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The 2009–2010 California university college tuition hike protests were a series of protests held on college campuses in the University of California system and elsewhere in California in September 2009 through March 2010. The size of the protests at each campus varied with over 4,000 people at UC Berkeley and 20 at UC Merced. [1]
2008–2012 California budget crisis. Furlough at a California Department of Motor Vehicles office in 2009. The U.S. state of California had a budget crisis in which it faced a shortfall of at least $ 11.2 billion, [1] and projected to top $40 billion over the 2009–2010 fiscal years. [2]
California faced another budget gap for 2010, [8] with $72 billion in debt. [9] California faced a massive and still-growing debt. [10] In June 2009 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said "Our wallet is empty, our bank is closed and our credit is dried up." [11] He called for massive budget cuts of $24 billion, about 1 ⁄ 4 of the state's budget. [11 ...
The Federal Open Market Committee action known as Operation Twist (named for the twist dance craze of the time [ 1]) began in 1961. The intent was to flatten the yield curve in order to promote capital inflows and strengthen the dollar. The Fed utilized open market operations to shorten the maturity of public debt in the open market.
A Democrat, Ting represents the state's 19th District, which includes the west side of San Francisco, in addition to Broadmoor, Colma, Daly City, and South San Francisco. [1] Ting was chair of the Assembly Committee on Budget and was the first Asian-American to hold the position.
Officials estimate the law, Senate Bill 423, will cut approval time for projects in San Francisco from two years to six months, streamlining that housing advocates consider a much-needed course ...
The November 2009 San Francisco general elections were held on November 3, 2009, in San Francisco, California. The elections included those for San Francisco city attorney and treasurer, and five ballot measures .
More than 700 students and several faculty members were arrested across campuses between late 2009 and the middle of 2011. [citation needed] National Day of Action 2010. The campaign inspired a call for a nationwide day of action against tuition increases and budget cuts on March 4, 2010.