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As COVID-19 cases rise, at least eight California State University campuses are starting the semester remotely.

Tribal groups sued the university in October 2019 after the campus dumped construction soil from a housing development on the site of Puvungna, a site that has significant spiritual importance for the Native American tribes.

Updated: 5:29 PM PDT April 22, 2021 CALIFORNIA, USA — The California State University and University of California systems jointly announced Thursday that they will both require all students and staff returning for on-campus classes and activities to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The requirement, however, will not take effect until one or more of the COVID vaccines receives full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Current vaccines are being administered under emergency-use authorizations from the FDA. The universities' planned vaccination requirement...

- ADVERTISEMENT - The California Native American Heritage Commission, a nine-member body appointed by the governor, has accused the university of misstating the commission’s position on the care of the site, and misrepresenting the commission’s role in facilitating talks between CSULB and local tribal groups. While the commission’s agenda for Friday doesn’t provide details beyond listing a tribal request for a “Puvungna Investigation,” the commission previously wrote a letter saying the request was related to CSULB’s handling of the site. “This means there is the potential the...

Calling Long Beach a welcoming community with a history of supporting immigrants, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to lease the Convention Center to the federal government to use as an emergency shelter for migrant children who are arriving unaccompanied at the U.S.-Mexico border. - ADVERTISEMENT - The federal Department of Health and Human Services last week tapped Long Beach as a possible shelter location as convention centers in Dallas and San Diego have already been converted to emergency shelters. With the council approval, the city will begin negotiating a contra...