Yee, who is running for mayor of San Francisco, is hoping that the Senate will reject Crane’s appointment. Crane, a San Francisco Democrat who served as economic policy advisor to Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, has been a proponent of pension-reform ideas at the state and local level. Schwarzenegger appointed Crane to the Regents shortly before his term ended. The state Senate must vote to approve the appointment some time this year, otherwise Crane will be off the board… In his letter, Yee hoped to scuttle Crane’s appointment before the next Regents’ meeting, which is scheduled for March 15.

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by Elizabeth Lesly Stevens, The Bay Citizen.

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