UC Davis

Connecting the Dots: Top news stories for Thursday, May 3, 2012

Angela Johnston — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:47:15 +0000

(SF Gate) // After much criticism, California State University officials say they will consider scrapping a policy that would allow them to pay new presidents 10 percent more than outgoing presidents. Instead, incoming presidents would earn the same salaries as their predecessors until 2014...

Connecting the Dots: Top News Stories for Thursday, April 19

Fatima Duran — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:38:53 +0000

California's clean-technology investment is growing, according to a report released today by SF-based nonprofit Next 10, a nonprofit promoting awareness around the environment, technology, and the economy. From 2010 to 2011, investment rose 24% to $3.5 billion, and while Next 10 says this was a significant boost to the state's financial recovery, some economists say the clean-tech industry is still a small sector of California's overall economy...

Connecting the Dots: Afternoon edition for Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Jayme Catsouphes — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:12:32 +0000

An Oakland judge has agreed to delay the release of a report on the UC Davis pepper spray incident. An attorney for a union that represents campus police says it needs more time to determine if releasing the report would violate a state law designed to protect the names of officers interviewed during the internal investigation...