The governor could stick with his 4% raise, understanding that the tuition will increase under the regents’ plan, and accept this as a compromise solution that makes no one happy, especially not students. He could give in and let UC have everything it wants, remembering that much of the campaigning for his Proposition 30 tax increase was accomplished by college students who were led to believe funding would be restored to their schools. That scenario is about as likely as Brown deciding that the California bullet train is a bad idea. He could take revenge by eliminating any increase for UC, which would rightly make him appear petty and vindictive, willing to harm the young adults of this state, and lose academic talent to colleges elsewhere. Or the state can hope for something better from Brown, a recognition that although he’s the expert on cutting budgets, he’s not the voice of authority on what UC needs.

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by The Editorial Board, The Los Angeles Times.

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