Amid a debate over how to fund and expand the University of California’s nine undergraduate campuses to meet growing demand, a state lawmaker has come out with a different proposal: open a new one focused on technology. A campus akin to the private California Institute of Technology in Pasadena is what Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Glendale, proposes in a new bill, AB 1483… The proposal was news to UC officials, who did not offer an immediate comment. Gatto said he thinks the idea has a shot, given the state’s budget surplus and a group of lawmakers who have vowed to make public education a priority.

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by Katy Murphy, The San Jose Mercury News.

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