Who will govern the State Bar of California?

In terms of regulation of the bar, there are few stories bigger than this one -- but, maddeningly, the only good coverage so far is behind a paywall.  In a nutshell, a minority of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California wants the state legislature to use the annual dues bill as a vehicle for changing bar governance from a mostly elected Board to an all-appointed Board.  Under that plan, the size of the board would drop from 23 to 15, the non-lawyers would account for 40% of the board, and the state Supreme Court would oversee a committe to "screen applicants and appoint the members." The motivation seems to be a belief that the current mode of self-regulation is too insular and fails to protect the public.  As you'd expect, there are quite a few elected lawyers currently on the board who vehemently oppose the proposals.  More on this as better materials become available  . . . .