There are all kinds of waves to examine…
…but the exam below at Anderson today was more wavy than usual:
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Traffic Problems in Going There
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
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]
Why Prop 30 Will Not Be a Windfall for UC
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
Hearing on UCLA Chemistry Fire Case
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…
Thanks to the Beverly Hills Courier for Covering Our Coverage of the Japanese Garden Issue
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
Wishlist budget adopted by Regents
As expected, the Regents adopted the budget – which the governor on Wednesday termed a wishlist – yesterday. The value of adopting a wishlist budget which will not be funded as requested was debated on Wednesday but adopted by the Committee on Finance of the Regents. We posted the audio of that meeting, including the governor’s comments. Yours truly was in transit yesterday and so could not record the Regents’ live stream audio. We will, as usual, request the recording as a public document and post it when received. (And [sigh] again we ask why the Regents audios are not…
More Prop 30 Election Post Mortem
There has been much discussion as to whether it was the youth vote that ultimately passed Prop 30, the governor’s tax initiative. Prop 30 had done marginally in the pre-election polls and appeared to be slipping. Yet it ultimately passed with 54% of the vote. So did this result stem from a surge in youth voters? It appears that the answer is yes and no. The Field Poll now reports that it underestimated the youth vote when it made its calculation of likely voters. Pollsters routinely adjust their samples to try and get at who will actually show up on…
More night traffic problems in the UCLA area
Traffic Notice Full Closure Description What: Full closure of Sepulveda Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Church Lane/Ovada Place When: 10pm – 6am on the nights of Wednesday, November 14th; Thursday, November 15th; and Friday, November 16th Where: Sepulveda Boulevard between Wilshire and Church/Ovada Impacts: Sepulveda Boulevard will be closed in both directions. The I-405 off-ramp at Montana will be closed from 7pm until 6am each of these nights.==== Mitigation: Southbound Sepulveda traffic will be detoured to SB Church to EB Sunset to SB Veteran to WB Wilshire to SB Sepulveda. Northbound Sepulveda traffic will be detoured to EB Wilshire…
You can guess what grade Peter Taylor gave the Berkeley students for their swap report
From the San Francisco Chronicle op ed by Peter Taylor, UC chief financial officer: The University of California has come under criticism for its finance decisions – specifically three interest rate “swaps” made on funds borrowed over the past 10 years to expand university medical centers. Swaps exist to insulate borrowers such as UC from volatile interest rates. They work like this: The university borrowed money at a variable interest rate, with the payments rising and falling with interest rates. It then swapped those payments for payments at a fixed rate. Thus, if the interest rate rises, then the university pays…