This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:20 p.m. Over 230 people sheltered in Westwood on Wednesday evening after losing their homes, workplaces and pets to the chaos of the Palisades fire. Read more...
Photo: Workers bring in supplies to the Westwood Recreation Center on Wednesday during the Los Angeles County fires. The center hosted over 230 people as of Wednesday evening after being designated as an emergency shelter by LA County. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 8 at 7:31 p.m. Classes will not be held on UCLA’s campus for the rest of the week. In a BruinPost shortly after 6:30 p.m. Read more...
Photo: An empty classroom is pictured. UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk announced undergraduate classes have been canceled and graduate classes have been moved online for the rest of the week in a Wednesday evening BruinPost. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 8 at 12:52 a.m. The National Weather Service issued a critical fire weather alert for Los Angeles County on Monday. A fire in the Pacific Palisades – which began burning about six miles from UCLA on Tuesday morning – has since reached more than 2,900 acres, but it does not pose a risk to campus at this time, said UCLA Office of Emergency Management spokesperson Seán Devine. Critical fire weather warnings – known as red flag warnings – warn of potential extreme wildfire behavior, according to the NWS. A NWS “particularly dangerous situation” warning for potentially destructive conditions was also issued for the Santa Monica Mountains, which are near the UCLA campus. Read more...
Photo: An ongoing fire in the Pacific Palisades is pictured. The fire started Tuesday morning but does not currently pose a risk to campus, according to UCLA’s Office of Emergency Management. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 4 at 12:11 a.m. California voters will vote on a bond dedicated to fighting climate change this November. Proposition 4 would authorize the state to fund $10 billion in bonds for “water, wildfire prevention, and protection of communities and land.” According to the California Department of General Services, a general obligation bond is a form of long-term borrowing that the state promises to pay back with interest. Read more...
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This post was updated Oct. 20 at 11:34 p.m. A fire broke out in Young Hall Oct. 10, causing a partial shutdown of the building’s third floor. Read more...
Photo: A fire broke out in Young Hall causing the closure of the lab until the carcinogenic nanoparticles are cleaned up. (Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Roebling fire broke out early Saturday morning. A fire began on Roebling Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Saturday. A couch, a chair and a toilet were among the objects in the fire. Read more...
Photo: People watch as a fire burns on Roebling Avenue with fire trucks in the background. (Courtesy of Donny Rimer)
The city closed a section of the Interstate 10 freeway in downtown Los Angeles because of a fire early Saturday morning, according to the Emergency Management Department. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the I-10 fire that occurred Saturday. The fire caused a section of the freeway to close indefinitely. (Juliet Zhang/Daily Bruin)
