"This notion of the California dream, the idea that every adult could go to college, we’ve been hacking away at that during every recession for the past 25 years, and this year may well be it," said Patrick M. Callan, president of the San Jose-based National Center for Public Policy and Education. "We’re coming out of this really tarnished." The governor and legislative leaders acknowledge that the cuts will be devastating, but say they have no choice. Already, campuses from Humboldt to San Diego are raising fees, shedding courses, slashing enrollment and compelling faculty and staff to take unpaid furlough days. Class sizes are up, library hours are down, and new programs and schools are on hold.

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by Larry Gordon, Gale Holland and Mitchell Landsberg, The San Luis Obispo Tribune.

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