Largest Gift in Biola University’s History Brings More Than $40 Million to Advance Tech Education
Biola University will be the beneficiary of the largest gift in its 117-year history — a transformational gift of more than $40 million made possible by a Silicon Valley executive passionate about technology and education. The gift will go toward facility investment, endowed professorships, student...
La Mirada NewsBites | May 11-25th
Community Foundation Awards Scholarships to Local Students The La Mirada City Council recently recognized seven graduating seniors who were awarded scholarships by the La Mirada Community Foundation.Since 2005, the Community Foundation has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to 111 graduating seniors from La Mirada...
Eight NLMUSD Schools Featured in Media Company Rankings
The 2025 Edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Elementary and Best Middle School rankings were released and eight total Norwalk-La Mirada schools earned mention. The rankings include more than 79,000 public elementary and middle schools across the country. Schools are ranked at...
New Goodman Stadium Opens at La Mirada High School
Hundreds of students, staff, residents and local dignitaries celebrated at La Mirada High School this past Thursday evening at the grand opening ceremony of the new Goodman Stadium, marking the completion of the school's latest athletic facilities project. The stadium, part of a larger project...
NEWS: Local Heroes and Teaching Awards
The Community Spotlight Award recognizes exceptional members or organizations of the community who, through their actions, reflect positively on themselves and the City. On August 3rd, resident and Community Gymnasium member Crisanto De Leon suffered a cardiac emergency and collapsed to the floor. Paul Castillo,...
In-N-Out co-founder makes largest donation in history of Biola University
Unspecified amount from the burger giant will help fund a $92 million 52,100-square-foot film school studio facility La Mirada~Biola University will name its top-ranked film school the Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts in tribute to Esther L. Snyder, co-founder of In-N-Out Burger after the unanimous...
Sánchez delivers $2.2 million to Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District
Last Tuesday, Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) delivered a check in the amount of $2,200,000 to the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District (NLMUSD), funding she secured as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. The funding Congresswoman Sánchez secured will be used to help...
Groundbreaking held at La Mirada High for new athletic facilities
La Mirada High School held the official groundbreaking for its baseball & softball fields recently, officially opening the construction of the long-awaited project. This will be the second construction project on the La Mirada High School campus as the new stadium to house the football...
Controversial moderator raises eyebrows at Norwalk-La Mirada USD Board Candidates Forum
A candidate’s forum ahead of next month’s Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Governing Board election took a contentious tone as candidates questioned the questions they were being asked by a controversial event moderator, which largely centered around topics of critical race theory, abortion, birth control...
La Mirada Community Foundation Scholarships Available
The La Mirada Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its Scholarship program for high school seniors residing in La Mirada. Scholarships include the Bob Jenkins Community Service Scholarship and the Southern California Edison STEM Scholarship.