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Accused gambling scofflaws get day in court
District Attorney at the time, Paul Pfingst, made a good point back 1998 when he spoke against card room expansion in Chula Vista. He argued, "Because there is a large volume of dollars running through the same person, the opportunity for money laundering and other types of things are more present." Maybe it's time for the city to revisit and change the gambling ordinance to permit only small, low stakes venues that would satisfy the desire of locals who simply enjoy a good card game, but without the potential big-time problems we're reading about.— April 25, 2016 5:17 p.m.
Did citizens lose when Councilman McCann won?
Good ideas, oskidoll. Maybe you should forward them to the registrar's office. Good point, dbdriver. How hard would it've been for the registrar's office to contact the voters in question and do a little investigating? It just might've saved a lot of time and money, not to mention having a more positive effect on the public's perception of the voting process.— April 7, 2016 11:11 a.m.
Retirement suits Chula Vista Elementary administrator well
eastlaker: Here's what some states have done regarding elected officials. http://www.ncsl.org/research/ethics/50-state-tabl…— April 1, 2016 3:08 p.m.
Did citizens lose when Councilman McCann won?
It's surprising to learn that California counties' registrars have such discretion in interpreting election law. It seems it would be in the best interest of all if the law was uniformly applied .— March 24, 2016 11:27 a.m.
Chula Vista’s city jail loses major green
Charging more for detention services and/or using unused beds and facilities for Chula Vista's homeless are both good ideas . It would be nice to know what, if anything, the city's elected officials have to say about all of this.— March 16, 2016 3:42 p.m.
Chula Vista addresses homeless crisis
Were any homeless people invited to be on the city's task force or asked to attend the council meeting?— March 11, 2016 5:17 p.m.
Chula Vista addresses homeless crisis
We're not talking about dogs here, we're talking about human beings. Actually, a homeless person's dog has a much better chance of getting a public shower and a sheltered place to sleep than its owner.— March 11, 2016 1:41 p.m.
Educational turf war down south
Hopefully the Chula Vista elementary school board succeeds in putting an end to this double dipping into the taxpayers' pockets. We already pay for classroom space. Why should we pay $14,000 more per month to rent? We already pay for the administration of our schools. Why should we pay for additional levels of highly paid administrators? We already pay for the governance of our districts. Why are we allowing a school district 60 miles away to skim 1% from ADA monies to pay for their "authorization"? Our tax dollars should be spent in the classroom where the education of our kids takes place and not wasted on costly duplication of services.— March 2, 2016 1:33 p.m.
New plan for Chula Vista's west side
The west side of Chula Vista has many problems with roads and drainage just to name a couple. Deferring developers' impact fees can only aggravate the problem. Ironically, it's been reported that the city is considering asking voters to approve a bond measure to finance infrastructure projects. Deferring Developer Impact Fees for ten years(!) might look good to a developer's bottom line, but it's doubtful it will sit well with voters being asked, at the same time, to vote for more taxes.— February 24, 2016 9:59 a.m.
Crisis at Bayfront Charter High
I agree with the assistant superintendent for business services' message to the Bayfront High Charter School, “While the rental amounts and operating expenses for this facility may be considered reasonable in the private sector, these figures appear excessive when considering that the use of the facility is to house a charter school whose budget is derived largely, if not entirely, from public funds.” According to the charter school's executive director, Dr. Riley, 75% of the lease would come from SB740. Maybe the district needs to send Dr. Riley a reminder that those monies are also public funds. Taxpayers' have already funded existing public school buildings and are paying for improvements through school bonds. Shall we say enough is enough? By way of analogy, how many homeowners would approve of, or could afford funding a rental property for those family members who just wanted to "try living somewhere else"? Not too many, I'm sure.— February 18, 2016 6:46 p.m.