Lindsay William-Ross

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• Posted CSU Board of Trustees OK Budget Asking for $884M in CA Funding to LAist
  Following yesterday's Finance Committee approval, today the California State University Board of Trustees voted in favor of the 2010-11 budget calling for $884 million in funding from the state, reports LA Now. The 23-campus system has endured $625 million in budget cuts over the past two years, and is calling this proposed budget a "recover and reinvest" plan that not only reinstates lost funds but allots for increases to pay employees and provide resources...
• Commented on 8 Protesters Arrested at UCLA During UC Regents Meeting
  Working to confirm all reports regarding protester and police actions from what is a very heightened scene....
• Posted Schwarzenegger Says He Won't Run for Any Office After Gov Term Ends to LAist
  Gov. Schwarzenegger in Milan, Italy today (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) He can't run for Governor again, and his Austrian birth means the Presidency is out of the question, but Arnold Schwarzenegger told reporters in Europe yesterday that he won't be vying for votes once his term is up in 2010, according to an Associated Press report. While traveling in Milan, the actor-turned-Governator said "I have never labeled myself as a politician, so I am not...
• Posted 8 Protesters Arrested at UCLA During UC Regents Meeting to LAist
  UCLA Protest (Screenshot/abc7.com) UCLA Campus Police have arrested 8 protesters who were part of a crowd of hundreds gathered in Westwood to express dismay at possible fee hikes being discussed during the Regents meeting, reports KTLA. Those arrested allegedly "repeatedly interrupted" the meeting and were "booked for unlawful assembly." Protesters locked arms and sang "We Shall Overcome" as the officers approached the crowd. The UC Regents are meeting this week to discuss the 2010-11...
• Posted Japanese Food Festival a Sushi-Rolling Good Time to LAist
  This past Sunday afternoon the Japanese Restaurant Association hosted the 10th annual Japanese Food Festival at the Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens in Little Tokyo. The event was a big draw for Japanese food and drink enthusiasts, and offered unlimited sushi, saki, Japanese beer, soju, curry, tempura, ramen, and yakatori for the $50 admission, in addition to unique entertainment like a giant tuna cutting demonstration, a sushi eating contest, a sushi roll contest, and a...