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Marshall Drummond was named chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District in May 2007. Prior to that, he served as chancellor of the California Community College system.

At the time, LACCD officials touted his Sacramento experience and ability to establish a lobbying presence in Washington D.C.

Drummond was placed on a leave of absence in June. Weeks later, district officials announced his departure. He had 23 months remaining on his contract.

The LACCD is made up of nine colleges and serves more than 130,000 students.

This report comes from Neon Tommy, via LA Observed:

In July, the seven-member board of the Los Angeles Community College District paid then-Chancellor Marshall Drummond nearly a half-million-dollars to quietly leave office.

The sudden and puzzling departure of the high-profile career educator, who once oversaw the entire 110-campus California community college system, drew a short piece buried inside the Los Angeles Times, before vanishing from the media radar.

Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Kelly Candaele resigned from a city board Tuesday after a Los Angeles Times inquiry into a possible ethics violation.

Candaele had been appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to the Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System board in 2005. He stepped down after Times inquiries about his having hosted a fundraiser for city attorney candidate Jack Weiss, who's supported by the mayor.

City ethics laws do not allow appointed commissioners or board members to participate in campaign fundraising activities.

Times reporter David Zahniser writes:

Top advisors to the mayor, upon learning of the violation, requested that Candaele submit his resignation, a Villaraigosa aide said. In a statement, the mayor described Candaele as an upstanding leader who made "an honest mistake."

Candaele was in March re-elected to his seat on the community college board by a huge margin. He represents District 4, holding one of seven at-large seats on the board.