Los Angeles Community College District chancellor named to Bass transition team

Francisco Rodriguez, chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District, will serve on the transition team for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Bass was elected Mayor in November, and her transition team will provide counsel during the first 100 days of her term. As chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District, Rodriguez oversees the nine campuses of largest community college district in the state.

“As Mayor Bass focuses on pressing issues and policies to address during her first 100 days, I believe Chancellor Rodriguez will bring insight and solutions to many concerns,” David Vela, president of the district’s board of trustees, said in a statement. “Since he understands the educational needs of the region, he will be a great asset by providing key counsel to the transition team.”