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Assemblymember Jessica M. Calozza and co-author Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens, right, speak at a news conference at UCLA on May 5, 2026.<\/p>\n
(Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n
Samantha Zavala, a UC Riverside junior and UC Student Association. The vice president of UCLAVote, a get-out-the-vote group, said she has spent months advocating with lawmakers and students in support of the bill. <\/p>\n
“Five years ago, we tried this campaign, and we passed committee and we got stuck in appropriations,” he said. \u201cToday, we find ourselves once again ahead of the Higher Education Committee and Appropriations.\u201d He urged students to pressure lawmakers to support the effort before the June deadline.<\/p>\n
Jack Feng, vice president of external affairs for UCLA’s Graduate Students Association, expressed support, but said barriers remain for graduate, out-of-state, international and mid-career students. \u201cIn the more than 50-year history of this position, no international student has ever been appointed,\u201d said Feng, an international student. Feng said he was speaking for himself and not for the Graduate Student Association.<\/p>\n
The UC has not taken a position on ACA 18. In a statement, a spokesperson said students “play an important role in shaping university policies. … Their practical approaches and contributions help make UC the nation’s top public university and we are committed to continuing our strong collaboration with them.”<\/p>\n
But UC stands fully behind Senate Bill 895, the bond measure to fund science research. UC is co-sponsoring this bill with United Auto Workers Region 6 and the Union of American Physicians and Dentists.<\/p>\n
UC President James B. Milliken rallied for that bill in Sacramento on Monday with Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), UAW President Sean Fain, faculty, students and staff. They included members of UAW 4811, which represents 40,000 academic employees, including doctoral and postdoctoral science researchers, on UC campuses.<\/p>\n
Milliken said, pointing to cuts in federal funding, “The University of California is facing the most significant disruption to our research enterprise in our history.” He said five Nobel laureates last year had UC ties. He said, “It seems unimaginable to me that we would willingly abandon leadership that has moved our country forward, boosted the economy, made us healthier and made us safer.”<\/p>\n
SB 895 requires legislative approval and the governor’s signature to qualify for the ballot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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