Newsom Proposes $433 Million to Transform Humboldt State Into California’s Third Polytechnic
Video of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press conference today.
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Moments ago, on today’s installment of this week’s proposed budget tour, Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped a bombshell for Humboldt County: His proposal will set aside an eye-popping $433 million to transform Humboldt State into a polytechnic university the CSU system’s third.
“I am a big supporter of Cal Polys. We have two; we want to create a third. And that’s the significant investment: $433 million,” Newsom said. “We’ve been working with the Board of Trustees the incredible new leader at the CSU about this opportunity to revitalize the economy in Northern California around Humboldt State, and to look at this opportunity to have a third polytechnic campus.”
Posted By Iridian Casarez on Fri, May 14, 2021 at 12:54 PM click to enlarge During today s revised budget proposal presentation, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he s proposing $433 million for Humboldt State University s transformation into California State University s third polytechnic university. “I am a big supporter of Cal Polys. We have two; we want to create a third. And that’s the significant investment: $433 million,” Newsom said. “We’ve been working with the Board of Trustees the incredible new leader at the CSU about this opportunity to revitalize the economy in Northern California around Humboldt State, and to look at this opportunity to have a third polytechnic campus.”