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UC Board Of Regents Votes 11-5 To Allow UCLA To Move To Big 10 Conference In 2024

December 15, 2022 3:10 pm

The University of California Board of Regents voted 11-5 on Wednesday to allow UCLA to move to the Big Ten athletic conference, causing huge changes ahead in both California and across the college athletics landscape. The switch dates back to...

From A ‘For Sure Victory’ To ‘The Tightest LA Mayoral Race In Years’

October 25, 2022 2:30 amOctober 25, 2022 6:50 am

For Karen Bass and her supporters, the 2022 Los Angeles Mayoral race wasn’t supposed to be like this. Back in September 2021, when Bass first entered the race 14 months ahead of election day, she came in knowing that there...

Caruso, Bass Square Off in Los Angeles Mayoral Debate

September 22, 2022 12:36 pm

The two candidates in the Los Angeles Mayoral race, real estate developer Rick Caruso and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA), squared off in a debate Wednesday night in LA that focused largely on crime and homelessness. While the debate was civil...

Former USC Dean to Plead Guilty to Bribery

September 19, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 19, 2022 2:17 pm

In the interest of full disclosure, I married into a (huge) family of UCLA Bruin alumni. I learned quickly (it was included in my wedding vows) that the University of Southern California (USC) was the ugly enemy and any mention...

Karen Bass Faces Increased Pressure, Voter Doubt Week Before LA Mayoral Debate

September 15, 2022 5:18 amSeptember 15, 2022 8:49 am

Only a week before the first LA Mayoral Debate, Congresswoman and LA Mayoral Candidate Karen Bass is facing increased scrutiny following numerous scandals and issues that have popped up this month. Between the close primary vote in June and late...

LA Mayoral Candidate Karen Bass’ Free USC Degree Has Landed Her In a Federal Corruption Case

September 9, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 9, 2022 6:36 am

Los Angeles Mayoral candidate and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) found herself in a growing scandal Thursday amid allegations that a corrupt former Dean of University of Southern California (USC) had given her a $95,000 scholarship in exchange for helping pass legislation...

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....