One of the more tense moments during any CSU Trustees’ plenary session happened last Wednesday, interestingly, during the adoption of their minutes.

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, an ex-officio Trustee, said the minutes had “sanitized” reporting on the tumultuous November 16 meeting when the Trustees moved to another room out of public view during a student protest to vote on a 9% student fee hike.

CFA Secretary John Halcón was at the scene in November when police released pepper-spray that filled the lobby of the Chancellor’s Office. Last week, he told the Trustees,”The (CSU) Administration's description of events is so at odds with what really happened that there must be an independent investigation into what went on that day.”

CFA Headlines learned today that a special investigator has been appointed and is conducting interviews with witnesses.