State & Regional Education
CSU board postpones fee hikes at governor's urging
The California State University board of trustees on Tuesday heeded pleas from Gov. Jerry Brown and students to postpone indefinitely a set of proposed tuition hikes at the 23-campus system. Trustees decided to withdraw the proposal on Monday after discussions with the governor and students, said board chairman Robert Linscheid. ...
Food labels multiply, some confuse consumers
Want to avoid pesticides and antibiotics in your produce, meat, and dairy foods? Prefer to pay more to make sure farm animals were treated humanely, farmworkers got their lunch breaks, bees or birds were protected by the farmer and that ranchers didn't kill predators? Food labels claim to certify a ...
Young voters turned the tide for Brown's Prop 30
Gov. Jerry Brown secured a convincing win for his tax initiative on last week's ballot, thanks partly to voters who might not seem like a natural constituency for the 74-year-old, lifelong politician — young voters. Those under 30 helped Brown win relatively easy passage for his Proposition 30, which will ...
Cal State targets 'super seniors' with hefty fees
They're called super seniors, and they can be found on nearly every college campus in America. These veteran undergraduates have amassed many more units — and taken many more classes — than they need to earn a degree, with college careers that can stretch well beyond the traditional four years. ...
State ballot filled with competitive races
Tuesday's general election will be a super-charged affair compared to California's sleepy primary in June, when less than a third of registered voters bothered to cast a ballot. This time, Democrats are angling for even greater control of the state Legislature, both major parties are spending record amounts in newly ...
As tax initiative teeters, Brown makes final pitch
In a final weekend of campaigning, Gov. Jerry Brown is asking everyone from students to venture capitalists to lend a hand in pushing his struggling $6 billion tax increase across the finish line. The Democratic governor was expected to make several appearances in Los Angeles Saturday afternoon to rally the ...
Brown pleads for votes for struggling tax hike
With time running out and his odds growing longer, California Gov. Jerry Brown pleaded with voters Wednesday to support his $6 billion-a-year tax increase and warned of deep cuts unless residents send more money to Sacramento. In sometimes uncharted remarks that included fleeting references to the bleak movie "Blade Runner" ...
Brown lauds strength of American Indians
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday told a national gathering of American Indians that the adversity they faced in the past should be a "confidence builder" for future achievements. Brown took a break Monday from campaigning for his tax initiative to address the National Congress of American Indians. The nation's ...
Immigrant advocates blast Gov. Brown for last minute vetoes
Immigrant advocates blasted Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday for last-minute vetoes of bills that could have brought sweeping change to the state's large foreign-born population. The criticism of his decision to nix measures to expand the rights of nannies and house cleaners and protect some illegal immigrants from deportation muted ...
Financial review finds SF City College could be on brink of insolvency
City College of San Francisco could be on the brink of insolvency because of high spending that is at odds with ongoing funding cuts from the state level, according to a financial review of the school released Tuesday. The report by the state's Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team, tasked ...
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