California $1.5 billion behind budget estimates

Four months into the new fiscal year, California is $1.5 billion short of meeting its revenue goals, according to a report released today from State Controller John Chiang.

“Unless revenues and expenditures begin to track with projections, the State will face increasing cash pressure in the months ahead,” Chiang said in a statement on the California State Controller’s Office website.

Raw Footage: Protesters march on Westwood

On Nov. 9, 2011, eleven people were arrested and protesters shut down Wilshire Boulevard for two and a half hours in the loudest pushback against tuition hikes and state budget cuts near UCLA since 2009. See high-definition raw footage of the event here.

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