Gavin Newsom threatens action against UCLA due to Big Ten move

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Gavin Newsom continues to put himself in his favorite place to be. The news.

This time he’s making headlines with regards to UCLA’s impending 2024 move out of the Pac-12 Conference to the Big 10.

In a recent interview with Fox 11 in Los Angeles, Newsom explained how he heard about UCLA’s decision and his initial reactions to it.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference after meeting with students at James Denman Middle School on October 01, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

He specifically highlighted that UCLA did not give advance notice to the University of California system’s Board of Regents, saying the negotiations were "done in isolation" and without their "oversight or support."

The full quote is even more critical, with Newsom implying he was frustrated with finding out about it in the news like everyone else:

"I read about it (is how I found out)," Newsom said in the interview. "No big deal. I’m the governor of the state of California. But maybe a bigger deal is that I’m the chair of the UC Board of Regents. I read about it. Is it a good idea? Did we have a chance to discuss the merits (of the decision)? I’m not aware anyone did. So it was done in isolation. It was done without regental oversight or support. It was done without any consideration to my knowledge."

He also expressed that in his mind, the decision lacked "decency" and that the impact will be felt throughout the state’s universities, not just the UC schools:

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