Despite the heightened tension at UCLA and UC Berkeley, Governor Newsom and California officials offered little or no reaction to the ongoing campus protests.
Despite the heightened tension at UCLA and UC Berkeley, two of the most prestigious public universities in the nation, Governor Newsom and California officials offered little or no reaction to the ongoing campus protests.As the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, Berkeley continue to grapple with chaos and unrest amid the growing pro-Palestinian protests on their campuses, state officials, including Gov.
Governor Newsom’s office has yet to release a statement on the protests. When he was asked about the campus unrest during a news conference on a different topic, he said he and other officials were “working with the trustees.”Member of the UC Regents, including Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmon – both running for governor – declined NBC Los Angeles’ requests for comment.
“If I were a Democratic party politician, I’d want to stay as far away from this as possible,” Pitney said. “If they support the students, there could be a demonstration with antisemitic references … If they support a removal of them from campus, it could result in over policing and be a very bad image.” When anti-war protests took place on UC campuses decades ago, Gov. Ronald Reagan, a Republican, had a different approach: He famously sent in the National Guard to UC Berkeley.
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