The prime beneficiaries of this setup have been about two dozen contractors with political ties to t

A Times investigation has found that the L.A. Community College District needlessly inflated the cost of employing more than 200 people on the college airline tickets low prices construction program with a special program that paid contractors for being the employee of record for some workers.
The prime beneficiaries of this setup have been about two dozen contractors with political ties to the district s Board of Trustees. Most have contributed to campaigns to elect trustees or pass construction bond measures, records show.
Photo: Larry Eisenberg, head of the construction program, at a meeting. In an April 2009 e-mail, he told his construction chief that quality control was horrible, adding: We are opening buildings that do not work at the most fundamental level. Credit: Christina House / For The Times /
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