Just go to school in California as a resident. 😉
I don’t think they’ve finalized the actual residential discount, but I’ve heard that it will be at least $5,000.  The process of proving your residency in California is a bit cumbersome. The registration office sent me a list of required documents, based off of the information I had submitted before:
- Driver’s license
- Vehicle registration
- Year old rental lease
- 2010 Tax Return
- 2009 Tax Return
- 2010 W2’s
- 2009 W2’s
- Latest Pay Stub
- Confirmation letter from payroll manager
- Bank Statement with CA address