Contra Costa Community College District chancellor reinstated amid investigation

During a six-hour closed-door meeting, trustees of the Contra Costa Community College District voted 3-2 to allow Bryan Reece to return to his job as chancellor while an investigation continues of an undisclosed personnel matter.

Board President Andy Li emerged from the meeting shortly after midnight Friday to announce that “the board voted to bring the chancellor back” by a 3-2 vote. District spokesman Tim Leong told EdSource that Reece will return to work “while the investigation of a personnel matter continues.”