Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday was one of those who appealed to the UC board of regents to reverse its tuition increase, which he called “unjust” in light of what the audit found. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount, who also serves on the UC Board of Regents, shared a similar interest in transparency. In a statement, Rendon said the audit has “uncovered the same kind of budgetary misrepresentations and executive excess that we’ve seen before.” “There are many questions that need to be answered — and answered honestly,” he said in a statement he shared on Twitter. Assemblywoman Catharine Baker, R-Dublin, agreed with her Democratic colleagues and called for the UC to freeze its student tuition increases.

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by Luis Gomez, The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Posted: April 26th, 2017, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.