Here’s a first look at California College Athletes zero money


A basketball player dressed in green mud skirt uniform holds the orange Wilson basketball while standing in high school. The player looks focused, with a certain expression. The background is distinguished by wooden bleaching with a green pad, and part of the image is framed by an element of the foreground out of focus. The player wears white sneakers and a black lower shirt under their T -shirt.
Annika Shah, a senior student in business administration, during a basketball practice in Kal Polly in San Louis Obys on February 3, 2025. Photo by Julie Leopo-Bermwoods for CalMatters

Millions of dollars for basketball and private donor players. A thousand dollar is involved in the Biden campaign, the former FTX cryptocurrency company and clothing brands such as Crocs and Aeropostale.

At the first ever look, peace of mind Adam Echelman and Erika Yes He received and analyzed the records of California universities from the brand of athletes at college. Some records mention popular athletes, such as UCLA Gymnast and Olympic Gold Medal winner Jordan Cheels, but most data are anonymous and come with important warnings.

Still, he offers a look at how Name, Image and Money Similarity Change Sports in CollegeS

Since 2021, when California became one of the first states to allow athletes to win sponsorship deals, the College of Football and Basketball players have won the most, including many six-digit deals in UCLA and UC Berkeley.

But much of this money comes from private donor groups known as teams, not from traditional brands. Donors offer this money in exchange for a service as an autograph, but most experts say it is simply a means of maintaining athletes with the best results-and discourage them to look for better deals elsewhere.

  • Signs singleA freshman in the Ucla women’s women’s rowing team: “These big sports really make the most revenue and they are the most watched (but the rowers) deserve much more than we get.”

With the exception of a few star players, most female athletes won very little. While UCLA gymnasts reported earning over $ 2 million in the last three academic years, University Records shows that players in the UCLA Women’s Polo team have won only $ 152 over the same time – although they won the national championship last year.

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Rural counties at risk of missing

Inertia for health establishments in San Jose on December 19, 2023. The inertia for health provides behavioral health care for young people and adults in Santa Clara County. Photo by Loren Elliott for Calmatters
Inertia for health facilities providing behavioral health care for patients in Santa Clara County, in San Jose on December 19, 2023. Photo from Loren Elliott for Calmatters

Small and rural counties in California that need the most large need for mental health resources can miss funds for proposal 1According to local officials who testified to hearing legislative supervision on Tuesday.

Calm Christen explains that the bond of $ 6.4 billion that Voters narrowly passed last year It provides money to the construction of healing beds and facilities, as well as to support housing for people with mental health problems and disorder of drug abuse.

Prop. 1 is one of the main GAVIN NEWSOM mental health initiatives and its administration is quickly moving to allocate billions of dollars by May. But in this way, counties that do not have staff or expert experience to navigate the complex requirements for grant can be excluded.

Susan Holt, Director of Behavioral Health of Freshno County, said the county had submitted nine applications for grants for the care of the treatment of short -term patients but did not receive money.

  • ChinWhen hearing on Tuesday: “Moving that money quickly comes at a price because there will be some that are left.”

California has historically awarded the counties that can provide services and are better concluded in the development of projects for “starting ready” that can be completed on a faster time line.

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Government secret?

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Legislators of the Assembly Floor in the Capitol of the State in Sacramento on May 31, 2022. Photo of Miguel Gutierrez -Jr., Calmatters

In January, Senarn. Susan Blon I got under control over her possible participation in a federal investigation into corruption Associated with bribes from a cannabis company. The Democrat of the West Covina denied to take bribery And she said she did not participate in the probe, which until then built a handful of other employees of San Bernardino County.

During our own look in the investigation, Calletats’ Ryan Sabalow Required copies of federal summonses for law enforcement and search orders dated to 2020, as well as invoices showing how much money the legislator spends on legal bills related to federal criminal investigations.

Requests were deniedS The Assembly and the Senate pointed out the same reasons for the refusals, including that “the public interest served by the fact that it is not made publicly exceeded the public interest served by the detection of the record”.

This worries the advocates of government transparency. David Loy, the legal director of the first amendment coalition, said he had the reason not to serve the public interest “is the last shelter of his scoundrel.”

  • Till: “Even if (a secret) can be resolved in accordance with the legal letter in some circumstances, this is not a position that I think serves the public well. We have to make mistakes on the part of disclosure. Society has the right to know. “

Legislative Leaders Rorator of the meetings Robert Rivas of Salinas and Senate President Mike McGuire Santa Rosa did not respond to Calmatters’ request for interviews.

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A section of the homeless camp in FreMont on February 6, 2025. Photo by Dai Sugano, News Group of Bay Area


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