{"id":44425,"date":"2025-10-07T13:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T20:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=44425"},"modified":"2025-10-07T13:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T20:47:15","slug":"gov-gavin-newsom-announces-independent-review-into-uc-berkeleys-turnover-of-names-to-federal-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/gov-gavin-newsom-announces-independent-review-into-uc-berkeleys-turnover-of-names-to-federal-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Gavin Newsom announces \u2018independent review\u2019 into UC Berkeley\u2019s turnover of names to federal government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li>Alexa Vazquez, Amber X. Chen &amp; Chrissa Olson | Staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oct 3, 2025 (DailyCal.org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"newsomCOVER_Sam Clayton_Staff\" class=\"wp-image-44429\" srcset=\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-150x100.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-225x150.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">At the press conference in Campbell Hall, Gov. Gavin Newsom lauded the importance of two new bills in light of federal funding cuts and escalating attacks on academic freedom.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Sam%20Clayton\">Sam Clayton | Staff<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom would not say whether he believed the UC should have turned over the names of 160 campus members to the federal government, a move that resulted in widespread backlash across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The governor revealed that he had requested an \u201cindependent review\u201d of the turnover from the UC Board of Regents, UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons and UC President James B. Milliken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was unaware of it myself until I read about it,\u201d Newsom said of the decision, which was first reported by The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/news\/campus\/uc-berkeley-turns-over-personal-information-of-more-than-150-students-and-staff-to-federal\/article_a4aad3e1-bbba-42cc-92d7-a7964d9641c5.html\">Daily Californian<\/a>. \u201cOnce I have that information (from the independent review), I\u2019ll be able to make a judgment as to whether or not it was consistent with past practices or whether or not it should be adjusted in terms of policy moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rescuers search for the missing after Madrid building partly collapses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44426\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Newsom repeatedly emphasized his \u201cconfidence\u201d in the UC system\u2019s ability to navigate&nbsp;current negotiations&nbsp;with the Trump administration.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Sam%20Clayton\">Sam Clayton | Staff<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On all other accounts, the governor was steadfast in his condemnation of President Donald Trump\u2019s administration\u2019s growing interference in higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/news\/state\/gov-gavin-newsom-to-sign-legislation-on-uc-berkeley-campus\/article_a69dd26c-cb95-4585-9a96-6a844de24682.html\">press conference<\/a>&nbsp;in Campbell Hall,&nbsp;which Newsom held to sign legislation to advance quantum and fusion research in the state into law, Newsom lauded the importance of the bills in light of federal funding cuts and escalating attacks on academic freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just yesterday, Newsom said he would \u201cimmediately\u201d pull state funding from any California university that agreed to concessions to the Trump administration in exchange for favorable federal grants. So far, only one California university, USC, has been asked to agree to the compact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newsom, however, repeatedly emphasized his \u201cconfidence\u201d in the UC system\u2019s ability to navigate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/news\/uc\/command-and-control-university-of-california-institutes-information-blackout-amid-federal-negotiations\/article_78d56d29-f2b2-4d4b-9261-a7d1dae97538.html\">current negotiations<\/a>&nbsp;with the Trump administration. He asserted that he has an \u201cextraordinarily good working relationship\u201d with Milliken and the UC regents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44427\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Newsom asserted that he has an \u201cextraordinarily good working relationship\u201d with&nbsp;the UC Board of Regents and&nbsp;UC President James B. Milliken, who was also in attendance.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Sam%20Clayton\">Sam Clayton | Staff<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have been working collaboratively for weeks,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cI\u2019m not concerned about (the UC\u2019s) capacity to organize a strategy that\u2019s thoughtful and deliberative that maintains our values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside the conference, about two dozen union members and students gathered, urging the governor to prioritize their demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members from several UC systemwide unions called for Newsom to encourage and reopen contract negotiations, including the University Professional and Technical Employees and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 15 student protesters called for Newsom to veto Assembly Bill 715, or AB 715, which would prevent schools from approving or using \u201cprofessional development materials\u201d that would subject a student to unlawful discrimination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill would also establish a statewide Office of Civil Rights and require the appointment of an antisemitism prevention coordinator, which protesters said would temper pro-Palestinian speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, service workers expressed support for the governor\u2019s signing of Assembly Bill 1340, which would allow gig drivers to unionize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside, away from the shouts of protesters, Newsom signed both Assembly Bill 940, or AB 940, which supports quantum research, and Senate Bill 80, or SB 80, which supports fusion energy development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State assemblymember Buffy Wicks and state senator Anna Caballero \u2014 who co-authored AB 940 and SB 80, respectively \u2014 were also in attendance, alongside Lyons, Milliken, state senator Jesse Arregu\u00edn and Director of the Governor\u2019s Office of Business and Economic Development Dee Dee Myers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44428\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">State assemblymember Buffy Wicks and state senator Anna Caballero \u2014&nbsp;who co-authored AB 940 and SB 80, respectively \u2014&nbsp;were also in attendance.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Sam%20Clayton\">Sam Clayton | Staff<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are in the future business,\u201d Newsom said as he prepared to sign both bills. \u201cIt\u2019s about investing in that conveyor belt for talent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his support for the bills, Newsom also referenced what he called an \u201cassault\u201d on higher education from the Trump administration, likening its policies to a \u201cwrecking ball.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey want to put the thumb on (academic freedom),\u201d Newsom said. \u201cThey want to prescribe what that should or should not look like. I won\u2019t be part of that, and I don\u2019t believe the legislature will be part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Alice Conry and Jackson Woodward contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Alexa%20Vazquez\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ff3e38b6dff35d79c1d88ad23cd8bd97?d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Alexa Vazquez\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Alexa%20Vazquez\">Alexa Vazquez<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:alexavazquez@dailycal.org\">Author email<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Amber%20X.%20Chen\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b9b697d28f5d507d3b274a6cf9c8af97?d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Amber X. Chen\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Amber%20X.%20Chen\">Amber X. Chen<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:amberchen@dailycal.org\">Author email<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Chrissa%20Olson\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a9c9306e53f3c8ea66231d57bf7ad041?d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Chrissa Olson\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Chrissa%20Olson\">Chrissa Olson<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>City News Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chrissa-olson-135978252\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Author linkedin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrissaolson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Author twitter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:colson@dailycal.org\">Author email<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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