Cartoon giant Haim Saban morphs into a UC regent

By Robert Salonga
Daily Bruin Staff

The “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” are coming to the
University of California.

Gov. Gray Davis appointed the show’s producer, Haim Saban,
to the UC Board of Regents on Friday.

A resident of Los Angeles, Saban founded Saban Entertainment in
1988 and merged his company with the Fox Kids Network in 1995. Two
years later, he acquired the Fox Family Channel.

He supports The Story Project, an after-school literacy program
in Los Angeles, as well as The Fulfillment Fund and Partners in
Education. He also founded the Saban Institute for the Study of the
American Political System at the University of Tel Aviv.

Saban, who has donated about $400,000 to the governor since
1998, is estimated to be worth $1.3 billion.

The governor’s appointment of Saban must be confirmed by
the state Senate.

With reports from The Associated Press.