Yes!! @GavinNewsom just signed #caleg#SB118, allowing UC Berkeley to reinstate its plans to enroll 2,600+ students this fall! https://t.co/q7WbeKWPQX
Excited that we have reached a deal on a #caleg budget trailer bill, SB 118/AB 168, that is designed to allow UC Berkeley to reinstate its fall enrollment plans, so that 2,600+ students can attend one of the world's finest universities.
https://t.co/0liilaWag5
BREAKING: California Supreme Court has REJECTED @UCBerkeley's request for a stay of a lower court decision blocking it from enrolling 3,050 new students this fall -- story TK from @mzinshteyn
Background: https://t.co/WxJ4YDztnO
Like many of you, I’m outraged by news that thousands of students may be denied a spot at @ucberkeley this fall. My colleagues & I are closely monitoring events, & are hopeful the CA Supreme Court will issue a stay—leaving this year’s numbers in place.(1/2)https://t.co/cBKPK1wrt3
As a Cal alum it breaks my heart that students like @MaxWSchlosberg are being denied access to higher education -- I couldn't imagine my acceptance letter being replaced by this sort of uncertainty and confusion.
This ridiculous court order must not stand. Today, we submitted an amicus brief in support of @UofCalifornia request that the state Supreme Court issue an emergency stay allowing you and thousands of other students to pursue your dream
JUST IN: Gov. Gavin Newsom urges the California Supreme Court to stay a lower court order that would force @UCBerkeley to slash its incoming fall class by one-third, or 3,050 students. https://t.co/U2aPeZquj8
I am so proud of Max — who exclusively refers to me as "My boy!" — for using his voice.
Read his piece in today's SF Chronicle. From the perspective of a Berkeley High School senior who has always dreamed of going to UC Berkeley: