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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
Cal Poly wins season finale
The Titans finished in a tie for second place in the Big West Conference and secured a playoff spot by winning its season series against Cal State Northridge. Cal State Fullerton finished in a second-place tie with CSUN but earned the tiebreaker thanks to taking the season series to garner the conference automatic playoff bid. -- Santa Maria Times
Top 10 Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2023
Part of Collis’ business success may stem from his childhood, which he spent working in his family’s businesses. After earning a Business degree from Cal State Northridge, he helped Bankcard Processing create Authorize.Net, the payment processing company, and take it public. The financial industry came calling next, followed by Clear Channel Communications (now iHeart Radio). -- LA Weekly
Culver City Police Department Names Interim Chief Jason Sims as 27th Chief of Police
In 2013, after promoting to Lieutenant, Chief Sims served as a Patrol Watch Commander, managed the Professional Standards Unit and Traffic Section, and went on to serve as the Department’s Public Information Officer. Chief Sims was promoted to Captain in 2017 and oversaw the operations of all three Department Bureaus. In 2020, Chief Sims was named the Assistant Chief of Police and ultimately became the Interim Police Chief this past January. Chief Sims holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from California State University Northridge, as well as a Master of Science degree in Public Policy and Administration from California Lutheran University. In addition to his formal education, Chief Sims is a graduate of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute, the Los Angeles Police Department West Point Leadership Program, the Senior Management Institute for Police, and the FBI National Academy. He is also the recipient of numerous Department awards, including the Special Recognition Award and Distinguished Service Medal. -- Westside Today
Iconic CSUN Campus Landmark Celebrates 50th Birthday
When John Banks ’72 (Art), M.A. ’94 (Three-Dimensional Art) left California State University, Northridge with a bachelor’s degree, he already had an impressive commission on his resume. In 1972, Banks had entered the university’s art competition to design a new sign for the newly named California State University, Northridge, formerly known as San Fernando Valley State College. -- SCV News
In Alameda County’s Cherryland, environmental injustices come in many forms
“Poor and working-class people of color have the least access to healthy and clean environments,” Ruiz said, an associate professor in the department of Chicano and Chicana studies at Cal State Northridge. “It’s totally about the built environment and the decisions that policymakers have made at the state level, and the local city level, and the legacy of those decisions.” -- Mercury News