After 11 years of dedication, Mt. SAC President and CEO Dr. Bill Scroggins, 74, will be retiring at the end of this academic year.
Scroggins had submitted his intent to retire back in July, and this...
Narcan will be available at all Los Angeles Unified School District schools following a recent trend in drug related overdoses in Los Angeles County. The announcement was made today by Superintendent Alberto...
An agenda item on the Sept. 14 Board of Trustees meeting consent calendar was removed for further consideration after several faculty members spoke against it during public comments. The item, a revision...
During the Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 14, professor of anatomy and physiology, microbiology and public health Carmen Rexach and professor of histotechnology Jennifer MacDonald gave a persuasive...
A motion to remove and replace Mt. SAC’s long-serving mascot, Joe Mountie, was officially approved by Mt. SAC’s Board of Trustees on Sept. 14. Earlier this year, after 18 months of research and meetings,...
On Sept. 17, 2022, Cat Place LA, a popular cat hotel located at Culver City caught fire, killing 17 out of the 19 cats within the business. This tragedy was a result of the fire that broke out at Palms...
On Sept. 9, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed four laws intended to mitigate the toll of rising temperatures in the state. The approval of the legislation comes as California exits a record-breaking heatwave. The...
On Sept. 14, Mt. SAC will host its Community Volunteer Fair with 12 organizations planned to have booths at the event. There are myriad fields of interest for people looking to offer their time and resources...
California may soon become a refuge state for transgender youth and their families that face prosecution or lack of access to gender affirming care.
This is as a result of the advancement of SB 107,...
Fredrick Sykes, the 71 year-old former mayor and councilperson of West Covina, is running for office where he was voted out of - Council District 5. The 2022 election in West Covina adds another chapter...
On Aug. 22, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill – among 19 others – enacting a housing trust to amplify affordable housing in Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena. The bill, SB 1177, introduced by state Sen....
Mt. SAC has faced numerous lawsuits over the years, from the city of Walnut, the United Walnut Taxpayers UWT, students and faculty. The nature and statuses of the cases vary. Alleged rape, cover-up, civil...
