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State Farm Will No Longer Sell New Home Insurance In California. What Happens Now?
Joining to discuss is Ben Christopher, reporter covering housing policy for Calmatters, and David Russell, professor of insurance and finance and director for the center for risk management and insurance at CSU, Northridge. Have questions about State Farm’s decision? Have you experienced home loss due to wildfire? Have questions about the future of your home insurance? Call 866-893-5722 or email
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Tax on short-term rentals like Airbnb could fund California affordable housing
Recent research has found a reallocation of long-term housing units into short-term rentals, leading to an upward pressure on prices. A 2020 study by a team from the National Bureau of Economic Research; California State University, Northridge; and the University of Southern California pegged the number at an annual increase of $9 in monthly rent and $1,800 in home prices in the median neighborhood. That is often driven by large-scale operators from outside of the communities; a 2017 analysis of short-term rentals in New Orleans found that nearly half of permitted units were registered to fewer than a fifth of operators. -- Jefferson Public Radio
Theater/arts: Which Bach is better? Find out on Friday
Raymond is an award-winning music educator, Cal State Northridge’s director of jazz studies, president-elect of the California Alliance for Jazz and — most importantly — a killer drummer in the Los Angeles music scene. -- Long Beach Press-Telegram
LEVELING UP: CONCERT TO FOCUS ON FEMALE/POC GAME COMPOSERS
Leveling Up: On Saturday, June 3, a special event will take place at the Plaza del Sol, California State University, Northridge. Nine composers of video game music, all women and/or people of color, will see their performed by the Helix Collective at a special concert called Level Up, presented by the Helix Collective and the Composers Diversity Collective. -- LA Weekly
The Art Studio, Inc. hosting visiting ceramists for Gumbo ClayFest 2023
Guest artists include Clarion University’s Gary Greenberg; Patsy Cox, Professor of Visual Art at California State University, Northridge; Danielle Weigandt, a paper clay artist working in Utah; Stephen Wolochowicz, an Ogden UT artist who specializes in abstract industrial shapes with organic features; and Steven Erickson, a New York-based artist working with large-scale clay construction. More guest artists will be announced. -- KFDM
CSUN Honors Accomplishments of More Than 11,000 Graduates
Commencement season at California State University, Northridge kicked off May 13 with Honors Convocation and continued with seven colorful and joyful ceremonies from May 19-22. Graduates, many of them sporting elaborately decorated mortarboards and vibrant flower leis, marched to their seats on the University Library lawn to the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” (performed by the CSUN Jazz A Band), while loved ones cheered from the stands. -- SCV News
Tax on short-term rentals like Airbnb could fund California affordable housing
Recent research has found a reallocation of long-term housing units into short-term rentals, leading to an upward pressure on prices. A 2020 study by a team from the National Bureau of Economic Research; California State University, Northridge; and the University of Southern California pegged the number at an annual increase of $9 in monthly rent and $1,800 in home prices in the median neighborhood. That is often driven by large-scale operators from outside of the communities; a 2017 analysis of short-term rentals in New Orleans found that nearly half of permitted units were registered to fewer than a fifth of operators. -- CalMatters
COC graduate discovers the power of small steps
While Zelaya will be transferring to Cal State Northridge in the fall to study business, she said she will always be grateful for getting her start at COC. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
‘Taking Small Steps’: Immigrant COC Student Achieves Goal Of Earning Her Degree
Zelaya is set to transfer to California State University Northridge (CSUN) in the fall to study business, according to officials. -- KHTS
What Californians can learn from the Hollywood writers’ strike and the lack of urgency to end it
“It could affect 300,000 workers,” said Todd Holmes, associate professor of entertainment media management at Cal State Northridge. Holmes, who predicted more than $3 billion in overall economic damage, added: “This is going to be a long fight.” -- California Political Review