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The series of firestorms currently underway at California’s public colleges and universities appears not to have burnt itself out yet. Just today, a group of students from the state's elite University of California schools gathered in Sacramento at the state capitol to protest increased budget cuts and what San Francisco Chronicle contributor Daniel Sargent calls “divestment from public education.”  Faced with this phenomenon, the Chronicle asks a sobering question whose potential answers should

The 550,000 students enrolled at the University of California and the California State University system have been served a steady diet of tuition and fee increases over the past few years.  In part to cope with a $350 million net cut in state support to both systems this year, a 32 percent increase for UC students -- $1,929 -- is scheduled to take effect in September – on the heels of a 9.3 percent increase in 2009. CSU increased tuition 30 percent in 2009. In September, tuition climbs another

Imagine if ANYONE could run for office, wouldn’t that be nice? When I say “ANYONE” I mean even people who do not have a million dollars. Yes, I know, it’s hard to imagine.  But what if candidates- under strict rules- received enough money from a state fund to actually win an election? AB 583 is authored by Assemblymember Loni Hancock (D- East Bay) and intends to do just that. If you receive 7,500 contributions of $5 each, and neither accept money nor use your own money, you may qualify for 1 -

While Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a statement asking proponents of gay marriage to remain peaceful in their reaction to the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Prop. 8 and the state's ban on gay marriage, Golden State Democratic leaders vowed that the fight to legalize same-sex marriage in California isn't over. Following the court's release of the ruling, many of those leaders quickly issued statements. Here are a sampling: California Democratic Party Chairman John B

AMERICAN CANYON -- Although it's just a few miles from SanFrancisco -- arguably the epicenter of the marriage equality movementin California -- a majority of City Council members in the Napa Countytown of American Canyon voted this week to reject a resolution supporting gay marriage. Calling it an "abuse" of the council's authority, City CouncilmanEd West successfully moved to table the resolution in support ofmarriage equality proposed by colleague Joan Bennett. "It does not belong before us,

Arlen Specter is like the guy with two potential prom dates, though by the end of next year he could be sitting home alone. Why does a Pennsylvania Republican even matter in California? For the same reason residents of the Golden State should look to Connecticut Democrat Joe Lieberman -- yes, he's still officially registered as a Democrat -- as an example of what happens to centrists that one party deems too much of something but another finds is not enough of something else. They're both text

The prospect of an open primary  in California should send shivers down the spines of millions: a forward-thinking  state taking a truly forward-looking step. Sadly, in recent years California  has been allowed to fall into a slump, while unrestrained spending and  little-to-no oversight, has forced many businesses and individuals to  pay the price... literally. With some of the highest taxation rates  in the entire country, and a state government going broke, it's hard  to swallow the age-old p

The percapita income in Californiawas $33,749 in 2005, according to U.S. Census Bureau Data. If thealternative minimum tax fix that expired in December isn't renewed, taxpayersmaking as little as $30,000 to $50,000 could be hit by a levy aimed 40 yearsago at making sure the creative and well-heeled pay up, according to the TaxPolicy Center. Yet thereare people - important people, such as the No. 3 Democrat in the U.S. House ofRepresentatives - who insist on painting the AMT fix the Senate adde