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It Has Been 100 Days’: Santa Clarita Assemblywoman Speaks Out On Prolonged Gas Tax Rebates
“Forty-nine percent of California State University Northridge students commute, and I recently heard from a student who is spending $200 a week on gas to get to school,” Martinez-Valladares said. “It’s so bad that he sometimes skips class because gas is just too expensive. These are real people who are struggling and they need real solutions, now.” -- KHTS
Rise of Social Media and Internet Have Made People More Vulnerable to Power of ‘Influencers,’ CSUN Professor Says
“All those things — distractions, advertising, etcetera — are right there, within reach with just a glance or the touch of a finger on a smartphone,” said California State University, Northridge marketing professor Kristen Walker, who teaches in the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics. “That easy reach can be intrusive, and means that those who are always connected are more susceptible to the influence of others, whether known advertisers or someone else.” -- San Fernando Valley Sun
CSUN Awarded $250k Grant For Tax-Preparation Program
The Wells Fargo Foundation has awarded California State University, Northridge two grants totaling $250,000 to support the university’s free tax-preparation program for low-income individuals and families, and a program supporting small business consulting in the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics. -- SCV News
Morning Brief: DACA Turns 10 Without A Clear Path Forward For Recipients
When President Obama first announced DACA, Brian was a 21-year-old Cal State Northridge graduate, writing stories about immigration and policy for a fellowship program in D.C.. He says he called his mom almost on the verge of tears. “I just felt a huge relief,” Brian says. “It felt like when you’re exercising and you need to catch your breath, but you just keep going and going…you’re running until you’re finally able to catch your breath because you hit a milestone. That’s how I felt. Like I was able to catch my breath. It was very surreal.” -- LAist
San Fernando Valley Marks Juneteenth Holiday With “Multicultural Celebration of Freedom”
Also on Saturday will be a business roundtable table discussion, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., at California State University Northridge. Scheduled participants include Angela Gibson Shaw, president of the Greater Los Angeles Chamber of African American Chamber of Commerce and chief executive officer of the public relations consulting firm AG & Associates; Roberto Barragan, executive director of the California Community Economic Development Association; Madeline and Mariah Williams, founders and owners of Maddy Bear Bakes; and Sonya Kay Blake, president and chief executive officer of the Valley Economic Alliance. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
The latest plan to woo transit riders in North San Fernando Valley is a subtle, but big, change
The project emphasizes more connectivity to other lines, such as the Orange Line BRT (now the G Line) and the future East San Fernando Valley Light Rail line. Also, the planners say the enhanced bus lines will improve the connections to Cal State University, Northridge, in part by adding larger bus shelters at two stops at the campus. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Academy Kicks Off Sixth Year of 'Gold Rising' Program With 27 Entertainment Industry Partners
The program’s production track features online technical workshops and masterclasses for students interested in cinematography, costume design, film editing, production design, sound and visual effects, a category newly added to the program this year. The 31 participants in this track are from California State University Northridge, Exceptional Minds Academy, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles Film School, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, New York Film Academy and select local community colleges from the Academy’s Community College Film and Media Arts Consortium. -- Shoot online
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, June 16-23
CSUN Graduate Exhibition – Master of Arts/Master of Fine Arts: Artists include: Janna Avner, Jasmeet Chatrath, Kristine Daily, Ixchel Hernandez, Michael Hong, Faith Ishizuka, Myung Kang, Katherine Posada, Mariana Reyes, Katia Stewart, Codruta Tolan, Montserrat Rangel Vergara. Gallery hours: noon-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Artists’ reception and open studios, 3-6 p.m. June 18. Exhibit runs through June 18. Use parking Lot E6 at Halsted Street and Lindley Avenue ($8). CSUN Art Galleries in the Art and Design Center, on North University Drive between Etiwanda and Lindley avenues, Northridge. 818-677-2156. www.csun.edu/artgalleries -- Los Angeles Daily News
Giving Back to the Community
A group of MBA students at CSUN David Nazarian College of Business and Economics volunteered to help throw the event to raise funds for MDR Historical Society and as a way for them to celebrate their accomplishments with the community. The event included a silent auction and attendees were also entered into a raffle to win VIP passes to The Magic Castle. -- The Argonaut
CA: The latest plan to woo transit riders in North San Fernando Valley is a subtle, but big, change
The project emphasizes more connectivity to other lines, such as the Orange Line BRT (now the G Line) and the future East San Fernando Valley Light Rail line. Also, the planners say the enhanced bus lines will improve the connections to Cal State University, Northridge, in part by adding larger bus shelters at two stops at the campus. -- Mass Transit