Nathan Brostrom

University of California

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Executive Vice President for Business Operations at the University of California

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The new President of the University of California, Janet Napolitano, has said she doesn’t want a “shoot out” with Governor Brown, but they do have “different visions.”

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The new President of the University of California, Janet Napolitano, has said she doesn’t want a “shoot out” with Governor Brown, but they do have “different visions.”

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Late today -- for the first time in decades -- the state legislature late was on its way to passing a spending plan by the  Constitutional deadline , which expires at midnight…

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Late today -- for the first time in decades -- the state legislature late was on its way to passing a spending plan by the Constitutional deadline , which expires at midnight…

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