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Educational turf war down south
At least she is trying to get a reasonable conversation going...but we need to really know what is going all with all the charter schools. Florida was particularly bad, I seem to recall--with charter schools going bankrupt, funds missing and schools shutting down just before the school year was supposed to start.— March 2, 2016 1:47 p.m.
More stench from California's utilities commission
I am sure you are right. Need to find the story!— March 2, 2016 8:42 a.m.
More stench from California's utilities commission
So, Don, I just saw a headline yesterday that Pacific Gas and Electric has been fined $112 million for the explosion in San Bruno. Do you have any more info on that?— March 2, 2016 7:14 a.m.
Chargers redeclare wish for downtown stadium
Achilles would really appreciate it!— March 2, 2016 7:09 a.m.
Educational turf war down south
I'm guessing it will be a cold day in hell when the County Board of Education, which is supposedly overseeing all of this, will actually wake up and function. If it is not happening already, this is what should happen: every new school being considered should be cleared through the County Board of Education, and it should not be a simple rubber-stamp process. But this would mean that someone at the County Board of Education would actually need to have a backbone and really assess something, which would be quite a stretch. (They seem far more comfortable with directing legal work to their favorite law firms). A stringent review process for all new schools, public and charter, might just control some of these schools, such as the Van Zant group. (Van Zant is the superintendent who just plead guilty to felony charges because he and his wife benefitted from the charter schools he was setting up). But what am I thinking? How can we trust the County Board of Education to actually make substantive decisions. In a perfect world, maybe. So here is my take, for what it is worth: maybe there is a place for all these "boutique" schools that are popping up. But maybe they are popping up because the admin people make great salaries, and the admin people get to run their own shows, as long as they can convince parents to send their students to these schools. And, as education is cumulative, immediate results one way or the other are not that easily measured (despite all the high-stakes testing claims), so that some schools can claim they are doing a great job--until it can be proven otherwise. Educational quality can be difficult to measure; I hope all parents out there are really looking at where their children go to school, and will make the extra effort to see that schools are there for the children and not for the egos and paychecks of top administrators. The most important thing we can give our children is a good education.— March 2, 2016 6:59 a.m.
Chargers redeclare wish for downtown stadium
Remember when some insane group was attempting to promote the floating airport in the bay? Maybe that same group will introduce a floating football stadium. To paraphrase the lyrics from Guys and Dolls, it might be the only continuing floating football game in San Diego, with some gambling on the side.— February 26, 2016 6:17 p.m.
New plan for Chula Vista's west side
The CFDs for the east side might be timing out after 25 years...because we are still paying! Or do we need to inform the city when they can no longer bill us, and only then will they stop?! It has indeed become like a ponzi scheme.— February 26, 2016 6:05 p.m.
New plan for Chula Vista's west side
I really want to know what happened with all of our Mello-Roos money. The city of Chula Vista is completely crackers if they think having a west side CFD...WITH A TEN YEAR DELAY is the answer. Do they pass around magic mushrooms in city hall?— February 26, 2016 7:40 a.m.
Chargers redeclare wish for downtown stadium
As renderings go, that is a pretty picture. But cost, transportation and parking remain unaddressed, as we all know. Yet, there does seem to be no end to the crazy ideas that get floated here in San Diego. I keep waiting for someone to bring up once more the overhead gondola spanning the city as a means of bringing people to the stadium... What is the exact waterfront location this represents--or is it not meant to be reality-based?— February 25, 2016 8:09 a.m.
New plan for Chula Vista's west side
The biggest problem with CF Districts is that there are no provisions for the overseeing and oversight of those funds. Portions go to school districts and portions go to the city in question, and those paying never get to see what those funds consist of. IF (and that is a BIG IF) the public was made aware of the amounts garnered by district on a quarterly basis every year, I might be more in favor. As it stands, we have been paying for over 20 years now, as have many of our neighbors, and we really do not see where the money has gone. Yes, we have schools, roads, etc., but it is apparent that the money has been spent in ways that are, at the very least, inconsistent with the spirit and letter of the law. It is madness to continue to do this without oversight being vastly improved.— February 25, 2016 7:47 a.m.