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Thursday, October 28, 2010

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: CITY CONTROLLER RELEASES PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF LAUSD’S FACILITIES SERVICES DIVISION, NEW CONSTRUCTION BRANCH: SELECTION PROCESS OF CONTRACT PROFESSIONALS USING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: CITY CONTROLLER RELEASES PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF LAUSD’S FACILITIES SERVICES DIVISION, NEW CONSTRUCTION BRANCH: SELECTION PROCESS OF CONTRACT PROFESSIONALS USING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

CITY CONTROLLER RELEASES PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF LAUSD’S FACILITIES SERVICES DIVISION, NEW CONSTRUCTION BRANCH: SELECTION PROCESS OF CONTRACT PROFESSIONALS USING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

October 27, 2010 Ray Cortines, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy, Los Angeles Unified School District Deputy Superintendent The Honorable Los Angeles Unified School District Board Members The enclosed audit represents a new chapter in the relationship between the City Controller and the LAUSD, because it’s the first time the City Controller has audited the

CITY AUDIT OF L.A. UNIFIED IS RELEASED; REPORT FOCUSES ON SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS

by Howard Blume – LA Times/LA Now | http://lat.ms/cd2ch0 October 27, 2010 | 10:00 am - The $20-billion school construction program of the nation’s second-largest school system was rife with conflicts of interest, but most problems were eliminated after 2006, independent auditors have concluded. These findings emerged from a long-awaited audit, released Wednesday morning, that was conducted