Rthvika Suvarna

New York

Rotational Reporter at Bloomberg News

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New Memo Details How Trump Plans to ‘Abolish FEMA’: CityLab Daily

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Rthvika Suvarna

A March 2025 memo seen by Bloomberg details how the Trump administration plans to drastically shrink the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s key disaster response functions.
Axon's Plans for New HQ Trigger NIMBY Backlash in Scottsdale: CityLab Daily

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Rthvika Suvarna

Axon, maker of body cameras and the Taser stun guns used by police, faced fierce local opposition in its hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona, when it announced plans to build a new headquarters there. Plans called for a 400,000-square-foot campus with offices, manufacturing space, a hotel and — more controversially — 1,875 units of housing the company says it needs to attract new talent.
Trump Orders ICE to Ramp Up Immigration Raids in Blue Cities: CityLab Daily

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Rthvika Suvarna

President Donald Trump ordered US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to expand deportation efforts in major Democrat-run cities including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. The directive comes a week after the president acknowledged the impact of his immigration crackdown on rural communities facing workforce shortages in agriculture, and on sectors like hospitality. ICE said it was arresting 2,000 undocumented people daily, and is facing pressure to increase that figure to at least 3,000.
How Osaka's World Expo Compares to Past Fairs: CityLab Daily

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Rthvika Suvarna

The 2025 World Expo opened in Osaka in April with a $66 billion price tag, featuring pavilions from 158 countries. The event isn't generating the same buzz as the first world's fair held in the Japanese city in 1970, which featured a bold, futuristic theme and lots of wild architecture. And to many, these international spectacles are viewed as relics of the past. But historian Charles Pappas argues that world’s fairs are still worth having in an ever-more-fractious world.
Protests Over ICE Raids Spread From LA Across the US: CityLab Daily

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Rthvika Suvarna

As protests over immigration raids stretched into a fifth night in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Mayor Karen Bass imposed a nighttime curfew in a one-square-mile radius of the downtown area where clashes between police and demonstrators have turned violent. Nearly 400 people have been arrested in the greater metro area, as protests spread to other US cities, including New York, Chicago and Milwaukee.
DC Braces for Tanks, Army Weaponry for Trump’s Military Parade: CityLab Daily

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Rthvika Suvarna

Dozens of tanks have begun arriving in Washington, DC, for the Army’s 250th anniversary parade on June 14, during which they’ll roll through the city with scores of other military vehicles and some 6,600 soldiers. The spectacle falls on President Donald Trump’s birthday, prompting lawmakers to criticize the event as an expensive vanity project.
Trump and Newsom Clash as LA Immigration Unrest Enters Fourth Day

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Rthvika Suvarna

Protesters clashed with law enforcement over the weekend in Los Angeles as Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers carried out raids in predominantly Latino neighborhoods. Tensions further flared after President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to quell unrest despite objections from state and local officials.
Transit Bounces Back in Europe and Asia, Lags in Americas

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Aaron Gordon |Rthvika Suvarna

Earlier this year, I was working on a story with my colleague Sri Taylor about the fiscal crisis facing US transit agencies because ridership is still well-below pre-pandemic levels. An editor asked if transit agencies everywhere faced this problem. I found data from a few international systems but struggled to find a global perspective. So I decided to answer the question myself and set out collecting ridership data for as many major metropolitan transit agencies as I could.
Brightline's High-Speed Rail Spurs Urban Makeover for LA Suburb: CityLab Daily

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Rthvika Suvarna

Rancho Cucamonga, a car-dependent suburb 40 miles east of Los Angeles, is positioning itself to become America’s first bullet train hub when Brightline West’s high-speed rail line opens in 2028. The private rail line will connect Southern California and Las Vegas, making Rancho Cucamonga the western terminus of the $12 billion project.
ICE Seeks $25 Million Contract to DNA-Test Migrant Families: CityLab Daily

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Rthvika Suvarna

The Trump administration is seeking a contract worth up to $25 million to DNA-test families targeted for deportation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Advocates worry that such tests could be used to separate children from their caregivers, which can include non-biological family like godparents. Some also raised concern of a potentially broader plan by the administration to collect genetics data at US borders for other purposes, like criminal investigations.