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Homeowners left in the lurch after major insurance companies deem state 'essentially uninsurable': 'Too many landscapes are ready to explode'

"If you suppress rates and try to tell companies that they can only charge X, and they start losing money, eventually they are going to say: 'I'm going to be super picky at that artificially low premium,' or 'We're not going to write anybody, and will come back when things get reasonable,'" said David Russell, an insurance and finance professor at California State University, Northridge. "And that's what you've seen with State Farm." --Yahoo! News

Nov.1: Africana Studies Week 2024 Honors Program’s Legacy

California State University, Northridge will celebrate Africana Studies Week beginning Nov. 1, with a special plaque commemoration of the founding faculty of the department, and will culminate the celebration on Nov. 4 with a lecture and alumni panel discussion. -- SCV News

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Oct. 24-31

Rhapsody in Blue – Conrad Tao and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra: George Gershwin’s rarely performed 1924 Rhapsody in Blue — composed for a jazz band — with pianist Conrad Tao and Christopher Rountree conducting musicians from Wild Up ensemble, plus the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra perform more Gershwin and his contemporaries, 8 p.m. Nov. 16. Tickets $60 and up. The Soraya at California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. thesoraya.org. thesoraya.org/whats-on/en/conrad-tao-the-clayton-hamilton-jazz-orchestra-rhapsody-in-blue/ -- Los Angeles Daily News

Anti-Harris Ad Misleads on Enforcement of ‘Jessica’s Law’ in California

“The problems that the parolees in San Diego faced were the same in other parts of the state, and challenges were being made everywhere,” Bruce Zucker, an attorney and professor of criminology and justice studies at California State University, Northridge, said in an email. “California courts generally sided with parolees at all levels — trial courts and courts of appeal, as well as the Supreme Court.” --FactCheck.org

Homeowners left in the lurch after major insurance companies deem state 'essentially uninsurable': 'Too many landscapes are ready to explode'

"If you suppress rates and try to tell companies that they can only charge X, and they start losing money, eventually they are going to say: 'I'm going to be super picky at that artificially low premium,' or 'We're not going to write anybody, and will come back when things get reasonable,'" said David Russell, an insurance and finance professor at California State University, Northridge. "And that's what you've seen with State Farm." -- The Cool Down

KCSN’S LATIN ALTERNATIVE RELAUNCHES AS BILINGUAL SOUNDS

Cal State University Northridge and Saddleback College’s AAA “88.5 The SoCal Sound” has announced its Latin Alternative sub-brand “The Latin Alternative” heard on 88.5 KCSN-HD3 Northridge and 88.5 KSBR-HD3 Mission Viejo CA has rebranded as “Bilingual Sounds” as it adds Alternative music from other nations. -- Radio Insight

Oct. 19: CSUN 11th Annual All Abilities Resource Fair

California State University Northridge’s Family Focus Resource Center will be hosting its 11th annual All Abilities Resource Fair on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held in the CSUN University Student Union, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330. -- SCV News

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