Democratic Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) said he sees “great value” in looking at the auditor’s recommendation of separating the budget of the president’s office from the rest of the university. “This does not leave a good taste in the mouths of California taxpayers,” Rendon said Wednesday afternoon in his office at the state Capitol. But when asked whether the state should reexamine the UC’s constitutional independence, the speaker said it’s neither his intention nor desire – though he did not rule it out. “Look, we don’t want to manage the UC,“ Rendon said. “We do want them to be accountable. And we do want them to have the highest levels of transparency.” Assembly Republicans want the speaker to subpoena budget documents from the president’s office. But Rendon said the Legislature’s subpoena power is limited to matters of “criminal malfeasance.” “We certainly haven’t seen that at this point,“ Rendon said.

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