On Feb. 26, members from Fossil Free UCLA met with the UC Board of Regents’ Committee on Investments, or the COI, to present their case for fossil fuel divestment.

On Jan. 9, Gov. Jerry Brown’s newly proposed budget for the next fiscal year disappointed University of California officials amidst a standoff over tuition increases.
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UC President Janet Napolitano made it clear this April that the UC system was turning its attention toward more private sources of revenue and partnerships with private industry to offset the lack of state funds.