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3 dead as storm pummels California, causing flooding and dozens of mudslides in L.A. area
Cal State Northridge in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley is keeping its campus open, but all classes have been canceled and all events are to be rescheduled, its police chief, Alfredo B. Fernandez, said in a notice to the campus community. Instruction may still be held virtually, on a class-by-class basis, he said. -- NBC News
Californians Face 'Devastating' Insurance Hikes
"The reason people are having trouble getting insurance in certain markets is that regulators haven't let the premiums keep up," David T. Russell, professor of insurance and finance at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), told Newsweek. -- Newsweek
Why Many Cal State Faculty May Vote Against January Contract Deal
“We’ve been through this before, when a promised raise got taken off the board because of a state funding mechanism,” Antonio Gallo, a Cal State Northridge lecturer and union local chapter official, told Capital & Main late last year. “Our faculty are already barely making it work on their wages. To think you’re getting a raise and then see it erased — that’s difficult on everybody.” -- LA Progressive
Endorsement: Serena Oberstein for Los Angeles City Council District 12
Again and again, he has acted in ways that are counter to a healthy, sustainable and prosperous city. For example: He helped scuttle a Metro plan to build a bus rapid transit lane along Nordhoff Street, one of the main arteries to Cal State Northridge. These types of projects often face localized opposition but are necessary to build a public transit system that people will actually use. -- Los Angeles Times
Religion events in the San Fernando Valley area, Feb. 3-10
Soup’r Bowl Food Drive for CSUN Food Pantry: The Community Concerns Committee at First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills holds a non-perishable food drive to help stock the food pantry at Cal State University, Northridge, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 10 and also, 8:30-11 a.m. Feb. 11. The pantry benefits students who do not have much income for food while school is in session (CSUN Food Pantry, bit.ly/3ch6IRl). Current needs: canned and dry packaged goods, and also, hygiene/personal care products may be donated. No glass containers or expired dates. Drop off items with a drive-thru and a church volunteer will unload your donation. Location, 10400 Zelzah Ave., Northridge. 818-360-1831. www.fpcgh.org/outreach -- Los Angeles Daily News
LAUSD, other districts keep campuses open; schools closed in Malibu and many CSUs go online
At least seven campuses of the California State University system — Fullerton, Los Angeles, Northridge, Dominguez Hills, Cal Poly Pomona, San Bernardino and Cal State Long Beach — announced variations of online classes and modified operations for Monday. Students and staff were advised to watch university websites for updates; faculty at several campuses were urged to contact students about classes. -- Los Angeles Times
CSU campuses closed Monday amid weather related state of emergency
The closures announced on Sunday evening include - Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State Northridge, Cal State Long Beach, and Cal State Fullerton. -- KNX Radio
Emergency declared as Southern California storm is called potentially catastrophic and life-threatening
Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State San Bernardino, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State Northridge and Cal State Long Beach all planned to be closed Monday. -- Los Angeles Daily News
State of Emergency Issued, CSU, Other College Campuses Closed
On Sunday evening, the California State University system announced some local campuses would be closed on Monday. Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State Northridge, Cal State Long Beach and Cal State Fullerton will be holding classes remotely on Monday. -- MyNewsLA
The Top 20 American Universities for Underprivileged Students and Social Mobility
14.California State University--Northridge -- knowinsiders