The Recall and the UC Budget - Continued

 

Source: https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1371478840963264516

We noted in an earlier post about the UCLA Anderson Forecast and the UC budget last week that things were looking good for that budget.* Revenues did not suffer from the coronavirus pandemic as had been expected. We also noted that the politics of the likely-to-occur gubernatorial recall created a climate in which both the governor and the legislature will want to make folks happy.

As can be seen above, the governor is now officially acknowledging the recall. (Last week he only indirectly referred to it.) He now characterizes it:

Or direct to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxP9fDPpzrA

While I doubt anyone at the Regents this week will say it as directly as this posting, everyone understands the political reality.

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*http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2021/03/what-ucla-anderson-forecast-and-other.html