I have no answers, just suggestions. Now, the funding equation in California provides the very least for community college students and the highest proportions of funding to students at the University of California system. Success should include factors such as enrolling students from diverse backgrounds, or assisting the unemployed to train for gainful employment. Finally, we need to cooperate. The three segments of higher education in the state do not work together in a sufficient manner.
Remediation is a hot topic now.
Other states are watching New York and California very closely and will likely pattern their own programs in similar veins.