SAN FRANCISCO -- University of California (UC) regents marked a changing of the political guard last month with formal farewells to three Republican appointees whose nominations were withdrawn by Democratic Gov. Gray Davis.
Several regents bemoaned the loss of the departed trio, nominees of former Republican Gov. Pete Wilson, as a sign that appointment to the board has turned into a partisan free-for-all.
"I am confident that Gov. Davis will give us outstanding replacements for those three people. Nevertheless, I think the political fallout from this is very costly," says Regent John Davies, chairman of the board.
The three regents whose names were …
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