A local community college district is no longer facing legal action from a politician who used to serve on its board.
Gilbert Wong, a former Foothill-De Anza Community College District trustee and Cupertino mayor, filed a motion dismissing his lawsuit with prejudice against the district, its board members and former chancellor on Jan. 13. Wong sued the district in 2023 , claiming its board members broke the law in their efforts to censure him following alleged racist remarks Wong made against former De Anza College President Lloyd A. Holmes.
Wong argued the board violated open meeting laws, district policies and his due process rights in the roughly year-and-a-half-long legal battle, before dropping the case…