Let No Campus Be Left Behind (in Having a Med School)

To loud applause at the Riverside ConventionCenter, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Wednesday that she is lobbying Gov.Jerry Brown to find $15 million a year to help open and run the medical schoolat UC Riverside.

Feinstein, D-Calif., sent a letter Tuesday to the governor urginghim to include the money in his annual budget so UCR can open the school in2013…

“I am going to need your help to call on ourgreat governor and say, ‘Jerry, you’ve got to find $15 million,’” she said. “Itcan be found.”  Gov. Brown was travelingto Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and his office did not have an immediatecomment on Feinstein’s letter.  Themedical school has been in the works for years and was originally set to openthis year. But so far, UCR officials have not been able to secure ongoing statefunding…

Full story at http://www.pe.com/local-news/politics/duane-gang-headlines/20120222-riverside-feinstein-backs-ucr-medical-school.ece

All that's lacking is money: