Lockyer has a problem in bid to lead CSU
The Senate under Lockyer also rejected other Wilson appointees to the regents, something the Senate never had done until Lockyer became its leader. The Senate also repeatedly blocked tuition increases, equating them with back-door tax increases. But that happened long ago, when today’s entering college freshmen were still in diapers. Because of term limits, old pols don’t hang around the Legislature forever. But they don’t fade away. Some win statewide offices. Some get sweet appointments. Former Sen. Jack Scott headed the community college system after his time in the Legislature. But unlike Lockyer, Scott had come from the community college system, where he served as president of Pasadena City College. Lockyer’s appointment would take the concept to a new level. He would bring political savvy and knowledge to the job, but no academic training, and that would be a problem
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by Dan Morain, The Sacramento Bee.