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Location, Location, Location

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We earlier blogged about the content of the UCLA Anderson Forecast that took place last week.  But we also like to remind readers from time to time of the location.  Sometimes the Forecast is in Ackerman.  Sometimes it is in Korn Hall at Anderson.  This time, it was at Covell.  Note that these are all venues that can accommodate large conferences and can do so without the creation of the UCLA Grand Hotel.  You can even have food service at any one of them, as the picture at the top shows.  If, when the Grand Hotel becomes available, the Forecast…

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UCLA and the Covered California Exchange (the State Component of “Obamacare”)

Byuclafaculty

Just FYI.  For persons in the individual health care market that has been set up as part of the federal Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), UCLA is advertising for business.  This option is not for UC employees or retirees covered by a university health plan.  However, the info might be useful if you know folks shopping in the individual market. The image above is from http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=2895

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Advice to Whoever is Appointed Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Buckle Up!

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You may have gotten today’s email from Chancellor Block:  [excerpts] Today I am announcing a significant step in our efforts to respond to incidents of bias and discrimination on our campus and to build an environment of inclusion and tolerance: the creation of the new position of Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. The new Vice Chancellor, who will report directly to me, will provide leadership across the campus in these important areas. Although we have many dedicated individuals deeply committed to this work, I have come to see that we need a clear and powerful voice at the…

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New Normal for UC in the UCLA Anderson Forecast

Byuclafaculty

Above are two charts from yesterday’s UCLA Anderson Forecast. [Click on them to enlarge and get a clearer image.]  There is a much overused phrase nowadays: the “new normal.”  But when you combine those two charts with the chart below (slightly modified) from the recent Legislative Analyst’s report on the state budget outlook, the phrase takes on special meaning for UC. As can be seen on the Forecast charts, California’s economic base was hard hit around 1990 by the end of the Cold War.  Its population stopped growing relative to the nation as a whole.  And it lost jobs as…

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Again

Byuclafaculty

From Facilities Management: Northbound I-405 (all lanes) will be closed between Wilshire Boulevard and Moraga Drive from midnight until 5 am on the mornings of Thursday, December 5th and Friday, December 6th. Southbound I-405 will remain open during this time. When: Midnight-5 am on Thursday, December 5th and Friday, December 6th Where: I-405 Northbound between Wilshire and Moraga  And note that  the friendly folks on the 405 project often start blocking things as early as 10 pm.

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We’re sure there are no risks or they wouldn’t go ahead. Right?

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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA Health System and long-term care provider Select Medical announced today a partnership to open a 138-bed acute-care rehabilitation hospital in Century City in 2015. The aim “is to develop a world-class regional rehabilitation center providing highly specialized care, advanced treatment and leading-edge technologies to treat individuals with spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, strokes, amputations, neurological disorders, and musculoskeletal and orthopedic conditions,” a statement said… The new facility will be operated by Select Medical, a provider of long- term acute care services with hospital and outpatient locations in 44 states, including at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation…

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Three Open-and-Shut Events on the Late Night 405 Near UCLA

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The San Diego (405) Freeway will undergo full directional closures in West Los Angeles this week to accommodate roadway widening work that is part of the ongoing Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project.  All southbound lanes will be closed between Sunset and Wilshire boulevards from midnight to 5 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Metro.  All northbound lanes will be closed between Santa Monica Boulevard and Moraga Drive from midnight to 5 a.m. Thursday, according to Metro.  Lanes will begin to close at 10 p.m. and ramps will close as early as 7 p.m. in advance of all three closures, according to…

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Unsolicited Suggestion for the Traffic Stop

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We have been offering unsolicited advice to Murphy Hall about what to do about the traffic stop “problem” that arose a week ago.  Before the lawyers get hold of this matter and make it complicated (think, for example, about the Japanese Garden affair), how about just starting with an apology to Judge Cunningham?  It’s been done before and we offer a modest proposal below:

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Unsolicited Follow-Up for Our Unsolicited Traffic Stop Advice

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Devoted blog readers will recall our unsolicited advice of last Wednesday to the folks in Murphy Hall.  We suggested that they spend their Thanksgiving weekend trying to figure out what happened when a UCLA police car stopped a motorist in Westwood for driving without a seatbelt buckled.  According to the Huffington Post, African-American Judge Superior Court Judge David Cunningham exited L.A. Fitness Gym around 10 am on Wednesday. [“Start” on the map above.] Presumably, he pulled out of the garage you can see above in his Mercedes – beltless – and proceeded north on Gayley.  According to the press release…