Source: Daily Breeze The Carson internship program, which offers students paid work opportunities within the municipal government, is poised to become an annual endeavor, city officials said on Tuesday night, March 19. Carson held a ceremonial signing for the agreement between the city and Cal State Dominguez Hills during Tuesday’s council meeting. “It’s a game-changer,” Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes said before presiding over the ceremonial signing alongside CSUDH President Thomas A. Parham. “This initiative is not just about providing jobs, but it’s about nurturing the next generation of our leaders,” Davis-Holmes, a CSUDH alumna, added. “I’m looking forward to further partnership ... Read More
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Daily Breeze: Carson to Launch ‘Eat, Shop, Local’ Initiative to Support Local Businesses
Source: Daily Breeze Carson is gearing up for a new program aimed at revitalizing the local economy by providing an opportunity for small businesses to directly engage with the community. The weeklong “Eat, Shop, Local” program is scheduled for May and will see local enterprises showcasing their offerings and interacting directly with the community through a curated series of events and promotions, city staffers said recently. “This is the first time that we are going to do something like this for our small business community,” said LaToya Butler, Carson’s innovation and business liaison, “and hopefully it’s going to start a positive relationship with our small ... Read More
Daily Breeze: Carson and CSUDH Begin New Paid Mentorship Program
Source: Daily Breeze Carson and Cal State Dominguez Hills have forged a new partnership that will allow students to gain paid experience working in the local government while contributing to projects that benefit the community. The City Council on Tuesday, Nov. 21, approved an agreement with CSUDH for a new mentorship program that will provide a small group of eligible students paid positions across various municipal departments, ranging from finance to engineering and information technology. The city has previously worked with CSUDH on similar internship programs, but the focus of this one is to recruit new talents to solve some of the city’s pressing issues, such as homelessness ... Read More
NBC4: CSUDH Can Boast about Graduating 5 Current Mayors
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
Daily Breeze: Carson Celebrates 1st Graduates of Small Business Growth Academy
Source: Daily Breeze There is a powerful business incubator in the heart of Carson. Its mission is not to create the latest buzzy tech startup – but to elevate and empower locally owned businesses. So far, it seems, that mission is working. The first class of the Small Business Growth Academy recently graduated and are already encouraging the next cohort of participants to apply. The academy stems from a partnership between Carson and the Innovation Incubator at Cal State Dominguez Hills. The program is open to small businesses in Carson – those with 100 or fewer employees and/or revenue $20 million per year or less – and provides 10 weeks of workshops to help local companies ... Read More
