Jack Scott

Brown's China trip may have dubious value for the state

2013-04-10 16:37:00

SACRAMENTO — You know things are going splendidly for a governor when he can arrange a weeklong jaunt through China and not have to pay a cent himself — or even dip into the public till. The fact that it's sort of a 75th birthday bash for...

Community college chief gets new job -- as lecturer

2012-08-30 14:42:41

Community college reforms headed to governor

2012-08-30 18:33:45

Top educators fight to preserve California's 50-year master plan for higher education

2009-12-08 16:33:35

Schwarzenegger now opposes Obama's healthcare, urges delegation "to get in there and fight"

2010-01-06 21:34:42

Michael Hiltzik: Academia and the profit motive

2010-07-03 04:35:48

Students rally in Sacramento

2010-03-22 21:34:03

What should UC be?

2008-05-27 00:00:00

Ban Mylar balloons

2008-06-10 00:00:00

In "What’s helium-filled, foil — and harmless?" Terri Adishian says it's unnecessary to ban helium-filled foil balloons. Tell that to 2,000 residents of Menlo Park. On March 24, they came home to find no power. Why? Because a Mylar balloon...

Seniors Get a Hard Sell on Fee-Laden Annuities

2006-04-24 00:00:00

Maydeen Tharp wanted a living trust. She wound up buying a $230,000 annuity. Tharp, a widowed homemaker, had invited an insurance man to her home in Upland to get her estate in order. The salesman shifted the conversation to a different subject:...

Jack Scott, community college chief and former state senator, gets new job

2012-08-30 14:43:00

Students at the Claremont Graduate University's School of Educational Studies soon will be hearing from one of the most veteran voices in California’s higher education and political systems. Jack Scott, who is retiring this week as chancellor of...

New exec takes on antidrug coalition

2012-01-11 15:52:00

A fixture in local politics has been appointed to lead the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition as its new executive director to help strengthen community partnerships. Suzy Jacobs, who worked for state Sen. Jack Scott and Assembly...

Former state Sen. Jack Scott in 2008.

2012-08-30 14:45:00

Former California State Sen. Jack Scott addresses Glendale Community College students, faculty and staff during a press conference announcing the signing of SB361 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006. (File photo)

2012-03-06 13:42:31