Fresno State slows water use; 2 wells out of service, Fresno Bee
High temperatures and low water pressure have led Fresno State officials Monday to take conservation steps.

More housing on way for Cal State students, Press-Enterprise
The additional units for 460 near the San Bernardino campus should be available by fall 2004.

 

Senate leader promises GOP budget amendments will fail, San Diego Union-Tribune
Senate President Pro Tempore John Burton, D-San Francisco, said yesterday that Republican budget amendments will be rejected today, a setback to hopes that a 2-week-old deadlock might end soon.

 

 

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It's tough to be a student, Chico Enterprise Record
California's public colleges are facing a long, tough budget haul, education experts say, and the end result will only hurt the state's students.

UC, CSU students to receive tuition hike, Ventura County Star
Higher education leaders this week are set to adopt some of the priciest tuition rate increases in a decade for California's two public university systems.

Pierce president leads restoration of aging facilities, Los Angeles Daily News
Pierce College President Darroch "Rocky" Young faces the extraordinary task of balancing classroom cutbacks with a multimillion-dollar campus modernization project.

 

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Dan Walters: Poll contains unleavened bad news for Davis, tax advocates, Sacramento Bee
Gray Davis desperately needs the state fiscal crisis to disappear, but his popularity -- and credibility -- have plummeted to such low levels that the more he tries to win public support for his budget plan, the less backing his approach appears to be garnering.

Daniel Weintraub: Arnold for governor would be powerful candidate, Sacramento Bee
I don't know if Arnold Schwarzenegger will run for governor. But I do know this: Our standard-order politicians are dreaming if they think they are going to blow him away.

Editorial: Budgeting, Nevada-style, San Francisco Chronicle
Could there be a lesson for California lawmakers in last week's ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court that legislators could not let a two-thirds requirement for increasing taxes block the mandated funding of education?

Editorial: A real debate, Fresno Bee
Democrats shouldn't abdicate their responsibility just to save Davis.

Editorial: California must offer a decent education, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
The results are in on the state's high-school exit exam: California flunked.

Editorial: Striking a deal, not a solution, San Jose Mercury News
Rumors are rampant that the state Senate is closing in on a budget deal. A deal is not to be confused with a solution.

Editorial: Men's programs benefit from new, reasonable rules, San Jose Mercury News
In a long-awaited decision, the Department of Education tweaked Title IX regulations last week while reaffirming the landmark 1972 law requiring gender equality in sports.

 

Recall foes filing suit, Sacramento Bee
Supporters of the governor seek to disqualify signature gatherers for alleged fraud.

State leaders pummeled in poll, Sacramento Bee
As California's budget impasse stretches into a third week, voter confidence in state leaders has disintegrated and support has declined for tax increases, according to a new statewide poll.