"Take a New Look" at the L.A. Community College District's Proposition A/AA Bond Program

Annual Report to the Community provides overview and recaps progress of the District's $2.2 Billion Bond Construction Program

Oct. 3, 2006 (LOS ANGELES) The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) today announced that its 2006-07 "Annual Report to the Community" on its Proposition A/AA Bond Program is now available. The report invites the community to ""Take a New Look" at the Bond program and highlights the wave of construction that began throughout the District in the last year. Propositions A and AA are providing more than $2.2 billion in voter-approved funds to modernize and update the nine colleges in the LACCD.

The LACCD Proposition A/AA annual report is available online at www.PropositionA.org. For print copies, contact Coby King at MWW Group: 213-486-6560.

"The Annual Report to the Community demonstrates that we've spent the time necessary to carefully plan our building program," said Darroch F. Young, chancellor of the LACCD. "Our mission is all about the students, and the new buildings illustrated in the report and many other renovations and improvements that Prop. A/AA is paying for will enhance our students' educational experience and provide many benefits to the public."

The report also showcases various initiatives and programs funded by the Proposition A/AA Bond Program, including Sustainability and Green Building program; e7 Internship program and Small and Local Business Outreach.

"With another year under our belts, we are thrilled to see our planning materialize in increased construction on all our campuses," said Larry H. Eisenberg, executive director of Facilities Planning and Development. "This report shows that from renovated classrooms and laboratories to maintenance facilities, bond dollars are making it easier for the Los Angeles Community Colleges to perform our important mission of educating students."

The LACCD is one of the largest community college districts in the country, educating more than 110,000 students each year. The District has embarked on a $2.2 billion construction and modernization program at its nine colleges, funded by Propositions A/AA, two bond measures approved by Los Angeles voters in 2001 and 2003. The LACCD is also currently undertaking the largest public sector sustainable building effort in the United States.

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