Ariela Lopez
Staff Reporter
ariela.lopez@yale.edu
Ariela Lopez covers Cops and Courts for the City Desk and lays out the weekly print paper as a Production & Design editor. She previously covered City Hall. Ariela is a sophomore in Branford College, originally from New York City.
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ARIELA LOPEZ
Yale Police union inches closer to contract agreement

Yale presented its police union with a final offer, but the union president considers negotiations to still be a “few” issues away from resolution.

November 19, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
New Haven’s presidential election in four maps

Final results from last week’s presidential election show an overall dip in turnout and a slight citywide shift to the right.

November 14, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & CHRIS TILLEN
Vivek Ramaswamy LAW ’13 talks Trump’s victory, conservatism at Yale

Ramaswamy, former Republican presidential primary contender and Trump cabinet hopeful, spoke at the Buckley Institute’s 14th annual conference and the Shabtai Society.

November 11, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Police launch task force to address surging auto theft

Officers from the New Haven and Yale police departments and nearby towns are working to combat heightened auto theft — especially by juveniles — in New Haven County.

November 10, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Progressives who spurned Harris reflect on Trump victory

Active in criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris’ policies in the run-up to the election, organizers on the left deny their campaigns hurt Harris and express concern about the incoming president.

November 7, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Voter turnout plummets in New Haven

Around 35,000 New Haveners voted in the 2024 presidential election — about 25 percent less than in the past two presidential elections — and saw the best vote share for Republicans since 2008.

November 6, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ, ASUKA KODA & CELIA HERNANDEZ
Same-day registration voters met with hours-long lines at City Hall

1,130 individuals — including hundreds of Yale students — registered and were issued ballots at City Hall on Election Day, standing in lines for up to three hours.

November 6, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
New Haven boasts “tremendous” early voting turnout on election eve

Over 8,000 New Haveners voted early in the 2024 presidential election, and over 1,000 were issued ballots through same-day registration. Another 1,758 absentee ballots were returned by Sunday night.

November 4, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & MAIA NEHME
Four injured in Halloween night shooting downtown

Police are investigating a series of shots fired around 2 a.m. on Friday morning.

November 3, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Cases continued for homeless encampment arrestees

Seven individuals, arrested on Monday after refusing to clear protest encampment tents on the New Haven Green, will next appear in court in December.

October 31, 2024

JOSIE REICH & ARIELA LOPEZ
Charges dismissed against 27 arrested student protesters, 13 to continue legal battle

Pro-Palestinian students charged with criminal trespassing for last spring’s encampment appeared in court this morning, most agreeing to pay $90 fines for a simple trespassing infraction in exchange for their misdemeanor charges being dropped.

October 31, 2024