This post was updated Oct. 7 at 2:38 p.m. Essentials. That’s what I was supposed to pack as I watched the fires crest the hills near the Sepulveda Pass, a few miles from my home. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library is pictured. Reading banned books fuels knowledge and inspires resilience in the next generation of readers, writes columnist Lilly Leonhardt. (Daily Bruin file photo)






