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We are collecting broad overview biographies of all the players involved in the budget process, at both the state level, and at the CSU level - as well as a number of other related people. To go to the BIOGRAPHY LIST click Here

For the latest news from outside sources, across the state and across the country, go to our CalBud09 News Feed page by clicking here.

Here is a list of stories previously published about the California budget and how it relates to the CSU system:
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BLOGGSPOT
This page has been set up as a space for diverse perspectives to be joined, and where anyone can dive into the spirited discussion connected with the California Budget and all it’s moving parts. Go here to join into that discussion. You may set up your own account as a follower of this blog, or if you don’t wish to do that, use the protocols below.
URL: http://calbud09.blogspot.com/
USR: calbud09@yahoo.com
PWD: 22528309


CALBUD09 NING
This is our ‘front page’. This is where we are posting the latest news on the budget, sending out alerts, and ‘directing traffic’ on this project. If you can, join this site, and check back here frequently for updates. Also, even though the middle column on this page says “BLOG POSTS”, in reality, we have reserved this page for news. TO join in the blog discussion, go to our Bloggspot page instead.
URL: http://calbud09.ning.com
USR: calbud09@yahoo.com
PWD: 22528309


DEL.ICIO.US
Delicious is a social bookmarking service that allows you to tag, save, manage and share Web pages all in one place. We are using our delicious account as the place to save important web addresses related to the budget crisis. Please, go to this page and log in using the protocols below, and contribute links to stories, news accounts, opinions and analysis from elsewhere on the web.
URL: https://secure.delicious.com/login?jump=ub
USR: calbud09
PWD: c2528309


FACE BOOK
We don’t need to tell you what Face Book is for. However, it is worth noting that our Face Book page is primarily for search purposes, as a way to direct Face Book members back to our Ning home page. Feel free to post here, but we expect most of our traffic to go to http://calbud09.ning.com
URL: http://www.facebook.com/
EML: calbud09@yahoo.com
USR: calbud09@yahoo.com
PWD: c2528309


GOOGLE DOCS
This is one of our two document repositories, the other being calbud09.wikispaces.com. The difference between these two locations is this: Google Docs is where we create and develop our own, original documents. If a resolution is drafted, if you want input on a press release, or if you want to take a crack at re-writing information that comes from this story, Google Docs is the environment where that can be done. Multiple people can view and make changes at the same time, and we can always revert to earlier versions of the document. Think of Google Docs as our own, online word processing program.
URL: http://docs.google.com
USR: calbud09@yahoo.com
PWD: 22528309


MY SPACE
We don’t need to tell you what My Space is for. However, it is worth noting that our My Space page is primarily for search purposes, as a way to direct My Space members back to our Ning home page. Feel free to post here, but we expect most of our traffic to go to http://calbud09.ning.com
URL: http://www.myspace.com/calbud09
EML: calbud09@yahoo.com
USR: c2528309


NETVIBES.COM
This is where we are consolidating news feeds and related information from a variety of sources to follow the budget crisis. This is a sort of second page to the Ning front page. Check here frequently for news updates sent to us directly from other sources.
URL: http://www.netvibes.com/calbud09#General
USR: calbud09@yahoo.com
PWD: 22528309


NING
This is our California Budget ’09 home page. Check here frequently for the latest news, analysis, and commentary on the budget crisis, as well as links to a wide range of supporting documents. You may set up your own account, or access the account using the following protocols:
URL: http://calbud09.ning.com
USR: calbud09@yahoo.com
PWD: 22528309

Twitter
Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
URL: http://twitter.com/calbud09
USR: calbud09
PWD: 22528309



WIKI
This is one of our two document repositories, the other being our Google Docs page. The difference between these two locations is this: whereas Google Docs is where we create and develop our own, original documents, this Wikispace is where we keep official documents generated outside our group. Having them in the Wiki makes it easy to search and rearrange, even rewrite if necessary. But in the same way that ‘Wikipedia’ has become the larges encyclopedia on the planet, think of our Wiki as the encyclopedia for the California budget crisis. You will be able to find biographies, news accounts, press releases, historic records and official pronouncements.
URL: http://calbud09.wikispaces.com
USR: calbud09
PWD: calbud09