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Impact of the L.A. Fires Felt Far From Burn Zone | New York Times
The new U.C.L.A. survey found that many adults in Los Angeles County had lost jobs or incomes to the fires or knew someone who had been personally affected by the disaster.
Bass’ unfavorable ratings spiked after fires | Los Angeles Times
Mayor Karen Bass is significantly less popular than she was a year ago, likely because of her handling of January’s devastating fires, according to a new survey of Los Angeles residents. The survey by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs found that Bass’ unfavorable ratings had shot up by 17 percentage points compared with a year ago. (UCLA’s Zev Yaroslavsky was quoted. The survey was also featured by The New York Times and LAist 89.3FM.)
Autism rate continues to rise among children | New York Times
“It seems very unlikely that it is an epidemic, in the way that people define epidemics,” said Catherine Lord, a psychologist and autism researcher at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Trump proposal could decimate climate research | San Francisco Chronicle
“Think about hurricanes and floods and atmospheric rivers and wildfire weather … we really do need to understand these things,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA at UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. “We certainly need to be keeping an eye on them, literally and figuratively, if we want to predict them and prevent harm from them in real time, but also understand how they’re changing over time.”
New signs of wildlife returning to Eaton Fire burn zone | KABC-TV
The amazing animals captured on camera along the Chaney Trail Corridor in the San Gabriel Mountains are giving a team of UCLA researchers a rare real-time view of the recovery of animals and plants. “We are seeing the regrowth of a lot of the trees, the elderberries, the San Gabriel Oaks... we’ve got some beautiful fire-falling flowers that have just come up. So we’re hopeful,” [Kristen] Ochoa said. (UCLA’s Joey Curti was also quoted.)
The genetic mystery of why some people develop autism | BBC
Daniel Geschwind, a neuroscience and genetics professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), says that this (the idea that bad parenting was related to autism) is now rightly recognized as being deeply damaging and wrong — but it took the better part of three decades for Kanner’s theory to be debunked. It was not until 1977, when a couple of psychiatrists carried out a landmark study demonstrating that autism often runs in identical twins, that a more nuanced and accurate picture of autism’s origins began to emerge.
California voters have Trump-resistance fatigue | Politico
Surveys consistently show Californians support an ethnically diverse state, said Matt Barreto, a professor of political science at UCLA. Barreto said the stronger support for pro-immigrant policies among influencers suggested a more nuanced understanding of them.
Columbia student arrested for activism | KCRW-FM’s “Press Play”
“I met Mohsen in August of 2024 at a retreat that brought together scholars and activists devoted to finding new pathways with peace between Israelis and Palestinians,” said UCLA’s David Myers (approx. 1:15 mark).
Chinese luxury goods selling on TikTok | KTTV-TV
“They could be counterfeit or imitator products, as well. So, in that case, there’s no consumer protection. These are not authorized luxury brand channels,” said UCLA’s Chris Tang (approx. 1:30 mark).
