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Could Hammer Fill Westwood’s Empty Stores?

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UCLA’s Hammer Museum is proposing to put various art projects in vacant Westwood stores.  According to the Museum, local landlords have agreed to the idea at free or minimal rents.  The Museum is asking the public to “vote” for the concept – Arts ReSTORE LA: Westwood – on a website that might draw financial support from a private foundation. The website and proposal is at: http://myla2050.maker.good.is/projects/Hammer_Museum?sort=290 A video on the project can be see below:[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30f36j_o_wU?feature=player_detailpage] A Daily Bruin article about this proposal is at:http://dailybruin.com/2013/04/12/hammer-museum-with-the-help-of-artists-community-hope-to-restore-westwood/

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Completed

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According to the Westwood-Century City Patch, the tree removals and sidewalk repairs on various Westwood streets around UCLA are now completed:http://centurycity.patch.com/articles/sections-of-damaged-sidewalk-repaired-in-westwood-village-photos#photo-13976670 It’s not clear from the article whether the replacement trees have been planted.

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Blocked

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From the Westwood-Century City Patch: Starting Friday night, a mile-long section of the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway will be closed in West Los Angeles overnight this weekend to accommodate work needed to widen the freeway, a Metro spokesman said. Northbound lanes will be closed from the Santa Monica (10) Freeway to the Olympic Boulevard exit starting about 11 p.m. and reopened about 6 a.m., according to Metro, which is managing the project aimed at adding a northbound carpool lane. On Saturday, crews will start closing lanes about the same time as Friday, but the freeway will reopen about 7…

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Not off to a good start

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Looks like our new basketball coach should be having some of this formula for breakfast. From the Westwood-Century City Patch today: UCLA Coach Apologizes for Sex Assault Case Comments at Iowa New UCLA head basketball coach Steve Alford apologized Thursday for repeatedly defending one of his players at the University of Iowa in 2002 when the sophomore star was arrested and charged with sexual assault. Alford, as coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes team, made repeated public statements insisting that Pierre Pierce was innocent of the accusation. Pierce eventually pleaded to a reduced charge in a plea deal that a prosecutor on the case said was…

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Leading by Example: But Leading to What?

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From Inside Higher Ed today: Florida lawmakers advanced a bill this week intended to upend the American college accreditation system. The measure would allow Florida officials to accredit individual courses on their own — including classes offered by unaccredited for-profit providers… The Florida plan is similar to a high-profile California bill. Both would force public colleges and universities under some circumstances to award credit for work done by students in online programs unaffiliated with their colleges… “Now you see the nation being squeezed by California and now in Florida,” said Dean Florez, a former California state senator who leads the Twenty Million Minds…

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Windfall $4+ billion in state receipts remains in state treasury through March

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We have noted that over $4 billion beyond the governor’s budget estimates for the current fiscal year began showing up in the state treasury at around the time of the congressional fiscal cliff, etc., decision.  It appeared to come from upped withholding of state income taxes, perhaps from individuals taking capital gains at the end of 2012 to avoid possible tax hikes thereafter.  No one seems to know for sure but once the money arrived, it stayed, i.e., it didn’t seem to be some fluke of timing that subsequently reversed.  The latest state controller’s cash statement continues to show no…

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Cap and Trade Cost to UCLA Estimated at $2-$3 Million Annually

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The Daily Bruin produced the above graphic. We had previously noted these data in an earlier post. But the Bruin article adds the info that the annual cost to UCLA is estimated to be $2-$3 million. The article is at http://dailybruin.com/2013/04/09/uc-looks-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-comply-with-cap-and-trade-policies/. Our previous post noted that the main source of UCLA emissions is the campus power plant. See http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2013/03/emisions-remissions.html.

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Now You See It…

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We previously posted about the recent lawsuit filed against the UCLA hotel project based on the university’s failure to pay taxes on its various existing hotel facilities, although non-UCLA usage is allowed.  Above, for example, is a screenshot of what yours truly found on the website of the UCLA Lake Arrowhead facility this morning [click on the image to enlarge]:http://www.lakearrowheadmeetings.com/contact/index.cfm The text reads:WHO CAN MEET AT THE UCLA LAKE ARROWHEAD CONFERENCE CENTER? Groups that meet at the Conference Center include Universities, Schools, Government Agencies, Hospitals, Private Companies, and Boards from all types of organizations and institutions.  A Learning Purpose is required…

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California and U.S. Economic Forecast: Thursday, April 11

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UCLA EMERITI ASSOCIATION: After lunch presentation UPDATE OF THE CALIFORNIA AND U.S. ECONOMIC FORECAST DANIEL J B MITCHELLProfessor-Emeritus, Anderson School of Management and Luskin School of Public Affairs      Thursday, April 11, 2013, 1:30 pm UCLA Faculty Center, Sequoia Room Audience questions will be taken after the presentation.Refreshments will be provided at 1:00 pm