Gov. Jerry Brown announced that the California State University budget would be cut by an additional $100 million in a press conference earlier today.
The new cut is a result of lower-than-projected California tax revenue than was projected when the state budget was passed in June, and comes on the heels of a pre-existing $650 million reduction in CSU funding.
“It is disheartening to say the least when your budget is cut by an initial $650 million, but to face an additional $100 million reduction mid-year makes things extremely challenging,” said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed in a statement posted on the CSU website. “We were aware that this was a possibility, and our campuses have been planning accordingly. However, the uncertainty of the overall fiscal outlook for the state is not encouraging and the CSU has run out of good options.”
The CSU board of trustees approved their 2012-2013 budget Nov. 16, in which they petitioned the state legislature to restore $333 million in funds to the depleted budget. The board also approved a 9 percent tuition increase for CSU students, effective fall 2012.
CSU spokeswoman Stephanie Thara noted that today’s cuts will not affect the budget passed last month in the form of another tuition increase, but that the CSU system is disheartened by the news.
“The CSU is cut to the bone,” Thara said. “It’s really devastating to hear.”
john H • Dec 13, 2011 at 7:59 pm
The education system has failed Chris Conner and Vince Munoz who called someone out on something they had no idea about. It’s embarrassing for them and for me to read it.
Dick C. • Dec 13, 2011 at 7:45 pm
All of the things you said she did wrong are incorrect. Fall is not capitalized according to AP style, affect is used properly (so why are you cringing) and pre-existing is hyphenated when it is used as an adjective.
What idiot commenters!
Vince and Chris are dumb • Dec 13, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Idiots obviously don’t know jack about AP style hahaha…so stupid when uneducated idiots voice their moronic opinions that are clearly wrong.
Fernando Leer • Dec 13, 2011 at 6:09 pm
She used “affect” properly, assholes.
Chris Conner • Dec 13, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Wow, awful grammar and style. Great journalism program SFSU! AND LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EFFECT/AFFECT IF YOU’RE A “JOURNALIST”
Vince Munoz • Dec 13, 2011 at 5:55 pm
^^^^^^^ What that guy said. “Pre-existing”, “Fall” should be capitalized and the effect/affect made me cringe. And this girl is an editor? Yikes. No wonder sh’e a fifth year LOL.