Governor Brown Offers Preview For Next State Budget
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Governor Jerry Brown meant what he said about keeping California’s spending in-check, even though voters have approved giving him more tax money to spend. At Tuesday’s UC Regents...
View ArticleUC Regents Add Muslim Student Representative Over Jewish Groups’ Objections
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – The University of California’s governing board confirmed its first Muslim student member Wednesday, despite some Jewish groups’ claims that she marginalized Jewish students and...
View ArticleProtesters Disrupt Meeting As Napolitano Confirmed As 1st Female UC President
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was confirmed Thursday as the next president of the University of California amid protests both outside and inside the...
View ArticleAbout The Bay: The Perks Of Being Janet Napolitano
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Last week Janet Napolitano just about tripled her old salary as Homeland Security Secretary now that she’s confirmed to be the next president of the University of California....
View ArticleInitial Funding Approved To Redo UC President’s House
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) – When former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano takes over as president of the University of California later this month, she will live in leased accommodations that...
View ArticleUC Regents Committee Approves Funding For Dilapidated President’s Mansion
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A University of California regents committee has approved $620,000 in funding to fix a leaky roof and make seismic improvements to a mansion that has traditionally housed the...
View ArticleUC Turns To Social Media To Raise Money For Scholarships
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — Putting a technological spin on the adage that it takes a village to raise a child, the University of California launched a campaign on Wednesday to harness the power of...
View ArticleNapolitano Proposes Tuition Freeze At 1st UC Regents Meeting
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – At her first University of California Board of Regents meeting as UC president, Janet Napolitano on Wednesday proposed a tuition freeze and announced several new initiatives,...
View ArticleFamily Of Cal Football Player Ted Agu Filing Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against...
BERKELEY (CBS/AP) — Attorneys representing the family of former California football player Ted Agu filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Regents of the University of California. Agu died following...
View ArticleUniversity Of California Regents Shelve Policy Tying Coach Bonuses To...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — The University of California’s governing board tabled a policy on Thursday that would have made the public college system the nation’s second to tie bonuses awarded to...
View ArticlePro-Warriors Arena Protesters Expected At UC Regents Meeting In SF’s Mission Bay
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— The UC Board of Regents meets in San Francisco on Thursday and with that comes the expectation of protests. However, this time around instead of trying to prevent something from...
View ArticleUC Regents To Vote On Whether To Prohibit Anti-Zionism On Campus
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – The University of California’s Board of Regents is expected to vote Wednesday on a proposed policy on intolerance that includes anti-Zionism as a form of discrimination that...
View ArticleUC Regents Approve Anti-Semitism Statement Of Principles
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The University of California’s governing board adopted a statement condemning anti-Semitic behavior on Thursday, becoming the first public university system to do so since...
View ArticleLewd Comments Land University Of California Regent In Hot Water Again
LOS ANGELES (CBS SF) – A University of California regent who apologized for making lewd comments captured on audio faces additional scrutiny after a second recording of lewd remarks reportedly...
View ArticleUC Santa Cruz Student’s Rape Claim Leads To $1.15M Settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former University of California, Santa Cruz student who claims she was raped by a professor has settled her claim against the University of California Regents for $1.15 million...
View ArticleUniversity Of California ‘Recalled Retirees’ Receiving $300,000+ In Annual...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Twenty-five University of California retirees are each collecting pensions of at least $300,000, totaling more than $8 million annually, public documents show. The non-profit...
View ArticleProtesters Call For Rollback Of UC Tuition Hike Outside Regents Meeting
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Protests heated up outside a meeting of the University of California regents Wednesday morning as officials gathered to discuss budget concerns raised by a recent audit. Money...
View ArticleUC Regents Postpone Vote On Raising Tuition Until May
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California has delayed a vote on a proposed tuition increase after criticism from Gov. Jerry Brown and impassioned pleas from students who urged the UC governing...
View ArticleUniversity Of California To Raise Tuition For Non-Residents
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California’s governing board has approved a tuition increase for out-of-state undergraduate students of 3.5 percent, or $978 a year, starting in the 2018-19...
View ArticleLawmakers Propose Limits On University Of California Power
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Several state lawmakers say they want to curb the power of the University of California president and regents by limiting salaries and shortening terms. The proposed state...
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