Listen to the Afternoon Regents Meeting of July 18, 2013 [UC prez appointment]
Video Archives of Regents Meetings: 2013
Video files for past open session meetings of The University of California Regents and its Committees are available for one year after the dates of the meetings.
During the public comment period, various speakers opposed the appointment, most based on Napolitano’s administering of immigration laws as Secretary of Homeland Security. Bob Meister, president of the Council of UC Faculty Associations, expressed concerns about national surveillance at UC. [Editorial hint from yours truly, Bob. It was not all that clear – given that this was a public forum – what you were saying. You said literally that Napolitano was ideal to deal with preventing surveillance of UC which I suppose was a subtle way – too subtle for this kind of forum – to express a concern that she would in fact go along with excessive surveillance. I should note that the UCLA Faculty Assn. is not currently a member of the Council of UC Faculty Associations.] There were demonstrations during the meeting by individuals opposed to the appointment and at one point the room was cleared. News reports indicate some arrests were made.
A news report on the demonstrations can be found at:
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2013/07/immigration-activists-oppose-napolitano-for-uc.html
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/19/5577881/napolitano-confirmed-as-uc-chief.html
You can hear the meeting at the link below: