bruin Data Desk | Date: January 29, 2018 | Data period: July 2015 – June 2016 | Sections A, B, C
https://stack.dailybruin.com/2018/01/29/demographics-of-ucpd-stops-and-arrests/
https://stack.dailybruin.com/2018/01/29/demographics-of-ucpd-stops-and-arrests/
2024-05
[48] CalMatters — "How Police Used Force at the UCLA Pro-Palestinian Protest"
Publisher: CalMatters | Date: May 2024 | Sections B, C, D
https://calmatters.org/justice/2024/05/ucla-protest-palestine-police/
https://calmatters.org/justice/2024/05/ucla-protest-palestine-police/
2025-07
[49] CalMatters — "CHP Plans to Equip All Officers with Body Cameras by March 2026"
Publisher: CalMatters | Date: July 2025 | Sections A, B, C
https://calmatters.org/justice/2025/07/chp-body-cams/
https://calmatters.org/justice/2025/07/chp-body-cams/
2024-05
[50] LA Public Press — "Two Nights of Violence at UCLA's Solidarity Encampment"
Publisher: LA Public Press | Date: May 2024 | Section B
https://lapublicpress.org/2024/05/two-nights-of-violence-at-uclas-solidarity-encampment/
https://lapublicpress.org/2024/05/two-nights-of-violence-at-uclas-solidarity-encampment/
2024-10
[51] LA Public Press — "UCLA Military Hardware, Protest, AB 481"
Publisher: LA Public Press | Date: October 2024 | Sections B, C
https://lapublicpress.org/2024/10/ucla-military-hardware-protest-ab481/
https://lapublicpress.org/2024/10/ucla-military-hardware-protest-ab481/
2024
[52] LAist — "UCLA Response to Campus Protest Audit: Police"
Publisher: LAist | Date: 2024 | Sections B, D
https://laist.com/news/education/ucla-response-campus-protest-audit-police
https://laist.com/news/education/ucla-response-campus-protest-audit-police
2024-12
[53] LAist — "UCLA Police Chief John Thomas Gone"
Publisher: LAist | Date: December 2024 | Sections B, E
https://laist.com/news/education/ucla-police-chief-john-thomas-gone
https://laist.com/news/education/ucla-police-chief-john-thomas-gone
2024-05
[54] KTLA — "Campus Cop Union Blames Administration for UCLA's Response to Pro-Palestinian Protests"
Publisher: KTLA | Date: May 2024 | Sections B, E
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/campus-cop-union-blames-administration-for-uclas-response-to-pro-palestinian-protests/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/campus-cop-union-blames-administration-for-uclas-response-to-pro-palestinian-protests/
2024-12
[55] The Pride LA — "UCLA Police Chief John Thomas Departs Amid Fallout from Campus Protest Response"
Publisher: The Pride LA | Date: December 2024 | Sections B, E
https://thepridela.com/2024/12/ucla-police-chief-john-thomas-departs-amid-fallout-from-campus-protest-response/
https://thepridela.com/2024/12/ucla-police-chief-john-thomas-departs-amid-fallout-from-campus-protest-response/
2024
[56] NBC Los Angeles — "UCLA Former Police Chief John Thomas Leaves"
Publisher: NBC Los Angeles | 2024 | Sections B, E
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/ucla-former-police-chief-john-thomas-leaves/3581337/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/ucla-former-police-chief-john-thomas-leaves/3581337/
2024-05-02
[57] CBS News — "UCLA: Tense Scene as Police Order Protesters to Leave"
Publisher: CBS News | Date: May 2, 2024 | Sections A, B, C
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ucla-tense-scene-police-order-protesters-to-leave-nationwide-pro-palestinian-protests/
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ucla-tense-scene-police-order-protesters-to-leave-nationwide-pro-palestinian-protests/
2025-11-05
[58] Daily News — "UCLA Encampment Protesters Can Move Forward with Lawsuit, Judge Rules"
Publisher: Daily News (LA) | Date: November 5, 2025 | Sections B, D
https://www.dailynews.com/2025/11/05/ucla-encampment-protesters-can-move-forward-with-lawsuit-judge-rules/
https://www.dailynews.com/2025/11/05/ucla-encampment-protesters-can-move-forward-with-lawsuit-judge-rules/
2025
[59] EdSource — "UCLA Settlement: Antisemitism Lawsuit, Trump"
Publisher: EdSource | Date: 2025 | Sections B, C, D
https://edsource.org/2025/ucla-settlement-antisemitism-lawsuit-trump/737571
https://edsource.org/2025/ucla-settlement-antisemitism-lawsuit-trump/737571
1994-04-24
[60] Los Angeles Times — "Police Force Under Fire: UCLA's 59-Member Department Maintains Peace Everywhere on Campus Except Within Its Own Ranks"
Publisher: Los Angeles Times | Date: April 24, 1994 | Sections B, E
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-24-we-49672-story.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-24-we-49672-story.html
2007
[61] Chronicle of Higher Education — "UCLA Police Officers Used Excessive Force in Taser Incident, Independent Report Concludes"
Publisher: Chronicle of Higher Education | Date: 2007 | Sections B, D, E
https://www.chronicle.com/article/ucla-police-officers-used-excessive-force-in-taser-incident-independent-report-concludes-122865/
https://www.chronicle.com/article/ucla-police-officers-used-excessive-force-in-taser-incident-independent-report-concludes-122865/
2006-11-22
[62] Inside Higher Ed — "Taser Case Continues to Reverberate"
Publisher: Inside Higher Ed | Date: November 22, 2006 | Sections B, D, E
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/11/22/taser-case-continues-reverberate
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/11/22/taser-case-continues-reverberate
2020-06
[63] Reclaim UC — "How Much Money Does the University of California Spend on Policing?"
Publisher: Reclaim UC | Date: June 2020 | Sections A, D
https://reclaimuc.blogspot.com/2020/06/how-much-money-does-university-of.html
https://reclaimuc.blogspot.com/2020/06/how-much-money-does-university-of.html
UNDATED
[64] LAPD — Commander Craig Valenzuela Bio Page
Publisher: Los Angeles Police Department | Section E
https://www.lapdonline.org/command-staff/valenzuela-craig/
https://www.lapdonline.org/command-staff/valenzuela-craig/
UNDATED
[65] POALAC — Board Member Profile: Craig Valenzuela
Publisher: Peace Officers Association of Los Angeles County | Section E
https://poalac.org/corporate-profile/board-members/craig-valenzuela/
https://poalac.org/corporate-profile/board-members/craig-valenzuela/
2025-07-29
[66] U.S. Department of Justice — Notice of Findings: UCLA Deliberate Indifference (Title VI / Equal Protection)
Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division | Date: July 29, 2025 | Sections B, C, D
https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1409416/dl?inline=
https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1409416/dl?inline=
2024-12-20
[67] U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights — Resolution Finding: UCLA Differential Treatment of Jewish Students
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights | Date: December 20, 2024 | Sections A, B, C, D
https://ocrcas.ed.gov/sites/default/files/ocr-letters-and-agreements/09222257-a.pdf
https://ocrcas.ed.gov/sites/default/files/ocr-letters-and-agreements/09222257-a.pdf
2024
[68] Becket Fund for Religious Liberty — Frankel v. Regents Case Page
Publisher: Becket Fund for Religious Liberty | Date: 2024–2025 | Sections B, D
https://becketfund.org/case/frankel-v-regents-of-the-university-of-california/
https://becketfund.org/case/frankel-v-regents-of-the-university-of-california/
2025-03-20
[69] CalMatters — ACLU Omnibus Complaint PDF (35 Plaintiffs — March 20, 2025)
Publisher: ACLU of Southern California (hosted by CalMatters) | Date: March 20, 2025 | Sections B, D
https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/OMNIBUS-COMPLAINT-final-2-1.pdf
https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/OMNIBUS-COMPLAINT-final-2-1.pdf
UNDATED
[70] California POST — Law Enforcement Agencies List (Confirms UCLA PD as Participating Agency)
Publisher: California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training | Sections A, C
https://post.ca.gov/le-agencies
https://post.ca.gov/le-agencies
UNDATED
[71] California POST — Peace Officer Certification Actions List
Publisher: California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training | Sections A, B, C, E
https://post.ca.gov/Peace-Officer-Certification-Actions
https://post.ca.gov/Peace-Officer-Certification-Actions
UNDATED
[72] California POST — SB 2 Frequently Asked Questions
Publisher: California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training | Sections A, C
https://post.ca.gov/SB-2-FAQs
https://post.ca.gov/SB-2-FAQs
UNDATED
[73] California POST — Guide to Decertification (PDF)
Publisher: California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training | Sections A, C
https://post.ca.gov/portals/0/post_docs/resources/sb2/Guide_to_Decertification.pdf
https://post.ca.gov/portals/0/post_docs/resources/sb2/Guide_to_Decertification.pdf
UNDATED
[74] California POST — CPRA Request Portal (GovQA)
Publisher: California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training | Sections A, C
https://postca.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/
https://postca.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/
2024-07-30
[75] California State Auditor — Report 2024-032: Clery Act Requirements and Crime Reporting
Publisher: California State Auditor | Date: July 30, 2024 | Sections A, B, C
https://www.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2024-032/ | Full PDF: https://www.auditor.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-032-Report.pdf
https://www.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2024-032/ | Full PDF: https://www.auditor.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-032-Report.pdf
UNDATED
[76] California DOJ OpenJustice — RIPA Stop Data Portal
Publisher: California Department of Justice | Sections A, C
https://openjustice.doj.ca.gov/exploration/stop-data | RIPA Board Reports: https://oag.ca.gov/ab953/board/reports
https://openjustice.doj.ca.gov/exploration/stop-data | RIPA Board Reports: https://oag.ca.gov/ab953/board/reports
2022-03
[77] UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy — "The History of Racism and the Quest for Racial Justice at UCLA" (March 2022)
Publisher: UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy | Date: March 2022 | 48 pages | 18-month research period (June 2020–March 2022) | 14 student researchers under Professors Eddie Cole, Aomar Boum, and David N. Myers | Pages 32–37 cover "Modern Years of Policing and Surveillance" including the Chief 1 era, UCPD 341 v. Regents (footnotes 162–164), LA Times investigation (footnote 169), and Tabatabainejad incident (footnotes 170–171) | Sections A, B, E
https://luskincenter.history.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2022/03/History-of-Racism-and-the-Quest-for-Racial-Justice-at-UCLA.pdf
https://luskincenter.history.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2022/03/History-of-Racism-and-the-Quest-for-Racial-Justice-at-UCLA.pdf
2021-02-19
[78] UAW 2865 Research Working Group — "Policing in the University of California" (February 19, 2021)
Publisher: UAW Local 2865 | Date: February 19, 2021 | Documents UCLA PD 14.5:1 racial disparity ratio, FUPOA contract analysis, 10 recommendations | Sections A, B, C
https://uaw2865.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Policing-in-the-UC-%E2%80%93-UAW-2865-Research-WG-Report.pdf
https://uaw2865.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Policing-in-the-UC-%E2%80%93-UAW-2865-Research-WG-Report.pdf
UNDATED
[79] MuckRock — UCLA Police Department Agency Page
Publisher: MuckRock | Documents: 9.09% CPRA success rate; 117-day average response time; CPRA request history | Sections A, B, C
https://www.muckrock.com/agency/los-angeles-91/ucla-police-department-19900/
https://www.muckrock.com/agency/los-angeles-91/ucla-police-department-19900/
UNDATED
[80] MuckRock — UCLA Office of Campus Safety Agency Page
Publisher: MuckRock | CPRA request history for OCCS | Section A
https://www.muckrock.com/agency/los-angeles-91/ucla-office-campus-safety-37856/
https://www.muckrock.com/agency/los-angeles-91/ucla-office-campus-safety-37856/
Source Verification Certification — Chapter 9-D, UCLA Police Department
All 80 sources listed in this index were identified through primary research conducted for this chapter. Each source is an independently verifiable document, publication, or official record accessible through the URL provided. No source in this index is a secondary aggregator, undocumented claim, or inference. Where a source confirms a specific fact (e.g., the appointment of the second confirmed UCLA PD chief confirmed by the Daily Bruin, January 23, 1997), the source is cited at the specific entry where that fact is established and cross-referenced throughout the chapter.
This chapter is the final and most extensively documented chapter in the 10-campus UC POST Gap Analysis series. The 80 sources indexed here represent the evidentiary foundation for all factual claims made in Sections A through E. No factual claim in this chapter is asserted without a corresponding verifiable source entry in this index.
Primary Submission: California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) — Peace Officer Standards Accountability Division (POSAD) — Authority: Cal. Penal Code §§ 13509.5, 13510.8, 13510.85 (SB 2 — Kenneth Ross Jr. Police Decertification Act of 2021)
Secondary Submissions: California Attorney General, Civil Rights Enforcement Section (Cal. Civ. Code § 52.3) | U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid — Clery Act Enforcement (20 U.S.C. § 1092(f)) | California Legislature, Senate & Assembly Budget Subcommittees on Education | UC Office of the President | California State Auditor | U.S. Department of Justice (34 U.S.C. § 12601)
Distribution: Clery Center for Campus Safety | SAFE Campuses, LLC
All documents compiled from public records. All facts independently verifiable. Readers are encouraged to form their own independent conclusions.