Scott Lay, an attorney by training, a fierce advocate for community colleges and the author of a must-read newsletter in the state Capitol, has died at 48. They cofounded a College Democrats chapter and served in student government and on the California Student Assn. “Having that drive made him able to overcome a lot of his earlier health problems because he just had this focus and mission.”Scott Lay speaks at a California Student Assn. He started working for the Community College League of California in 1995 and became its president and CEO in 2006. There was nothing like that in Sacramento,” York said.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 22, 2021 17:55 UTC