"We have to do less with less," said Cal State trustee member Christopher J. Steinhauser. "We are going to have fewer programs, fewer positions. And anyone listening to this meeting, if they think that we can do this without doing that, they're really kidding themselves."
Protecting ongoing funding for Cal State, community college, and University of California is a priority to stick with the commitments made to California students in the budget, as emphasized by Assembly members David Alvarez and Greg Wallis.
Cal State faces a three-year operating deficit of $831 million through 2025-26, with significant increases from initial estimates, largely due to reduced financial support from Gov. Newsom and rising labor costs.
The budget gap is a result of Newsom scaling back financial support for Cal State owing to the state's budget deficit and increased labor costs from recent pay raises to unionized workers.
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