Public universities remain good stewards of public money:
The university's use of retirees drew attention in April after UC Berkeley Police Chief Victoria Harrison left with a lump sum $2.1 million retirement package and then was immediately rehired for her old job - with a pay raise
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According to a university database reviewed by The Chronicle, there were 1,900 pensioners on the payrolls of the 10 campuses and the university's headquarters last February. The review also found widespread violations of guidelines that limited retired workers to no more than one year of re-employment and generally no more than about 19 hours of work each week.
More here. I suppose it's a good thing that the government is going after some waste. But only now?
How can anyone at the University of California complain of cuts when they squandered taxpayer money, giving millions-of-dollars as gifts to insiders like Victoria Harrison?