Bill Clinton backs Prop. 30 and opposes Prop. 32, CalPERS OKs huge hike for long-term care insurance, Almanac of Higher Education 2012 paints a stark California picture, and more...   

This October 19 Sacramento Bee editorial pulls no punches, stating, "Supporters of Proposition 32 claim that their campaign finance initiative cuts the money tie between special interests and politicians. It's a lie. And an $11 million donation from a shadowy Arizona nonprofit illustrates why." Comments CSUEU President Pat Gantt, "The best way to blunt secretive campaign spending is to vote against Proposition 32. Perhaps we should extend a special thanks to the moneybags behind Americans for Responsible Leadership, whoever they are: by dumping $11 million into California politics, they have offered the strongest argument yet for defeating Proposition 32 and holding out for a truly balanced way to blunt the influence of special interests."   

UC Riverside's Timothy White to be the next CSU chancellor, new online pledge card for the November election, Chapter 319's webmaster describes rebuilding their site, Committee on the Future overview, and more!   

October 4: CSU administrators announced this morning that UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy White has been selected to serve as the next chancellor of the CSU.   

October 2: This insightful Huffington Post article by Mother Jones writer Andy Kroll provides a fascinating overview of California's public university legacy and pinpoints the many reasons--including the anti-tax movement, the three strikes law, and prison building--as to why the state's higher education systems are now in decline.   

Secretary of State Bowen rolls out online voter registration, CSU board adopts contingency measures if Prop. 30 fails, a first-hand account from the Democratic National Convention, and more!   

September 18: CSUEU President Pat Gantt released this statement in response to CSU's September 17 announcement that its Board of Trustees will consider adopting a package of budget contingency measures at its two-day meeting today and tomorrow based on the outcome of Proposition 30 on the November 6 ballot. In addition to higher fees for students, those measures include direct impacts on classified staff, including layoffs, non-renewal of contracts, and health care benefit cutbacks.   

Chapters across the state meet to discuss Props. 30 and 32, the California legislature approves a new pension reform bill, CSUEU's Russell Kilday-Hicks is elected as CSEA vice president, and more!   

As this September 15 Los Angeles Times article explains, CSU is sending out a letter to students spelling out the consequences if Prop. 30 is rejected by voters this November, noting that the temporary revenues generated by the ballot measure will avoid a $250 million trigger cut to the CSU. Says CSUEU President Pat Gantt, "The CSU has correctly advised potential students about the impacts of Prop. 30. Saying nothing to current or prospective students would be negligent, as students' college careers are at stake. The naysayers to this effort want to reduce public higher education to a historical footnote, to nothing more than a eulogy line at the funeral for the Master Plan for Higher Education."   

Sacramento Bee contributor Peter Schrag goes into detail about all the reasons to vote against Prop. 32, the November ballot measure that will cripple the ability of unions to fund political action committees, in this hard-hitting September 14 opinion piece.