Board trustees at the Rancho Santiago Community College District are arguing over how strict a new gift ban should be. Meanwhile, Orange County ethics watchdog Shirley Grindle said the current proposal is “very weak.”
Tag: Rancho Santiago Community College District
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Rancho Santiago Moves Closer to New Rules on Gifts, Travel
A board committee of the Rancho Santiago Community College District met Monday to discuss stricter rules on gifts and travel in light of a Voice of OC investigation into luxurious travel by trustees and officials.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Rancho Santiago Chancellor: Official Taking Gifts From Contractors Is ‘Good Networking’
While staying mum publicly, Rancho Santiago Community College District Chancellor Raul Rodriguez said in emails that he approves of a vice chancellor taking thousands of dollars in gifts from district contractors.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
College District Leaders to Review Travel, Gift Rules
The review by the Rancho Santiago Community College District board follows a Voice of OC series that showed how officials took thousands of dollars in gifts from district contractors and traveled in luxury on the taxpayers’ dime.
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Santana: Fast Times Require Fast Action
A Voice of OC investigation into Rancho Santiago Community College District underscores why all public agencies should enact gift bans and end free Cadillac health plans for part-time elected officials.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Fast Times at Rancho Santiago: Compensation for Top District Officials Among Highest in State
The benefits given to three board trustees at Rancho Santiago Community College District are the most generous statewide of those tracked by the state controller’s office. And the chancellor’s pay tops in OC.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Fast Times at Rancho Santiago: Official’s Passion for Golf Pays Dividends for Contractors
Peter Hardash, the Rancho Santiago Community College District’s vice chancellor of business operations, has received thousands of dollars in golf trips from vendors who’ve been given millions in district contracts.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Fast Times at Rancho Santiago: College District Officials Travel in Luxury on Taxpayers’ Dime
In recent years, officials have stayed at five diamond hotels, eaten expensive meals, and taken limo services while students have had to sell hotdogs to save a math class.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
FPPC Won’t Investigate College District Officials’ Trips to Saudia Arabia
The Fair Political Practices Commission won’t be investigating trips to Saudi Arabia by officials of the Rancho Santiago Community College District that were paid for by a Saudi company and the district’s foundation
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Finance Expert Alleges Potential Securities Fraud by College District
John P. Johns is alleging that the Rancho Santiago Community College District likely violated laws by failing to properly account for $16 million in needed renovations at the now-shuttered Orange Education Center. A spokesman for the district calls the allegations baseless.
