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This post was updated Jan. 20 at 11:35 p.m. UCPD arrested one person Thursday for adding leaves and brush to a fire on campus. Officers arrested the person at the Hilgard Bus Turnaround and discovered they had an illegal knife, according to a post on the department’s Instagram. Read more...
Photo: A UCPD Police Car is pictured. Officers arrested a person Thursday for adding leaves and brush to a campus fire. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 22 at 8:19 a.m. As wildfires continue to rage across Los Angeles County, more than 1,000 incarcerated firefighters stand on the front lines. Read more...
Photo: The Palisades fire is pictured. More than 1,000 incarcerated people are on the front lines of fighting fires in Los Angeles County. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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. 16 at 10:25 p.m. UCLA student government organizations have allocated $30,000 toward relief efforts as fires burn across Los Angeles County. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council President Adam Tfayli speaks at a meeting of the council. USAC unanimously voted Tuesday to allocate $20,000 in discretionary funds to a student government-led relief initiative in response to the wildfires that have impacted Los Angeles County. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/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 12:18 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)
