Notes from the Field

Top 10 donors to Prop. 30

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Jill Wong/Senior Staff

Gov. Jerry Brown’s campaign for Proposition 30 has raised more than $16 million in the last three months, filings released by the California Fair Political Practices Commission Friday show. Brown’s fundraising efforts trounced those of the primary group opposed to his initiative, which has brought in less than $2 million since July Read More…

Editorials

Future financiers

CAMPUS ISSUES: With UC alumni seemingly reluctant to give back, the question lingers ­— will current students one day donate?

With the state funding about 11 percent of the University of California’s budget, officials are turning to wealthy alumni. Campuses like UC Berkeley are investing in highly paid administrators to wine and dine those former Bears who maybe still bleed enough Blue and Gold to shed a little green for Read More…