# A $34 million monument to California’s decline

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/a-34-million-monument-to-californias-decline/
- Published: 2026-11-07T11:27:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T12:24:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Washington Examiner (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4793959/34-million-dollar-monument-california-decline/
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- A $34 million Los Angeles school campus is now empty.
- Falling enrolment made the charter school unsustainable.
- The district spends $20,000 a month securing it.

## Summary

A former charter school campus in Los Angeles, built for $34 million, now stands empty after falling student numbers made it financially unsustainable. The site’s deterioration and continuing security costs raise questions about how declining enrolment could affect other school facilities across California.

The Miramar campus once served hundreds of students and is now marked by water damage, holes in its walls, fire damage and graffiti. Los Angeles Unified School District spends $20,000 a month to secure the building, while nearby sports fields remain in use by other public schools.

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