SB 959

Funeral-protection measure sponsored by Sen. Ted Lieu
SACRAMENTO – A measure by Sen. Ted W. Lieu, D-Torrance, that seeks to protect grieving families from disruptive protests while balancing constitutionally sanctioned, free-speech protections sailed through the Senate today on a bipartisan vote.
 

The California State University Board of Trustees on Wednesday unanimously approved capping salaries for new presidents in response to public outcry last year over a campus president's pay package.

The new policy will cap salaries for newly hired university presidents at $325,000 or no more than 10 percent above what their predecessors made. The base salaries are paid by state taxes.

By Nanette Asimov

In a last-minute turnabout that eased a chorus of critics only somewhat, California State University trustees voted today to limit salaries for new campus presidents, and to consider economic realities before making salary offers.

The new plan, approved unanimously by the trustees in Long Beach, caps a president's base pay at 10 percent of what the prior president earned, but allows it to be supplemented with private money.

CSU's trustees are about to approve a compensation policy for top managers that, overall, makes no sense for CSU's mission and today's economic realities.

Maybe the trustees of California State University need to take a remedial music class. Their tone-deafness is disturbing.

LONG BEACH, Calif.—The California State University board of trustees on Wednesday capped salaries of newly hired campus presidents at $325,000 after an outcry over a $400,000 pay package approved for a new president last year when tuition shot up 12 percent.

The new policy will establish a salary ceiling of $325,000 or raise the salary by no more than 10 percent of the pay received by the outgoing president.