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Lawsuit against Prop 13’s 2/3 requirement reported rejected
Byadmin November 22, 2012

Charles Young The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) has reported this afternoon via its email service that the lawsuit filed by former UCLA Chancellor Charles Young to overturn the 2/3 tax increase requirement in Prop 13 of 1978 has been rejected by the California Supreme Court. So far, no other news source has so reported: The California Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to significant aspects of Proposition 13, prosecuted by former UCLA Chancellor Charles Young… Earlier this year, the 2nd District Court of Appeal agreed with attorneys representing the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association that Young’s suit challenging…

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Would it work for UC?
Byadmin November 21, 2012

We have noted in prior posts that the Regents (with a push from Gov. Brown) are interested in promoting online education at UC. A somewhat different model is noted today in a brief article in Inside Higher Ed. Online education, even if aimed at a mass audience, is often (not always) a pre-recorded program. That is, something is put online and students access it at their convenience individually. The article in Inside Higher Ed reports that Yale, Columbia, and Cornell are using video conferencing (so it’s live and at a fixed time) for small courses (capped at 12 students in…

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The Cultural Landscape Foundation Lists UCLA Japanese Garden as Among Major Threatened Sites
Byadmin November 20, 2012

The Cultural Landscape Foundation included the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden on its “Landslide 2012” listing of endangered landscapes which appeared on Nov. 14. As readers of this blog will know, UCLA’s attempt to sell the garden with no guarantee that it will be preserved has been enjoined. There is a long history which goes back to a gift to UCLA of the garden by former Regents chair Edward Carter with the university promising to maintain the garden in perpetuity. You can find background on this blog by searching under “Japanese Garden.” We have urged the university to sit down with…

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More on the Harran Case Hearing
Byadmin November 20, 2012

The LA Daily News carries a story about the hearing concerning the fatal lab fire in 2008 for which the local DA is holding Professor Patrick Harran criminally responsible. A possible four-year prison sentence is involved. As we have noted in past blog postings, the Regents were at one time charged along with Prof. Harran but have been dropped from the case. UCLA legal counsel believes that this matter is being overcharged by the DA for whatever reasons and is providing his defense. We have also noted that the DA has charged another UCLA professor in a totally-unrelated case, possibly…

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There are all kinds of waves to examine…
Byadmin November 20, 2012

…but the exam below at Anderson today was more wavy than usual:

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Traffic Problems in Going There
Byadmin November 19, 2012

The Westwood-Century City Patch lists road closings and obstructions in the UCLA area today related to the 405 project: === Sepulveda Bl reduced to one lane each direction near Constitution. Sepulveda Bl reduced near Constitution. Sepulveda Bl reduced near Cashmere St (east of Sepulveda Bl). Sepulveda Bl reduced from Bronwood to Church, 6 am to 2:30 pm. Sepulveda Bl reduced from Moraga to Church and near Ovada. Sepulveda Bl reduced to one lane each direction from Montana to Church. Homedale fully closed from Sepulveda Bl to Thurston, 6 am to 2:30 pm. Ovada fully closed from Sepulveda Bl to Acanto. Sepulveda…

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Gov. Brown on UC online education & budget
Byadmin November 18, 2012

Last Wednesday, we posted the audio of the UC Regents meeting of that day which Governor Brown attended as an ex officio Regent. We noted in that posting that he pushed for UC to move into online education. And he indicated that without such a shift in the “paradigm,” UC could not receive enough funding from the state to prevent continued increases in tuition. For the convenience of blog readers, below is an excerpt from that meeting in which these views are expressed by Governor Brown: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKX-F5OCBJc?feature=player_detailpage]

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Why Prop 30 Will Not Be a Windfall for UC
Byadmin November 18, 2012

The chart above from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities suggests that the state’s “social welfare” functions will take a growing share of the budget. [Click on the chart to enlarge and make clearer.] Those functions were very limited at the time of the Master Plan’s adoption. Since that time, they have tended to crowd out UC’s share of the state budget. Ultimately, that is why the governor cautioned UC about its wishlist budget at the most recent Regents meeting. You can find the report from which the chart above was taken at:http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3860

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Hearing on UCLA Chemistry Fire Case
Byadmin November 17, 2012

Apparently, the trial of UCLA Prof. Patrick Harran is under way although it is receiving limited media coverage. Readers of this blog will know that the case stemmed from a lab accident in which a student assistant, Sheharbano “Sheri” Sangji, was killed. At one time the Regents were also charged but they were dropped form the case by the DA. We have suggested that in this case and another involving a faculty member, the DA is overreaching in what should be a civil case. UCLA agrees and is providing legal defense for Prof. Harran, Coverage can be found in the…

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Japanese Garden | UCLA

Thanks to the Beverly Hills Courier for Covering Our Coverage of the Japanese Garden Issue
Byadmin November 17, 2012

Beverly Hills Courier, Nov. 16, 2012, pp. 5, 13. Click on images above to enlarge. Full edition of the Courier is at:http://issuu.com/bhcourier/docs/111612fissue

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Lawsuit against Prop 13’s 2/3 requirement reported rejected

Would it work for UC?

The Cultural Landscape Foundation Lists UCLA Japanese Garden as Among Major Threatened Sites

More on the Harran Case Hearing

There are all kinds of waves to examine…

Traffic Problems in Going There

Gov. Brown on UC online education & budget

Why Prop 30 Will Not Be a Windfall for UC

Hearing on UCLA Chemistry Fire Case

Thanks to the Beverly Hills Courier for Covering Our Coverage of the Japanese Garden Issue

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