The California State University system could lose $375 million from its budget, leading to significant repercussions for its 460,000 students. The proposed cuts threaten increased layoffs of faculty, the cancellation of academic programs, and poor campus maintenance, as seen at schools like Sonoma State. Interim President Emily F. Cutrer highlighted the deterioration of campus upkeep with overgrown lawns and litter. Lawmakers warn that if enacted, these cuts will impact every campus, compounding issues resulting from rising costs and declining enrollment since 2021.
Emily F. Cutrer, Sonoma State's interim president, remarked on the visible decline in campus maintenance, stating, 'The lawns don't seem to be mowed like they used to be, that there is a lot of trash and garbage around.'
Sen. John Laird warned, 'If the reductions were to hold, what’s happening at Sonoma State is the first of what we will see at every Cal State University campus.'
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