The Business of Cinematic Arts major is getting a refresh, and will now issue diplomas with credentials from both Marshall and the School of Cinematic Arts. Students can apply directly for the joint degree from the Common App. (Staff report / Annenberg Media)
🌴 In L.A.
Three housing agencies tasked with reducing homelessness in the L.A. area failed to spend some $150 million in federal grants between 2015 and 2020, instead returning the money to the federal government. Officials blamed the lack of spending on the federal government’s “rigid” and “complex” funding system that makes it challenging to spend funds quickly or reallocate money that can’t be used for its original purpose. (City News Service)
Separately, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority came under fire for a dubious homelessness count which asserted that no unsheltered people live in the northwest quarter of Venice, an area notorious for its homeless crisis. (Doug Smith / Los Angeles Times)
United Airlines flight attendants plan to picket at LAX on Tuesday, asserting that staff shortages often leave them stranded for hours waiting to know when they’ll head out for their next flight, and that a company hotline often puts them on hold for more than four hours to find flight and hotel information. (Kevin Smith / San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
Two L.A. Police Department officers testified that they saw colleagues ogling a photo of what they thought at the time depicted a topless LAPD captain, with some making disparaging comments. The officers testified on behalf of Capt. Lillian Carranza, who in a lawsuit alleged that the department didn’t do enough to tamp down on the circulation of a fake nude photo of her. Chief Michel Moore testified that he thought putting out a statement confirming that Carranza was not the woman depicted in the photo would only generate more curiosity within the department. (Bill Hetherman / City News Service)
🌅 California
A UC system housing crisis has forced campuses to pack dorm halls and reject thousands of student housing applications, leading some to live in recreational vehicles or take on multiple jobs and loans to make rent. (Teresa Watanabe / Los Angeles Times)
California recyclers are now only allowed to buy catalytic converters from authorized sellers, as part of a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that hopes to tamp down on catalytic converter theft. Previously, the Los Angeles Times reported that Toyota Priuses in the western United States were falling victim to catalytic converter theft at a far higher rate than other vehicles. (Tori Gaines / KTLA)
🚨 In case you missed it
A new study found that a fault system running along the coast of L.A. and Orange counties has the potential to trigger a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The Harvard study found that the Palos Verdes fault zone, previously thought to be a network of smaller faults, could produce a quake comparable to one from the more well-known San Andreas fault. (Salvador Hernandez / Los Angeles Times)
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