Payroll report shows UC employee compensation remains below market

The University of California released its 2012 payroll report on Wednesday, which showed that funding from state and educational fees continues to go down while compensation for UC employees remains below market. The total UC payroll of roughly $10.6 billion in 2011 grew to $11.2 billion in 2012. The highest source of Read More…

Rejuvenated league showcased at Pac-12 Media Day

SAN FRANCISCO — Is the Pac-12 back? Among the best conferences in the late 2000s, the league fell flat once Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and other stars left early for the NBA by 2009. Cal was the only Pac-12 team to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Read More…

Conference Questions

Is UCLA head coach Ben Howland on the hot seat? If not for a once-in-a-generation Florida team, Ben Howland could have led the Bruins to consecutive championships in 2006 and 2007. He took squads without big-time recruits, and taught them defense. The result: two Final Fours. But UCLA’s third consecutive Read More…