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A Closer Look, California, Fire, Los Angeles, News

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March 10, 12:48 am

Experts voice concerns about environmental impact of wildfire rebuilding

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)

Crime, Fire, News, Westwood

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March 8, 10:19 pm

Fire on Roebling Avenue extinguished following UCLA men’s basketball win

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)

Fire, Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News

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March 5, 9:14 pm

LA City Council rejects former LAFD chief Kristen Crowley’s appeal for restoration

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)

Campus, Fire, News, Student Government

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March 3, 9:40 pm

Community Service Commission aids people experiencing homelessness amid LA fires

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)

A Closer Look, Campus, Fire, Los Angeles, News

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March 2, 11:33 pm

Bernstein family finds strength, community after losing home in Palisades fire

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)

A Closer Look, Campus, Fire, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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February 4, 10:55 pm

UCLA students create website to keep community informed during LA wildfires

As multiple wildfires burned in Los Angeles County, Kyle Jeong came back to his dorm to find his roommate switching between computer tabs. As he left UCLA to return home, Jeong had an idea – a single website for the Bruin community to stay updated. Read more...

Photo: A computer displaying the Westwood Wildfire Watch site is pictured. Kyle Jeong, a third-year mathematics of computation student, spearheaded the development of the site. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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