People say California’s recall election ““ whenever it happens ““ will attract voters who usually stay away from the polls. The chance to unseat a governor three years before his term ends and to choose from any of more than 130 characters vying to replace him sparks interest in many who otherwise are disenchanted by politics. Read more...

Californian medical practitioners are at a loss for words when it comes to describing their feelings about Proposition 54 ““ five words to be exact. The issue is with the words “medical research subjects and patients” which was written into an exemption clause of Proposition 54, a controversial initiative that if passed by voters in the recall election would prevent state agencies from collecting data on an individual’s ethnicity. Read more...

The Class of 2007 has a lot to look forward to ““ economists expect jobs will actually be available when they graduate. The same cannot be said for last year’s graduates, and may threaten this year’s graduates in their attempts to secure employment after graduation. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO ““ While September’s UC Board of Regents meeting was the last one for outgoing president Richard Atkinson, it was the first for regents Dolores Huerta and Jodi Anderson, the two most recently appointed board members. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Last year, the University of California faced one of its greatest financial challenges in its 143-year history, with sweeping budget cuts, student fee increases, and a denial of salary increases to faculty and staff, all of which threatened the future of the most prestigious public university system in the world. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The University of California Board of Regents just raised student fees by 30 percent, but in light of a budget crisis likely worse than last year’s, they are forced to consider raising fees again. Read more...