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OLLI-CSUF Awards Three First-Gen Students for Commitment to Aging Science, Gerontology
Cal State Fullerton’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute provides older adults with opportunities to continue learning in a university setting, engage with peers, serve their communities, and support and enhance CSUF activities. One meaningful way OLLI-CSUF supports and enhances CSUF activities is by offering scholarships to two undergraduate students and one graduate student who are pursuing a degree or minor in gerontology or aging studies. The scholarships, which add up to $4,500, are fully funded by OLLI member contributions.
Kelly Ford Retires After Illustrious Coaching Career
Kelly Ford, the third all-time head coach in the Titans 45-year softball history, has announced her retirement after 31 collegiate seasons. Ford collected 410 wins over 12 seasons as Cal State Fullerton’s head softball coach and 865 combined wins as head coach at Mt. San Antonio College and Cal State Fullerton.
Budget would require districts to post plans to educate kids in emergencies
Starting next March, California school districts will be required to post a plan on their websites outlining how they will provide instruction to students within 10 school days of an emergency that keeps children from attending classes.
California Senate passes tax on big tech to fund ethnic media, news, fellowships
(The Center Square) - The California Senate passed a $4.8 billion tax on the state’s declining technology sector that would be used to fund “ethnic media” and state-administered “journalism fellowships” after backfilling the state’s general fund. The bill’ author also likened tech companies that are responsible for the lion’s share of state tax revenue to companies dumping pollutants into the environment. SB 1327, introduced by State Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, imposes a 7.25% tax on revenue from selling user data or providing user access to...
988 mental health crisis line celebrates 2nd anniversary
The country’s new 988 mental health response system turns two years old this month and a new report praised California’s implementation while calling for more investment. The report from the nonprofit mental health advocacy organization Inseparable showed California needs a total of about 400 mobile response teams, which dispatch a mental health professional and often a peer counselor, instead of police.
Maine’s First Research Satellite Primed for California Launch
(TNS) — Barring weather or technical hiccups, Maine's first research satellite will be launched into space aboard a private rocket early Tuesday to collect climate data for Maine students studying urban heat islands, phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms. MESAT-1 is one of eight nano-satellites hitching a space-bound ride aboard...
New fire safety designations for some Tri-Counties communities could mean lower insurance rates
It sounds like government jargon about fire safety. But, a state designation could save tens of thousands of people in the Tri-Counties money on their fire insurance. The California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection just completed a review of wildfire risk planning in cities and counties around the state. Some jurisdictions which met top safety criteria have been designated as Fire Risk Reduction Communities.
A Famous Chain Now Makes An Unexpected Closure in California
A famous chain now makes an unexpected closure in California after serving its community for 75 years, sources report. Caspers Hot Dogs is a small franchised hot dog stand in the California Bay Area that has been around since 1949. Its Hayward location, now multiple decades old, will be closing...
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