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
Carson
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
