California's Master Plan for Higher Education needs to be revised--and soon--according to this September 30 Long Beach Press-Telegram editorial.

As this October 5 Sacramento Bee article points out, signs of a slow and fitful recovery emerged in August in some communities across the country where unemployment dropped and foreclosures stabilized. That's according to the Associated Press' monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties.

This September 29 Contract Negotiations News outlines results of a September 24 meeting  with CSU management on two furloughs issues. This side letter deals with the workload complaint process for exempt employees during a non-furlough week.

As this September 20 Sacramento Bee article details, California legislators have done everything possible to stave off taxes since Prop. 13 was passed in the late 1970s. That's meant that, all too often, bookkeeping gimmicks have replaced new revenues, a pattern that has led us to today's state budget crisis.

GC update, CSUEU negotiates Head Start contract, big demo planned at Chancellor's Office, exec pay bill awaits Gov's signature, and more!