The city already spends an ungodly amount on police with very limited results : https://www.reddit.com/r/InlandEmpire/s/mftn3hbPFw
Dear Campus Community,
I am writing regarding an incident that occurred over the Labor Day weekend at an apartment community near our San Bernardino campus involving local law enforcement and several CSUSB students.
We have heard from students who were directly impacted, and I am deeply concerned about what they experienced. Encounters such as this can be frightening, distressing, and have a lasting impact on students and their sense of safety and well-being. I want our students to know that we hear your concerns, and we are here to support you.
Although this incident occurred away from the university and did not involve University Police, our responsibility to care for our students does not end at the boundaries of our property. Members of our campus are working directly with impacted students to understand their needs and connect them with appropriate resources and support.
We also recognize that students and members of our community have questions and concerns about what occurred. The university will work with the necessary stakeholders to support a fair and appropriate process for reviewing the incident. We believe it is important that the experiences and perspectives of those involved are heard and that the circumstances surrounding the incident are carefully reviewed.
Students who have been impacted by this incident, as well as those needing additional support, are encouraged to contact Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) (909) 537-5040 or the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (909) 537-5185. We are committed to helping students access the care, resources, and support they need.
The safety and well-being of our students are among the university's highest priorities. We will continue to support those impacted and remain engaged as this matter moves forward.
Sincerely,
Terri Gómez, Ph.D.
President
California State University, San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA 92407-2393
(909) 537–5002
President_Gomez@csusb.edu
We Define the Future
The Athletics Department has been mismanaged. It has not kept track of its budget since 2018, and was forced to undergo an audit by CSU in 2024. This financial report is damning. It shows incredible irresponsibility on the part of the athletics department.
Specifically, the multi-year budget projections for CSU Fund 463 (Instructionally Related Activities) show an ending balance deficit of -$5,181,278 for the 2024-25 fiscal year. This deficit in the IRA fund is projected to worsen, growing to an estimated -$8,645,120 by the 2025-26 fiscal year.
The audit uncovered multiple instances of severe financial negligence, including a travel expense claim for $14,513.17 that was submitted without any supporting receipts. The campus could not provide documentation for travel advances, including one instance involving a $30,000 advance where no expense claim or receipts were provided to show if unused funds were returned. Purchases were made outside of the procurement process, resulting in unauthorized purchase orders. Asset tracking was mismanaged, and the university could not locate specific capitalized assets, including a laptop that was never retrieved from a departing employee. Basic cash-handling protocols were ignored, such as failing to document when the athletics safe combination was changed despite employee turnover.
Now, do the math on this fee increase. The fee will become $500, 68% of which will be given to the athletics department. That’s $340 x 19000 students, or $6.4 million dollars. That’s more than enough to bail out the athletics department with no repercussions or consequences for their own financial incompetence.
On May 6th, 2026, the administration cancelled further meetings by Campus Fee Advisory Committee (CFAC) and other oversight boards as this was brought to light. This was after the faculty senate passed a resolution in complete opposition to this fee hike, the CSU-wide California State Students Association (CSSA) passed a separate resolution in equal condemnation, and after public outcry from students including from our petition campaign. While other campuses in the CSU system are also planning on IRA fee increases, CSUSB stands alone amongst all 23 campuses in how it avoided collaboration with student government. Other campuses are working with their CFAC and doing the fee hike gradually. CSUSB is not. When this fee was brought up to CFAC in February, the Division of Student Affairs attempted to paint it as a benefit to athletics while disregarding the 7-3 vote against it.
This is not the behavior of an administration willing to act in honest transparency and goodwill. It is the behavior of a school attempting to cover for the financial ineptitude of one of its departments, and to silently fix the shortfall by making students take the burden.
The school is violating CSU Executive Order 1102, which dictates how student fees must be handled transparently. This is no longer just a debate about school fees and transparency, but a literal fight to prevent the school from making us pay for their own negligence and holding those responsible to account.
A government fraud investigator with actual public administration experience and plans, not just buzzwords. San Bernardino has continuously allowed (corruption or ineptitude?) millions of dollars of grant funds to be siphoned off by graft and corruption. We need candidates who are promising a forensic audit and accountability, not candidates who have each held 8 years of office while our city deteriorated.