UCLA History: Presidents
On the day before Presidents’ Day, here are two presidents visiting UCLA in February 1964: Lyndon Johnson and Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos.
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Traffic, Traffic
Motorists, be forewarned: the northbound 405 Freeway will be a great place to avoid the first weekend in March. Three northbound lanes on the freeway will be closing for 55 straight hours between Montana Avenue and Getty Center Drive. In addition, the Getty Center Drive and Moraga Drive northbound on-ramps will be closed, as will the northbound Montana and Moraga off-ramps. Despite the length of the closure, this is no “mini Carmageddon”—although officials stress that drivers should plan alternate routes through the area to avoid major backups. “We are concerned with daytime traffic,” said Kasey Shuda, construction relations manager for…
UCLA Gets Commuter Award
Best Workplaces for CommutersSM, a program designed to encourage sustainable transportation innovation singled out 23 employers nationwide Thursday, January 31 during the annual “Race to Excellence” Virtual Awards Ceremony. The awards recognize organizations who have taken exemplary steps to offer transportation options such as vanpool and transit benefits or telework and compressed workweek for their employees. “The annual Race to Excellence provides national recognition for employers who offer high level commuter benefits,” said Julie Bond, NCTR’s national program manager for Best Workplaces for Commuters. “Offering commuter benefits is a win-win situation for employees who change their commuting habits to save…
No Smoking at UCLA Coming Soon
Despite the seeming Valentines’ Day romance of cigarettes (as of 1927) depicted here, UCLA is going smoke free on Earth Day, according to a reminder email circulating today. The policy was announced last fall: When the policy takes effect on Earth Day (April 22), the use of cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and all other tobacco products, as well as electronic cigarettes, will not be permitted on campus and at sites owned or leased by the University. South campus (the medical complex) has already implemented the ban. For some smokers, UCLA may be asking for the Moon:[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-KGiwGn1d8?feature=player_detailpage]
UCLA History: Engagement
Apparently, there was a pre-baby boomer tradition of a ceremony at UCLA for undergraduate women to announce their engagements, as this 1955 photo illustrates. It didn’t occur on Valentines’ Day (the photo was taken in May), but Valentines’ Day is an appropriate day to show the picture. At least back then, things would be just wonderful thereafter:
Problem on Morning Commute to UCLA Today
(Seems like this problem might last longer than the notice below indicates since traffic will be diverted to the 405.)Sepulveda Boulevard will be closed until around 8:30 a.m. between Mountaingate Drive and Skirball Center Drive because a piece of heavy equipment fell during on the 405 Construction Project overnight, says Dave Sotero of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. No one was hurt, Sotero says, but the contractor must now get the equipment out of the way…From: http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_22564866/traffic-alert-sepulveda-blvd-near-skirball-center-closed
UCLA History: Graduation Day
A newly-minted graduate from UCLA poses on campus with her parents in 1968.
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Two Charts from the UCLA Anderson Forecast Worth Pondering
Economist says California at risk of losing its educational advantage Timm Herdt, Ventura County Star, February 5, 2013 SACRAMENTO — A senior economist with UCLA’s Anderson Forecast warned lawmakers Tuesday that California is at risk of losing what has long been one of its top economic advantages, a workforce that is better educated than those in other states. Jerry Nickelsburg told members of an Assembly panel (that)… California still leads the nation in percentage of college-educated adults, calling that statistic “a reflection of our advantage in skills.” But Nickelsburg disclosed census data that shows the state’s advantage has disappeared among…
Return of the Local Deli
Several weeks ago, we noted that Junior’s Deli on Westwood (north of Pico) was closing what was probably the closest deli to UCLA. It appears that another deli, Lenny’s, will open in that location, according to the Westwood-Century City Patch:http://centurycity.patch.com/articles/lenny-s-deli-to-replace-junior-s-deli-in-westwood Lenny’s operated in Pacific Palisades but closed recently. It isn’t yet open in the new location but it has a website with pictures of healthy foods as above:http://www.lensdeli.com/ But don’t overeat:[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXH_12QWWg8?feature=player_detailpage]