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Meet the tellers who will share stories on 'Going Home' for Coachella Valley Storytellers Project

Leslie Gonzalez was born and raised in the heart of the Coachella Valley, where her love for reading books and journaling developed into a passion for writing and storytelling. She went to school at California State University, Northridge, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in English and minor in illustration. She writes short story fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy and young adult fiction in the hopes of sharing her love and enthusiasm for story-telling to the masses. -- The Desert Sun

Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa launches bid for California governor

Villaraigosa’s history working in the labor movement, his experience in the state Legislature and on the Los Angeles City Council give him a “pretty solid record” to stand on, said Tom Hogen-Esch, who teaches politics at Cal State Northridge. As the only known Latino candidate so far, he has the advantage of having a base of Hispanics — as well as other Democrats — who have supported the two-time mayor in the past. -- Los Angeles Daily News

BROMLEY: Send out the creepy clowns

But I also know several people who have a real fear of clowns. It’s no accident some of fiction’s great villains – the Joker of comic books, Pagliacci of opera, Pennywise of “It” – wear makeup. A University of Sheffield study once found children are frightened by clown-themed décor in hospitals. A psychology professor at California State University-Northridge found that masks and makeup drive this phenomenon, as young children are “very reactive to a familiar body type with an unfamiliar face.” Hence certain voters’ fear of the orange guy running for president. -- The Dunn County News - WI

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