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CalWatchdog Morning Read – October 4

UC’s Napolitano fights for free speech on campuses How resolutions waste taxpayer time and money for little benefit Medical marijuana community split on legal pot State bar association seeks bailout from state Supreme Court Recap of top bills from last

Janet Napolitano rebukes policing speech on college campuses

James Poulos October 3, 2016

With a single op-ed, UC chief Janet Napolitano has become an unlikely ally of conservative and traditionalist critics of the speech-policing movement among campus crusaders nationwide. In a Boston Globe op-ed entitled “It’s time to free speech on campus again,” Napolitano

University of California ups in-state admissions

James Poulos July 17, 2016

After weathering unprecedented criticism for its revenue-driven admissions policies, the University of California system has appeared to shift officials’ opinion back in its favor, unveiling a modest but symbolic uptick in admissions for in-state students — with an emphasis on certain

UC mounted PR blitz to counter harsh state audit

Chris Reed June 30, 2016

UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi was suspended by UC President Janet Napolitano in April soon after the Sacramento Bee discovered that UC Davis had paid at least $175,000 to consultants to try to remove online references to a 2011 incident in

UC system eyes big out-of-state tuition hike

James Poulos June 7, 2016

A protracted dispute in California about education funding for the UC system has sharpened over a new bill in Sacramento that would require big new hikes in tuition for out-of-state students. Assembly Bill 1711, introduced by Assemblyman Jose Medina, D-Riverside, sailed through

CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 3

CalWatchdog Staff May 3, 2016

Is the end close for UC Davis’ Katehi? Baugh vs. Rohrabacher? Trump vs. Clinton? Personal income tax projections for April are $1 billion off the mark. Democrats think Brown is ready to spend. Good morning! The end appears to

Defiant UC Davis chancellor’s days likely numbered

Chris Reed May 3, 2016

It’s growing difficult to imagine circumstances in which UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi — once considered a high-performing star who brought new resources and attention to her campus — will return to work from her present 90-day paid leave.

UC Berkeley deficit crisis threatens its long-term stability

James Poulos February 19, 2016

Dramatically reopening what had seemed to be a settled matter, the University of California at Berkeley revealed plans for a sweeping spending reassessment due to vast deficits. Berkeley chancellor Nicholas Dirks said “the university had a ‘substantial and growing’ deficit that could threaten its

Tough negotiations prompt UC enrollment to rise

James Poulos November 30, 2015

The dust has settled from Gov. Jerry Brown’s protracted budget negotiations with University of California president Janet Napolitano — to the benefit of 10,000 additional students greenlit for the UC system by the 2018-2019 school year. Meeting in San Francisco, the UC

UCs use Brown agreement for salary boost

James Poulos August 12, 2015

Its budgetary outlook finally clear, the University of California system has pivoted quickly from planning to spending. With negotiations concluded between UC president Janet Napolitano and Gov. Jerry Brown, the board of regents has ushered in a substantial salary hike for