Cover the story. Don’t be the story. It’s Lesson No. 1 from day one for all journalists. Veteran newscaster Jorge Ramos, however, didn’t have much of a choice. Ramos jumped feet first into the melting pot, arriving in Los Angeles with a suitcase, a guitar, a student visa and a spot in a UCLA extension…
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Tax Controversy Institute Chair Charles Rettig Nominated to be Next IRS Commissioner
The Internal Revenue Service this year will have to write and interpret a bevvy of rules as the agency implements the most sweeping set of changes to the tax code in a generation. And leading the agency through that process could be an IRS commissioner with a resume quite unlike those of his predecessors. President…
Shant Sahakian Appointed Glendale Arts & Culture Commission Chairman
GLENDALE—Glendale School Board Member Shant Sahakian was appointed as the new Chairman of the City of Glendale Arts & Culture Commission with the vote of his colleagues at the first Commission meeting of 2018. A product of Glendale public schools and a lifelong resident of Glendale, Shant has deep roots in the community. He is…
Richard Rothstein is the Keynote Speaker at 32nd Annual Land Use Law and Planning Conference
Conference Examines Housing Inequality, Transportation Infrastructure, and Climate Actions Plans LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (January 10, 2018)— UCLA Extension welcomes Richard Rothstein, author of “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America,” as the keynote speaker, at the 32nd Annual Land Use Law and Planning Conference on Friday, January 19, 2018,…
UCLA Extension Tax Controversy Institute Tackles ID Theft, Crypto Currencies at 33rd Annual Conference
A leading conference dedicated to tax controversy and tax litigation engages with distinguished members of the tax judiciary, government officials and tax practitioners LOS ANGELES (October 09, 2017)—UCLA Extension presents the 33rd Annual Tax Controversy Institute Conference on Oct. 24, 2017 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The Institute’s duration and success is attributable to the…
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra at UCLA
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra took an hour out from antagonizing President Trump to deliver some lessons Thursday about government and the law under the new administration. The unusual occasion was a guest appearance in a UCLA Extension class called “The Trump Presidency: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown.” – Los Angeles Daily News, October…