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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.