Cal State president: Palin's contract rider was stolen

The university is investigating how parts of Palin’s draft contract got into the hands of students who then turned them over to state Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco). Yee has been critical of the secrecy over Palin’s compensation.

The action comes after California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown expanded an inquiry into whether the university and an affiliated foundation violated the state Public Records Act after refusing Yee’s request for documents related to Palin’s June 25 appearance. Brown said he would also look at whether the university had illegally sought to discard the documents.

Students said Tuesday they found the documents, including parts of Palin’s contract, in a campus trash bin. But officials said the documents were the only ones missing from the trash bin of the foundation’s executive director.