The Mercury News has asked UC for more detail on the closed
door agenda item at which the UCLA/Big Ten deal is to be discussed by the Regents. Surprise!
No response has yet been received. And, the most likely result will be no
response going forward.
From columnist Jon Wilner: The next step in UCLA’s planned move into the Big Ten is officially on the
calendar. The University of California’s Board of Regents will discuss the
situation in a closed session on Sept. 22 at 10 a.m., according to the agenda
item posted on the regents’ website: “UCLA Big Ten Membership – Potential Legal
Issues and Financial Impacts.” … The University of
California Office of the President did not immediately respond to a Hotline
request to provide details of the agenda item…
Since the official justification for the closed door format is “litigation,”
and since there is no litigation (yet), the Regents will likely be told in the closed
session that they are liable for what their authorized agent – UCLA Chancellor Block
– has already committed. Sure, they can order him to try and undo the deal. But
it would be like Elon Musk’s current efforts at trying to un-buy Twitter; It
would be full employment for lawyers and lots of expense. No one will want to
put that discussion in writing for the Mercury News or anyone else.
Of course, as a constitutional quasi-legislature for UC, the Regents can do
what they like – even dumb things that lead to costly litigation. UC general
counsel Robinson told them that back in August.
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