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Here are 10 places to celebrate Day of the Dead in Southern California
Museum of Latin American Art
When: 11 a.m.-8:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30
Where: 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach
Details: Dance performances, face painting, sugar skull making classes and the co-director of “The Book of Life” will all be part of the museum’s Day of the Dead celebration. The daylong free celebration will include cultural dance performances by companies like the Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de CSUN and Danza Azteca Xochipilli. That will be followed by a Q&A with Jorge Gutierrez, co-director of “The Book of Life.” The Q&A will be followed by a screening of the film. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Switching Codes with Luivette Resto
Luivette’s polyvocality makes her a popular guest speaker in college classes in a variety of subjects. For the last five years, Professor Allan Aquino from Cal State Northridge’s Asian American Studies Department has invited her to campus to moderate creative writing workshops and give guest lectures. He also frequently uses one of Luivette’s signature poems, “Latina Etymology,” to discuss code switching and the politics of 21st Century multiculturalism. -- Cultural Daily
The cost of Hollywood traffic violence, protected bike lanes lower CO2 emissions, and Pasadena presents bike action plan
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Cal State Northridge held its inaugural BikeFest on Sunday, bookended by a pair of bike rides; no word on turnout for the free event. -- BikeinLA
Cal Women's Basketball: Bears Picked to Finish 11th in Pac-12 Polls
Charmin Smith begins her fourth season as the head coach at Cal, which plays an exhibition game against Vanguard on Nov. 3 and faces CSUN (Cal State-Northridge) in its regular-season opener on Nov. 7. Both games are in Berkeley. -- Sports Illustrated
People On The Move – Henry Liang
Henry holds an MBA from Pepperdine University in investment theory and a bachelor’s degree in business administration specializing in finance and real estate from California State University Northridge. -- Los Angeles Business Journal
Inaugural BikeFest draws students, cycling enthusiasts to CSUN campus
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, at Cal State Northridge, held a BikeFest for students and the public on Sunday, Oct. 23, on the campus. -- Los Angeles Daily News
L.A. has city and county governments. Why both?
One other reason communities have incorporated is to capture businesses that generate a lot of sales taxes, a portion of which flow into city coffers, said Tom Hogen-Esch, chair of the political science department at Cal State Northridge. For example, he pointed to Cerritos, where auto dealerships and other retailers provide the sales taxes that make up about a third of the city’s budget. -- Los Angeles Times
Realtor reckoning takes stock of industry’s contribution to housing segregation
“In the segregated South, it was government that did the segregating,” said Tom Hogen-Esch, chair of the political science department at Cal State Northridge. “On the West Coast, it was the private sector that was fulfilling the desire for segregated communities. The real estate industry was one of those elements that contributed to racial and class segregation.” -- Los Angeles Daily News
Central American Studies gains popularity on California campuses
“Since the summer of 2020, we have a lot of people talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion. There was almost a renewed invigoration of developing ethnic studies,” said Jocelyn Duarte, a professor of Central American Studies at East Los Angeles College and Cal State University Northridge. “We were already ahead of the curve. We’ve been fighting for this. Now, it’s time to amplify the conversation.” -- Santa Maria Times
More MacKenzie Money
Scott’s net worth was estimated at $34 billion after divorcing mogul Jeff Bezos in April 2021. She vowed to donate most of it – and seems bent on doing so quickly. Forbes figured she has given $8.8 billion since July 2020, but that was before several recent gifts. Among her other donations to local recipients: $10 million to the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, $40 million to California State University – Northridge and two Beverly Hills mansions worth $55 million to the California Community Foundation in downtown. -- Los Angeles Business Journal