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Aug. 2, 2021 2:15 p.m.
(From left: Sharila Stewart’s Angolan inspired peanut sponge cake, Stewart in her home kitchen, and Stewart’s lamb roast with haricot vert and potatoes.) UCLA alumni Sharila Stewart is a contestant on the first season of “Top Chef Amateurs” this year. Stewart said the diversity of dishes in UCLA dining halls helped develop her love for learning about other cultures and bringing people together through food. (Courtesy of Sharila Stewart)
An 11 p.m. leap-of-faith decision took Sharila Stewart, a UCLA alumnus, to the first season of “Top Chef Amateurs.”
Premiering July 1, “Top Chef Amateurs” is a spin-off of the American reality show Top Chef and features home cooks instead of professional chefs as contestants.
By Rania Soetirto
Los Angeles
July 31, 2021 5:14 p.m.This post was updated Aug. 1 at 7:17 p.m.
Local officials are co-organizing an in-person outreach event at the Westwood Recreation Center for people experiencing homelessness.
By Maanas Oruganti and Justin Jung
Los Angeles
July 30, 2021 6:46 p.m.Delta variant contributes to rise in COVID-19 cases in LA County
This post was updated Aug. 1 at 7:14 p.m.
The rate of new COVID-19 cases is increasing in Los Angeles County, largely because of the spread of the delta variant among unvaccinated populations.
By Madelynn Mackenzie
California
July 27, 2021 1:09 p.m.UCLA Health maintains top ranking in California, improves to third nationwide
This post was updated Aug. 1 at 7:07 p.m.
UCLA Health hospitals were ranked as the third best in the country by the U.S. News & World Report, up from being ranked fourth best nationally last year.
By Noah Danesh
Los Angeles
July 26, 2021 3:16 p.m.Biden nominates LA Mayor Eric Garcetti to be ambassador to India
This post was updated July 28 at 9:45 a.m.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti accepted his nomination to be the next ambassador to India.
President Joe Biden nominated Garcetti to the office July 9.
By Sarah Nelson
Academics
July 25, 2021 4:46 p.m.Students gain hands-on philanthropic experience in community engagement course
When she first learned about Philanthropy as Civic Engagement, student Damola Adeyemo could not believe class participants gave away $100,000 to nonprofits as part of their coursework.
By Megan Tagami
California
July 24, 2021 5:24 p.m.California heat waves break records, set dangerous precedent
California has experienced a series of heat waves this summer, with record-breaking temperatures causing dangerous levels of heat exposure.
Heat waves kill more Americans than all other weather-related disasters, with more than 600 people dying every year in the United States because of extreme heat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By Noah Danesh and Eva Danesh
National
July 24, 2021 1:14 p.m.UC community members react to DACA ruling, remain hopeful for future
Some University of California community members expressed dissatisfaction at a federal judge’s decision July 16 to declare the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program illegal but said DACA recipients should remain hopeful.
By Andrew Panosian
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