Last fiscal year, the total from the state (the basic appropriation and what comes from a host of other state funds) came to around $5 billion, roughly flat from the year before at a time when inflation was a four-ish number. This current year, we are up around $5.1 billion, an increase of a bit over 2% when inflation is maybe a three-ish number. So essentially, UC is experiencing real cuts.*
It is true that if the initial proposal of the governor had been enacted, there would have been a worse situation. But...
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*The budget numbers are at https://ebudget.ca.gov/2024-25/pdf/Enacted/GovernorsBudget/6000/6440RWA.pdf.
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