The Media Arts Building, left, shown under construction in 2012, alongside the completed Culinary Arts Institute, right, on the campus of Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar. The campus is part of the Los Angeles Community College District.
Now Salazar has filed a whistleblower complaint with the district, alleging Rodriguez fired him in retaliation for publicly outing problems in the construction program, The Times has learned. The college district does not publicly respond to specific allegations in whistleblower complaints, spokesman William Boyer said in a statement. But he said that “all complaints are treated with the utmost seriousness and are thoroughly reviewed. Any claims that are substantiated will be pursued accordingly.”
In his complaint, Salazar said the friction with some district officials and trustees began about November 2017, a few months into his tenure, over hiring for the multibillion-dollar construction bond program. Tensions deepened after district officials began to debate whether to change the way they staff and manage the program.
Salazar said he changed his mind because he began to fear switching would cause disruption, squeeze out smaller firms and set the foundation for a “pay-to-play scenario,” with the potential for trustees to promise work to particular firms in exchange for campaign contributions.“Salazar is making a criminal accusation and that is an absolute insult,” he said in an email to The Times. “The only promise I make is to protect the public trust.
In his complaint, Salazar also alleged that other actions riled some trustees and top administrators, leading to his termination. They included:
California and many of their municipalities are taking on a lot of unfunded debt. If the economy slows, it's going to be hard to pay the bill on them
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