This December 28 Los Angeles Times editorial details declines at the CSU and UC systems and outlines suggestions for restoring the California Master Plan for Higher Education, including ways to restore full funding for the CSU.

This December 23 Los Angeles Times article forecasts details of Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed state budget, showing a heavy emphasis on federal assistance. The budget is tentatively set to be presented on January 8.

Assemblymember Noreen Evans' December 18 blog entry details California's dramatically high bond debt, a difficult situation made worse by this sobering fact: experts estimate that needed repairs and improvements to California’s infrastructure—roads, schools, hospitals, parks, and levees—will total up to $400 billion over the next 20 years.

And those options are few, according to this December 20 Sacramento Bee analysis, which provides a forecast of the governor's 2010-11 state budget, tentatively set to be announced on January 8. In the meantime, join the E-March on the governor to make sure that Gov. Schwarzenegger keeps full CSU funding in mind as he develops his proposed budget.

SFSU student protests, Economic Recovery Summit, CSU executive misspent $152,000, EMarch on the governor, Pat Gantt testifies to Committee to Review the Master Plan, and more!

Budget update, protests at CSULA and elsewhere, join the E-March to protect public education, CSUEU Board of Directors meeting features CalPERS CEO, and more!

Update on LSS negotiations: implementation of the LSS series will be held in abeyance.

J.J. Jelincic has won the runoff election for the CalPERS Board of Administration, receiving 109,088 votes to 104,656 for candidate Cathy Hackett.

CSUEU and CSU have reached agreement on implementation of LVN II, phlebotomist and ortho tech classifications.

On December 7, CSUEU President Pat Gantt was invited to provide his perspectives to a newly formed Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education. Read his comments on the impact of cutbacks to the CSU.