In this commentary, California Budget Project Executive Director Jean Ross argues that a reworking of Prop. 13--including reinstating the ability to raise state taxes with a majority vote--would provide more transparency and accountability in the state budget process.   

January 5: In a press conference this afternoon, Gov. Jerry Brown outlined his proposed 2012-13 budget, which calls for no change from this year’s level of state support of the CSU, provided that his tax initiative slated for the November ballot is passed by voters.   

In this January 2 San Francisco Chronicle opinion piece, AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Lee Saunders debunks a misleading Stanford study whose results indicated a looming CalPERS crisis.
    

December 13: CSUEU released this statement in response to the Department of Finance’s action this morning to enact $1 billion in mid-year trigger cuts, including $100 million in cuts to the CSU system.   

This December 4 Sacramento Bee editorial argues that the CSU Board of Trustees was wrong to cancel its December 5 meeting for fear of dissent and instead needs to focus on administrator salary hikes and other legitimate reasons for the level of angry dissent that the board is now encountering.