UC budget

The UC Board of Regents met Thursday at UCSF Mission Bay, discussing a substantial program that aims to reduce administrative costs and unanimously passing the controversial 2017-18 budget.

The California Legislature approved a $170.9 billion state budget plan Wednesday, allocating $3.5 billion to the University of California for the 2016-17 school year.

The University of California and Gov. Jerry Brown’s office have deliberated for months on the amount of UC funding that will be provided by the state in the 2015-16 fiscal year.

During their first meeting of the year, the University of California Student Association passed a vote of no confidence in the UC Board of Regents and UC President Janet Napolitano, following the regents approval of a tuition increase policy in November.

Gov. Jerry Brown handed the UC Board of Regents what he called a “reality sandwich” Thursday, saying if the university doesn’t change its long-term approach to financial planning, students will face a massive tuition hike in the near future.