Monday, December 29


The closest fire to UCLA, which began in Pacific Palisades, is 22,661 acres in size and 11% contained, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said in a Saturday morning press conference. Evacuation warnings and orders – which do not cover the UCLA campus as of 9:25 a.m. – remain in place for the fire.

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Winward is the 2025-2026 editor in chief and sits ex officio on the editorial board. He was previously the 2024-2025 News editor and the 2023-2024 features and student life editor. He is also an Arts, Copy, Online, Photo, PRIME and Sports contributor. Winward is a fourth-year English and statistics and data science student.


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