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Chancellor Christ: Cal athletic budget, department changes coming this spring

The California Golden Bears athletic department is headed for a major pivot point. Chancellor Carol Christ came in promising major overhauls to ensure finances, and it sounds like she is approaching consensus with athletic director Jim Knowlton about what changes will be made come the near.

“I’m at the point in my career that I am, which is twice retired already, I feel a shortness and urgency of time,” Christ said. “One way that I manage is to set aggressive deadlines with my senior staff. I think that works well. We don’t always meet them, but you certainly don’t meet them if you don’t set them.