The race for California governor features former presidential wannabes, a county sheriff, two women who could become the first female to hold the office, current and former House members and at least one billionaire. And it hasn’t officially started yet.

The model approved allows the system to increase undergraduate tuition and systemwide fees by as much as 5% annually, depending on inflation, and locks in that rate for students enrolling that year for up to six years.

The current base pay for Cal State campus presidents ranges from $370,000 to more than $500,000.

Behind closed doors, Fresno’s mayor strategized with builders to overcome citizen opposition and coach councilmembers into approving a 9,000-acre development that lacks any plan to pay for its infrastructure.

Faculty from the State Center Community College District cast a “no confidence” vote against Chancellor Carole Goldsmith.