Share: PCC Chief of Police Steven Matchan has resigned amid a lawsuit involving allegations of sexual assault, according to an email sent to PCC faculty on Thursday morning. As the Courier previously reported, Matchan is currently in the middle of a lawsuit, along with the college and other officials, due to allegations of sexual harassment against him from six former and current female Campus Police employees. According to court documents, the alleged harassment spans over nearly a decade. In the Courier’s original reporting on the …
Campus Police employees sue PCC over alleged sexual harassment by Chief of Police
Share: Six current and former female PCC campus police employees are suing the college and Chief of Police Steven Matchan, alleging years of sexual harassment and gender discrimination they endured under him, according to court records. The female employees named as plaintiffs in this case—Ruby Valdez, Rocio Diaz Ortiz, Raquel Barron, Nishelle Andrion, Francis Echeverria and Delilah Patino—all filed their complaints in March with the California Civil Rights Department, while the official lawsuit was filed on May 4. The complaint included similarities in what Matchan …
These vendors claim to work for the LA Times. The Times has never heard of them
“It just works how it works,” the man said before declining to answer more questions and abruptly excusing himself.
Want that broken door in the CA building fixed? It’ll cost PCC $400,000
The first floor stairwell door in the Center of Arts (CA) building has been broken for years, prompting frustrations amongst students and faculty alike–but the estimated $400,000 cost has delayed repairs.
Investigation: Deep dive shows PCC left Aquatic Center to degrade for years
The Courier sifted through documents, public records requests, and interviewed PCC’s swim coach and administration to pieced together a story that showed how the college avoided putting any money towards the Aquatic Center as it decided whether or not to move the pool altogether starting as early as 2016.
Bonds to bombs: A quaint community college’s global impact
The PCC Foundation, a non-profit that raises funds for Pasadena City College (PCC), holds investments in several major polluters and weapons manufacturers including ExxonMobil and RTX Corp (formerly Raytheon), a Courier analysis of the foundation’s financial disclosures found.