Services cut for students as high-pay University jobs boom

The San Francisco Chronicle reports on the "special class" of California citizens:

The University of California may have cut student services and maintenance, but not the number of high-paid jobs created over the past two years.

Payroll records show that 2,275 university employees earned more than $200,000 last fiscal year, up 30 percent over two years. The number of employees making at least $300,000 annually climbed 54 percent to 496 last year. Some employees got raises. Others were hired or promoted to new posts with increased salaries.

Higher tuition costs and higher taxes mean a lavish lifestyle for these government workers.