FILE - In this May 27, 2014, file photo David Binkle, director of food services at Los Angeles Unified School District, speaks during a meeting with school leaders and experts during an event in ...
For years, David Binkle was hailed as a pioneer among school nutrition advocates for accomplishing a near-herculean task – using produce and meats provided by local growers to greatly reduce the ...
The former director of food services for the Los Angeles Unified School District pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of misappropriating public funds and embezzlement for allegedly diverting $65,000 ...
In the last five years, Los Angeles Unified has won national acclaim — including praise from First Lady Michelle Obama — for its bold initiatives to transform school food from fatty meals to more ...
More than a year after completing the first draft of an audit that questions cozy relationships with contractors and multi-million dollar deals, Los Angeles Unified’s inspector general can’t say ...
David Binkle, the food services director at the Los Angeles Unified School District, has been removed from his position pending an internal investigation "into a confidential personnel matter," ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The once-lauded leader of efforts to bring healthier meals to more than 600,000 Los Angeles school children was charged Tuesday with embezzlement, perjury and misuse of public funds ...