Daily Business Report: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
As tuition keeps increasing, UC students want a bigger say on the Board of Regents
By Khadeejah Khan and Phoebe Huss | CalMatters
The University of California serves 300,000 students, yet only one of the two students on the 26-member Board of Regents is allowed to vote. Now, student leaders are campaigning for a second vote, saying it would better ensure that UC policy reflects all students.
Regents are the top decision-makers of the UC system, and set policies for all campuses, including tuition increases. When one student has to represent the wishes of the entire student population, some feel other perspectives miss out. Last year, when one student regent voted in favor of raising nonresident tuition, the other student regent disagreed, but couldn’t vote on it.
Currently, the non-voting student spends the first year on the board as a “regent-designate.” That student then moves into the voting position the following year. The students are selected from an applicant pool of all UC graduate and undergraduate students and approved by the board.
Who Supported, Opposed, and Profited off Proposition 50?
By Katy Grimes | California Globe
The Special Election for Proposition 50 was passed by voters last week.
Who contributed to its passage – who supported it; and who contributed to its failure – who opposed it?
And, who in the consultancy class profited from Proposition 50?
The contributions and expenses for the YES on Prop. 50 and NO on Prop. 50 campaigns aren’t complete yet, but there are plenty of records updated today at the California Secretary of State and included below.
Curiously, one media outlet in Southern California reported on the NO campaign, but then the story was taken down. The Globe was provided screen shots of the article last evening.
Veterans and active-duty military families experience food insecurity at higher rates
By Feeding San Diego
Nearly 400,000 San Diegans, including 100,000 children, are facing food insecurity. This means they do not have consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. Even more troubling, veterans and active-duty military families experience food insecurity at higher rates than the general population.
Access to nutritious food is one sacrifice local heroes shouldn’t have to make.
Feeding San Diego is here to help. Through our Feeding Heroes program, we collaborate with a network of partners that serve the military community, ensuring they have access to the food they need.
Community support is more critical than ever right now. The government shutdown has delayed paychecks for federal employees and military personnel, as well as vital nutrition benefits such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Veterans and other neighbors who rely on SNAP did not receive their benefits on November 1, making it even more difficult for them to buy groceries.
