UC, CSU chiefs need to quit the Chamber of Commerce board  Sen
Leland Yee: UC's prestige helps right-wing group  The California
Chamber of Commerce is one of the most consistently right-wing
organizations in the state, particularly on economic issues. The
Chamber’s against pretty much all taxes and supports pretty much
all cuts in government spending.  So why are the heads of the
three largest public educational institutions in California, the
University of California, California State University, and the
California Community Colleges, members of the Chamber board?
It’s a tradition at the Chamber to put the UC president and the
CSU and CCC chancellors on the board, which has about 100
members. But the three educators came under fire recently when
the Chamber put out a blatantly partisan ad attacking Jerry
Brown  And in fact, UC President Mark Yudof told the Chamber’s
fundraising chair last year that he couldn’t donate to the
CalChamberPAC because that group was trying to make sure that
Democrats don’t win en