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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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Nobody Can Find Cal Jobs Schwarzenegger Says Obama Stimulus Created

October 31st, 2009 • Richard Cochrane
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uc-logoGary Robbins, reports in the October 31 OC Register, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s claim that the Obama federal stimulus program has saved or created 8,356 jobs in the University of California system, a claim that comes as a surprise at UC Irvine, Orange Countys largest employer is bogus.. This latest revelation compounds what has turned into a scandal to deceive Americans that the Obama $787 billion stimulaus package has “saved or created a million jobs” nationwide.

Whether or not California’s Governor was lied to or not or simply is so desperate to show any progress in the beleaguered State where unemployment exceeds 10% and with underemployment is headed toward Depression Era levels that seem likely to reach 20% by early next year is open to discussion.

Schwarzenegger’s claim was made by his California Recovery Task Force,which also says the stimulus created or saved 26,156 jobs in the California State University system, bringing the total for the two systems to about 34,500.

“We can’t figure out where the governor’s office got the data to support saying 34,000 jobs have been saved in the CSU and UC systems.  No such data has been forwarded by our campus to the state,” said Cathy Lawhon, director of media relations at UCI.

“Basically, the state cut to the UC system was $815 million. The stimulus money totaled about $700 million, which didn’t quite make up the difference. And what remains to be seen is, since that $700 million was a one-time shot in the arm, what happens in the next fiscal year? Impartial sources say cuts have been $1.5 billion so even these estimates pale in comparison.

“It is accurate to say we (UCI) have laid off several dozen people.”

The bloated UCI system has about 14,000 full-time employees on its main campus and at its medical center in Orange. There and statewide tuition and fees have skyrocketed in the last two years as costs are dumped onto students and their families while costs have not appreciatbly decreased.

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