Chair, Board of Trustees, Herb Roney's letter Santa Monica Daily Press. Oct 2, 2003. (see page 5)

CSEA President, Phil Hendricks' letter Santa Monica Daily Press. Oct 1, 2003. (see page 4)

SM College faculty, staff vote ‘no confidence' in SMC president Robertson The Argonaut. June 16, 2003.

Embattled Community College Chief Resigns L.A. Times, June 12, 2003.

Faculty, Other Staff Demand Voice at College L.A. Times. June 10, 2003.

Teachers Call for SMC President to Resign   Santa Monica Daily Press. June 7, 2003.

SMC Faculty Tries to Unseat Robertson Santa Monica Mirror. June 4-10, 2003.

SM College Senates vote on whether to oust SMC President Robertson The Argonaut. June 3, 2003.

School Budget a Joint Effort, Sacramento Bee, May 31, 2003

College Board Slashes Programs, Jobs Santa Monica Lookout, May 16, 2003.

May 15th Board of Trustees Meeting: Faculty Association President Simpson eloquently pleads with the Board of Trustees not to eliminate vocational programs. Trustees vote to eliminate programs. May 15, 2003.

Governor Davis' May Revise May 14, 2003.

Santa Monica Daily Press "Where's the community in Santa Monica College?" asks SMC's non-credit ESL instructor Eric Roth.  Read more...(see pages 4-5) May 6, 2003.

SMC Nearing D-Day in Budget Cut Decisions Santa Monica Daily Press   Read more...(see page 5) May 7, 2003.

Ocean Park Gazette article  "It started with a picket line at 17th and Pico. Students joined classified staff to protest Santa Monica College cuts and signs comparing SMC to Enron and asking, "If this is American Airlines, where's my peanuts?" By that night, it.." Read more... May 6, 2003

Three Budget Scenarios -- SMC Faculty Association and Academic Senate proposed best, medium, and worst-case scenarios to counter Administration's layoffs and program elimination based on worst-case assumptions. May 2, 2003.

Community College Students March in March -- Thousands of California community college students marched to the Capitol on March 17th to protest fee hikes and class reductions triggered by the state's budget crisis. News coverage includes Sacramento Bee | Sacramento Bee with photo | Los Angeles Times | San Francisco Chronicle | San Jose Mercury | Los Angeles Daily News  March 18, 2003.

SMC Students and Faculty will March in Los Angeles, Associated Students Resource Page March 28, 2003.

Weekly updates from Superintendent Robertson

Town Meeting March 13, 2003.

Crisis in Education March 9, 2003.

Board of Trustees Special Meeting.  Ten programs and 13 administrative positions will be eliminated for fall, 2003. Board Agendae & Minutes  March 10, 2003.

Keep the Doors Open Website dedicated to fair treatment for CCs during California's budget process. March 10, 2003.

Board of Trustees meeting.  Classified layoffs are tabled. Photos | Board Agendae & Minutes March 3, 2003.

Letter from SMC Academic Senate President and Faculty Association President Feb 18, 2003

Save Our Jobs!  by Andrew Waltzer, Part-time Committee Co-chair. February 20, 2003

Postcard Template Print this out to use as a model for students to write letters to elected representatives.

FACCC Homepage Find up-to-date information about budget goings-on in Sacramento. 

Summary of State Budget 2002-3 Fall, 2002.