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The college's athletic teams are nicknamed the Wildcats. The teams were previously known as the Oilers. The Wildcats nickname was adopted in 2008. [7] The college currently sponsors 12 varsity sports, five men's, six women's, and one co-ed. West Los Angeles competes as a member of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) in the Western State Conference (WSC) for all sports ...
On June 10, 2014, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board granted the school Affiliate Charter status, [3] [1] thus adding Emerson to Los Angeles' growing roster of charter schools. Emerson's well known Performing Arts Academy (terminated in 2012) offered classes including Musical Theater, Stage Design, Costume Design, and Dance.
Albert L. Gordon, J.D. (deceased), San Fernando Valley College of Law 1962, former attorney and advocate for gay rights [9] Louise Linton, J.D., (date unknown) actress, wife of Steve Mnuchin [10] [failed verification] [citation needed] Frank K. Wheaton, J.D. 1982, sports agent, former radio host for KPFK Los Angeles, attorney [citation needed]
The campus changed its name to Los Angeles City College in 1938. [4] The California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was founded on July 2, 1947 by an act of the California legislature and opened for classes as Los Angeles State College (LASC) on the campus of Los Angeles City College. As president of LACC, P. Victor Peterson also ...
Mid-City West is an area in the western part of Central Los Angeles that is served by the Mid City West Neighborhood Council. It contains the neighborhoods of Beverly–Fairfax , Beverly Grove , Burton Way, Carthay Circle , Melrose , Miracle Mile and Park La Brea .
La Cienega Boulevard is named after Rancho Las Cienegas Mexican land grant roughly in the region now called "West Los Angeles." The Spanish phrase la ciénaga translates into English as "the swamp " and the area named "Las Ciénegas" was a continual marshland due to the course of the Los Angeles River through that area prior to a massive ...
Southbound exit and northbound entrance; former SR 57: 13.66: 21.98: 14: Diamond Bar Boulevard: 14.90: 23.98: 15: Pathfinder Road: Diamond Bar–Industry line: 15.89: 25.57: 16: SR 60 west (Pomona Freeway) – Los Angeles: Northbound signage and southbound entrance; SR 60 east exit 24A; provides direct exit onto Brea Canyon Road — SR 60 Alt ...
The secondary campus (middle and high school) opened in 2000. The elementary campus is located in Los Angeles and the middle and upper school campus is located in West Los Angeles. There are approximately 300 students in grades K-5, the elementary campus, and 400 in grades 6–12 at the middle and upper school campus.