Los Angeles Watchdog Group Tracks Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars in City Contracts

was standing at the podium, packing a thick stack of student essays into his leather briefcase.

He adjusted his wire-rimmed glasses when he saw me walking down the steps toward the front of the hall.

“Lydia,” he said, his voice echoing slightly in the large, vacant space. “I did not expect to see you on campus today.”

“I found something continue reading …