Noteworthy Items

Budget Bulletins

#19: May 15, 2003
#18: Apr. 25, 2003
#17: Mar. 30, 2003
#16: Mar. 24, 2003
#15: Mar.19, 2003
#14: Mar. 14, 2003
#13: Mar. 13, 2003
#12: Feb. 26, 2003
#11: Feb. 1, 2003
#10: Jan. 24, 2003 (PDF)
#9: Jan. 23, 2003
#8: Jan. 21, 2003
#7: Jan.20, 2003
#6: Jan. 16, 2003
#5: Jan. 15, 2003
#4: Jan. 13, 2003
#3: Dec. 20, 2002
#2: Dec. 19, 2002
#1: Dec. 18, 2002

How Does the Budget Crisis Affect You?

Want to express your opinion about the proposed community college budget cuts? Send a virtual postcard to your legislators, or visit Keep the Doors Open.

Useful Links

• Governor's Budget/State Department of Finance
• Community College League of California Legislative Office
• California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
• Chancellor's News and Announcements
• Faculty Association of California Community Colleges
• California Legislative Information
• Contact Your State Legislative Representatives

Current News Stories

• Davis budget pushes problems into the future, Sacramento Bee (5/15/2003)
• College leaders pleased with budget, San Francisco Chronicle (5/15/2003)
• California budget revision spares colleges, but no joy on campus, Associated Press (5/15/2003)
• California colleges may not get hit as hard, Oakland Tribune (5/14/2003)
• Davis' revised budget raises car license fees, San Francisco Chronicle (5/14/2003)
• Students fight fee increases, Davis Enterprise (5/15/2003)
• California's budget to affect students' fees, Daily Bulletin (5/11/2003)

Responding to the Crisis
"Full Access to Higher Education for all Californians," testimony presented to the state Assembly Education Committee by De Anza College President, Dr. Martha Kanter. (PDF)

Press  Conference
“Access Denied,” a press conference addressing the effects of the Governor's proposed budget cuts on the California community college system, took place at De Anza College on Jan. 31. See the highlights of the press conference.

A video of the 60-minute meeting is online. To view the video, you will need RealOne Player Version 1 (Windows) or RealPlayer 8 (Mac) installed on your computer. The video may take a while to load if you have a slow Internet connection or are watching the captioned version. If you are using a computer on the De Anza College campus, our firewall may interfere with the video.

1. a high speed Internet connection and are not using a computer on the De Anza College campus. View video feed 1.
2. a slower Internet connection or are using a computer on the De Anza campus. View video feed 2.
3. a high speed Internet connection and are hearing impaired. View video feed 3.