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Bringing Back Del Paso Boulevard

Savala was raised on Sacramento County’s unincorporated south side and attended nine different elementary schools. Later, he graduated from Cal State Northridge with a degree in urban, community and regional planning. He returned home and worked on Allen Warren’s election campaign for city council, then spent seven years on the city council staff. “I like to say for the last eight years, my entire life has revolved around what happens here in North Sacramento, Old North Sac, particularly the 95815 ZIP code, but I have a really good breadth of knowledge about the district as a whole.” -- Sacramento Magazine

Futures Game scouting reports for each team

Acquired from the Braves in the Matt Olson deal, Langeliers continues to hit for power (14 homers) and play easily plus defense behind the plate as he awaits his first call to the big leagues. The A’s took the toolsy Clarke out of Cal State Northridge in the fourth round of the 2021 Draft, and the Toronto native is having a fine first season, with a .903 OPS and 17 steals while earning a promotion from Single-A to High-A in mid-June. -- MLB.com

Families Forward Names New Education Director

Thompson has worked in early childhood education for 15 years as a program coach, preschool administrator and ECE educator. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Northridge, and a master’s in early childhood education from Pacific Oaks College. Thompson, a Pasadena native, was most recently employed at Child360 as a program coach and network consultant. -- Outlook Pasadena

LA Art Box to Present First Solo Art Show Of Emerging Artist I AM Augie Ray

I AM Augie Ray is a Grammy-winning, fine audio producer, mixed-media visual artist, author, and professor of hip hop at Cal State University Northridge. Often defining himself as a "Pluralist" by using his skills in tandem, Ray views the world through abundance and opportunity following his mantra, "I am all things!" With an extensive background in music production, Ray has been able to transmute his talents into visual art, opening viewers and listeners alike to his raw, introspective aesthetic. Ray draws inspiration from masters such as Jean Michel Basquiat, Picasco, George Condo, and Jacob Lawrence. Through Ray's artistic exploration, he has been able to find security and purpose in being unapologetically true to himself through all his chosen forms of expression. Learn more about I AM Augie Ray at iamaugieray.com or follow @iamaugieray on Instagram. -- Broadway World Los Angeles

It's time to learn about ceramics at local art studio

Cox is professor of visual art and head of ceramics at California State University, Northridge and boasts an international and national exhibition and teaching resumé that includes China and Taiwan. Her works and lectures have been recognized from coast-to-coast in the United States, and she will be teaching participants how to create plaster molds using alginate — an algae-based material — and using stamps to make colored clay bodies. -- Beaumont Enterprise

Dock Spiders Pick Up Their 20th Win on the Season

The Dock Spiders used multi-hit nights from Nick Mitchell (Western Illinois), Cole Messina (South Carolina), Daylen Reyes (UCLA) and Andrew Sojka (Cal State Northridge). Mitchell recorded his third-straight three-hit game and notched his team-leading 13th multi-hit game of the year. Sojka also tallied two stolen bases in his first game as a Dock Spider. -- KFIZ

Kings make roster changes for Las Vegas Summer League after 3-0 run at California Classic

Starks, 23, is a 6-2 guard who played at Texas A&M and Cal State Northridge. He scored 21 points in an upset win over North Carolina to help Texas A&M reach the Sweet 16 when he was a freshman, but he suffered a serious shoulder injury the following season and was suspended indefinitely after being arrested for marijuana possession in 2019. -- Sacramento Bee

Henry Walker eager to reconnect with Kansas State basketball alumni in The Basketball Tournament

Jordan Henriquez, who played for K-State from 2009-13, organized the team, which also includes former Wildcats Pullen (2007-11), Martavious Irving (2009-13), Thomas Gipson (2011-15), Justin Edwards (2014-16) and Kamau Stokes (2015-19), along with Mike McGuirl from the 2021-22 squad. They have brought in outsiders Trevor Gaskins from Ole Miss, Khalid Thomas from Arizona State and Portland State, plus Mississippi Valley State alum Terrence Joyner and Tavrion Dawson from Cal State-Northridge. -- Topeka Capital-Journal

State of the Youth Conference awards $1,000 scholarships to 100 youth, inspires civic engagement

“I now have connections with people who understand where I am coming from, people who can guide me and help me get involved. I have people I can really rely on and that’s not something you can find at other conferences. I am making connections that are more personal,” said Habiba Naqv, Cal State Northridge graduate. Youth interested in applying for the mentorship program can visit www.musicchanginglives.org/soty. -- Inland Empire Community News

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