This post was updated Jan. 15 at 12:33 a.m. 580 Café, a not-for-profit organization located along Hilgard Avenue, is not just a basic needs resource for students. Read more...
Photo: Posters hang on the wall above kitchen equipment at Cafe 580 Café, a basic needs not-for-profit center on campus. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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 12:13 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)
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)
