Op-Ed: Wildfires prove LA metro must build underground heavy rail line to connect to UCLA

This post was updated Jan 26 at 4:41 p.m.
Until a few days ago, evacuation warnings from the Palisades fire bordered the UCLA campus. While the administration has released evacuation plans that involve private transportation, it is difficult not to wonder how smoothly they would run in a congested area like Westwood, with our nearest freeway being the even more congested I-405.