UC students push second voting seat on Board of Regents as 250 lobbyists meet California legislators

Over 250 UC students spent a day lobbying California state legislators at the Capitol, holding more than 100 meetings to advance various campus issues, including a reintroduced bill (ACA 18) authored by Assemblymember Jessica Caloza that would add a second student seat with voting power to the UC Board of Regents. The bill represents another attempt by students to gain meaningful governance power after years of advocacy on the issue. A second voting student regent would expand student voice in decisions affecting tuition, campus safety, and institutional policy across all UC campuses. The timing coincides with broader student organizing around affordability and campus accountability.