Three Bay Area Cal State campuses pitch plan to combine finance, administrative services

THREE FINANCIALLY STRESSED California State University campuses in the Bay Area have announced a proposal to form a “singular administrative network” across functions like finance and human resources to save money.

San Francisco State University, Sonoma State University and California State University, East Bay said the proposed arrangement is part of efforts to reduce costs. Declining enrollment on all three campuses has prompted the universities’ leaders in recent years to cut academic offerings, staff and faculty.