Lina Chung

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• LA transport system, Westside subway, long overdue

  Oct. 26, 2009 at midnight

  Last week, in a remarkable move toward ending Los Angeles’ traffic plague, L.A. County officials approved a 30-year transportation plan for an estimated $300 billion, which includes arrangements for a Westside subway.

• Getaways boost appreciation of UCLA

  Sept. 21, 2009 at noon

  I appreciate UCLA’s high degree of school spirit.

• Act prompts healthy choices by requiring calorie counts

  Aug. 31, 2009 at 2:54 a.m.

  With the U.S. government’s recent interest in health-care reform, calorie counting has gone beyond the habits of the Real Housewives and is now an issue of national concern. The Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2009 aims to reduce the problems of obesity and associated medical conditions by mandating that restaurants provide nutritional information on their menus.
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  Digital textbooks offer a long-term solution

  Aug. 17, 2009 at 1:17 a.m.

  Last month, the California state budget closed a $24-billion gap, which slashed funding for new textbooks. The Board of Education won’t approve new books for kindergarten through eighth grade until at least January 2016, and budget restraints have forced school districts, such as the Los Angeles Unified School District, to halt orders for new high school textbooks.

• City frets over aesthetics

  Aug. 3, 2009 at 12:51 a.m.

  Last month, the city of Santa Monica took a disappointing step backward in the fight for alternative energy by issuing a superficial ordinance that aims to reduce the visibility of existing solar panels.

• City funds memorial as mayor ignores crisis

  July 20, 2009 at 12:03 a.m.

  Michael Jackson’s memorial service was not only a disconcerting demonstration of Los Angeles’ celebrity fanaticism and largesse, but a clear indication of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s inability to get a handle on Los Angeles’ budget problem.

• Bill is flawed but still a good start for US

  July 6, 2009 at 1:16 a.m.

  Last month, the House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, or the Waxman-Markey energy bill, a flawed but progressive piece of legislation that is aimed at reducing America’s carbon emissions in the fight against climate change.

• Fee hikes should be shared

  June 22, 2009 at 2:37 a.m.

  As the University of California system faces $619 million in across-the-board budget cuts, here’s an idea to level the fiscal playing field for higher education: Raise community college fees.

• Take UCLA day by day

  June 22, 2009 at 12:43 a.m.

  As I embark upon my final year at UCLA, there is one adage that has held true throughout my college experience: “It’ll be over before you know it.”

• Los Angeles, it’s time we went on a break

  Dec. 8, 2008 at 12:26 a.m.

  I have been in a long-term, 20-year committed relationship. I have been a faithful girlfriend, devoted companion and childhood sweetheart – not to a man, but to this city, Los Angeles.