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I tie together the last nine months of student advocacy to frame a set of defeats students endured recently: The approval of more UC less-lethal weapons and the governor's veto of a CA bill allowing undocumented students to work at public college campuses. calmatters.org/newsletter/uni…

California is home to nine of the nation's top 50 universities, including the top two public universities in the U.S. -- UCLA and UC Berkeley. usnews.com/best-colleges/… That said, rankings are frought, many researchers say. But students rely on them: chronicle.com/article/colleg…

Another year, another story of mine that The CSU may be unable to afford itself. We're talking layoffs, course cuts and deep pessimism at the nation's largest four-year public university system, home to 450,000+ students. calmatters.org/education/high…

A former student sues University of California over its decision to not hire undocumented students. This is potentially setting up a fascinating court battle over whether federal law that says employers cannot hire undocumented workers applies to state agencies. calmatters.org/education/high…

How to stay calm when Elon Musk says he’s leaving California — and other lessons from business relocations By Levi Sumagaysay calmatters.org/economy/2024/1…

CA hate-crimes data: "While anti-Black crimes are notably down, they continue to represent a disproportionate share of hate crimes, and crimes against Jewish and Arab/Muslim Californians have continued to increase." ppic.org/blog/hate-crim…

.John A. Pérez, a UC regent, on UC antisemitism: "There is a perniciousness of the antisemitism that we've seen on our campuses and in broader society that is not paralleled by anything else today." Regents were discussing Oct.'s UCLA antisemitism report: antisemitismreport.org

BREAKING: University of California approves a tuition hike of $3,402 on top of other planned increases for new nonresident students who'll start school next fall. Story with context, plus insight into UC's budget woes and its huge construction plans. calmatters.org/education/high…

Thousands of people protesting ICE deportations in Los Angeles. Protesters are marching on the 101 freeway near downtown, shutting down traffic.

Protestors are marching through traffic on the 101 fwy

And here's the number of RECIPIENTS of social security in each age bucket with the death field set to false (and recipient set to true). A mere 89,106 are aged 99+, not the tens of millions suggested by Elon Musk.

If you're attending the University of California Regents meeting at UCLA this week, be advised that new rules limit masks inside the public comment area. They have to be clear or off. There's a separate overflow room for masked individuals upstairs, but not where the regents are.

The fact that reporters are being forced to rely on laid-off workers and their union for basic information about the types/breakdown of employees who were let go from the Education Department last week is utterly ridiculous. This is not transparency; it's the opposite.

Los Angeles Immigration Protest thread 🧵

SEIU California leader David Huerta outside the Federal courthouse in Los Angeles, released on a $50k bond after being arrested on Friday and charged with "conspiracy to impede an officer” during an ICE protest.

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