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All Evacuations Orders, Road Restrictions Lifted for Skirball Fire as 85 Percent of Blaze is Contained
The Getty Center and the nearby Skirball Center, both on the west side of the freeway, reopened Friday, when classes at UCLA, Cal State Northridge, Los Angeles Valley College and Santa Monica College resumed. -- NBC Los Angeles
Clendaniel: How California and Western states should shift their fire prevention strategy
When I saw the caller ID said “CSUN Emergency,” my heart started racing. My youngest son, Cameron, attends California State University-Northridge. High alert shifted to dread. -- San Jose Mercury News
Seven-day Skirball Fire 85 percent contained; all evacuations, restrictions lifted
The Getty Center and the nearby Skirball Center, both on the west side of the freeway, reopened Friday, when classes at UCLA, Cal State Northridge, Los Angeles Valley College and Santa Monica College resumed. -- MYNewsLA
Eastern Washington’s long road trip finishes up at Wyoming
EWU will host Cal State Northridge on Sunday at 1 p.m. and the University of Providence from Great Falls, Montana, on Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. in a game televised live regionally by SWX. -- The Spokesman-Review
Assessing the scope: Southern California fires add up to disaster on a jaw-dropping scale
We have not seen this number and this size of fires at least within our memories,” said Amalie Orme, a Cal State Northridge professor of geography and environmental studies who knows all about wildfire, from the “wow” to the “why” of it. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Easy money for LA schools: Get 80,000 chronically absent kids to class one more day a year, generate $30 million
“This is a win-win because it will help the students directly, and it will get the involvement of the community,” said task force member Wendy Greuel, who is a consultant for CSUN and a former city controller and City Council member. -- LA School Report
Faces of the Thomas Fire: Enduring tragedy and pushing forward
On Friday morning, Lanski sat at a Ventura Starbucks wearing his adult son’s shorts and a donated T-shirt from CSU Northridge. He and his family had found a rental home in Ventura. -- Ventura County Star
California Fires Close Colleges
“Students unable to attend class Friday should notify their instructors, and employees unable to report for work should contact their manager. Faculty and supervisors are asked to continue providing latitude to students and employees affected by the fires,” California State University, Northridge, announced in a tweet. The institution had closed Thursday, but reopened Friday. -- Inside Higher Ed
Assessing the scope: Southern California fires add up to disaster on a jaw-dropping scale
“We have not seen this number and this size of fires at least within our memories,” said Amalie Orme, a Cal State Northridge professor of geography and environmental studies who knows all about wildfire, from the “wow” to the “why” of it. -- Orange County Register
All Evacuations Lifted for Creek Fire as Firefighters Contain the Blaze by 70 Percent
All Los Angeles Unified School District schools in the San Fernando Valley and some on Los Angeles' Westside -- a total of 265 district schools and charter schools -- were closed Friday. Classes resumed Friday at Cal State Northridge and L.A. Valley College. As the fire burned on Tuesday, the Foothill (210) Freeway was closed in both directions between the Golden State (5) Freeway and the Glendale (2) Freeway, but it was re-opened by Wednesday afternoon, though some freeway ramps remained closed, according to the California Highway Patrol. -- NBC Los Angeles