Editorials, Opinion
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February 11, 8:25 pm
Editorial: UCLA must listen to, support undocumented students amid renewed threats
More news reports roll in every day about the intense state-sanctioned persecution and criminalization that people without legal status face in the United States. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning a sweep targeting undocumented people in Los Angeles in the next month, according to a leaked agency document reviewed by the LA Times. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 9, 3:25 pm
Opinion: Prioritizing preservation of history, culture while rebuilding LA after fires
This post was updated Feb. 11 at 8:17 p.m. The wreckage and tragedy left behind in the wake of the Palisades, Eaton and surrounding fires in no way felt natural, even given California’s long-wrought past with these destructive forces of nature. Read more...
Photo: The sun shines above flowers and grass on a hiking trail at Will Rogers State Historic Park. (Courtesy of Kirsten Brehmer)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 6, 11:40 pm
Opinion: Tracing Altadena’s uncertain road to recovery following Eaton fire
On Wednesday, Jan. 8, I watched as an orange glow miles away grew, smoke clouding the midnight sky outside my dorm window. The wildfires felt distant – a familiar scene growing up in California. Read more...
Photo: Derek Russell Jr. stands in front of the rubble of his family home after it burned down in the Eaton fire. (Courtesy of Derek Russell Jr.)