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Some in a blue-collar job are in risk of homelessness
Daniel: My name is Daniel, and I’m 64. I was born in Oxnard, and I had an excellent childhood. Mom was a social worker and Dad was a contractor. I was valedictorian of my senior class. I went to Cal State Northridge on a baseball scholarship — played shortstop. Loved my classes. Paula Abdul was in one. I was sharp in math, but I wanted to play pro baseball and concentrated on that so much I didn’t finish. I still have four or five classes to go. After college I worked for an electrical company. I’d made contacts with all these contractors because they sponsored the summer leagues. When work was slow, I took jobs with Ferro’s, a framing contractor. That was steady work for seven years. But I got tired of the Valley and moved back to Ventura, where I was a mortgage lender — construction loans, refinancing. Because of my math skills, I was good at it but I didn’t care for it. There’s no base salary. Everything’s commission. Some months I’d make $8,000, some months nothing. -- Gulf Today
Jerry Munson delivers Craft Talk at Rotary
Munson went on to attend college at CSU Northridge, where he earned his dachelor’s degree with dual majors in economics and geography. This opportunity for the dual major was a new concept at the time, and he was intrigued by the intersections that occur between the two fields. After college, he took the first steps in what would be a long career in the banking and finance industry. -- Tehachapi News
Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff: A timeline of their relationship
According to his official website, Emhoff was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Matawan, New Jersey. His family — parents Mike and Barbara, along with siblings Jamie and Andy — moved to the Los Angeles area when Emhoff was a teen. He earned his undergraduate degree from California State University, Northridge and went on to earn a J.D. from University of Southern California Gould School of Law. -- Today
Who is Kamala Harris? What to know about the US vice president from California
He graduated from the California State University, Northridge, in 1987 and obtained a law degree from the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law. Emhoff opened his law firm in 2000, which he sold in 2006. He worked in Washington, D.C., and California as a partner for DLA Piper in 2017 but stepped down when Harris became vice president. -- Desert Sun
A Republican odyssey, from Goldwater in the Cow Palace to Trump in Milwaukee
In the midst of the seven years he spent as an undergraduate at California State University at Northridge, Steel devoted himself to organizing Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapters in Southern California and “dealing with the Commies on campus.” He attended his second Republican convention in Miami in 1968, “raising hell” against Rockefeller one last time, pushing a modest presidential boomlet for Reagan, but having no interest in the nominee, Richard M. Nixon. He thought the fellow Californian he dismissed as “Tricky Dicky” was too much of a big government proponent and had “no moral center.” -- Washington Post
Katie Holloway Bridge Wants You to Call Her a Paralympian
The Lake Stevens, Washington, native was born with a condition called fibular hemimelia, which required doctors to amputate her lower right leg before she was two years old. For most of her life, Holloway Bridge pushed against that disability and jumped headfirst into playing able-bodied sports—excelling in both volleyball and basketball—with her prosthetic leg. She even became the first female amputee to play basketball at the NCAA Division I level at her college, California State University, Northridge. Then, a coach introduced her to sitting volleyball, noting how far she could go in the sport if she embraced her different body and learned to work with it and nurture it. Holloway Bridge did just that, and at age 38, the seasoned outside hitter now has four Paralympic medals (two gold and two silver) under her belt, and is gearing up for the performance of a lifetime with her Team USA this August—all a year and a half after giving birth to her baby girl, Claire, with husband Ryan Bridge. -- Harper's BAZAAR
CSUN Honors Mother’s Sacrifices with New Scholarship
Jean Pauline Serrano, who goes by Pauline, has worked hard to make the most of this new life, graduating from California State University, Northridge with two psychology degrees, a bachelor’s in 2020 and a master’s in 2022. Jhoanna had aspired to a career in psychology before becoming a single mother in high school. Now, Pauline is honoring her mother’s sacrifices with a $5,000 gift to CSUN to create the Jhoanna Serrano Psychology Scholarship. -- SCV News
Tim Belcher joins Light Iron as new managing director
Belcher arrives at Light Iron from ITV America, where he served as Head of Finishing Operations and Technology. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of West Coast Picture Operations at Picture Shop, and prior to that, he spent more than 19 years with Technicolor, including 7 years as Senior Vice President of West Coast Picture Operations, overseeing all episodic and theatrical work. Before joining Technicolor, he held various roles at Rainmaker Digital, Digital Domain and Disney’s The Secret Lab. A graduate of California State University, Northridge, Belcher began his career at The Post Group. -- British Cinematographer
‘Can’t stop, won’t stop’: Hart Pony 8U softball all-stars making their mark
Coaching the team along with Paschal, who pitched for both the University of Southern California and California State University, Northridge, and is a former minor league baseball player, are: Anthony Portelli; William Muhilly; Josh Zamora; and Laura Vandecar. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
2-time Paralympic medalist from Sacramento Jamie Whitmore is headed to Paris
Whitmore grew up in Sacramento and attended Valley High School. She earned a scholarship to Cal State Northridge, where she competed in track in field. -- KCRA