Too hard for Californians to get into public universities: report

Reuters reports:

only 11 percent of Californians between 18 and 29 attend four-year public institutions, the report showed.

Students are far more likely to complete a bachelor's degree if they start out at four-year institutions instead of two-year community colleges, yet California ranks No. 50 in the country in the number of students sent directly to four-year universities

Why should taxpayers subsidize a system like this?