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USAC, GSA allocate $30,000 to Bruin Relief Initiative for aid during LA wildfires

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 10:25 p.m. UCLA student government organizations have allocated $30,000 toward relief efforts as fires burn across Los Angeles County. Read more...

Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council President Adam Tfayli speaks at a meeting of the council. USAC unanimously voted Tuesday to allocate $20,000 in discretionary funds to a student government-led relief initiative in response to the wildfires that have impacted Los Angeles County. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA scientists discuss factors of intense fires across Los Angeles County

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 12:32 a.m. As flares spread across Los Angeles County, researchers seek to uncover the science behind what fuels the flames.  The first of the fires started in Pacific Palisades on Jan. Read more...

Photo: The Palisades fire – the first of the Los Angeles County fires – has scorched over 23,000 acres since Jan. 7 and led to an evacuation warning bordering UCLA. Many UCLA researchers have attributed the Santa Ana winds, hydroclimatic factors and dry vegetation to the intensity and rapid spread of these fires. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Students host other Bruins in hometowns during Southern California fires

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 12:13 a.m. For most UCLA students with family in San Diego, going home for the weekend is not an unusual occurrence. Read more...

Photo: Students stand in Daphnie Tseng’s house in San Diego, where the second-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student hosted six of her friends during the Los Angeles County wildfires. (Courtesy of Daphnie Tseng)


Angelenos step up to serve community as city continues fighting wildfires

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 12:23 a.m. Small tears formed in Michelle Leon’s eyes as she talked about the many lost homes Monday after fires burned for nearly a week across Los Angeles County. Read more...

Photo: Donation boxes pile high at the San Pedro YMCA. Community organizations across Los Angeles have been establishing aid programs to assist people impacted by the fires in LA County. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


Karen Bass faces scrutiny for wildfire response, LAFD budget cuts

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 12:18 a.m. Community members and public officials criticized Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ approach to recent fires. Bass signed off on the city’s nearly $13 billion 2024-2025 budget in June. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sits in a chair at a conference in 2024. Bass has faced criticism since the onset of the LA fires for her handling of the fire department’s cut of the city budget. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)





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