San Diego Politics & Media Mashup Cross-posted at FlashReport I want to highlight a story in Thursday’s U-T San Diego: “Tax Group to Oppose San Diego School Bonds” It’s worth your attention because it does a nice job of laying out a financial crisis similar to the one in Poway that has received national attention. In short, the San Diego Unified School District is Poway …
Financial Plan? San Diego Unified School District says we don’t need no stinkin’ financial plan!
Recent revelations about high-interest, long term financing of a school bond measure by the Poway Unified School District cannot have escaped the attention of a single school official in San Diego, the state of California, or nationwide for that matter. Citizens are outraged and sounding off. Watchdog groups are calling for reforms that would prevent this type of financing scheme …
Alpert: ‘There is very little trust inside San Diego Unified’
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Emily.jpg” captiontext=”Emily Alpert”] Politics & Media Mashup: your weekend news aggregator leads off with a Q & A with Emily Alpert, the former education reporter at voiceofsandiego.org. Also included: Gobs of links to some of the week’s best stories about local, state and national politics as well as social and traditional media. Emily Alpert covered education for voiceofsandiego.org until she was laid …
Huge day for SD Unified, Maas sets his sights on DeMaio, Newt’s promise and more
There is a lot going on. Too much to wait for a weekend roundup. So here is your weekday news aggregator: The San Diego Unified School District is expected to find out at noon today whether deep cuts and a takeover are around the corner for the state’s second largest school district. Follow @kyamamura @MaureenMagee and @voiceofsandiego on Twitter for the …
How Much Will Prop. S Cost Taxpayers in the End?
A little news item crossed my desk today from the Associated General Contractors regarding a financial report on the status of Proposition S. As you’ll recall, that $2.1 billion bond measure became a major battle between labor and merit shop interests over proposed construction projects in the San Diego Unified School District. According to the release, the school district plans …
Jackson’s Out! Who’s In for San Diego Unified School Board?
Blood hit the water. Seems San Diego Unified School District board member Shelia Jackson will not seek re-election. So far, a handful of candidates popped up on the radar screen as potential candidates for her seat. According to Voice of San Diego’s Emily Alpert, as many as four candidates could be in the race though I’m sure the picture will …
San Diego Schools Going Bust?
We’ve been following, some with great puzzlement, at the seeming collapse of the San Diego Unified School District. School district officials and board members say that without a serious, life-saving infusion of state revenue or drastic cuts, such as closing schools, the state could take over the district due to fiscal insolvency, or bankruptcy. Here’s just a couple samplings of …
Closing schools? The bigger issue is Sacramento
Regarding San Diego Unified, see the UT’s “School closure plan draws ire, skepticism“… So what do you do when the population gradually moves out of an area? The district has avoided this topic for years and it looks like it is finally forced to act. The issue could have been addressed a long time prior, but decision-makers were afraid. Think of …
S.D. Unified refuses to release tentative full list of targeted campuses
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/06/school-closure-plan-trickling-out/ I worked for this district for 25 years, so I know something about the history. I’ve seen the district cut and reorganize several times, claiming each time that now it’s a mean and lean machine, then gradually bringing office and bureaucratic positions back to the prior point. The district justifies the huge salaries to the bureaucrats that tend to …
New Ballot Measure Promises School Reform
As published in The Presidio Sentinel on April 1, 2011. By Paul M Bowers A new ballot measure aims to make San Diego schools better for kids by increasing accountability and focusing the school board’s attention away from politics and onto student performance. The initiative was created by San Diegans 4 Great Schools, a broad-based coalition of parents, taxpayers and …
Taxpayers in Wonderland, Government in La-La Land
One of the few lists in town you DON’T want to see your name on was released this morning by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. It’s the list of “Golden Fleece” award finalists. The infamous Fleeces are “given to government programs/services that exemplify the wasteful, inefficient or downright absurd use of taxpayer dollars.” It’s a shame this creativity couldn’t …
Fair and open competition is a core American value
Chula Vistans will vote on the Fair and Open Competition Ordinance as part of the June 8, 2010 statewide primary election. For more on the ordinance, visit http://fairnessforchulavista.com/ The following was submitted to SD Rostra as a guest commentary… Guest Column by Hon. Larry Breitfelder Fair and open competition is not a slogan or a political tactic. It is a …
SDUSD first PLA bid contract a complete disaster
RICHARD RIDER COMMENT: Reality comes home to roost in the SD Unified School District. See the press release below. Will the Three Union Stooges on the SDUSD school board notice? Or care? Or change their moronic PLA policy? Answers: Yes, no and no. For Immediate Release February 5, 2010 Contact: Eric Christen 858-431-6337 WINNING BID IS FROM LOS ANGELES COMPANY …
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
Poll results recently released by the San Diego Unified School District suggesting strong support for an annual parcel tax ballot initiative for school funding among likely voters are being thoroughly discredited by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. In a letter to Voice of San Diego published this afternoon and distributed to SDCTA contacts, Taxpayers Association President Lani Lutar makes …
San Diego Unified School District and administrative leave for bureaucrats
It was recently brought to my attention that the Director of Transportation for San Diego Unified School District, who had been on administrative leave for over 3 months while the District investigated charges against her, was recently terminated but after being paid a settlement not to sue the District. Okay, maybe I need to be slapped, but if the District …
Pay cut for high level government bureaucrats? Yes and it is happening!
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x1985012075/Government-roundup-Pay-cuts-for-KHSD-superintendents-on-tap “The KHSD Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet in closed session with labor negotiators Monday to discuss compensation reductions for each member of the district superintendency for 2010-2011.” So why not in San Diego? Also, take away their car allowances. When you make as much money as some of these bureaucrats, why is there a need for a …
Ah San Diego Unified. The school district that claims it will have a $100 million deficit, but still can justify the need to send their bureaucrats all over the nation for various conferences.
Ah San Diego Unified. The school district that claims it will have a $100 million deficit, but still can justify the need to send their bureaucrats all over the nation for various conferences. If the district really cared about the deficit, they would say “no more free ride” to these conferences. If these bureaucrats want to attend, let them-give them …
Once again San Diego Unified School District is predicting $100 million deficit. Possible solutions.
Here are some very simple ways that they can save money and get more in line with other school districts in the county. 4th and 5th graders go to Old Town and Balboa Park for a week. They learn about old California and about the museums. Yes, they are great programs, but why is SDUSD the only district in the …
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