John Fensterwald, Author at Local News Matters

Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced Monday that they have reached an agreement on the 2020-21 budget that will preserve spending for K-12 schools and community colleges at current levels, but potentially could result in funding cuts of nearly $1 billion combined for the University of California and California State University. BUDGET DETAILS Late […]

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