CSU trustees appoint William A. Covino as president of California State University, Los Angeles –
William A. Covino, a veteran Florida and California administrator, was named Wednesdayas the new president of Cal State L.A., becoming the first new leader of the El Sereno campus in 33 years. LA Times article; Fresno State news release
Read MoreJoseph Castro, UCSF vice chancellor, named new Fresno State’s first Latino president –
Joseph Castro, a Hanford native, made history Wednesday when he was named the next president of Fresno State, becoming the first Latino to hold the post. Fresno Bee article; Fresno State news release
Read MoreJerry Brown talks about his past, drops hints about his future –
Gov. Jerry Brown, who is known to break out the occasional Latin phrase during stump speeches and news conferences, said he liked the language because “it’s obscure and makes you smarter than everybody.” The quip came during a free-flowing speech to about 1,000 state business leaders and others at a breakfast hosted by the California Chamber of Commerce that also covered Brown’s rebellious youth, his wife’s management of his career, his presidential ambitions and the state budget. LA Times article; San Jose Mercury News article; Capitol Alert
Read MoreJerry Brown downplays analyst’s budget forecast, pledges to ‘stay the course’ –
Gov. Jerry Brown Wednesday downplayed an estimate by the nonpartisan legislative analyst that California will collect about $3.2 billion more in revenue than Brown projected in his budget revision last week, saying the difference is minor and he will hold the line on spending. Capitol Alert
Read MoreAfter 16th state Senate win, Andy Vidak must ready for 2014 re-election bid –
Twenty years ago, Fresno Democrat Jim Costa lost to Hanford Republican Phil Wyman in a special election to fill the 16th state Senate seat. The following year, Costa came back to win the seat. After Hanford Republican Andy Vidak posted a convincing victory Tuesday over Bakersfield Democrat Leticia Perez in a 16th state Senate special election, Democrats were hoping history can repeat itself — and Republicans were calculating how to solidify Vidak’s future. Fresno Bee article; Bakersfield Californian editorial; Bakersfield Californian article
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