There's only so much juice in a lemon - Part 2

In a prior post, we noted that UC and the higher ed budget is particularly vulnerable during state budget crises. We don't have the equivalent of Prop 98 providing a legal entitlement to a share of the budget. And we don't have the kind of legislative lobbying clout that other recipients of state budget support do. Our compact with the governor goes out the window when fiscal pressures arise. It has happened with previous governors. It is happening now.

We also have a more limited ability to appeal to the voting public during crises. 

Below, for example, is an ad soon to appear on TV by the California Teachers Association:

Or direct to https://ia600307.us.archive.org/9/items/newsom-4-3-24-snow-survey/CTA%20Ad%20Protesting%20May%20revise_Support%20Our%20Teachers_%205-21-24.mp4.