Dr. Barry Resnick, a professor of counseling in his 38th year as a faculty member in the Rancho Santiago Community College District, writes that abuses of power by Chancellor Raul Rodriguez created the conditions for unionization of faculty with the California Teachers Association and has now energized staff to challenge the status quo.
Tag: Raul Rodriguez
Posted inCountywide, Education, Top Stories
CalPERS: Rancho Santiago Chancellor’s Salary Violates Retirement Laws
Chancellor Raul Rodriguez’s salary “is not in compliance with retirement law,” according to CalPERS spokeswoman Amy Morgan.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Resnick: Rancho-Baha College Partnership – Women Need Not Apply
Dr. Barry Resnick, a professor of counseling in his 38th year as a faculty member in the Rancho Santiago Community College District, writes that district leaders continue to ignore basic civil rights protections in their partnership at a Saudi technical school because women are not allowed at the facility.
Posted inCountywide, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Rancho Santiago’s Saudi Deal Is Apparently Back From the Dead
A scaled-down version of a controversial consulting contract between the Rancho Santiago Community College District Foundation and an entity funded by the Saudi Arabian government was approved by the foundation’s board in December.
Posted inOrange, Santa Ana
Potential College District Board Appointment Sparks Controversy
Trustees at the Rancho Santiago Community College District are considering filling a vacancy on the board less than three months before the November election – and thus giving their choice the advantage of incumbency.
Posted inInvestigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Rancho Santiago Community College District Adopts Gift Ban
The ban follows a Voice of OC series that revealed lavish gifts given to a high-level district official by district contractors. District trustees say the ban is a model for other community college districts to follow.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana
Proposed Gift Ban Stalls at Rancho Santiago as Criticism Mounts
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.”
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Rancho Santiago Officials Remain Mum on Saudi Arabia Deal
A controversial consulting arrangement between the college district foundation and Saudi Arabia appears to be at a standstill. Meanwhile, the Saudi-owned company partnering with the district has been under a corruption probe.
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.
