Posts Tagged: 12 percent

Bill before governor would remedy CSU’s underpayment of staff

The University tower Building at San Jose State. (Photo: Joe Mercier, via Shutterstock)

by CONNIE LEYVA posted 09.22.2022

OPINION: The largest public university system in the nation sounded the alarm this summer declaring that it was struggling to attract and retain qualified staff. (Spoiler alert: It is not due to a worker shortage.) The Chancellor for the California State University, Steve Relyea, wrote: “It is not an overstatement: The CSU’s mission is in jeopardy if it is unable to recruit and retain qualified employees to serve its students and to fulfill the significant role that the CSU plays within California’s economy.”

CA prepares for health care battle

A physician prepares a syringe for use. (Photo: Shutterstock)

by DOROTHY MILLS-GREGG posted 12.20.2016

The results of a presidential election won by Republican Donald Trump has some in a panic. And with GOP majorities in both houses of Congress, Trump presumably can do just about anything. But California health advocates are not talking about abandoning the state’s healthcare system. They’re preparing for a fight.

Voters turn attention to drug costs

A handful of prescription medication. (Photo: vepar5, Shutterstock)

by CHUCK MCFADDEN posted 09.02.2016

Californians face one of the highest-stakes ballots ever on Nov. 8, including fierce and expensive campaigns involving sex, guns, and drugs. Especially drugs.