Monica Lozano

UC Berkeley’s plans to convert People’s Park can now be brought to fruition, following approval from the UC Board of Regents. 

California’s candidates for lieutenant governor — state Senator Ed Hernandez and former U.S. ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis — spoke about college affordability, capacity and access at a moderated interview hosted by the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Tuesday night.

Usually, there are only two vacancies, which are due to regents reaching the end of their terms, according to Student Regent Devon Graves, and this year was former regents William De La Peña and Bruce Varner’s turn.

The UC Board of Regents will meet to approve the appointment of a new student region, discuss UCOP audit and vote on the UC Office of the President’s 2017-18 fiscal year budget.

Former California Supreme Court Justice Carlos R. Moreno and law firm Hueston Hennigan LLP were announced as the parties responsible to conduct a “fact-finding review of actions undertaken by the Office of the President,” according to the statement.

Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointment of four new members to the University of California Board of Regents in a press release issued Friday afternoon.

Since 2012, the University of California Office of the President has reimbursed the regents more than $225,000 for private dinner parties, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

During its Thursday open-session meeting, the UC Board of Regents voted to approve a cap on out-of-state and international student enrollment and discussed at length the findings of a state audit of the University of California Office of the President.

On Wednesday, the UC Board of Regents convened at UCSF Mission Bay for its regular board meeting, the first since California State Auditor Elaine Howle raised several concerns about the University of California Office of the President in an April 25 audit report.

The UC Board of Regents will convene later this week at UCSF Mission Bay to vote on the establishment of a non-resident student enrollment policy, discuss the findings of a state audit of the UC Office of the President, and review responses to the UC Graduate Student Well-Being Survey.