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A Closer Look, Los Angeles, News, Transportation

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February 26, 11:08 pm

Flying fellow students, Bruin Aviation president shows the sky’s the limit

Stepping onto the tarmac at Santa Monica Flyers, Vedant Bhargava always reminds himself to go back to the same checklist – a mindset he calls “airplane mode.” The second-year economics student completes a laundry list of pre-flight checks before takeoff in a four-seat, single-engine airplane, including some for weather, passenger safety, fuel, and other flight technologies and conditions. Read more...

Photo: Second-year economics student Vedant Bhargava pilots a plane over Santa Monica. Bhargava said he has taken trips to locations all across Southern California. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)

Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News, Science & Health

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February 21, 12:05 am

LA City Council approves plan to convert largest gas plant to green hydrogen

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to approve a plan to convert the city’s largest gas power plant to green hydrogen. The plant’s transformation will advance the city’s goal of reaching 100% clean electricity by 2035, said Paul Krekorian, president of the LA City Council and District 2 council member. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles City Hall. The LA City Council has approved a plan to convert Scattergood Generating Station, the largest gas power plant in the city, to green hydrogen. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Campus, Los Angeles, News, Transportation, Westwood

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February 12, 10:58 pm

Undergraduate Students Association Council supports construction of heavy rail

The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Jan. 17 calling on UCLA to endorse a heavy rail alternative for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project and criticizing Vice Chancellor Michael Beck for meetings that the Los Angeles Metro says breached their pre-development agreement with BYD. Read more...

Photo: The Metro is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council called on UCLA to endorse a heavy rail alternative for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project. (Esther Ma/Daily Bruin staff)

A Closer Look, International, Los Angeles, National, News

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February 5, 9:15 pm

UCLA alumnus’ friends, family urge release from wrongful detainment in Venezuela

For over 10 months, Henry Martinez has been waiting for his brother to come home. Eyvin Hernandez, a double alumnus and a Los Angeles County public defender, went missing in late March 2022 following a vacation in Colombia after he accompanied a friend to the Venezuelan border, according to the LA Times. Read more...

Photo: Eyvin Hernandez (pictured), a double alumnus and a Los Angeles public defender, went missing at the end of March. UCLA community members voiced support for Hernandez’s safe return to the United States, calling upon President Joe Biden to negotiate his release. (Courtesy of Henry Martinez)

Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News, Westwood

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January 27, 12:57 pm

LA City Council to expand tenant protections with expected start in February

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted Jan. 20 to expand tenant protections aimed at keeping renters in their homes, following the conclusion of its pandemic-era regulations at the end of the month. Read more...

Photo: Housing in Westwood, Los Angeles, pictured. The LA City Council recently unanimously voted to expand tenant protections aimed at protecting renters from “just-cause” evictions and being priced out of their housing. (Ethan Manafi/Daily Bruin staff)


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