Sunday, November 1, 2009

Dom Shambra dies at 70; championed Belmont Learning Complex

Dom Shambra dies at 70; championed Belmont Learning Complex
Los Angeles school district insider was known for relishing challenges that would have daunted others. The long-beleaguered Belmont site finally opened last year under a different name.

Dom Shambra, a consummate school district insider who sacrificed a distinguished career in Los Angeles to champion the Belmont Learning Complex, the nation's most notorious high school construction project, has died. He was 70.