LA Times reports Tenure ruled to violate Calif Constitution.

The LA Tunes and the AP reported that the judge in the Vergara vs California case has ruled against the State.  This was also covered in the NY Times.  Tenure is considered to be in violation of the State Constitution.  The article states:  

Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that key job protections for teachers in California are unconstitutional, in a major loss for unions.
The verdict represents a complete victory by attorneys who argued that state laws governing teacher layoffs, tenure and dismissals harm students by making them more likely to suffer from grossly ineffective instruction.
If the preliminary ruling becomes final and is upheld, the effect will be sweeping across California and possibly the nation.

Attorney Theodore Boutrous, left, speaks in January about a lawsuit to overturn laws that provide seniority protections to teachers in California. In the foreground is Clara Campbell, 9, a plaintiff in the suit. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
"The law was on our side and the evidence was overwhelming,” said Marcellus McRae, an attorney for the plaintiffs. "Whatever happens, we can’t go backward. The time of defending the status quo and business as usual -- those days are over. We have to re-create a system that focuses on placing children’s interests at the forefront.”
Judge Rolf M. Treu ruled, in effect, that it was too easy for teachers to gain strong job protections and too difficult to dismiss those who performed poorly in the classroom. If the ruling stands, California will have to craft new rules for hiring and firing teachers.

This can mean the end of tenure for Community College and other professors.  Unless pay gets substantially better, there is no reason for a person to take up a teaching job given the level of work involved.