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No process yet to replace Sweetwater trustee Ricasa
So with the little man (John McCann) wanting an election, where is that money going to come from? Brand is all pissed off because Bertha voted no on a few Agenda items that would have paid for certain services. He responded to an email of mine in part " At our last meeting the Board voted 2-1(Lopez) to discontinue the review of the Mello work started by Rick Knott. This will hamper our ability to meet the original request of the group - All the best,Ed". He also made a few comments at the meeting about not being to pay for certain things because Bertha voted no. So if there is no money, where does the little man and Brand intend on getting the $1 million or so needed to fill a seat for 9 months? I know they are eyeballing that Mello Roos money. It has, afterall, been used as an ATM to borrow from at will. In the last 6 months of 2013, they borrowed about $120 million from the mello roos fund! What is another $1 million for an election!?! Hey little man and Brand, its not okay to raid this fund to pay for a special election!— January 17, 2014 6:33 p.m.
No process yet to replace Sweetwater trustee Ricasa
Anniej, i could not agree with you more! And by the way, good of you to put its your opinion. Otherwise, Johnny might hire an attorney and threaten to sue you for saying mean things about him. See, its my opinion that he is thinned skinned and soft hearted! That, in addition to what you state, makes for a bad trustee, which John McCann certainly is! John, that is my personal opinion of course!!!— January 16, 2014 6:15 p.m.
No tough justice for former Southwestern College official
After another follow up email Jim Cartmill, i received a call from Board Clerk Deanne Vicedo advising of the special meeting. Not sure if my emails prompted this, but its a step in the right direction. We need to demand the entire selection process is transparent!— January 10, 2014 5:50 p.m.
No tough justice for former Southwestern College official
By the way, Jim has not responded.— January 10, 2014 8:08 a.m.
No tough justice for former Southwestern College official
**Email sent to board president Jim Cartmil on filling Arlie's vacant seat. Will he do the right thing, or will it be business as usual?** Jim, Happy New Year. I hope you had a great holiday season! With an open board seat, now is the time to practice transparency in our district. When I was the District Advisory Chair at the Chula Vista Elementary School District, there was an open board seat. At the time, the Board and Superintendent Lowell Billings did a great job of using a transparent process to fill the seat. They created a committee of 7 members to review applications of interested candidates. This committee included 2 board members and 5 community members and/or parents involved in district committees. The selection process for this committee was open and transparent, and included a few parents that were critical of the district. I was on that committee. We had clear requirements and expectations of what we were looking for in the 5 finalists we were to recommend for interviews amongst the 25 who applied. We used a score sheet to grade the candidates. We came to a consensus on those finalists, and recommended them to the Board for interviews. They were interviewed by the Board during open session, and ultimately Douglass Luffenbrough was chosen. I recommend you use a similar open process. With all the controversies we have going on in our school district, now is the time to do the right thing. Whoever is selected will not please everyone, but if you use an open and transparent process, at least all will be able to see how the decision is made. Jim, with your trial coming up next month, this may be your last chance to do the right thing for our district and leave a positive finish on your legacy as a Trustee. If you decide to use some secretive process to select the candidates, please do not allow Ed Brand to decide who they will be. He has proven time and again he does not have the districts best interests in mind, only his.— January 10, 2014 8 a.m.
Chula Vista's UltraStar theater to close
Maybe the Vogue in downtown Chula Vista can open as a play it again theatre. Many of us that grew up in the South Bay have fond memories of the Vogue.— December 28, 2013 5:32 p.m.