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L.A. Unified suspends 4 key consultants on school construction program
- 11-17-2010
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By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
Four key consultants behind the nation's largest school construction program have been suspended from their work with the Los Angeles Unified School District pending an internal investigation into their recently formed company, The Times has learned. The suspended consultants — Charlie Anderson, John Creer, Rod Hamilton and Edwin Van Ginkel — have held prominent roles in acquiring real estate and overseeing environmental reviews, planning and school design over the last decade. They received compensation that surpassed district employees, including that of Supt. Ramon C. Cortines. District officials have ordered a reduction in the number of highly paid outside consultants during the ongoing budget crisis. The four consultants officially had left the district only to be rehired immediately this fall as a group in a newly formed company. (more…)
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