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Landmark ruling or wishful thinking? City of Alameda claims it is no longer bound by county mandates
The notion of autonomy granted to a local government by the state constitution is a thorny one, said Tom Hogen-Esch, a political science professor at California State University Northridge. -- East Bay Times
Women Empowerment at Samohi
Samohi students held a Women Empowerment Event last week. Doctor Guadalupe Mireles-Toumayan and students Mia Flores and Celeste Espinoza invited guest speakers to the assembly including Dr. Silvia Olmedo(PhD Psychologist), Ms. Monica Salazar Jimenez(SAMO graduate Media-graphic specialist) Johanna De la Rosa(Samo Bilingual Community Liaison), Norma Guerrero-Lewis (Samo parent (Therapist), Mrs. Juana Meyer(Samo parent (Business manager), Dr. Guadalupe Mireles-Toumayan (World Language teacher at SAMOHI & Teacher supervisor at CSUN). -- Santa Monica Daily Press
Se dirigía a un concierto y terminó en estado vegetal en un hospital
Erick Barbosa-Guardado, estudiante de Cal State Northridge, de 19 años, murió cuando un conductor armado era perseguido por los agentes de la policía de Los Ángeles. -- La Opinion (in Spanish)
Felicia Williams’ District 41 State Assembly Campaign Announces Endorsements from Key Local Education Leaders
Dr. Dianne Philibosian – Director, Institute for Community Health and Wellbeing at Cal State Northridge -- Pasadena Now
A Very Special School Is Threatened Again
Let’s look at why Lokrantz needs your support and attention. The community has been fighting to get many programs and supports back that have gone away under the last couple of principals. For example, our therapy pool has been broken for many many years with no real progress being made to fix it, CSUN music no longer offers its unique and valuable music therapy program on our campus, and our much-loved playground is falling apart. Especially our much loved “merry-go-round” that was broken by kids in the local area and has sat broken for years now. There is no excuse for this since a new merry-go-round was purchased and has been sitting in the local district parking lot for a year! This is inexcusable. Also, the MOVE program is a needed program that has successfully run on the campus for many many years but since the pandemic, no new training has been given to the many new staff members. At this point, most staff is no longer comfortable with using this program. This is heartbreaking as this program is a key part of the Lokrantz philosophy and NEEDs to be consistently used in all classes on campus. There are so many things that had once made Lokrantz a specialized and unique school for our most fragile students that have simply disappeared. Have we addressed this with the principal you ask? That is a resounding YES and nothing has changed. -- Northridge-Chatsworth Patch
California high schools are adding hundreds of ethnic studies classes. Are teachers prepared?
“We have all these teachers who have great hearts, who are really social justice minded, who really want to do ethnic studies because they’re thinking about themselves as, ‘I’m a culturally responsive teacher,’” said Theresa Montaño, a professor of Chicana and Chicano studies at Cal State Northridge. “But that isn’t enough to give you the knowledge you need.” -- CALMatters
Visit the AV Disability Resource Fair
The Family Focus Resource Center at California State University, Northridge serves families raising children with special needs through education, advocacy and family support services. -- Antelope Valley Press
Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley, April 3-10
California State University, Northridge’s VITA Clinic Income Tax Preparation: Appointments required for the free sessions, 2-6 p.m., and every Thursday through April 13. Check the website link for details on what you need to bring to an appointment and also the link to make an appointment. Sun Valley Branch Library, 7935 Vineland Ave. 818-764-1338. Details and reservations: bit.ly/3kNvwEu -- Los Angeles Daily News
A&R Worldwide Connects Music, Media Industry Professionals With A Successful MUSEXPO Conference At Castaway
California State University Northridge film student and musician Nick Huh left his spring break destination, Arizona, one day early to attend MUSEXPO. Huh detailed that he was eager to listen to insight from Sparks, a music producer, songwriter and DJ who has contributed to tracks by top artists like Lady Gaga, Pitbull, Beyoncé, and more. -- MyBurbank
PAMA and Shure Offer 3rd Annual Mark Brunner Professional Audio Scholarship
The recipients of the first scholarship were Dennis Freeman from Middle Tennessee State University and Emma Brooks from Berklee College of Music. The second scholarship went again to Freeman and Brooks, as well as Benjamin Nix-Bradley of CSU Northridge. -- Front of the House Magazine