George Floyd’s murder nearly a year ago is changing how California’s community colleges and state universities train and educate police officers with urgent emphasis on treating people humanely and using deadly force only as a last resort.
“Law enforcement recognizes that we can do better,” Timothy Vu, a former police chief who runs the Criminal Justice Training Center at Golden West Community College in Orange County said following the conviction last month of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in Floyd’s death.
Courtesy of Golden West College.
Timothy Vu, the former police chief of the City of Alhambra, is the Associate Dean and Director of the Criminal Justice Training Center at Golden West Community College in Orange County.
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Tito Ortiz strolled into a Huntington Beach burger shack, steps from the sand on Pacific Coast Highway, as he did every Sunday.
But this time, the employee behind the counter at TK Burger told the recently elected mayor pro tem he wouldn’t be served unless he put on a mask.
Angered by the snub, Ortiz pulled out his phone and started recording.
“So they won’t let me order unless I have a mask to come in,” the mixed martial arts fighter-turned-politician said in January from outside the eatery, a fixture in the community since 1995. “First time all year that I’ve actually been forced to wear a mask, but I’m not wearing a mask. TK Burger you lose my business. You lose H.B.’s business.”
The Orange County Transportation Authority is introducing more students to the convenience and affordability of public transit by expanding its student bus pass program to Cypress College – a shared-cost program that allows enrolled students to travel free on any OC Bus fixed route.
The program started with the spring semester at Cypress earlier this month. Full-time and part-time students have access to unlimited rides on all OC Bus local routes. Cypress students can now enjoy a free, comfortable ride while avoiding parking costs and hassles and contributing to a cleaner, healthier environment.
“This program achieves two important goals, helping students understand how convenient and beneficial public transit can be and, at the same time, it helps those students get to their classes and put them on a clearer path to achieving their dreams,” said OCTA Chairman Andrew Do. “It’s great to have Cypress College on board and to help offer a more accessible higher-education syst
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The Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Richard Rams, Ed.D., as the vice president of student services at its Jan. 19, 2021, board meeting. He will begin his new role on Feb. 3, 2021.
As vice president of student services, Dr. Rams will lead the division focused on providing a safe, positive and inclusive learning community for students. Student services areas include admissions and records; campus safety; counseling and advisement; EOPS, CARE and CalWORKs; financial aid; the Student Health Center; and the Veterans Success Center, among others. I wish to congratulate Dr. Rams on his appointment, and I am eager to work with him to advance student success at Citrus College, said Dr. Geraldine M. Perri, superintendent/president of Citrus College. The entire Citrus College community will benefit enormously from Dr. Rams leadership and experience.