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.
Tag: Rancho Santiago Community College District
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Community College District Running Suspended Nonprofit
An organization that focusses on topics in international education, which is run by the staff at the Rancho Santiago Community College District, has been suspended since 2004 for failing to file tax returns.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Confusion Reigns in College District Officials’ Explanation of Saudi Deal
Rancho Santiago Community College District Chancellor Raul Rodriguez says officials’ trips – paid for by a Saudi company – weren’t gifts and the foundation is going to pay the money back. The explanation doesn’t hold water with a good government expert.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Questions Surround College District Officials’ Trips to Saudi Arabia
The latest revelation regarding a controversial deal between the Rancho Santiago Community College District and Saudi Arabia is that district officials’ travel to the Middle-Eastern kingdom was likely paid for by a Saudi company or the Saudi government.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Resnick: Rancho Santiago Deal with Saudis Ignores CA Transparency Laws
Dr. Barry Resnick, President of the Faculty Association of the Rancho Santiago Community College District, writes that district officials have totally failed to meet California’s transparency laws regarding a proposed contract with technical schools in Saudi Arabia.
