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On August 1, 1942, a 22-year-old Mexican American man was stabbed to death at a party. To white Los Angelenos, the murder was just more proof that Mexican American crime was spiraling out of control. The police fanned out across LA, netting 600 young Mexican American suspects. Almost all those taken into custody were wearing the distinctive uniform of their generation: zoot suits. The tragic murder and the injustice of the trial that followed, coupled with sensational news coverage of both, fanned the flames of the racial hostility that was already running rife in the city. Within months of the verdict, Los Angeles was in the grip of some of the worst violence in its history. Guest speakers, Professors, Dr. Denise Sandoval and George B. Sanchez, California State University, Northridge. -- Los Angeles Patch

Thursday, Sept. 4, 6 p.m. California State University, Northridge 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330 -- SCV News

Created by researchers at California State University Northridge’s Autonomy Research Center for STEAHM, the Manufacturing, Vision and Language (MaVila) model can “see” and “talk” inside a factory. By combining image analysis with natural language processing, it identifies defects, suggests fixes, and even issues real-time commands to machinery. -- The Manufacturer

At Cal State Northridge, which plans to open a new 198-bed housing complex this fall, 2,000 students were on a waiting list for housing in fall 2024, CSU data show. Kevin Conn, the university’s executive director of student housing and residential life, said his colleagues field regular calls from students desperate for student housing. “Their stories are really, really heart-wrenching, because we can only do so much,” he said. “We can’t just put them in; there’s no spot to put them.” -- LAist