More State BudgiLeaks Suggest UC Will Be Cut
As a prior post noted, it is traditional for governors to leak bits and pieces of their budget plans to the news media before the formal presentation. Jerry Brown will be sworn in today and undoubtedly make some budget-related remarks in his inaugural address. The formal budget comes next week. But the reality is that because the budget is a complicated document to prepare, it is already 99% done, if not 100%, and lacks only an unveiling.
The latest leak explicitly mentions UC:
Brown to propose broad list of budget cuts (excerpt)
Jan. 03, 2011, Sacramento Bee, Kevin Yamamura
The broad set of budget cuts that Gov.-elect Jerry Brown will propose in the coming days would touch nearly all Californians, eliminating local redevelopment agencies, shrinking social service benefits, shuttering parks and reducing library hours, according to a source familiar with his budget proposal. Brown, to be sworn in this morning, wants to slash virtually every state-funded program to help balance California’s massive deficit, in many cases resurrecting cuts sought by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger but rejected by lawmakers. Brown would restrict Medi-Cal access, divert low-level offenders to county jails and cut deeply into California State University and the University of California…
Full article at http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/03/3295079/brown-to-propose-broad-list-of.html##
When you read the list of other cuts, you will see that UC will find it hard to make the case that it should be a higher priority. Hey Regents: Are you ready to deal with the situation? At your January meeting?