This post was updated Jan. 17 at 7:05 p.m. A Disaster Recovery Center opened Tuesday at the UCLA Research Park to assist victims of the Los Angeles County wildfires. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass smiles at an event opening a new Disaster Recovery Center. UCLA donated part of the new UCLA Research Park – formerly Westside Pavilion – to establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency center. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 16 at 10:20 p.m. UCLA plans to return to in-person classes Tuesday. Undergraduate instruction was cancelled Jan. 9 and Jan. 10 – and moved online for week two of winter quarter – following the onset of fires across Los Angeles County. Read more...
Photo: Moore Hall is pictured. UCLA students will return to in-person classes, including at Moore Hall, Tuesday. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)
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)
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)
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)
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:25 p.m. The federal government is racing to fund recovery efforts as wildfires ravage Los Angeles. Since Tuesday, fires in the region have burned over 40,000 acres of land and destroyed over 12,000 structures, leaving thousands without homes and in need of assistance. Read more...
Photo: (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:34 p.m. When Farinaz Pirshirazi served the customers in her restaurant Tuesday, she found some of them in their pajamas. Read more...
Photo: (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
