A Progressive Tax to Save California: How Unions Can Push Governor Brown to do the Right Thing

California has the largest economy of any state in America with a gross product of just over 1.9 trillion dollars. However, next year, Calif...

A Letter to the Regents

Here is a letter that I plan to send to the members of the UC Board of Regents: While I am happy that I have been appointed to the Investme...

UC and the State: Sacramento Update

During the last couple of weeks, I have spent a lot time in the state capital with three goals in mind: reduce the budget cuts for the UC sy...

Understanding the UC Budget Part II

In a response to AFSCME’s suggestions of how to reduce the University of California’s spending, UCOP has written a detailed discussion of th...