in 2008, The college broke ground on the construction of a new cafeteria, student store, and culinary arts institute building at LA Mission College. In 2009, the college opened the Heath, Athletics, and Fitness building on its new east campus property, relieving the physical education classes that once housed in the storefronts of shopping centers in Sylmar. In 2009, Mission College began a shuttle service between the main campus and the east campus. The old sheriff's building at the college was demolished and moved into temporary bungalow buildings. By the Fall of 2009, ground had broken on the new Media Arts building at Mission College and construction began on the new building. By spring 2011, construction began on the new Center for Math and Science building at the college's East Campus. Also in that same year, the anime club at LA Mission College began by ASO, and the college's anime club was at the height of its popularity in the fall of 2011. Also in the fall of 2011, the Los Angeles Community College District purchased an abandoned residential property on Hubbard across from the main campus and built a parking lot and asphalt areas for bungalows. The new Culinary Arts Institute building with a new cafeteria and student store was built and opened in spring 2011, relieving the old cafeteria in the Instructional Building; and the old student store in the Campus Services building. In 2011, the construction of the Media Arts building was delayed for one year until April 2012. In 2012, the Center for Math and Science building opened at east campus in fall 2012. In the spring of 2012, the first main walkway on the campus was repaved in concrete due to a new storm drain placed underneath. The LA Mission College shuttle service was canceled in fall 2012, due to a lack of funding. During the summer of 2012, construction on the Media Arts building resumed. Over the years from 2014 to 2016, The ASO's anime club declined in popularity and lack of interest and was canceled in fall 2015. By spring 2017, the new Media Arts building had finally been built and opened after many delays and budget issues. By December 2017, a new transit center for the Metro Local bus routes 234 and 230 was built and began service on the main campus next to the Media Arts building, changing the bus routes