Source: NBCLA (Video) In LA County there are several big name and world-class universities but there's only one university that can boast about graduating five sitting LA County mayors. "This school produces a lot of, you know, greatness," said Johnathan Kaufman, a Cal State University of Dominguez Hills student. From Dominguez Hills to city hall only Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson can brag about graduating five siting LA County mayors. They are Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson, Compton Mayor Emma Sharif, Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes, Hawthorne Mayor Alex Vargas, and LA's newest Mayor Karen Bass. "She grew up in our community, she grew up like we did, she went to ... Read More
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Daily Breeze: With Karen Bass, Rex Richardson Mayor-Elects, CSUDH Counts 5 LA County Mayors as Alumni
Source: Daily Breeze When Karen Bass and Rex Richardson are sworn in as the mayors of Los Angeles and Long Beach, respectively, Cal State Dominguez Hills, near Carson, will have something particularly special to boast about: Five alumni will serve as mayors in LA County. Bass will soon make history as the first female mayor of America's second-largest city and Richardson will pave the way as Long Beach's first Black mayor. They join the ranks of fellow alumni - affectionately known as the 'Toros' - Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes, Hawthorne Mayor Alex Vargas and Compton Mayor Emma Sharif. If that wasn't impressive enough, the state senator and assemblymember for the districts ... Read More
CSUDH’s Men Basketball Shooting for the Top
According to CSUDH men's basketball head coach Steve Becker, this year's Toro squad is “right on the verge of something special.” After a 2021-22 season that saw the Toros finish fifth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and advance to the semifinals of the CCAA tournament, he feels that an NCAA tournament berth is an attainable next step for the program. “We were one of the bubble teams that just missed getting into the NCAA tournament last year, and we retained a large majority of that team,” he continues. “Last year was a building time. We had some really good players and most of them stayed. We're really excited about the group that we have now.” The CCAA ... Read More
Toros Take Local Mayoral Races
After days of vote counting, CSUDH alumni Karen Bass and Rex Richardson have scored major victories in a pair of closely-watched mayoral races in Los Angeles and Long Beach, respectively. Their wins clearly demonstrate how Toros have become important players in Southern California politics—when they take office, CSUDH alumni will hold mayorships in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Carson, Compton, and Hawthorne. Bass (BS, Health Science, '90) defeated billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso to win the Los Angeles mayor's race, and had built an "insurmountable lead" of 47,000 votes when the race was called in her favor on Wednesday, Nov. 16. When sworn into office, she will become Los ... Read More
Staff Spotlight: Danny Le
Information Technology (IT) Consultant Danny Le has only been working at CSUDH for a year, but in a way, getting a job on campus was a kind of homecoming–Le is a Toro alum who graduated with a BA in computer technology in 2014. The Gardena native returned to CSUDH in 2021, and now spends his days “running around campus trying to assist everyone with their technical issues.” He says he's proud to be able to “come back and use the skills I've learned here to give back to students, faculty, staff, and the community.” He doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon, either. He recently had an opportunity to fill a vacant position in another department, but says that soon enough, “I realized I ... Read More
