January 6, 2012 5:44 pm Encouraging Job Numbers Get Mixed Results in SoCal The national unemployment figures have dipped to 8.5 percent and some Southern California companies are hiring. But at the same time, people are still losing their jobs. US & World Videos 1:33 Family disturbance call leads to report of shots fired, house fire 2:12 74-year-old woman killed in hit-and-run in University Park 4:33 Calm at UCLA after protest encampment cleared 1:05 Hit-and-run driver kills 80-year-old woman in University Park 2:31 Pro-Palestinian rally held at CSULB