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California, Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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January 10, 1:51 pm

Rick Chavez Zbur, Lindsey Horvath present policy objectives to Westwood council

California State Representative Rick Chavez Zbur and Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath expressed support for Measure G, the California Housing Security Act and more at the North Westwood Neighborhood Council meeting Dec. Read more...

Photo: Rick Chavez Zbur speaks in front of the council at the December 2024 North Westwood Neighborhood meeting. Zbur discussed topics such as AI, the unhoused population and housing affordability in California. (Courtesy of North Westwood Neighborhood Council)

California, Fire, Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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January 9, 7:39 pm

Over 29K acres, 10K structures devastated as ‘unprecedented’ LA fires near 4th day

Rapid wind gusts, decreased air quality and canceled classes faced members of the Westwood community as fires tore through Los Angeles this week.  The first of the fires – which started in the Pacific Palisades – broke out 10:30 a.m. Read more...

Photo: A line of fire from the Pacific Palisades fire moves along a hillside. The fire broke out Tuesday morning and burned over 19,000 acres by Thursday evening. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, Campus, Fire, News

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January 9, 5:32 pm

UCLA students react to LA wildfires, evacuations, loss of homes

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:58 p.m. Fires across Los Angeles County sparked unease among UCLA students and criticism of the university’s emergency response. Read more...

Photo: A student photographs smoke from the Palisades fire Wednesday. The university canceled classes Thursday and Friday and thousands of students evacuated campus in response to the fire, which has burned over 17,000 acres as of 4:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Cal Fire website. (Conner Levy/Daily Bruin)

Campus, Fire, Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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January 9, 5:15 pm

False evacuation warning sent out across Los Angeles County

Westwood residents received an erroneous evacuation warning Thursday afternoon. The notification was sent out around 4 p.m. and instructed people that they were under evacuation warning. Read more...

Photo: De Neve Plaza is pictured with a hazy sky in the background. Students, including those living on campus, received an erroneous evacuation warning around 4 p.m. Thursday. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, Campus, Fire, News

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January 8, 11:22 pm

Westwood Recreation Center provides shelter, essential resources amid LA fires

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)

Campus, Fire, Los Angeles, News

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January 8, 7:26 pm

UCLA cancels in-person classes amid Los Angeles fires

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)


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