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• Budget Conference Committee, June 1, State Capitol, Room 4203, Sacramento - Link
• Student Senate for CCC Meeting, June 6-7, Sacramento - Link
• CSU Student Association, June 12-14, CSU Monterey Bay - Link
• CCC Board of Governors Meeting, July 13-14, Sacramento - Link
• UC Board of Regents Meeting, July 14-16, UC San Francisco, Mission Bay - Link
• CSU Board of Trustees Meeting - July 21, CSU Long Beach - Link
• US Student Association 62nd Annual National Student Congress - July 21-26, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO - Link

Governor framing agenda on taxes, claims votes don't want them - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's first move after the May 19 special election was to immediately tamp down any thoughts of raising more taxes, claiming voters had sent a "clear message" against taxes in rejecting five of six ballot measures. Contra Costa Times

Deeper budget cuts hit schools and California's neediest - A broad array of Californians would be touched in fundamental ways by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest proposal to balance the state budget: senior citizens who attend day-care centers, voters seeking absentee ballots, children who ride the bus to school, parents seeking enforcement of custody orders. - Los Angeles Times

College grants may be chopped - A proposal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to eliminate new Cal Grants to undergraduate college students is facing criticism from local colleges. “You’re directly affecting the low-income, poor students who are trying to get an education,” said Gary Edwards, director of financial aid at The Master’s College. - Santa Clarita Signal

UC executives to take 5 percent pay cut - University of California's president, its chancellors and other top executives will take a 5 percent pay cut as the university prepares a broader response to deep budget reductions imposed by the state. - San Diego Union Tribune

Lawmakers move to take more control over UC system - Two San Gabriel Valley lawmakers are backing a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that would strip University of California trustees of much of their policymaking power. - Pasadena Star-News

California professional schools face shrinking state subsidies - For more than a century, the University of California turned out doctors, lawyers and entrepreneurs from some of the most prestigious – and affordable – professional schools in the country. Sacramento Bee

Summer school latest victim of state budget cuts? - Worsening state budget cuts may have prompted some districts to eliminate summer school, but across the San Gabriel Valley and Whittier areas, educators say they should be able to run one full session - for now, at least. San Gabriel Tribune

Hewlett Leaders recognizes Mendocino College - Mendocino College is one of only three California Community Colleges to be recognized by the Hewlett Foundation as a Hewlett Leader in Student Success for its work in basic skills. Each year roughly half a million new students enroll in community colleges, but at least 70 percent are not prepared for college level coursework. - Lake County News

Deep Cuts Threaten to Reshape California - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did not get the election results he sought. Now he seems determined to show California voters the consequences. New York Times