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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/04/forum-logo.png\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-62589\" title=\"forum-logo\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/04/forum-logo-300x57.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\">\u003c/a>On the \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/radio/programs/forum/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum\u003c/a> radio show, we’re constantly analyzing our performance. After each day’s show we gather and discuss what worked, what didn’t, and what \u003ca href=\"http://storify.com/KQEDForum/why-we-did-a-show-on-petraeus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listener feedback we received\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As an end-of-the-year exercise, we decided to take some time to look back in a less critical way, recalling shows that we’re especially proud of or left an impression on us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the team’s picks…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Michael Krasny, Host \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli> \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201203281000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In My Experience: Incarceration\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“I was affected by the show we did under the rubric of “\u003ca href=\"http://www.publicinsightnetwork.org/form/kqed/5df07693f4fa/have-you-served-time-in-prison-if-so-kqed-would-like-to-hear-about-your-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In My Experience\u003c/a>” on incarceration. A compelling story was told by one of the guests about the struggles he had faced as an African American with a prison record. What struck me was his willingness to accept responsibility for the bar brawl that got him sent away to be incarcerated and the pain and hurt he felt over the assumptions others made about him being a criminal, even a thief or a pedophile, simply because he had been incarcerated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201203221000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Dropout Crisis\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“I felt a good deal of impact with the series we did from \u003ca href=\"http://www.castlemontknights.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castlemont High School\u003c/a> on the dropout crisis — realizing in a singular and unique way the kinds of challenges many of these impressive young people face simply trying to stay in school and complete their high school education.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli> \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201204101000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shakespeare’s Enduring Relevance\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“Finally — let me throw in an hour we did on Shakespeare and why his work continues to matter across cultures, which was great fun and especially meaningful to a one-time would-be Elizabethan scholar.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>And one from 2011…\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"A%20Step%20Closer%20to%20Curing%20Alzheimer's?\">A Step Closer to Curing Alzheimer’s?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“We did a show on Alzheimer’s that included \u003ca href=\"http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/print-edition/2012/08/17/developer-rosenberg-steps-up-his.html?page=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Douglas Rosenberg\u003c/a>, who had pledged millions of dollars to Alzheimer’s research, specifically to the\u003ca href=\"http://www.buckinstitute.org/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Buck Institute for Research on Aging\u003c/a>. He challenged others listening to pledge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Someone high up at Bechtel heard the broadcast and pledged a million dollars. It revealed to me the kind of extraordinary and unexpected impact that radio can have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dave Iverson, Friday Host\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201208081000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco’s New Archbishop\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“I was raised Catholic and how you contend with church teachings you find challenging has personal resonance for me. But beyond that, it did what I hope a good interview does. I think I asked what needed to be asked and I think the Archbishop did his best to answer. It was a tough but fair, interview. And interestingly, the Archbishop felt the same way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dan Zoll, Senior Producer\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201206191000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco in The Movies\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“There were a lot of memorable shows in 2012, many on critical social and political issues, but my pick is a lighter one that I had a blast working on. With its exhibit “San Francisco and the Movies,” the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfhistory.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Museum and Historical Society\u003c/a> gave us a good excuse to look at the city’s role in cinema history. How often do you get to play a clip of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039302/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dark Passage\u003c/a> and then talk about the Moderne-style \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Malloch-building-suave-delight-on-storied-hill-3295785.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malloch Building\u003c/a> on Montgomery Street, which served as the location for Bacall’s apartment?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three guests were excellent, as I knew they would be, but what surprised me was the level of listener knowledge and interest. We received a flood of calls and emails and more than 75 online comments, recalling films ranging from the famous \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wD64vlMxLA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bullitt car chase\u003c/a> featuring Steve McQueen to less well known films like Wayne Wang’s “\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083728/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chan is Missing\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Irene Noguchi, Producer\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201212210900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living with Gun Violence\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“I was going to pick “\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201210091000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radio Ambulante\u003c/a>” or \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201208091000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glynn Washington\u003c/a> from “\u003ca href=\"http://snapjudgment.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snap Judgment\u003c/a>” as my favorite for 2012, and then we did Friday’s show looking at how violence can impact a community. No offense to my previous choices (I heart you, \u003ca href=\"http://radioambulante.org/es/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radio Ambulante\u003c/a>!), but I liked this show for its very real, truthful voices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We often talk about issues from an outsider’s perspective, with experts who are well-informed but sometimes distanced from what people are going through on the ground. But Friday, we heard from people in the thick of it: a young woman who talked about hearing gunshots in her neighborhood, and another woman who lost two sons to shootings. They were so fired up and passionate about their community, and the show got really intense. I’m glad we heard from them. It’s these voices that take issues and crystallize them into reality… and keep me riveted to the radio.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong> Judy Campbell, Producer\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201203281000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In My Experience: Incarceration\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>In setting up this show I had many long conversations with a lot of people about their personal experiences in prison and about their crimes and their lives. As a producer or reporter we sometimes get the opportunity to hear stories like this, complicated and nuanced, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes funny. But to fit them into a story or a program, we usually need to boil them down to the issues that help illustrate a point or argue for a policy change. In this show we heard four people with very different experiences who were willing to share intensely personal parts of their lives at length.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They were remarkably candid and well-spoken and I think the show gave a rare glimpse into the life experiences of people we often talk about but don’t regularly hear from.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Amanda Stupi, Engagement Producer\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201208011000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A (Mostly) Plastic-Free Life\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“I love shows with clear takeaways — calls to action that people can actually implement. One show that changed my behavior was the show with \u003ca href=\"http://myplasticfreelife.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beth Terry\u003c/a> about reducing one’s plastic footprint. Her passion and pragmatic tips have stayed with me — I’ve begun using reusuable sandwich wraps, saying no to drinking straws and asking myself, “Do I really need to buy this?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, as Forum’s engagement producer, I find myself experimenting with new ways to involve our audience and testing just how much my coworkers will reveal about themselves online. I couldn’t believe it when the other producers and guest host Scott Shafer \u003ca href=\"http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collected the plastic they used for an entire day\u003c/a>, bringing it in for me to photograph. That’s dedication!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you’re a Forum listener, we’re curious what program from 2012 stuck with you. Tell us in the comments below.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82475\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 129px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-82475\" title=\"university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"184\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">UC's short-lived visual- rebranding monogram\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a press release, Daniel Dooley, Senior Vice President for External Relations, says of the UC monogram that has received so much criticism over the past few days:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"(W)hile I believe the design element in question would win wide acceptance over time, it also is important that we listen to and respect what has been a significant negative response by students, alumni and other members of our community. Therefore, I have instructed the communications team to suspend further use of the monogram. For certain applications, this process could require a measure of time to complete. In due course, we will re-evaluate this element of the visual identity system. \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gavin Newsom, for one, approves of the decision...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/279649148469399553\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the logo began to gain widespread notice this week, \u003ca href=\"http://storify.com/lanow/new-uc-logo-prompts-criticism-petition\">criticism\u003c/a> was swift and brutal. Many thought that the image was not a fitting replacement for the stately university seal, even though the university said the two were meant to coexist. Other common complaints ranged from a perception that the monogram was too corporate-looking to a sense it was incomprehensible and just plain ugly. The university defended it for a few days, but has now relented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28817\">Full announcement from UC\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Daniel M. Dooley, senior vice president for external relations at the University of California Office of the President, made the following statement today (Dec. 14):\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A controversy has developed over an element of an integrated visual identity designed for use by the University of California's systemwide office. This controversy has created a major distraction for the UCOP External Relations Division as it pursues its broader mission: communicating to all Californians the vital contributions UC makes to the quality of their lives and the prosperity of the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The controversy has been fueled in large part by an unfortunate and false narrative, which framed the matter as an either-or choice between a venerated UC seal and a newly designed monogram.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, the graphic element in question was never intended to replace the official seal that still graces diplomas and other appropriate documents. Rather, it was to provide a graphic cue to distinguish systemwide communications materials from those of individual campuses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The monogram was only a piece of the visual identity system — a new approach to typography, photography, colors and the like — that was developed by UCOP design staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since it debuted in the past year, this new \"look\" has served the UC system well, replacing what was a clutter of dated materials that varied from UCOP department to department. And it has received praise from an array of accomplished design experts not affiliated with the university.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yet, while I believe the design element in question would win wide acceptance over time, it also is important that we listen to and respect what has been a significant negative response by students, alumni and other members of our community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Therefore, I have instructed the communications team to suspend further use of the monogram. For certain applications, this process could require a measure of time to complete. In due course, we will re-evaluate this element of the visual identity system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My hope going forward is that the passion exhibited for the traditional seal can be redirected toward a broader advocacy for the University of California. For it is only with robust support from the citizens of this state that the university will be able to serve future generations of Californians as well as it has those of the past.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"simon\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Update 3 p.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jason Simon, UC's director of marketing and communications, spoke with KQED's Joshua Johnson this morning about l'affaire monogram. 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"content": "\u003cp>by Ryan Gabrielson, C\u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-threatens-shut-down-disability-center-amid-patient-abuse-18747\">alifornia Watch\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nThe state's largest board-and-care center for the severely disabled lost its primary license to operate today, after repeatedly exposing patients to abuse and shoddy medical care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_76371\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/09/developmental-center.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-76371\" title=\"developmental center\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/09/developmental-center-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry Ingraham holds a picket outside the Orange County District Attorney's Office in Santa Ana. 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The police force has failed to \u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/public-safety/police-ignored-mishandled-sex-assaults-reported-disabled-18683\" target=\"_blank\">perform basic tasks\u003c/a> associated with crime investigations. In particular, the Sonoma center had evidence of a dozen sexual assaults but police investigators failed to order a single hospital-supervised examination for the alleged victims. Those reported assaults represent a third of the 36 documented cases of sexual abuse and molestation in the past four years at the state’s five developmental centers.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The loss of state certification in Sonoma means California taxpayers will lose tens of millions of dollars in federal funding that is dependent on assurances the facility is properly managed. Critically, it raises questions about how to care for hundreds of patients with cerebral palsy, mental retardation and severe autism if the center closes. Most of the patients at the Sonoma center are unable to live with their families or in group homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state Department of Developmental Services is appealing the revocation, which was announced by state health officials who have regulatory control over the facility. 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The highway patrol “is in the process of evaluating the issues to ensure the delivery of appropriate services,\" the department said in a release.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move does not affect the detectives and patrol officers operating at the state’s other four developmental centers. For some critics of the Office of Protective Services, installing new leadership with a strong law enforcement background is a welcome change. For decades, state officials have hired police chiefs with little or no experience investigating crimes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a whole lot easier for someone who already knows how to do law enforcement, who knows how to be a good investigator, to learn the idiosyncrasies of working with that client base,” said Thomas Simms, a retired police chief and former California Department of Justice consultant who audited the Office of Protective Services in 2002. “You can’t take the in-house people ... and make them good investigators.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state has already moved to make changes at the developmental centers, including hiring an outside monitor to help oversee retraining of officers. The Legislature ordered a thorough audit of the facilities, and Gov. Jerry Brown has signed two laws to strengthen oversight of the facilities. One requires the centers report alleged sex assaults against patients to outside law enforcement. The other requires that the Office of Protective Services chief have \"extensive management experience directing uniformed peace officer and investigation operations,\" the law states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state is targeting the facility's apparent inability to properly care for about 300 patients who aren't bedridden – the so-called intermediate care patients. An additional 200 patients under skilled nursing supervision were not affected by the sanctions issued today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the Sonoma center, the penalty would cut off reimbursements that cover about half of its $160 million annual budget. Finance records show that the Medi-Cal program pays more than $6 million a month for patient care at the Sonoma center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 90-member Office of Protective Services force was created decades ago to patrol California's five developmental centers, which are in Los Angeles, Tulare, Riverside, Orange and Sonoma counties. The facilities house about 1,600 patients, many of them so severely disabled they cannot speak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a report issued in August, state regulators repeatedly faulted the Office of Protective Services for inadequate investigations in alleged crimes against patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 2009, patients at developmental centers have accused their caregivers of sexual abuse 36 times. Documents show that patients suffered molestation, forced oral sex and vaginal lacerations, but the Office of Protective Services moved so slowly and ineffectively that predators stayed ahead of law enforcement or abused new victims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many the complaints of sexual abuse at the facilities have occurred at Sonoma. Twelve of the 36 abuse cases since 2009 – all identified by patients rights advocates as needing thorough investigation – occurred at Sonoma. In every case, the Office of Protective Services failed to order a sexual assault examination known as a rape kit, often the only way to gather physical evidence in sexual assault cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Statewide, the Office of Protective Services referred just three sex crime cases to county district attorneys for prosecution since 2009, said Leslie Morrison with Disability Rights California. In those cases, officers did not collect any physical evidence to determine whether crimes occurred. Just one of those cases led to an arrest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Records show the Office of Investigative Services has failed to thoroughly investigate sexual assault cases at Sonoma for years. One of the most disturbing assaults involved a former patient named Jennifer who suffered from bipolar disorder and severe mental retardation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2006, caregivers at the Sonoma center found bruises shaped like handprints covering Jennifer's breasts, suggesting an assault. 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For decades, state officials have hired police chiefs with little or no experience investigating crimes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a whole lot easier for someone who already knows how to do law enforcement, who knows how to be a good investigator, to learn the idiosyncrasies of working with that client base,” said Thomas Simms, a retired police chief and former California Department of Justice consultant who audited the Office of Protective Services in 2002. “You can’t take the in-house people ... and make them good investigators.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state has already moved to make changes at the developmental centers, including hiring an outside monitor to help oversee retraining of officers. The Legislature ordered a thorough audit of the facilities, and Gov. Jerry Brown has signed two laws to strengthen oversight of the facilities. One requires the centers report alleged sex assaults against patients to outside law enforcement. The other requires that the Office of Protective Services chief have \"extensive management experience directing uniformed peace officer and investigation operations,\" the law states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state is targeting the facility's apparent inability to properly care for about 300 patients who aren't bedridden – the so-called intermediate care patients. An additional 200 patients under skilled nursing supervision were not affected by the sanctions issued today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the Sonoma center, the penalty would cut off reimbursements that cover about half of its $160 million annual budget. Finance records show that the Medi-Cal program pays more than $6 million a month for patient care at the Sonoma center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 90-member Office of Protective Services force was created decades ago to patrol California's five developmental centers, which are in Los Angeles, Tulare, Riverside, Orange and Sonoma counties. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82475\" title=\"university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, that \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/12/10/is-the-new-uc-logo-a-big-breath-of-fresh-air-or-a-flushing-toilet/\" target=\"_blank\">didn't go very well\u003c/a>, did it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boy, you hate to pile on the new University of California logo, especially when the pile is reaching \u003ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/StopTheUCLogoChange\" target=\"_blank\">Empire State Building levels\u003c/a>. And in the interest of fairness, here's someone from the East Bay Express attempting to add a \u003ca href=\"http://www.eastbayexpress.com/92510/archives/2012/12/12/in-defense-of-the-new-uc-logo\" target=\"_blank\">little perspective\u003c/a> to the controversy over what some are making out to be the biggest branding mistake since someone decided to call one overexposed celebrity couple \"Bennifer.\" Plus here's \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/scott-herhold/ci_22162448/herhold-new-university-california-seal-is-worth-cheering\" target=\"_blank\">Merc columnist Scott Herhold\u003c/a> admitting in public that he actually likes the thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/12/12/uc-logo/#interview\">\u003cstrong>Interview with branding expert\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Xt-hO-y4PhA\">\u003cstrong>Video: University of California Identity\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> (UC Office of the President)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But having said all that, an informal poll of anyone who has expressed an opinion to us over the last 48 hours has given the logo a big thumbs down. And when we say \"informal poll,\" we mean unsolicited and spontaneous effusions, most of which contain the word \"sucks.\" As one person told us: \"When I first saw it I thought it was a hoax.\" (Personally, I don't get the fading yellow C, which in my own semiotic Rorschach test denotes \"long, slow decline.\")\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Okay... so everyone's a critic. UC, for its part, is\u003ca href=\"http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28794\" target=\"_blank\"> defending the logo and the process by which it was created\u003c/a>, saying a mistaken impression has been fostered that what it's calling a \"small monogram\" is going to replace the traditional University of California seal. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The seal signifies the prestige and tradition of the university itself, and is a treasured part of the UC identity,\" said one UC official on the system's web site. \"There has never been any plan to replace it with the monogram.\" (The university does say in its \u003ca href=\"http://brand.universityofcalifornia.edu/guidelines/identity-elements.html#!\" target=\"_blank\">University of California Brand Guidelines,\u003c/a> though, that \"The UC monogram with the [words] 'University of California' serves as the primary graphic identifier of the university for systemwide communications.\")\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In any event, whatever it is, it's clear that a lot of students, alumni and \u003ca href=\"http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/12/lt-governor-newsom-wants-the-old-uc-logo-restored.html\" target=\"_blank\">Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> don't like it, and the furor is being covered \u003ca href=\"http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57558552/new-university-of-california-logo-spurs-mockery/\" target=\"_blank\">far\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2012/1211/New-UC-logo-Marketing-blunder-Or-is-storm-of-criticism-overblown\" target=\"_blank\">wide\u003c/a>.\u003ca name=\"interview\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So KQED's Joshua Johnson decided to ask an actual branding expert about, you know, just what the hell happened. Here's an edited version of the interview with Paul Parkin, a founding partner of SALT Branding, a San Francisco-based consulting firm whose clients have included AT&T, Coca-Cola and Xerox.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOSHUA JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: First, tell us what branding is and what purpose it serves...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SALT BRANDING'S PAUL PARKIN\u003c/strong>: Branding is the way companies and organizations connect with people. They tell them about what they do, what their products are, and hopefully build a connection about why they should care about them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: What was your reaction to the new University of California logo?\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>The entire education world is transforming from a very traditional print-based system to a digital-based system. Every school we brand in the education space wants to make sure it's communicating that it's part of that new world.\u003cbr>\n--Paul Parkin, SALT Branding\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PARKIN\u003c/strong>: I see something unfocused. It doesn't have any of the associations I expect from the UC system. It just left me a little flat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: The brand guidelines for UC's new logo have language like 'visionary', 'pioneering, ' 'audacious,' and 'boldly Californian.' Is that the kind of thing one can even boil down to a single image or does it take more than that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PARKIN\u003c/strong>: Logos are sort of the tip of the iceberg. They're the things that in the most shorthand, simplistic way customers see in their communications. But the reality is logos are just the first part of an entire communications strategy where you're really trying to connect with people on lots of different levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: How common are rebrandings like this nowadays, particularly in education?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PARKIN\u003c/strong>: I think this is becoming more and more common in education. Businesses have done this now for years; most companies go through some kind of rebranding every 10 years or so. They want to make sure they're relevant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what we're seeing in education is this shift happening very quickly. The entire education world is transforming from a very traditional print-based system to a digital-based system. Every school we brand in the education space wants to make sure it's communicating that it's part of that new world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: The university says the old logo did not show up properly on digital devices, and that a simpler logo would show up more cleanly. How big of a concern should that be?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PARKIN\u003c/strong>: There are some practical things that you have to think about when you're designing things for mobile or other applications. But the reality is the quality of so many devices is so good, you can still keep a more ornate logo if that's relevant to your company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: Ultimately what difference do you think this will make? At the end of the day won't we still judge UC by things like funding, admission rates, and the quality of education rather than a logo?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PARKIN\u003c/strong>: Of course. Brands have reputations they built over years, or in some cases hundreds of years. The brand or logo is a representation of that but is only part of the story, even though it's a very visible part.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: What's the best way forward for the university now that this is out there and drawn so much derision?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PARKIN\u003c/strong>: Their biggest problem is they should have spoken to their students before they did it. Today with the social media opportunities we have, more and more brands are reaching out to their students and customers to engage with them, to find out what theyr'e looking for, or more important to really communicate what it is they're trying to do. So that the students don't just look at it as, well it's a good or bad logo, they think of it as here is my school trying to do something different. Do I understand that and does it make sense to me? They missed that opportunity, but they can still reach out, they can still talk to their students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: It seems like \u003ca href=\"http://www.stanforddaily.com/2012/11/15/1073130/\" target=\"_blank\">Stanford's typeface change\u003c/a> is much more similar to what came before, whereas UC's change is dramatically different. How much does that factor into how people perceive it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PARKIN:\u003c/strong> No one likes change. We're all very used to seeing something the same way, and then when it changes it surprises us, so people tend to have a very subjective reaction. Stanford's is a more evolutionary approach, UC is more revolutionary. There are times that revolution is the way to go – you may have a problem and you need to signal a very distinct change. And that may be what UC feels it needs to do as an organization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: Is there ever a point when an organization needs to just say look, this is what we're doing, and we're moving ahead despite the criticism?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PARKIN\u003c/strong>: There are organizations that do that. It's a bit of an old-school way of doing things. I think today people are looking for engagement. You can speak to people, you can understand what's going on, and then you can come out with the same goals, the same vision, but bring the people that support you along so they understand what you're trying to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update Dec 13\u003c/strong>: Here's a \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt-hO-y4PhA&feature=player_embedded#!\">video\u003c/a> posted last month from the UC Office of the President. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82475\" title=\"university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, that \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/12/10/is-the-new-uc-logo-a-big-breath-of-fresh-air-or-a-flushing-toilet/\" target=\"_blank\">didn't go very well\u003c/a>, did it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boy, you hate to pile on the new University of California logo, especially when the pile is reaching \u003ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/StopTheUCLogoChange\" target=\"_blank\">Empire State Building levels\u003c/a>. And in the interest of fairness, here's someone from the East Bay Express attempting to add a \u003ca href=\"http://www.eastbayexpress.com/92510/archives/2012/12/12/in-defense-of-the-new-uc-logo\" target=\"_blank\">little perspective\u003c/a> to the controversy over what some are making out to be the biggest branding mistake since someone decided to call one overexposed celebrity couple \"Bennifer.\" Plus here's \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/scott-herhold/ci_22162448/herhold-new-university-california-seal-is-worth-cheering\" target=\"_blank\">Merc columnist Scott Herhold\u003c/a> admitting in public that he actually likes the thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/12/12/uc-logo/#interview\">\u003cstrong>Interview with branding expert\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Xt-hO-y4PhA\">\u003cstrong>Video: University of California Identity\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> (UC Office of the President)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But having said all that, an informal poll of anyone who has expressed an opinion to us over the last 48 hours has given the logo a big thumbs down. And when we say \"informal poll,\" we mean unsolicited and spontaneous effusions, most of which contain the word \"sucks.\" As one person told us: \"When I first saw it I thought it was a hoax.\" (Personally, I don't get the fading yellow C, which in my own semiotic Rorschach test denotes \"long, slow decline.\")\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Okay... so everyone's a critic. UC, for its part, is\u003ca href=\"http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28794\" target=\"_blank\"> defending the logo and the process by which it was created\u003c/a>, saying a mistaken impression has been fostered that what it's calling a \"small monogram\" is going to replace the traditional University of California seal. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The seal signifies the prestige and tradition of the university itself, and is a treasured part of the UC identity,\" said one UC official on the system's web site. \"There has never been any plan to replace it with the monogram.\" (The university does say in its \u003ca href=\"http://brand.universityofcalifornia.edu/guidelines/identity-elements.html#!\" target=\"_blank\">University of California Brand Guidelines,\u003c/a> though, that \"The UC monogram with the [words] 'University of California' serves as the primary graphic identifier of the university for systemwide communications.\")\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In any event, whatever it is, it's clear that a lot of students, alumni and \u003ca href=\"http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/12/lt-governor-newsom-wants-the-old-uc-logo-restored.html\" target=\"_blank\">Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> don't like it, and the furor is being covered \u003ca href=\"http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57558552/new-university-of-california-logo-spurs-mockery/\" target=\"_blank\">far\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2012/1211/New-UC-logo-Marketing-blunder-Or-is-storm-of-criticism-overblown\" target=\"_blank\">wide\u003c/a>.\u003ca name=\"interview\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So KQED's Joshua Johnson decided to ask an actual branding expert about, you know, just what the hell happened. Here's an edited version of the interview with Paul Parkin, a founding partner of SALT Branding, a San Francisco-based consulting firm whose clients have included AT&T, Coca-Cola and Xerox.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOSHUA JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: First, tell us what branding is and what purpose it serves...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SALT BRANDING'S PAUL PARKIN\u003c/strong>: Branding is the way companies and organizations connect with people. They tell them about what they do, what their products are, and hopefully build a connection about why they should care about them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: What was your reaction to the new University of California logo?\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>The entire education world is transforming from a very traditional print-based system to a digital-based system. Every school we brand in the education space wants to make sure it's communicating that it's part of that new world.\u003cbr>\n--Paul Parkin, SALT Branding\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PARKIN\u003c/strong>: I see something unfocused. It doesn't have any of the associations I expect from the UC system. It just left me a little flat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: The brand guidelines for UC's new logo have language like 'visionary', 'pioneering, ' 'audacious,' and 'boldly Californian.' Is that the kind of thing one can even boil down to a single image or does it take more than that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PARKIN\u003c/strong>: Logos are sort of the tip of the iceberg. They're the things that in the most shorthand, simplistic way customers see in their communications. But the reality is logos are just the first part of an entire communications strategy where you're really trying to connect with people on lots of different levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: How common are rebrandings like this nowadays, particularly in education?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PARKIN\u003c/strong>: I think this is becoming more and more common in education. Businesses have done this now for years; most companies go through some kind of rebranding every 10 years or so. They want to make sure they're relevant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what we're seeing in education is this shift happening very quickly. The entire education world is transforming from a very traditional print-based system to a digital-based system. Every school we brand in the education space wants to make sure it's communicating that it's part of that new world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: The university says the old logo did not show up properly on digital devices, and that a simpler logo would show up more cleanly. How big of a concern should that be?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PARKIN\u003c/strong>: There are some practical things that you have to think about when you're designing things for mobile or other applications. But the reality is the quality of so many devices is so good, you can still keep a more ornate logo if that's relevant to your company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: Ultimately what difference do you think this will make? At the end of the day won't we still judge UC by things like funding, admission rates, and the quality of education rather than a logo?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PARKIN\u003c/strong>: Of course. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 2:37 pm. Dec. 14:\u003c/strong> The university has suspended use of the controversial logo. Learn more \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/12/14/uc-suspends-use-of-new-logo/\">here\u003c/a>. A UC online video about the logo that had appeared at the bottom of this post has been removed from the Internet by the university.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 4:46 pm. Dec. 11: \u003c/strong> The university's press office has posted a lengthy \u003ca href=\"http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28794\">response\u003c/a> to the online criticism of the new logo that in part explains the difference between the logo and the \u003ca href=\"http://brand.universityofcalifornia.edu/guidelines/the-uc-seal.html\">UC seal\u003c/a>. In the response the logo is described as a \"small monogram that appears on many of the university's systemwide Web pages, as well as its marketing and communication materials.\" The response also includes these quotes from Jason Simon, the marketing communications director at the university's office of the president:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"The seal signifies the prestige and tradition of the university itself, and is a treasured part of the UC identity,\" Simon said. \"There has never been any plan to replace it with the monogram.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The monogram serves an entirely different visual function than the UC seal — and media images showing the two symbols side by side have fueled that misunderstanding, Simon said.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Simon said there has been no discussion about dropping the monogram, but stressed that all of the elements of the systemwide visual identity were designed to be flexible, with the expectation that they would evolve over time.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>An \u003ca href=\"http://www.change.org/petitions/university-of-california-stop-the-new-uc-logo\">online petition\u003c/a> asking the UC's Board of Regents to find an alternative to the logo now has more than 47,000 supporters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 2:37 p.m. Dec. 11:\u003c/strong> The University of California just posted this response to the criticism of the logo on its \u003ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/universityofcalifornia/posts/10151133754456923\">Facebook page\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>We've been listening intently to the feedback on the UC symbol, and we wanted to make sure people saw that it is just a part of a richer picture. Here's a little bit of the before and after: \u003ca href=\"http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/documents/uc_brand_large.pdf\">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/documents/uc_brand_large.pdf.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the thing: It's not replacing anything. There wasn't a logo before, and the UC seal isn't going anywhere. The symbol also isn't new. It's been on websites, brochures, advertising and other places for nearly a year now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Did we consult people and test it? Of course. And we also used it in a mobile exhibit that stopped at all 10 campuses and nearly 30 other locations throughout California from September through November. More than 60,000 people came to the tour stops, letting their voices be heard on what really matters: ensuring that Californians understand the value and commitment UC has to making our state better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Does everyone like the new symbol? No. That's very clear. But strong differences of opinion and energetic debate are part of what's made UC such an amazing place. This system reflects that diversity of thought: All of the elements (not just the symbol) were designed to be flexible, so it may evolve over time.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Original post:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82475\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 211px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-82475 \" title=\"university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"The University of California's new monogram logo.\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The University of California's new monogram logo.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To Ethan Davis, the \u003ca href=\"http://brand.universityofcalifornia.edu/guidelines/identity-elements.html#!\">new visual branding\u003c/a> for the University of California is \"a witty, fresh, charismatic and entirely unstuffy aesthetic — an aesthetic that seemed to go against all standard expectations of what public education should look like.\" Davis writes on the blog \u003ca href=\"http://grainedit.com/2012/12/05/university-of-california-branding/\">Grain Edit\u003c/a> that the university's new identity is part of what drew him to the job as a senior designer for the UC system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s exciting, and a big breath of fresh air to be involved. I look forward to more of it,\" he states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others, however, are describing the new branding in less flattering terms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This looks like a flushing toilet,\" writes one commenter on the Grain Edit post.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"...complete with buttocks,\" adds another. On the \u003ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=392292520845151&set=a.117611171646622.21467.107786349295771&type=1\">KQED News Facebook page\u003c/a>, commenters called it \"lame,\" \"hideous\" and \"ridiculously ugly.\" \u003c!--more-->News reports about the change late last week have sparked an online protest that includes a \u003ca href=\"http://www.change.org/petitions/university-of-california-stop-the-new-uc-logo\">petition\u003c/a> asking the UC's Board of Regents to find an alternative to the new branding. The petition had attracted more than 37,000 supporters by this morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://storify.com/lanow/new-uc-logo-prompts-criticism-petition\">More Reaction to the New Logo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/NPR/posts/132455383578388\">Comments From the NPR Facebook Page\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/scott-herhold/ci_22162448/herhold-new-university-california-seal-is-worth-cheering\">A Columnist Who Likes the New Logo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Some also have taken to the comment threads of news organizations and blogs to voice their displeasure with the change. A commenter on a \u003ca href=\"http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671302/university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm#1\">Fast Company post\u003c/a> about the rebranding writes that \"it's demoralizing to hear that our University system is making a joke of itself.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's probably not the reaction university officials were hoping for when they began the unveiling. The UC's \u003ca href=\"http://brand.universityofcalifornia.edu/guidelines/identity-elements.html#!\">brand guidelines\u003c/a> state that the change \"embodies both the relevance and rootedness of the university.\" UC system spokeswoman Dianne Klein talked with the \u003ca href=\"http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/12/online-protest-rages-over-ugly-undignified-new-uc-logo.html\">Los Angeles Times\u003c/a> about the inspiration for the change and how the new branding would be used. She emphasized that it will not replace the university's seal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>...Klein said critics wrongly assume that UC is eliminating the traditional symbol. In fact, that will remain on all diplomas and official correspondence such as presidential letters, among other uses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she said the old logo does not reproduce well in small size on Internet pages and that UC wanted something more visually contemporary and versatile, especially for online efforts to seek donations and recruit applicants.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Among the places that you'll find the new branding is on \u003ca href=\"http://www.onwardcalifornia.com/\">Onward California\u003c/a>, the university's new fundraising site. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 2:37 pm. Dec. 14:\u003c/strong> The university has suspended use of the controversial logo. Learn more \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/12/14/uc-suspends-use-of-new-logo/\">here\u003c/a>. A UC online video about the logo that had appeared at the bottom of this post has been removed from the Internet by the university.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 4:46 pm. Dec. 11: \u003c/strong> The university's press office has posted a lengthy \u003ca href=\"http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28794\">response\u003c/a> to the online criticism of the new logo that in part explains the difference between the logo and the \u003ca href=\"http://brand.universityofcalifornia.edu/guidelines/the-uc-seal.html\">UC seal\u003c/a>. In the response the logo is described as a \"small monogram that appears on many of the university's systemwide Web pages, as well as its marketing and communication materials.\" The response also includes these quotes from Jason Simon, the marketing communications director at the university's office of the president:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"The seal signifies the prestige and tradition of the university itself, and is a treasured part of the UC identity,\" Simon said. \"There has never been any plan to replace it with the monogram.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The monogram serves an entirely different visual function than the UC seal — and media images showing the two symbols side by side have fueled that misunderstanding, Simon said.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Simon said there has been no discussion about dropping the monogram, but stressed that all of the elements of the systemwide visual identity were designed to be flexible, with the expectation that they would evolve over time.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>An \u003ca href=\"http://www.change.org/petitions/university-of-california-stop-the-new-uc-logo\">online petition\u003c/a> asking the UC's Board of Regents to find an alternative to the logo now has more than 47,000 supporters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 2:37 p.m. Dec. 11:\u003c/strong> The University of California just posted this response to the criticism of the logo on its \u003ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/universityofcalifornia/posts/10151133754456923\">Facebook page\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>We've been listening intently to the feedback on the UC symbol, and we wanted to make sure people saw that it is just a part of a richer picture. Here's a little bit of the before and after: \u003ca href=\"http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/documents/uc_brand_large.pdf\">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/documents/uc_brand_large.pdf.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the thing: It's not replacing anything. There wasn't a logo before, and the UC seal isn't going anywhere. The symbol also isn't new. It's been on websites, brochures, advertising and other places for nearly a year now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Did we consult people and test it? Of course. And we also used it in a mobile exhibit that stopped at all 10 campuses and nearly 30 other locations throughout California from September through November. More than 60,000 people came to the tour stops, letting their voices be heard on what really matters: ensuring that Californians understand the value and commitment UC has to making our state better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Does everyone like the new symbol? No. That's very clear. But strong differences of opinion and energetic debate are part of what's made UC such an amazing place. This system reflects that diversity of thought: All of the elements (not just the symbol) were designed to be flexible, so it may evolve over time.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Original post:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82475\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 211px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-82475 \" title=\"university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"The University of California's new monogram logo.\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The University of California's new monogram logo.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To Ethan Davis, the \u003ca href=\"http://brand.universityofcalifornia.edu/guidelines/identity-elements.html#!\">new visual branding\u003c/a> for the University of California is \"a witty, fresh, charismatic and entirely unstuffy aesthetic — an aesthetic that seemed to go against all standard expectations of what public education should look like.\" Davis writes on the blog \u003ca href=\"http://grainedit.com/2012/12/05/university-of-california-branding/\">Grain Edit\u003c/a> that the university's new identity is part of what drew him to the job as a senior designer for the UC system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s exciting, and a big breath of fresh air to be involved. I look forward to more of it,\" he states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others, however, are describing the new branding in less flattering terms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This looks like a flushing toilet,\" writes one commenter on the Grain Edit post.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"...complete with buttocks,\" adds another. On the \u003ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=392292520845151&set=a.117611171646622.21467.107786349295771&type=1\">KQED News Facebook page\u003c/a>, commenters called it \"lame,\" \"hideous\" and \"ridiculously ugly.\" \u003c!--more-->News reports about the change late last week have sparked an online protest that includes a \u003ca href=\"http://www.change.org/petitions/university-of-california-stop-the-new-uc-logo\">petition\u003c/a> asking the UC's Board of Regents to find an alternative to the new branding. The petition had attracted more than 37,000 supporters by this morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://storify.com/lanow/new-uc-logo-prompts-criticism-petition\">More Reaction to the New Logo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/NPR/posts/132455383578388\">Comments From the NPR Facebook Page\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/scott-herhold/ci_22162448/herhold-new-university-california-seal-is-worth-cheering\">A Columnist Who Likes the New Logo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Some also have taken to the comment threads of news organizations and blogs to voice their displeasure with the change. A commenter on a \u003ca href=\"http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671302/university-of-california-rebrands-itself-with-surfer-charm#1\">Fast Company post\u003c/a> about the rebranding writes that \"it's demoralizing to hear that our University system is making a joke of itself.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's probably not the reaction university officials were hoping for when they began the unveiling. The UC's \u003ca href=\"http://brand.universityofcalifornia.edu/guidelines/identity-elements.html#!\">brand guidelines\u003c/a> state that the change \"embodies both the relevance and rootedness of the university.\" UC system spokeswoman Dianne Klein talked with the \u003ca href=\"http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/12/online-protest-rages-over-ugly-undignified-new-uc-logo.html\">Los Angeles Times\u003c/a> about the inspiration for the change and how the new branding would be used. She emphasized that it will not replace the university's seal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>...Klein said critics wrongly assume that UC is eliminating the traditional symbol. In fact, that will remain on all diplomas and official correspondence such as presidential letters, among other uses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she said the old logo does not reproduce well in small size on Internet pages and that UC wanted something more visually contemporary and versatile, especially for online efforts to seek donations and recruit applicants.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Among the places that you'll find the new branding is on \u003ca href=\"http://www.onwardcalifornia.com/\">Onward California\u003c/a>, the university's new fundraising site. Vanessa Correa, the university's creative director and the leader of the team that created the new logo, told Fast Company that it's \"meant to be scalable, flexible, dynamic, and adaptable; something that would let us talk to our diverse audiences while maintaining recognizability.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“Our unit was formed with the express purpose of improving the university’s ability to tell its stories,” says Correa, who was principal of her own studio in Chicago before moving west. “How can we make them intelligible and relevant to the public?” UC is a hub not only for groundbreaking research, but for the Bay Area’s burgeoning startup scene. The identity would need to reflect all of that.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>A post on the petition opposing the change quotes a university official as saying that UC is listening to the feedback it's receiving online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>by Joanna Lin, \u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-considers-shorter-service-under-prepared-teachers-18730\">California Watch\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under proposals the state’s teacher credentialing agency is set to consider today, school districts would need to show on a case-by-case basis that no fully credentialed teachers are available before they resort to less-qualified educators, and under-prepared teachers could serve a maximum of three years instead of five.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82326\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/teacher-think-stock.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82326\" title=\"teacher think stock\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/teacher-think-stock-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Thinkstock)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Commission on Teacher Credentialing is weighing the changes after expressing concern that under-prepared teachers disproportionately serve students who are living in poverty and learning English.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Until that changes, we need to tighten up our process a little bit,” Commissioner Kathleen Harris said at a September commission meeting, where possible regulatory changes for under-prepared teachers were first discussed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California grants emergency permits to credentialed teachers so they may instruct English language learners, deliver a bilingual curriculum, or serve as resource specialists or teacher librarians before they have the required authorization to do so. In order to hire teachers on emergency permits each year, school districts must preemptively declare with the state the number of under-prepared teachers they might need and certify that they will first try to recruit fully credentialed teachers.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics said that system has allowed districts to hire cheaper, under-prepared teachers en masse when fully trained teachers are available. California schools \u003ca href=\"http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/edu/teacher-layoffs/teacher-layoffs-032212.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cut about 32,000 teachers\u003c/a> between the 2007-08 and 2010-11 school years, the state legislative analyst reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state issued 2,888 emergency permits in 2010-11, according to a commission \u003ca href=\"http://www.ctc.ca.gov/commission/agendas/2012-12/2012-12-5B.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report [PDF]\u003c/a>. Eleven years earlier, when efforts to reduce class sizes led to a spike in hiring of under-prepared teachers, roughly 35,000 teachers were \u003ca href=\"http://www.ctc.ca.gov/reports/EPW_2000_2001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">employed on emergency permits [PDF]\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California has come a long way in ensuring that all students have access to a fully prepared teacher, but we still have loopholes to close, and this is one of them,” said Tara Kini, a senior staff attorney at Public Advocates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>School officials said the current system works and allows schools to staff classes in true emergencies, such as an auto accident that might suddenly put a teacher on medical leave. A teacher on an emergency permit is preferable to a rotation of substitutes, who are limited to serving 30 days in general education and 20 days in special education, they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For instructional continuity, not only would students not learn, it really would not be safe in the environments that we work in” to rely on substitutes, David Simmons, director of human resources for the Ventura County Office of Education, said at the September meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials also said the public meetings at which governing boards must approve districts’ declarations of need for teachers served as checks on employing under-prepared teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our community folks are saying, ‘We want the folks who have the right credentials, the right qualifications’ – they hold us accountable to that,” Teri Burns, senior director of policy and programs at the California School Boards Association, said at the September meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The commission did not have available the overall number of emergency permits that districts estimate in their declarations of need, but records from some districts showed estimates were greater than actual hires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mt. 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It hired 26 teachers on emergency permits for English language learner authorization and 10 for bilingual authorization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To supporters of the current system, such numbers show that schools are hiring teachers on emergency permits only when necessary. To critics, the numbers underscore the argument for individual emergency permit applications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California required individual applications for emergency permits until 1994, when it moved to districtwide declarations of need. It also used to offer more types of emergency permits, which for many years were called credentials despite their lower training requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2005, California replaced most emergency permits with short-term staff and provisional internship permits. One-year short-term staff permits are for unanticipated staffing needs and are not renewable. Provisional internship permits may be renewed once, but the commission also may decide \u003ca href=\"http://www.ctc.ca.gov/commission/agendas/2012-12/2012-12-agenda.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">today\u003c/a> to eliminate this possibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If schools can make do with fewer or no renewals for those permits, Kini said, “why wouldn’t we also apply it to emergency permits?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The commission’s report shows that, with the exception of teacher librarian credentials that require completion of longer training programs, authorizations to teach English learners, bilingual courses and resource specialist programs can be earned within three years – and they typically are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the current five-year limit on emergency permits is “very appropriate when needed,” Derek Ramage, director of certificated workforce management for the Los Angeles Unified School District, said at the September meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kini disagreed. “As a parent, and I am a parent of a kid in public school, I don’t want my student being taught by one of those (emergency permit) teachers for five years. 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Eleven years earlier, when efforts to reduce class sizes led to a spike in hiring of under-prepared teachers, roughly 35,000 teachers were \u003ca href=\"http://www.ctc.ca.gov/reports/EPW_2000_2001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">employed on emergency permits [PDF]\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California has come a long way in ensuring that all students have access to a fully prepared teacher, but we still have loopholes to close, and this is one of them,” said Tara Kini, a senior staff attorney at Public Advocates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>School officials said the current system works and allows schools to staff classes in true emergencies, such as an auto accident that might suddenly put a teacher on medical leave. A teacher on an emergency permit is preferable to a rotation of substitutes, who are limited to serving 30 days in general education and 20 days in special education, they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For instructional continuity, not only would students not learn, it really would not be safe in the environments that we work in” to rely on substitutes, David Simmons, director of human resources for the Ventura County Office of Education, said at the September meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials also said the public meetings at which governing boards must approve districts’ declarations of need for teachers served as checks on employing under-prepared teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our community folks are saying, ‘We want the folks who have the right credentials, the right qualifications’ – they hold us accountable to that,” Teri Burns, senior director of policy and programs at the California School Boards Association, said at the September meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The commission did not have available the overall number of emergency permits that districts estimate in their declarations of need, but records from some districts showed estimates were greater than actual hires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mt. Diablo Unified School District, for example, \u003ca href=\"http://esb.mdusd.k12.ca.us/attachments/d4f6a6a8-1fe3-4827-8155-07dab0550659.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said it would need [PDF]\u003c/a> 100 emergency permits for teachers without English language learner authorization and 12 for those without bilingual authorization in the 2010-11 school year. It \u003ca href=\"http://www.ctc.ca.gov/reports/TSR_2010_11_Full_Report_Final_15March2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">later hired [PDF]\u003c/a> nine teachers on emergency permits for English language learner authorization and one for bilingual authorization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland Unified School District \u003ca href=\"http://legistar.granicus.com/ousd/attachments/ax/5f/5f89b5a4-ea0d-4289-88be-054700ef9d4c.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estimated [PDF]\u003c/a> it would need 150 emergency permits for English language learner authorization and 30 for bilingual authorization that same year. It hired 26 teachers on emergency permits for English language learner authorization and 10 for bilingual authorization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To supporters of the current system, such numbers show that schools are hiring teachers on emergency permits only when necessary. To critics, the numbers underscore the argument for individual emergency permit applications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California required individual applications for emergency permits until 1994, when it moved to districtwide declarations of need. It also used to offer more types of emergency permits, which for many years were called credentials despite their lower training requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2005, California replaced most emergency permits with short-term staff and provisional internship permits. One-year short-term staff permits are for unanticipated staffing needs and are not renewable. Provisional internship permits may be renewed once, but the commission also may decide \u003ca href=\"http://www.ctc.ca.gov/commission/agendas/2012-12/2012-12-agenda.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">today\u003c/a> to eliminate this possibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If schools can make do with fewer or no renewals for those permits, Kini said, “why wouldn’t we also apply it to emergency permits?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The commission’s report shows that, with the exception of teacher librarian credentials that require completion of longer training programs, authorizations to teach English learners, bilingual courses and resource specialist programs can be earned within three years – and they typically are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the current five-year limit on emergency permits is “very appropriate when needed,” Derek Ramage, director of certificated workforce management for the Los Angeles Unified School District, said at the September meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kini disagreed. “As a parent, and I am a parent of a kid in public school, I don’t want my student being taught by one of those (emergency permit) teachers for five years. 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"content": "\u003cp>Would you take out a loan if you had to pay interest worth 10 or more times the amount you borrowed? Dozens of school districts in nearly all Bay Area counties have issued bonds under those terms, according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-school-bond-20121129,0,4035729,full.story\" target=\"_blank\">LA Times\u003c/a>, and property owners will ultimately have to pay them off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_76320\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/09/school-bus.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-76320\" title=\"school bus\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/09/school-bus-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David McNew/Getty Images\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>State Treasurer Bill Lockyer thinks the deals are a big mistake. “My personal view is that voters are going to have to defeat some people running for school board, and fire school superintendents who have done this stuff,” he told KQED’s Stephanie Martin on Thursday. “It’s irresponsible and it’s going to require a public reaction that’s severe to stop it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the world of public finance, Lockyer said, the ratio of money borrowed to money owed is typically more like one to three. But some districts in the Bay Area, as well as all \u003ca href=\"http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/education/article_c83343e8-ddd5-11e1-bfca-001a4bcf887a.html\" target=\"_blank\">around California\u003c/a>, will owe 11, 12, or 13 times as much as they borrow, according to the Times' \u003ca href=\"http://spreadsheets.latimes.com/capital-appreciation-bonds/\">database\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bonds in question are known as Capital Appreciation Bonds, or CABs. They give districts a longer term to pay back the loans. But in exchange, the districts must pay more interest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, in 2010 the West Contra Costa Unified School District in Richmond issued bonds worth $2,499,949. Over the course of 26.1 years, the district will have to pay $33,820,000. That’s an amount 13.5 times more than what the district borrowed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the other Bay Area districts with debt ratios of 10 to 1 or more are Acalanes Union High School in Lafayette (10.0 to 1), John Swett Unified School District in Rodeo (11.3 to 1) and Bellevue Union Elementary School District in Santa Rosa (10.8 to 1).\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://spreadsheets.latimes.com/capital-appreciation-bonds/\" target=\"_blank\">Risky school district bonds by county\u003c/a> (LA Times)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/education/article_c83343e8-ddd5-11e1-bfca-001a4bcf887a.html\">Where Borrowing $105 Million Will Cost $1 Billion\u003c/a> (Voice of San Diego)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2012/nov/30/paying-56-million-borrow-4-million-school-district/\">Paying $56 Million to Borrow $4 Million: CABs in Humboldt County\u003c/a> (Lost Coast Output)\u003cbr>\n\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>We called these districts to find out how they decided to issue bonds under these terms; so far only Paul Disario, a fiscal advisor to John Swett Unified School District, has agreed to an interview. Disario said he wasn’t advising the district in 2009 when it issued a bond for $266,175 that will cost property owners $3,020,000 over 24.9 years. But he cites a district bond for $19,583 at a cost of $140,000 (a ratio of 7.1 to 1) as an example of why the district would enter into a high debt-ratio deal. To pay the cost of refurbishing a high school, he said, voters in the district approved a property tax in 2008, but when real estate prices in the district crashed, the money wasn’t enough to pay for the repairs. In order to come up with the additional money needed, the district used the CAB, which allowed it to borrow all the money immediately because it had a longer term to pay back the interest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you can’t get the money quickly enough, the project would be delayed and the cost of the project would go up,” said Disario. “So the advantage of the CAB would be that you can get the money sooner so you don’t have to delay the project.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The school district will have no trouble paying back the bond as long as property values don’t drop again, Disario said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said capital appreciation bonds caught on after 1978, when Proposition 13 made it much harder for districts to raise money through property taxes. In 2000, Proposition 39 amended Proposition 13, lowering the threshold for school districts to raise property taxes to pay for construction projects from a two-thirds majority to 55 percent. But Proposition 39 set a limit of $60 in taxes per $100,000 of assessed value, limiting the amount school districts could raise. When property values dropped after the real estate crash of 2008, districts had to rely more on capital appreciation bonds to stay within the $60 per year limit that property owners had to pay. “You try not to do it,” said Disario. “You really don’t want to do it. But these districts are caught between the pressure to do these projects and the CABs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-school-bond-20121129,0,4035729,full.story\">LA Times\u003c/a> talked to other school districts that also said state limits on taxation have left them with few good funding options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Poway Supt. John P. Collins said the bond deal was one of the only options the district had. Property taxes are limited by voter-approved state laws, which cap the amount districts can levy on landowners. In addition, the Legislature cannot raise taxes without a two-thirds majority and state education funding has been cut because of the economic downturn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"How does the state expect school districts to fund facilities given all the restraints today?\" Collins said. \"Capital appreciation bonds are a necessary tool right now.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The Times also talked to one county treasurer who thought hopes by school officials that rising property values would help them repay the bonds may be \"overly optimistic.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"The projections can be unrealistic, especially for assessed valuations,\" said San Bernardino County Treasurer-Tax Collector Larry Walker, noting that the Fontana school system issued CABs at the bottom of the Great Recession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They said we'd be back to normal in three years,\" Walker said. \"Property values were down then and it's clear they are not going to come back in any short time period.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>State Treasurer Lockyer argues that school districts should go back to voters and ask for additional bonds if they don’t have enough money to pay for the construction they need. Still, he does not want to see CABs made illegal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think it would make sense to outlaw it,” Lockyer said. “One of the reasons is that local districts are running into some of the statutory limits of there can only be $60 per $100,000 of assessed value and so on, and so there probably needs to be some discussion of how projects are financed, and if there are obstacles like that perhaps try to get around them by changing the law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added financial advisers to school districts should be licensed. “There is no effective oversight over what they do and whether they are providing competent service to their clients,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324020804578149573438816136.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\" target=\"_blank\">Lockyer\u003c/a> and some \u003ca href=\"http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/education/article_0ce6a06a-ebec-11e1-8f87-001a4bcf887a.html\" target=\"_blank\">county treasurers have called for legislation\u003c/a> requiring more transparency around the true cost of the bonds and more oversight surrounding their issuance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, it's up to voters to keep districts from getting in over their heads.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Would you take out a loan if you had to pay interest worth 10 or more times the amount you borrowed? Dozens of school districts in nearly all Bay Area counties have issued bonds under those terms, according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-school-bond-20121129,0,4035729,full.story\" target=\"_blank\">LA Times\u003c/a>, and property owners will ultimately have to pay them off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_76320\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/09/school-bus.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-76320\" title=\"school bus\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/09/school-bus-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David McNew/Getty Images\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>State Treasurer Bill Lockyer thinks the deals are a big mistake. “My personal view is that voters are going to have to defeat some people running for school board, and fire school superintendents who have done this stuff,” he told KQED’s Stephanie Martin on Thursday. “It’s irresponsible and it’s going to require a public reaction that’s severe to stop it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the world of public finance, Lockyer said, the ratio of money borrowed to money owed is typically more like one to three. But some districts in the Bay Area, as well as all \u003ca href=\"http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/education/article_c83343e8-ddd5-11e1-bfca-001a4bcf887a.html\" target=\"_blank\">around California\u003c/a>, will owe 11, 12, or 13 times as much as they borrow, according to the Times' \u003ca href=\"http://spreadsheets.latimes.com/capital-appreciation-bonds/\">database\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bonds in question are known as Capital Appreciation Bonds, or CABs. They give districts a longer term to pay back the loans. But in exchange, the districts must pay more interest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, in 2010 the West Contra Costa Unified School District in Richmond issued bonds worth $2,499,949. Over the course of 26.1 years, the district will have to pay $33,820,000. That’s an amount 13.5 times more than what the district borrowed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the other Bay Area districts with debt ratios of 10 to 1 or more are Acalanes Union High School in Lafayette (10.0 to 1), John Swett Unified School District in Rodeo (11.3 to 1) and Bellevue Union Elementary School District in Santa Rosa (10.8 to 1).\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://spreadsheets.latimes.com/capital-appreciation-bonds/\" target=\"_blank\">Risky school district bonds by county\u003c/a> (LA Times)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/education/article_c83343e8-ddd5-11e1-bfca-001a4bcf887a.html\">Where Borrowing $105 Million Will Cost $1 Billion\u003c/a> (Voice of San Diego)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2012/nov/30/paying-56-million-borrow-4-million-school-district/\">Paying $56 Million to Borrow $4 Million: CABs in Humboldt County\u003c/a> (Lost Coast Output)\u003cbr>\n\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>We called these districts to find out how they decided to issue bonds under these terms; so far only Paul Disario, a fiscal advisor to John Swett Unified School District, has agreed to an interview. Disario said he wasn’t advising the district in 2009 when it issued a bond for $266,175 that will cost property owners $3,020,000 over 24.9 years. But he cites a district bond for $19,583 at a cost of $140,000 (a ratio of 7.1 to 1) as an example of why the district would enter into a high debt-ratio deal. To pay the cost of refurbishing a high school, he said, voters in the district approved a property tax in 2008, but when real estate prices in the district crashed, the money wasn’t enough to pay for the repairs. In order to come up with the additional money needed, the district used the CAB, which allowed it to borrow all the money immediately because it had a longer term to pay back the interest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you can’t get the money quickly enough, the project would be delayed and the cost of the project would go up,” said Disario. “So the advantage of the CAB would be that you can get the money sooner so you don’t have to delay the project.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The school district will have no trouble paying back the bond as long as property values don’t drop again, Disario said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said capital appreciation bonds caught on after 1978, when Proposition 13 made it much harder for districts to raise money through property taxes. In 2000, Proposition 39 amended Proposition 13, lowering the threshold for school districts to raise property taxes to pay for construction projects from a two-thirds majority to 55 percent. But Proposition 39 set a limit of $60 in taxes per $100,000 of assessed value, limiting the amount school districts could raise. When property values dropped after the real estate crash of 2008, districts had to rely more on capital appreciation bonds to stay within the $60 per year limit that property owners had to pay. “You try not to do it,” said Disario. “You really don’t want to do it. But these districts are caught between the pressure to do these projects and the CABs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-school-bond-20121129,0,4035729,full.story\">LA Times\u003c/a> talked to other school districts that also said state limits on taxation have left them with few good funding options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Poway Supt. John P. Collins said the bond deal was one of the only options the district had. Property taxes are limited by voter-approved state laws, which cap the amount districts can levy on landowners. In addition, the Legislature cannot raise taxes without a two-thirds majority and state education funding has been cut because of the economic downturn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"How does the state expect school districts to fund facilities given all the restraints today?\" Collins said. \"Capital appreciation bonds are a necessary tool right now.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The Times also talked to one county treasurer who thought hopes by school officials that rising property values would help them repay the bonds may be \"overly optimistic.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"The projections can be unrealistic, especially for assessed valuations,\" said San Bernardino County Treasurer-Tax Collector Larry Walker, noting that the Fontana school system issued CABs at the bottom of the Great Recession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They said we'd be back to normal in three years,\" Walker said. \"Property values were down then and it's clear they are not going to come back in any short time period.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>State Treasurer Lockyer argues that school districts should go back to voters and ask for additional bonds if they don’t have enough money to pay for the construction they need. Still, he does not want to see CABs made illegal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think it would make sense to outlaw it,” Lockyer said. “One of the reasons is that local districts are running into some of the statutory limits of there can only be $60 per $100,000 of assessed value and so on, and so there probably needs to be some discussion of how projects are financed, and if there are obstacles like that perhaps try to get around them by changing the law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added financial advisers to school districts should be licensed. “There is no effective oversight over what they do and whether they are providing competent service to their clients,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324020804578149573438816136.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\" target=\"_blank\">Lockyer\u003c/a> and some \u003ca href=\"http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/education/article_0ce6a06a-ebec-11e1-8f87-001a4bcf887a.html\" target=\"_blank\">county treasurers have called for legislation\u003c/a> requiring more transparency around the true cost of the bonds and more oversight surrounding their issuance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_72108\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 240px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/school.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-72108\" title=\"school\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/school.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Michael Short: California Watch)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There I was, sitting in a post-election briefing. The slide advanced to a pie chart of how general fund revenues for California are spent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's when my mouth dropped open. Education had a slice of the pie that, well, startled me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So I ask you, dear reader: What percentage of California's general fund expenditures go to K-12 education? Or, if this is easier: how about K-12 \u003cem>plus\u003c/em> higher education?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I did an unscientific survey around the KQED office, and I got a fascinating range of responses. Once you're ready with a number you can click below to get the correct answers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yes, the total pie includes the recently approved\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/election2012/2012/10/03/govs-prop-30-tax-hike-more-for-schools-criminal-justice-or-more-money-misspent/\" target=\"_blank\"> Proposition 30\u003c/a> money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ready?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the 2012-2013 year, of every state dollar:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>41.4% goes to K-12 education \u003cem>plus another\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>10.3% is for higher education \u003cem>which means\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>51.7% total on education\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Yes that's right: \u003cem>slightly more than 50 percent\u003c/em> of state expenditures go to education in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, I had known that education and health and human services were the top two expenditures in state government, but I somehow missed that education took up such a huge percentage of state expenditures. (Health and Human Services gets 29.2 percent of state funding.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jonathan Kaplan at the California Budget Project presented the education information at that \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpehn.org/pdfs/CBPPresentationOakland11-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">post-election briefing\u003c/a>. He stressed that lots of other people have no idea either, which made me feel somewhat better. He pointed me to an annual survey from the Public Policy Institute of California. Among other things, the PPIC asks this very question about state spending. Last January, only 16 percent of those surveyed correctly answered \"K-12 public education\" as the largest area of state spending. (Read it \u003ca href=\"http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/survey/S_112MBS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>, pg. 16.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rachel Ehlers, in the education unit at the Legislative Analyst's Office confirmed that K-12 education gets roughly 41.4 percent of state expenditures. She says these are \"general fund\" monies -- personal income tax, corporate income tax and sales taxes. The state has other sources of money, including bond funds and special funds. But both those types of funds are earmarked for specific purposes. We often think of bond funds for transportation, for example. \"Special\" funds might be something like a fishing license, which then are spent in the Fish & Game Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, schools also get money from property taxes. Those monies are collected locally and mostly dispersed by local governments, so are not included in \"total state expenditures\" which are collected and spent by state government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, when you add the state, local and even the federal money California gets for schools, the state's per pupil expenditure is \u003ca href=\"http://www.edsource.org/data-ca-per-pupil-exp-compare-states.html\" target=\"_blank\">well below the national average\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaplan says that since Prop. 13 was passed in 1978, the state has provided the largest share of school spending. In pre-Prop. 13 California, \u003cem>local\u003c/em> revenue was the largest share of school spending. \"Schools across the state are dependent on state budgets for the largest portion of their revenue,\" Kaplan says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And as we're all aware, the recession has taken a big toll. The California Budget Project crunched the numbers and says that this year's revenues are projected to be almost $47 billion below the amount of money the state expected just five years ago, in 2007. That figure is \"approximately equal to proposed 2012-13 spending for health and human services, corrections, higher education, resources, and environmental protection \u003cstrong>combined\u003c/strong>.\" (Emphasis theirs; read it \u003ca href=\"http://cbp.org/pdfs/2012/120203_Budget_Chartbook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>, pg 7.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, and this was perhaps the most surprising to me of all -- general fund expenditures as a share of the California economy have declined in the last few years. That's not too surprising given the recession, but what \u003cstrong>is\u003c/strong> surprising is that those general fund expenditures are below where they were in the mid-1970s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I wonder how many people could answer that question. 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Birgeneau’s salary was $436,800 a year and Dirks is expected to be paid at least that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's \u003ca href=\"http://www.columbia.edu/cu/anthropology/fac-bios/dirks/faculty.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dirks' web page \u003c/a>at Columbia. According to his bio, Dirks received an undergrad degree in Asian and African Studies at Wesleyan and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago's Dept. of History. He's taught at the California Institute of Technology, the University of Michigan, the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, and the London School of Economics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More...\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>His major works include The Hollow Crown: Ethnohistory of an Indian Kingdom (Cambridge University Press, 1987); Castes of Mind: Colonialism and the Making of Modern India (Princeton University Press, 2001); and The Scandal of Empire: India and the Creation of Imperial Britain (Harvard University Press, 2006). He has edited several books, including Colonialism and Culture, (University of Michigan Press, 1992), Culture/Power/History: A Reader in Contemporary Social Theory (Princeton University Press, 1994), and In Near Ruins: Cultural Theory at the end of the Century (University of Minnesota Press, 1999), and published more than forty articles on subjects ranging from the history and anthropology of South Asia to social and cultural theory, the history of imperialism, historiography, cultural studies, and globalization. He has done extensive archival and field research in India as well as in Britain. He is currently working on a book concerning the last years of British rule in India and the growing role of the United States in South Asia, as also a book entitled, The University and the World: The Opening of the American Mind.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last couple of years have been even more tumultuous than usual for Cal, with its historically restive student population. A series of tuition hikes galvanized protests against system administrators around the state, and last November, during \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/11/09/late-night-trouble-at-occupy-cal-protest/\" target=\"_blank\">student demonstrations inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement\u003c/a>, university cops and other local law enforcement personnel were videotaped aggressively shoving their batons into protesters, as well as pulling some students by the hair, forcing \u003ca href=\"http://www.dailycal.org/2011/11/22/birgeneau-apologizes-for-police-response-to-occupy-cal/\" target=\"_blank\">Birgeneau\u003c/a> to apologize for the police response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Considering all that, this passage from Dirks' \u003ca href=\"http://books.google.com/books?id=xiPd26ngXLkC&pg=PA29&dq=Scandal+itself+is+a+peculiar+historical+form+that+only+reveals+its+real+meaning+long+after+the+public+outcry+and+formal+investigations+have+ceased.&hl=en&sa=X&ei=if-bUKjXIqLqiwLJkoDIDA&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Scandal%20itself%20is%20a%20peculiar%20historical%20form%20that%20only%20reveals%20its%20real%20meaning%20long%20after%20the%20public%20outcry%20and%20formal%20investigations%20have%20ceased.&f=false\">\u003cem>The Scandal of Empire: India and the Creation of Imperial Britain\u003c/em>\u003c/a> is pretty interesting. Originally \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/zunguzungu/status/266608727673692160\" target=\"_blank\">tweeted by Aaron Brady\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Scandal itself is a peculiar historical form that only reveals its real meaning long after the public outcry and formal investigations have ceased. Scandals point to the underlying tensions and anxieties of an age, even as they work ironically to resolve crises by finding new ways to repress these tensions and anxieties. Scandals require careful management, and they elicit widespread vicarious attention, because they invariably produce a spectacle in which we see how the mighty have fallen. 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Indeed, it is the scandal itself that must be erased, not the underlying systemic reasons for scandal. The scandal is only the tip of the iceberg, the moment of excess that in the end works to conceal the far more endemic excesses that, at least for modern times, have become normalized…”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wonder if the committee has seen \u003cem>that\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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