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Sep 17th, 2015
A union-backed measure on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk would require that a handful of cities and one county disclose more information about outsourced services, but the bill’s...
Dec 30th, 2014
The University of California took a 20-year vacation from paying into its pension. During that time, UC changed investment plans and ending up losing lots of money because of poor...
Dec 14th, 2014
The new round of tuition increases just approved by the UC regents again is focusing attention on our state government's failure to adequately fund California's higher education...
Sep 8th, 2011
A venerable, iconic institution, the University of California faces increasing criticism from lawmakers and the public for appearing insensitive to the concerns of the public and...
Sep 7th, 2011
SACRAMENTO – A three year legislative battle has paid off for Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) today as Governor Jerry Brown (D-Oakland) signed Yee’s bill to bring greater...
Jul 29th, 2011
The University of California should justify to the public why it spends thousands of dollars more per student at four of its 10 campuses and also do a better job of explaining how...
The 92-page audit found huge disparity in the amount of money UC doles out to each of its 10 campuses, with UC Santa Barbara receiving $12,309 per student and UC San Francisco...
SACRAMENTO – The University of California is being criticized in a new state-commissioned audit for failing to release detailed financial information about how it spends...
Jun 2nd, 2011
On a 38-1 bipartisan vote, the California Senate today approved legislation authored by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) to bring greater transparency and accountability to...
