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Pimp hand strong in Chula
We can only hope eastlaker, we can only hope!— August 24, 2014 8:54 p.m.
Pimp hand strong in Chula
And doesn't David Malcom, pictured center above, look like the cat that swallowed the canary?— August 24, 2014 8:14 p.m.
Pimp hand strong in Chula
Good catch anniej! Asset Utilization indeed...and the players are Don Hom at Focuscom et al. (lots of folks) My my my! Now he is on the board of the Lincoln Club with Malcolm and Horton giving campaign dollars to McCann and Rindone...do tell!— August 24, 2014 8:13 p.m.
Pimp hand strong in Chula
anniej...thanks for reminding us that Rindone was non-responsive to our pleas for help from the County Board of Education when he was in a position to help...in fact, in the so-called 'cat bird's" seat as THE sole representative of South County. The County Office of Education has legal jurisdiction over the schools, especially school finance, of all the schools in its area...that would include the Sweetwater District. And he couldn't return a call of very concerned citizens who sought his assistance? What makes anyone think he will be any different if elected to the office of Mayor of Chula Vista?— August 24, 2014 6:30 p.m.
Pimp hand strong in Chula
Let's thank Susan for helping shine some light on the shadowy characters who usually like to stay under the rocks and instead pull puppeteer strings on those who receive their largess at campaign time... Malcolm, Horton, Hom...what a trio to play to. What's in it for them? Surely something, as The David is always paid back! And what is Malcolm's role in the SUHSD real estate fiascos? I'm guessing he has had a major part in structuring the labyrinth-type arrangements so that no one can ascertain what is going on. Perhaps even a greater master of the shell game, even greater than Fast Eddy. We know that John McCann is not the sharpest knife in the drawer (even before his brain befuddling accident) and is so easily attracted by those who would tell him how and what to do once on the dais. McCann, like Cartmill, has no real visible means of support and tends to gravitate to public service as the trough at which he and his family need to feed. Shirley Horton is also happy at the public trough. Her current high-paid gig, with the South Bay Community Services, amounts to little more than influence peddling as most of SBCS budget is government grants...including huge amounts from the (you guessed it) Sweetwater District, as well as the cities of Chula Vista, National City, etc! If you do look at the 'sponsors' on the SBCS website, be sure to catch "Annie and David Malcolm" and Duke Energy....oh, that would be the company David was affiliated with when he got into deep do-do as a Port Commissioner. Duke Energy may still have its fingers in the South County economic pie as part of the deal to decommission the South Bay Power Plant....there's the connection with San Diego Gas and Electric, folks, and more money into the Rindone and McCann coffers. What a labyrinth of handy connections...all with political payback expectations I'm betting. Dan Hom was involved with the Southwestern College Foundation when that treasury was looted by the former President (Chopra) and the Board members and others indicted in the 'pay to play' scheme. So, I'm guessing Steve Peace is lurking about as well. He and Malcolm are birds of a feather, so he can't be far from an opportunity on this playground. It has been reported that his son, Chad, is handling Bertha Lopez's appeal of the ruling that is keeping her off the board...If that appeal is successful, what will Bertha owe in return.? Who is paying the legal bill? So I offer my opinions with anniej's. This is a cast of characters not to be trusted. We need to do everything in our power to restore a level playing field, one in the open, for our public institutions in the South County. There are other options on the ballot, please consider the consequences of your choices.— August 24, 2014 5:18 p.m.
New blood for Sweetwater district?
hmmmmmm. If Steve Peace is involved, can David Malcolm be far behind? More shell games than we can monitor at one carnival!— August 23, 2014 4:08 p.m.
New blood for Sweetwater district?
Yes eastlaker....it does seem that Ed and Co are in a 'rush to judgment' to complete the deal for the 'new' district hdqtrs way in the eastern portion of the district, far away from many folks who would like to participate and who are entitled to participate in the public discourse. I am certain there are other properties just as well suited, perhaps even more so, to District hdqtrs. I believe you are also on target when you suppose that there is something there for Fast Eddy's friends, including possibly Cartmill, in the deal. Recall that Cartmill has no real visible means of support (except perhaps Fast Eddy and friends) from his so-called pastoring, public speaking gigs, and vitamin 'snake oil' sales. He has an expensive lifestyle to maintain and needs to keep the District-provided stipend, health benefits, meals and tech toys available to support his family and big house... all on us, of course!— August 22, 2014 5:03 p.m.
New blood for Sweetwater district?
I can't imagine that the AFT would think anything good of Neylon's so-called service to date. What has she done to make any difference in education in South County, the district she is supposed to be representing? Surely even the AFT can come up with a better candidate to help the CBOE do a better job of 'oversight' of the largest school district in its jurisdiction...especially FISCAL oversight!. It would seem to me that better fiscal oversight and monitoring of the SUHSD by the CBOE would mean more money for students and student programs and less graft and corruption.— August 22, 2014 4:56 p.m.
New blood for Sweetwater district?
You are correct about Neylon! We should remember all this when her seat on the CBOE comes up for election ....in 2016.... and in the meantime to identify a person who would be a competent representative from South County on that board. As I recall she was elected when there was great disenchantment with the then occupant of that seat representing South County, in hopes we would have a more responsible presence on that important board. It looks like we changed out one do-nothing politico (rindone) for yet another (neylon). Sigh!— August 22, 2014 2:45 p.m.
New blood for Sweetwater district?
True words eastlaker. Your final sentence nails it on the head!— August 22, 2014 1:47 p.m.