This post was updated April 13 at 11:28 p.m. Fires burned across Los Angeles this January, prompting emergency responses from different levels of government across LA to support displaced Angelenos. Read more...
Photo: A fire is visible from Westwood. Since January, Los Angeles City and County officials have worked together to navigate the unique recovery efforts of the January 2025 fires. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Urban planners expressed environmental concerns about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent rebuilding efforts following January’s Los Angeles County wildfires. Shortly after multiple severe wildfires broke out in the LA area in January, Newsom announced plans to rebuild the affected regions, including signing an executive order to clear debris quickly, waiving California Environmental Quality Act permit requirements to rebuild homes and businesses faster and securing federal funds to repair damaged infrastructure. Read more...
Photo: The Palisades fire is pictured. Urban planners expressed environmental concerns about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent rebuilding efforts following January’s Los Angeles County wildfires. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Materials and Engineering Research Society hosted a book and bake sale to support wildfire relief Feb. 11. The event started at 11 a.m. in Engineering V. Read more...
Photo: The Materials and Engineering Research Society hosted a book and bake sale to support wildfire relief in the Engineering V building. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A fire started on Roebling Avenue around 8:45 p.m. Saturday. The fire, which the Los Angeles Fire Department extinguished at 9:22 p.m., came hours after UCLA men’s basketball’s 27-point victory over the University of Southern California. Read more...
Photo: A fire burns on Roebling Avenue. The fire began around 8:45 p.m. Saturday, and LAFD extinguished it at 9:22 p.m. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated March 7 at 1:25 a.m. The Los Angeles City Council denied former Los Angeles Fire Department chief Kristen Crowley’s appeal to be reinstated after her Feb. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles City Hall is pictured. LA City Council rejected former LAFD Fire Chief Kristen Crowley’s Tuesday bid to be reinstated following her removal by Mayor Karen Bass. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Community Service Commission held a two-day event offering aid to people experiencing homelessness and those displaced by fires Jan. 21 and Jan. Read more...
Photo: Students stand under a tent at the first day of the Undergraduate Students Association Council Community Service Commission’s Housing Resilience in Los Angeles event. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The destruction of Eliana Bernstein’s Pacific Palisades home also threatened the loss of her Westwood apartment. Bernstein, a third-year political science student, said she moved into her apartment just a few days before the Jan. Read more...
Photo: Eliana Bernstein stands in the rubble of her home in Pacific Palisades. Bernstein, a third-year political science student, lost her home in the Palisades fire. (Courtesy of Eliana Bernstein)
