Ernest Moreno, a Republican and frequent critic of the district and how it spends its money, trails challenger Sara Hernandez by an overwhelming 22 points in initial returns.
Mail-in ballots are still coming in, and counting in the race resumes Friday, but Moreno conceded Wednesday that the gap was insurmountable. He accepted the loss in a phone interview Wednesday.
The community college district’s $5.3-billion bond proposal also appears headed for passage. The measure would add to the more than $9 billion in bond measures Los Angeles voters have approved for campus construction over the last two decades. Moreno objected to the measure. Hernandez, a land-use attorney who also teaches a constitutional law class at Los Angeles Valley College, said she decided to run for the trustee position precisely to address issues of educational equity. That involves building a community college system that helps lift people out of poverty and prepares them for changes in the workforce, she said.
“This is a way to make sure that we are removing barriers from students so that they can succeed in higher education,” she said. Moreno, the only trustee who voted against placing the measure on the ballot, called it irresponsible to spend so much money on campus infrastructure when enrollment is down and about half of classes are online.
More recently, an independent arbitrator ruled the Los Angeles Community College District must pay a construction company $3.2 million after the district violated state requirements for “good faith and fair dealing” in construction projects.
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