Did the SAUSD waste several thousand dollars on useless scanners?

Another scandal has erupted at the Santa Ana Unified School District as evidence has come to light indicating that the SAUSD has spent thousands of dollars on scanners for their warehouse – and the scanners don’t work!

Apparently SAUSD employees have been told to carry the scanners in the warehouse even though this equipment still doesn’t work.

The SAUSD is allegedly paying thousands of dollars to a consultant who has been working with the scanners for over a year and they still have not fixed the Scanners. Also, the SAUSD Board apparently did not approve hiring this consultant for this amount of money.

Two of the SAUSD Board members, Rob Richardson and Jose Alfredo Hernandez, are running for re-election.  A third SAUSD Trustee, Roman Reyna, is running for the Santa Ana City Council.  They need to answer for this latest scandal!

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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  • Rumor has it that the food Police is in d House at SAUSD…4those of u that dont know…. thats d USDA dept…will they uncover d.. truth about our lettuce…d Carrots…. dBroccoli ?? Stay tuned…..

  • Sum1 please cut d oranges 4 our studnts..not right..kids have barely time 2 eat..no time cut oranges...why b lazy? Just our opinion...

  • Jamie Oliver U need 2really come 2 SAUSD...U would see what a lame excuse of a food service director we have and all the mistakes Mark Chavez makes and how the district pays consultants to do his job!!!! All this with our tax payers money...

    We are so despearete here..the State came back and SAUSD is keeping a tight lid on the results..YET Mark Chavez, former hamburger Mc Donald's graduate is still our director.....inquiring minds want to know how a person with approximately 4 years of school food service expirience has a job running a district of 33 million dollar budget?

    These are all our opinions.....and ALLEGATIONS...just to be clear....but it seems like someone is doing this Napoleon rookie a political favor....funny...Mark Chavez's father works (so we are told) at LA Unified..did Mr. Bishop come from LA Unified?

    We also know that Mark Chavez used to work with Thelma/Superintendent at another district, by the way SAUSD is the only district where Mr. Chavez has been a Food Service Director..prior to that he was an Operations Manager at a smaller district, then an Asst. Diretor, at another smaller district....totalling approximately 4 years....while working at Costco in the meat department...

    So, we are compelled to ask...how did Mark Chavez land a Food Service Director job at a district our size??? Political favors?....we are not accusing..just asking....WONDERING!!!

    SAUSD, we have a great Asst. Director now....he should be our leader...just our opinions

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