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No tough justice for former Southwestern College official
bbq - read Jill Jones' comment at the top. This is an old story dating back to 2011, it was yet another attempt to discredit any community or his/her affiliations who dares to call for transparency. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black, was it not Ed Brand who left the first time after a Grand Jury Investigation into Prop BB? Was it not John McCann who hired an attorney, or OUR dime to file an order of protection and a ridiculous 'theft' accusation against community members who DARED to challenge his lack of representation as a Board member? Again I say folks, IS THIS THE BEST WE HAVE?— January 9, 2014 10:34 a.m.
No tough justice for former Southwestern College official
I would like to ask that ANY and ALL persons contacted on behalf of the District/Brand via a letter, ESI (card left or PI spoken to) or Attorney representing SUHSD regarding your comments, your actions, your attendance at Board meetings, contact me. Time to bring this era of intimidation to an end.— January 9, 2014 10:15 a.m.
No tough justice for former Southwestern College official
Jill Jones? McCann? Brand? So, it appears the VERY THOUGHT of Ms. Adato sitting up there at the dais has your Fruit of the Loom tighty whiteys in a knot. Perhaps you might want to tell the 'entire' story. This 'smear' against a Foundation that GIVES to the students vs. TAKES. Shame, shame. Remember the community member who dared to speak at a Board meeting and had her employer called? Remember the ESI investigation of another female community member? Remember McCann's failed protective order against yet another community member? Remember all of the reported letters many community members have received in a perceived effort to silence them? Adato has demanded accountability, it appears certain persons are adverse to this. The Foundation GIVES to students in an effort to help them in their educational efforts what a novel concept. The Foundation is NOT being audited by the IRS - SUHSD is in the midst of such an audit Prop O and L street. You know the audit that we found out about via Channel 10 vs. the Board. Community members ask yourselves this question - are these the kind of persons we want as Board members or Superintendent, persons who will go to ANY lengths to keep the alleged corruption alive and well?— January 9, 2014 10:05 a.m.
No tough justice for former Southwestern College official
Judge Espana was appointed by 'THE ARNOLD' in 2008, then reelected in 2010. Her term will expire in 2017.— January 9, 2014 9:32 a.m.
No tough justice for former Southwestern College official
I question Judge Espana's weak sentence and the 'bargaining' down to misdemeanor the felonies. By her own admission his transgressions 'lasted a number of years' yet he is serving mere hours of trash pick up. What message has this Judge sent to the students of Southwestern and to the community at large? One can only imagine the difference IF the LARGEST CORRUPTION CASE IN SAN DIEGO HISTORY would have been heard downtown. I would like to publicly THANK Bonnie Dumanis, Leon Schorr, Vincent Giaime and all other staff members who attempted to bring justice to the taxpayers of the South Bay. THEY and the FBI saw the 'alleged' corruption as a cancerous affliction - unlike Judge Espanaa who appears to have seen the case as a mere nuisance vs. a major crime. Of course he has been volunteering since his indictment, what do you think he paid all that money to his lawyer for - case preparation. 'Now John, we want to make you out to be a choir boy, volunteer, I don't care where, it will look good to the judge' - by golly he hit that nail on the head!!!!! When you do the crime you had better be prepared to do the time - that is unless you appear before this Judge!— January 8, 2014 5:42 p.m.
Homeless in Chula Vista
Ms. Luzzaro - as I glanced at the 'duck' photo what came to mind was Judge Espana's comments at the Southwestern indictees sentencing yesterday - quack, quack!— January 8, 2014 7:33 a.m.
U-T's moves raise employees’ fears of layoffs
Clearly it is time for new ownership at the UT. The UT use to be a staple in the majority of homes in San Diego City and County - the comments page after page - it has spiraled down to a mere resource for Sunday coupons. Guess that is what you get when you attempt to influence vs provide factual news.— January 8, 2014 7:28 a.m.
Homeless in Chula Vista
This s a very sad story. So many issues, so few answers. Hard to believe we are living in the wealthiest nation in the world when so many of our fellow human beings are struggling so. It seems to me when sweeps are made the homeless simply move to another site. A few years back the Otay River Valley had many homeless living in the canyons but they too were removed. South Bay Community Services again, how are we to be sure that all monies are going where they need to go? More concerns about this organization.— January 7, 2014 4:05 p.m.
Few details on Sweetwater district's student-data-sharing deal
bbq - we can always depend on you to simply 'lay it out there', and rightfully so. I have, for four years, contacted every single representative and the ON!Y one to attempt to lend a hand was David Alvarez. When Ed Brand, under the Board presidency of Jim Cartmill attempted to change the Board Meeting times to late afternoon he took the time to write a letter - other than that ALL of our representatives have been MIA. Democrats appearing to want to protect their own, Republicans in fear that if campaign donation reform were passed it would affect them as well. Just this am I saw on FOX that voters in the U.S. have had enough of business as usual and they are of the mind to vote them ALL out. Business as usual may not continue. John McCann stated at a Board meeting that the Resolution Maty Adato was working on had loopholes. Loopholes he says, yet where are his efforts to clean up SUHSD? It appears he left them in the living rooms of all those voters he promised 'change' to. Jim Cartmill has been 'studying' said Resolution of Adato's for months - or perhaps I should say stonewalling. Cartmill, McCann 'are' and Ricasa 'was' up for reelection in November. Guess Cartmill needed those questionable donations JUST ONE MORE TIME, or could it have something to do with the defense funds Cartmill and Ricasa set up? Who knows? When you know better you do better, that is unless you are talking about the majority of the SUHSD Board and Ed Brand. They knew better yet continued to give us more of the same, alleged corruption - even under the cloud of FELONY indictments. ****** it is important to note that campaign donation reform was FIRST brought to the Board several years ago by Ms. Nancy Stubbs, followed a year later by Bill Perno. You remember Stubbs, she is the acclaimed District employee that Brand stated the following about to me 'this District can not heal with Ms. Stubbs here'. Well Mr. Brand if you call your efforts healing I would hate to see what you define as Cancerous?— January 6, 2014 11:04 a.m.
Few details on Sweetwater district's student-data-sharing deal
AP at Olympian High School - oversees student activities— January 2, 2014 5:53 p.m.