LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Months after pro-Palestinian protests and counter-protests erupted into chaos on the UCLA campus, new insights have emerged into the decision-making process and pressures that unfolded behind the scenes.
KTLA filed a public records request with UCLA on April 30 as the encampment was growing, seeking any emails from former Chancellor Gene Block ‘s office or his support staff related to the protests. KTLA wanted to know what was happening behind the scenes during those critical days in late April and early May, believing that understanding the internal conversations might be key to that process.
This initiated a back-and-forth that lasted more than six months.
Two months later, on July 29, UCLA responded to the public records request, stating, “Please note that it may be the case that these records are not directly responsive to your request.” They weren’t.
KTLA again approached UCLA, asking for the records request to be fulfilled.