UCLA Sustainability

After Geoengineering: A Book Talk with Holly Jean Buck, UCLA Law
2020-02-18 12:15 - 13:30 (America/Denver)
At a UCLA Emmett Institute book talk, Holly Jean Buck, Emmett Climate Engineering Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA Law, will share insights from her new book, After Geoengineering.

Date: 02/18/2020
Time: 12:15 PM – 01:30 PM
Location: UCLA School of Law, Room 1420

At a UCLA Emmett Institute book talk, Holly Jean Buck, Emmett Climate Engineering Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA Law will share insights from her new book, After Geoengineering: Climate Tragedy, Repair, and Restoration. Ted Parson, Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Emmett Institute at UCLA Law will moderate the conversation.
In this book, Buck charts a possible course to a liveable future. Climate restoration will require not just innovative technologies to remove carbon from the atmosphere, but social and economic transformation. The steps we must take are enormous, and they must be taken soon. Looking at industrial-scale seaweed farms, the grinding of rocks to sequester carbon at the bottom of the sea, the restoration of wetlands, and reforestation, Buck examines possible methods for such transformations and meets the people developing them.
The event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP here by February 14, 2020.
Holly Jean Buck is an Emmett Climate Engineering Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law for 2019-2020. Her research focuses on environmental sociology, science and technology studies, and international agriculture and rural development. She is cross-appointed with UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Buck received her Ph.D. in Development Sociology from Cornell University.

Winter Campus Birding Walks: Bruin Audubon Society
2020-02-13 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-01-30 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-01-16 08:00 - 09:00 | La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Winter Campus Birding Walks: Bruin Audubon Society
2020-02-06 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-01-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Meyerhoff Park

Farmers Market at UCLA
2020-02-05 14:00 - 18:30, 2020-01-16 14:00 - 18:30 | Bruin Plaza
The Farmers’ Market at UCLA brings fresh, sustainable food to the UCLA community 4x a quarter in Bruin Plaza. E3, SRC, SWC, TGIF, and ASUCLA proudly present the UCLA Farmer’s Market!! Choose fresh produce and support local & responsible farmers. We’ll keep you updated with information about upcoming markets, fun recipes to try out, and local food news!
Follow us on Instagram @uclafarmersmarket and use #uclafarmersmarket to share your photatos!! We also have a blog with all things food and agriculture related–check us out at http://farmersmarketucla.blogspot.com

High Impact Tea with Scot Rank ('89) - IMPACT@Anderson
2020-02-04 17:00 - 19:00
This event is a co-hosted by Impact@Anderson, Net Impact, and SOMA.

Youth x L.A. Green New Deal Panel
2020-01-29 19:00 - 20:30
How to take climate action during the era of the Green New Deal, Environmental Activism, and Social Media
We are in the midst of a climate emergency. From extreme heat waves to persistent droughts and relentless wildfires, our region is facing firsthand the consequences of climate change. In response to the mounting crisis, the city of Los Angeles released a sweeping sustainability plan–known as the L.A. Green New Deal in April 2019. This city-wide initiative is designed to lead Los Angeles towards a low-carbon, green-energy future by 2050.
However, these goals are unattainable without support from the L.A. community– especially from our generation. Join young sustainability leaders for an honest discussion on how we can help support the Green New Deal in transforming Los Angeles into one of the first sustainable megacities in the world.
Be part of an honest conversation with young sustainability leaders about whether or not we think the Green New Deal is enough; and if it is, what steps can we take to uphold it.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020
7:00-8:30PM
UCLA Ackerman
Bruin View Point Room

Farmers Market at UCLA
2019-11-20 14:00 - 18:30, 2019-11-06 14:00 - 18:30 | Bruin Plaza, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

UCLA: A living laboratory for urban ecology and sustainability
2019-11-13 19:30 - 21:30
Nurit Katz is UCLA’s Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Officer of Facilities Management. She will share highlights of nature-based enhancements to the campus landscape such as the restoration of Sage Hill and development of nature-rich outdoor study spaces. We will learn how campus birds and wildlife are integrated into applied research, about UCLA’s broader research and collaborations, and what people can do to support biodiversity at home and in the community.
Location: Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook

Sustainable Food Panel & Recipe Tasting - Nov 12, 7-8:30pm, Northwest Auditorium
2019-11-12 19:00 - 20:30
Sustainable Food Panel & Recipe Tasting – Nov 12, 7-8:30pm, Northwest Auditorium
Do you like free and delicious food? Do you ever wonder about the environmental impact of what you eat? Enjoy fantastically sustainable and unique recipes submitted by UCLA students, staff, and faculty, at our Sustainable Food Panel & Recipe Tasting event next Tuesday, 11/12, 7-8:30pm, in the Northwest Auditorium on the Hill. Our panel will include top-notch guest speakers who are passionate about sustainability when it comes to food – you don’t want to miss it!

The Governance of Solar Geoengineering: A Book Talk with Jesse Reynolds, UCLA Law
2019-11-12 12:15 - 13:30
At an Emmett Institute book talk on November 12, 2019, Jesse Reynolds, Emmett/Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, will discuss findings from his new book, The Governance of Solar Geoengineering: Managing Climate Change in the Anthropocene, as from more recent work.
Location: Law 1447

Date: 11/12/2019

Time: 12:15 PM – 01:30 PM
Location: UCLA School of Law, Room 1447

​Climate change is among the world’s most important problems, and the responses of emission cuts and adapting to new climates remain elusive. One set of proposals receiving increasing attention among scientists and policymakers is “solar geoengineering,” which would reflect a small portion of incoming sunlight to reduce climate change. Evidence indicates that this could be effective, inexpensive, and technologically feasible, but it poses serious environmental risks and social challenges. Governance will thus be crucial.
At an Emmett Institute book talk on November 12, 2019, Jesse Reynolds, Emmett/Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, will discuss findings from his new book, The Governance of Solar Geoengineering: Managing Climate Change in the Anthropocene, as from more recent work. In the book, Reynolds draws on law, political science, and economics to show how solar geoengineering is, could, and should be governed. Ted Parson, Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental Law at UCLA School of Law, will moderate the conversation. Parson leads the Climate Engineering Governance Project at the Emmett institute, which examines governance challenges posed by climate engineering technologies and potential responses.

This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP here by November 5, 2019

Lunch will be provided. Please fill out the form here to register.

Contact Daniel Melling, melling@law.ucla.edu with any questions.

Sage Hill Day 2019
2019-11-03 09:00 - 14:00
Come volunteer at Sage Hill’s largest ecological restoration event of the year! Learn about our native ecosystems as we remove invasive plants, clear areas for the introduction of our native flora, and create a census of the wonderful organisms that inhabit the area.
Sage Hill is UCLA’s largest Native Wildlife Reserve and it is located right next The Hill! This year, Environmental Student Network will be working hand in hand with the Audubon Society for our most rewarding event yet!
Additionally, we have enlisted the help of several professors on campus. EEB 100 Students will be able to redeem this opportunity as their Extra Credit service event.
Be sure to download the iNaturalist app before you go, so you can learn how to find/catalog all sorts of organisms from Sage to Salamanders, to Hawks!
More info to come!!

See Facebook event for details and location: https://www.facebook.com/events/494055821147115

Farmers Market at UCLA
2019-10-30 14:00 - 18:30 | Bruin Plaza

Beach Clean-Up with SWC EARTH and CALPIRG
2019-10-26 10:00 - 13:00
Beach Clean-Up with SWC EARTH and CALPIRG
Beach Clean-Up at Santa Monica after a press conference with guest speakers on environmental health and plastic pollution. RSVP by October 22nd. RSVP Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNN-og1b6K5-UDo73Q95hsBwZcR7oXsnbaTX7LUfC2KBv_xg/viewform

Food Day LA 2019
2019-10-25 10:00 - 14:00 | Los Angeles City Hall
Food Day is celebrated each year at LA City Hall. Our theme this year is CURRENTS OF FOOD: Changing Our Food System Through Art and Culture.

About this Event

Every year in late October across the country, thousands of Americans commemorate national Food Day by bringing diverse communities together to enjoy Good Food and push for improved food policies to end hunger, promote health, protect food workers and care for our environment.
This year, Food Day in Los Angeles takes place during CURRENT:LA FOOD, a month-long event produced by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs that features public art in city parks around the theme of food.
“Food for us comes from our relatives, whether they have wings or fins or roots. That is how we consider food. Food has a culture. It has a history. It has a story. It has relationships.” Winona LaDuke, environmentalist and Indigenous activist.
Our theme this year will be CURRENTS OF FOOD: Changing Our Food System Through Art and Culture. Together at City Hall we will celebrate the various “CURRENTS” of food as art, culture and justice through art installations, performances and an interactive fair. Additionally, each City Councilmember will honor a “Good Food Champion” from their district who creatively brings food culture to life.
This year our Good Food Champions include:

Council District 1: CultivaLA and Madres al Servicio de la Comunidad for Westlake Community Garden
Council District 2: Harvest Moon Kitchen & Marketplaces
Council District 3: Sugar Free Market
Council District 4: BLVD Kitchen
Council District 5: Vegan Glory
Council District 6: TBD
Council District 7: Jesus Connection Project
Council District 8: Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen
Council District 9: AFSC Roots for Peace and All People’s Community Center
Council District 10: Black Women for Wellness
Council District 11: TBD
Council District 12: Rosies’s BBQ and Grillery
Council District 13: Lupita’s Corner Market
Council District 14: Sonoratown
Council District 15: I Heart Wilmington Community Garden

Agenda
10 AM: Food Day Presentation in City Council Chambers
11 AM – 2 PM: Art installations and performances from local artists, Interactive Information Tables by LAFPC Working Groups and partner organizations, and food trucks.
Featured artists include:

Alexandra Carter
Alicia Papanek
Alyesha Wise
Food Justice Freedom Choir
Halina Cendry
Heisue Chung-Matheu, SoYun Cho, and Grace Hwang
Lakisha May
Lincoln Heights Youth Arts Center
Neelam Sharma
Teresa Flores

11:30 AM – 12:30PM: Speaker program and performances.

Metro Directions to City Hall
Red Line
1. Exit at Civic Center/Grand Park.
2. Walk down the stairs, through Grand Park.
3. When you get to Spring St., turn right toward 1st St. to arrive City Hall East.
Gold Line
1. Exit at the 1st St. Exit
2. Go North on Alameda and cross the street at Temple.
3. Take Temple to Main St.
4. Make a left down Main until you arrive at City Hall East.

Hammer Museum Conversations: Naomi Klein: The Case for a Green New Deal
2019-10-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Hammer Museum
WEDNESDAY OCT 23, 2019 7:30PM
One of the foremost chroniclers of the economic war waged on both people and planet, Naomi Klein champions a sweeping environmental agenda with justice at its center. Her new collection, On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal, pairs over a decade of Klein’s impassioned writing with new material on our immediate political and economic choices. Klein argues that we will rise to the existential challenge of climate change only if we are willing to transform the systems that produced the crisis. She is joined in conversation by Aquilina Soriano Versoza, executive director of the Pilipino Worker’s Center of Southern California.

On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal

ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM?
Ticketing: Free tickets are required and available at the Box Office one hour before the program. One ticket per person; first come, first served.
Member Benefit: Members receive priority ticketing until 15 minutes before the program. Learn more about membership.
Parking: Parking is available under the museum. Rates are $7 for the first three hours with museum validation, and $3 for each additional 20 minutes, with a $20 daily maximum. There is a $7 flat rate after 6 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on weekends. Cash only.
Restaurant: Enjoy a meal or drink before or after the program at our restaurant Audrey. Members and UCLA students receive 10% off. A late-night happy hour offers 10% off at the bar Tuesday–Saturday, 9–11 p.m.

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Energy Storage Solutions: Enabling the Expansion of Renewable Energy
2019-10-23 17:30 - 20:00
WHEN
October 23, 2019
5:30 – 8:00 PM

WHERE
UCLA Hall of Fame
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The IoES Corporate Partners Program is hosting a discussion on energy storage for the renewable energy sector.
In recent years, governments and corporations alike have joined in a global movement towards near-term net zero energy commitments. While the vision of a world running on renewable energy has gained traction, it is still unclear how we will actually make this transition a reality.
This event will center around some of the practical issues and solutions associated with large scale renewable energy expansion, focusing on the role of energy storage. Industry experts will share their experiences and engage in a conversation on storage and its importance in facilitating the transition.

Featured Speakers:

Jack Pouchet, VP, Natron Energy
Alex Levran, CEO, SUMEC North America
Paul Meissner, CEO, Energy Everywhere

Speaker presentations will be followed by a panel Q&A moderated by IoES Director Peter Kareiva. For more information on the speakers, see the attached bios.
The event will conclude with a networking reception and light refreshments.
Registration is required and includes parking. Free for members, $25 for others.

The Healing Forest: Plant Medicine, Isolated Tribes, & Climate Change
2019-10-22 16:30 - 18:30
Date And Time

Tue, October 22, 2019
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
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Location

Neuroscience Research Building
635 Charles E Young Drive South
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Join Mark Plotkin and Brian Hettler of the Amazon Conservation Team for the first lecture of the Plants Worlds Ethnobotany Seminar Series

About this Event

￼￼Ethnobotanists are scientists who study the relationship between people and plants, often with a special focus on traditional healers and their botanical medicines. As rainforests disappear, however, many of these plant species face extinction. At the same time, due to acculturation, much of this indigenous knowledge is disappearing as well, often much faster than the plants themselves. And climate change—particularly changing rainfall patterns—is placing added stress on rainforest animals, plants and peoples.
For well over two decades, the Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) has played a pioneering role in biocultural conservation, working to protect both rainforest ecosystems and tribal cultures. To date, ACT has partnered with over 50 South American tribes to not only map tens of millions of acres but also to carry out projects in ethnoeducation, shamanic knowledge intergenerational transmission, sustainable livelihoods, and women’s empowerment. Noted ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin and senior manager of mapping and program support Brian Hettler of the Amazon Conservation Team detail those efforts. This event is free but seating is limited–please RSVP.
This talk is a part of the Plant Worlds Ethnobotany Seminar Series Co-presented by UCLA Humanities, UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, and The Huntington. The kingdom of plants exhibit their influence at all levels of human survival, society, and culture. This collection of seminars weaves together our scientific understanding of plants with their inextricable roles in our lives–from food and medicine to literature, religion, and the arts. Join us to explore botanical humanities throughout time and the world.
Special thanks to UCLA Life Sciences, Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA, Traditional Medicinals, and the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions for their support of this seminar series.

Film Screening of 'REUSE! Because You Can't Recycle The Planet'
2019-10-21 18:00 - 21:00
SFV + SGV Branches of USGBC: Film Screening of ‘REUSE! Because You Can’t Recycle The Planet’
10/21/2019 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

GOLDEN ROAD BREWING — 5430 W SAN FERNANDO RD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90039
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San Fernando Valley + San Gabriel Valley Branches Present
Film Screening of ‘REUSE! Because You Can’t Recycle The Planet’
Golden Road Brewing
5430 W San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, California 90039
Members $10 / General Public $12

Come to a pre-movie mixer – delicious beer, wine & food at Golden Road Brewing. (No host food & bar)
Afterward, join us for a screening of “REUSE: Because you can’t recycle the planet” movie followed by a Q&A:
http://www.reusedocumentary.com
This film isn’t about our waste problem, it’s about solutions–and they are everywhere! We live in a challenging time: climate change and mass consumption are threatening our planet’s existence. Excessive extraction of natural resources has created immeasurable waste and pollution; this issue is complicated and imminent. While recognition and awareness are important, direct action is by far the most effective. Traditional recycling is not enough. The reuse mission offers a more sustainable solution that everyone can be a part of!
‘REUSE Because You Can’t Recycle The Planet’ follows re-use pro, Alex Eaves’, cross-country adventure to the 48 contiguous U.S. states. On his journey, he finds endless reuse solutions for our waste problem that are not only sustainable, but many of which are easy and fun and he learns just how reuse truly benefits people, planet, and wallet.
Q&A after with 2 prominent panelist from the waste industry – Amy Hammes & Richard Ludt.
Amy Hammes is the Recycling Specialist for the City of Burbank and Richard Ludt is the Director of Environmental Affairs at IRS and a board member of USGBC-LA.
Parking:
Valet on-site or street parking

With many thanks to our sponsor, by IRS Demo!

YPE: Fireside Chat with Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-43) & LA's CSO Lauren Faber O'Connor
2019-06-06 17:00 - 20:00
YPE Thought Leadership Series Presents

Fireside Chat with Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-43) & LA’s CSO Lauren Faber O’Connor
Location details and registration at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fireside-chat-with-assemblymember-laura-friedman-d-43-las-cso-lauren-faber-oconnor-tickets-60799884090
Please join Young Professionals in Energy, LA Chapter (YPE LA), in collaboration with E2, for this intimate discussion with Assemblymember Laura Friedman, interviewed by Lauren Faber O’Connor, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Los Angeles and YPE LA Board Member.

Hosted by Usman Tariq, Managing Principal, HDR Inc.

As with all YPE event, this is a non public, off the record discussion, no video recording equipment is allowed of any kind (posting photos on social media is allowed), and no outside media permitted.
All RSVPs are requests only due to limited capacity; final attendees will be provided a confirmation prior to the event due to capacity and building security policies.
Agenda:
5:00pm Event opens with networking with beer, wine, non-alcoholic drinks & hors d’oeuvres
5:55pm Food and drink service concludes; attendees to take seats
6:00pm Welcome by Yair Crane and Usman Tariq + safety minute
6:05pm Introduction to E2 by Andy Wunder, Western States Advocate
6:10pm Lauren Faber introduces Asm. Friedman
6:15pm Conversation with Asm. Freidman conversation starts
7:05pm Open for Q&A from attendees
7:30pm Closing Comments and conclusion of formal program; resume networking
8:00pm Conclusion of event

Charting California's Course on the Environment: From Brown to Newsom and Beyond
2019-06-06 09:00 - 17:00
June 6, 2019
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.UCLA School of Law
Room 1347
385 Charles E Young Dr E
Los Angeles, CA 90095
At a symposium at UCLA School of Law on June 6, 2019, speakers and participants will explore California’s status and future as an environmental pioneer. Panelists will examine the successes and challenges faced during Governor Brown’s tenure in office, taking a close look at the complexities of the state’s environmental policy commitments and what they have meant for California, the nation, and the international community. With Governor Newsom now at the helm, we will also look at today’s environmental leadership opportunities: both to stay the course and to build upon it.
The event is free and open to the public. Please fill out the form below by May 31, 2019 to register.
The event is sponsored by the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law, and co-sponsored by the UCLA Institute on Environment and Sustainability, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge.
Contact: Daniel Melling, melling@law.ucla.edu

* Required

IOES GreenShorts Ceremony
2019-05-24 17:00 - 21:00
Students get creative with our annual short film competition and learn environmental science with educational web modules, coming in 2019.

Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center 2019 Celebration: Health in Harmony
2019-05-23 16:00 - 19:30 | Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, 111 Easton Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1370, United States
HEALTH IN HARMONY

At UCLA, health transcends the physical. We envision a world where health is a shared meal, a walk in the garden, a deep breath, and a beautiful melody. As UCLA reaches its Centennial milestone, Semel HCI reimagines health in our own backyard. Join us to celebrate visionary leaders, brilliant discoveries, and the power of music to create health in harmony.
Live Music | Games | Prizes | Free Food | Special Guests
May 23, 2019
4:00PM – 5:30PM | Pre-Show Fair
5:30PM – 7:30PM | Live Show and Dinner
Sunset Canyon Recreation Center

Program and Ticket Information to Follow
If you are interested in receiving updates and notifications when tickets are available, please sign up at: http://healthy.ucla.edu/healthinharmony/

UCLA's 4th Annual Green Gala & Awards Ceremony
2019-05-22 17:00 - 19:00
UCLA’s Fourth-Annual Green Gala & Awards Ceremony

May 22, 2019 | 5 to 7 pm | Covel Commons!
This event will gather UCLA students, faculty and staff from across campus to recognize and celebrate the work that UCLA is doing on sustainability. The evening will feature a reception, a keynote speaker, and an awards ceremony honoring key faculty, staff and students for their contributions to sustainability. The UCLA Chancellor’s Sustainability Committee and the Team Green student group will be selecting the award winners. We will also announce sustainability-related accomplishments from the last academic year such as LEED certifications, awards, key research findings, etc.

Submit award nominations by April 24th: https://sa.ucla.edu/forms/p/xfS93
RSVP by May 8th: https://sa.ucla.edu/forms/p/nfLus

Please share widely. Open to all UCLA Students, Staff and Faculty.

Team Green: Nature in Los Angeles
2019-05-16 19:00 - 20:00
Have you ever felt out of touch with nature in LA? Have your surroundings been giving off concrete jungle vibes lately?
Let’s do something about that.
Join Team Green this Thursday (5/16) in De Neve Sycamore from 7-8 PM and learn all about how to get in touch with nature in LA. Also, make your own trail mix for *FREE* for your next adventure!

Bike Week Luncheon
2019-05-16 11:00 - 13:00
May is National Bike Month, and that means UCLA’s annual Bike Week celebration is right around the corner! Bike to campus and visit one of four pit stops for free food, bike gear, and more! Pit stops will be held every morning from Monday, May 13 through Thursday, May 16.
To cap off the week, UCLA Transportation will be holding a Bike Week Luncheon on Thursday, May 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Wilson Plaza. All Bike Week Luncheon attendees will enjoy free food and receive promotional giveaways. We are also giving away free 2019 Bike Week T-shirts! Preregistration is required.
BIKE WEEK EVENTS

Date
Time
Location

Pit stops

Monday, May 13
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Gateway Plaza

Tuesday, May 14
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Westwood and Le Conte

Wednesday, May 15
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Lu Valle Commons

Thursday, May 16*
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Westwood and Le Conte*

Bike Week Luncheon

Thursday, May 16
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Wilson Plaza

*Pit stop hosted by the UCLA Bike Coalition and supported by UCLA Transportation.
Due to limited space and availability, both luncheon tickets and T-shirts will be offered to the first 200 participants who sign up. We hope to see you at the luncheon and at one of our pit stops! sign up on this site: http://beagreencommuter.com/ucla-bike-week-2019/
