This letter is regarding the “Fire department staffing shortage raises ULV dorm safety concerns” article published on September 17, 2021. My hope is to provide greater context and insight, focusing on the safety of our residents.
La Verne firefighters and city officials are at odds about the safety of the community and the department’s ability to keep the community safe, because of ongoing funding and staffing shortages.
Most of us are back on campus, and students living in all three campus dorms. But as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, things are not exactly back to pre-pandemic normal. Instead on-campus life is finding a new normal.
At least 19 University of La Verne students are currently in quarantine this week after three residents of the Vista La Verne dorm tested positive for COVID-19, according to University officials.