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UCLA Buys Former Marymount California University Campus For $80 Million

September 28, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 27, 2022 8:15 pm

The University of California, Los Angeles purchased 35 acres of the former Marymount California University on Tuesday for $80 million, significantly expanding the colleges’ footprint into Rancho Palos Verde and becoming the largest land acquisition in school history. Marymount California...

Gov. Newsom ‘is an Accessory’ to CA Universities Switching Athletic Conferences

July 21, 2022 4:04 pmJuly 22, 2022 7:12 am

Governor Gavin Newsom continued to double down on his criticism towards UCLA leaving for the Big 10 athletic conference on Wednesday, with the Governor himself facing growing scrutiny for his role in helping fuel the move in the first place....

Gov. Newsom Condemns UCLA, USC, NCAA Move To Big-10 Conference

July 19, 2022 2:30 amJuly 19, 2022 8:39 pm

Over the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom condemned both UCLA and USC for announcing a move away from the traditionally West Coast PAC-10 NCAA football conference for the Pac-12 in the Midwest, putting many other teams in California at risk. Late...

Southern Californian K-12 School Districts, Universities Announce Return of Mask Mandates

July 18, 2022 12:50 pm

During the weekend, schools across Southern California reinstated indoor mask mandates in the buildup to the return of the fall semester next month, despite many parents and groups now in opposition to the mandates. Many of the affected schools are...

New Poll Shows Majority of Californians Believe That State College is Too Expensive in California

May 9, 2022 4:16 pm

According to a new Strategies 360 poll released on Monday, the majority of Californians believe that University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) tuition is too expensive, despite the vast majority agreeing that a college degree is valuable...

Suspended UCLA Professor Files Lawsuit, Now Headed For Trial

April 12, 2022 2:25 amApril 11, 2022 9:06 pm

UCLA business professor Gordon Klein was suspended from teaching in 2020 after a woke mob objected to how he testily rebuffed a student’s request to grant leniency to black students because of the killing of George Floyd. The University of...

Revolution Prep Co-Founder Ramit Varma Enters LA Mayoral Race

October 28, 2021 5:04 pm

Encino Businessman and co-founder of the test preparation company Revolution Prep, Ramit Varma, announced his candidacy for the Mayor of Los Angeles on Wednesday at a special event at Banc of California Stadium. Varma enters the race with no prior...