CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN JOSE : CSU Officials Hit for Buying Cars Secretly
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
California State University officials, criticized for quietly giving themselves fat raises last year, now are under fire for secretly buying themselves cars with state funds. The university bought six Ford Taurus automobiles for vice chancellors, apparently without public discussion, the San Jose Mercury News reported. The cars cost a total of $99,998.70, just $1.30 below the threshold for an automatic review by the state Department of Finance. A CSU budget officer said the price was a coincidence.
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