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Los Angeles Times
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Colleen Shalby and Robert J. Lopez

Sonoma State president ‘should step down’ amid sex harassment scandal, lawmakers say

LOS ANGELES — Two state senators on Monday called for embattled President Judy Sakaki of Sonoma State to step down after a no confidence vote by faculty amid a scandal over her alleged retaliation against a former provost who reported sexual harassment claims against her husband.

“The faculty has spoken and it’s time for the healing process to begin,” Sens. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, and Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, said in a statement. “President Sakaki should step down for the greater good of the university,”

Dodd represents a district that includes Sonoma State, and McGuire represents the adjacent district. McGuire graduated from the university and was honored as its 2015 distinguished alumnus.

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