Does the Attorney General have a say in the case of a defendant's representation by the Public Defender's Office?

The attorney general argues that the defendant acquiesced in his representation by the public defender's office, a proposition for which he cites to us the case of People v. Rudd (1998) 63 Cal.App.4th 620, 631. Rudd involved a defendant who was allowed to represent himself with the understanding that if he were not ready for trial when the case was set, his counsel would continue to represent him. The defendant was not ready to proceed on the day of trial and the court voided his self-representation, without objection from the defendant.