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Sweetwater's Funds for Education
First and foremost Ms. Lazarro WOW! You are able to capture this districts mis behavior from past to present and get all of the new people up to date to the business as usual that occurs with the SUHSD. Why would releasing information regarding what occurs in a public meeting be a violation of the Brown Act? Brand and this board are running around trying to put out all of the wildfires they created and guess what people you don't have that many hoses. Who is thinking about the students and the money they need to achieve? We have administrators stealing from the ASB and then getting released with pay and vacation time, we have cafeteria ladies stealing and a their director also being fired after lining her pockets. There is that separation agreement giving our past indited superintendent an unbelievable severance package and that second opinion Mr. Mccann where is it? We give money right and left on consultants is that because we don't have competent people from within, then why the heck are they still employed. All of those donations and dinners board members maybe you people should have given that money to the funds for education committee and then they would not have to shake down businesses! The arrogance and blatant disregard to the law is ridiculous!— January 11, 2012 4:22 p.m.
The Rich Relationship of Sweetwater Union and Seville Group Inc.
Ms. Lazarro another story very well done! I think to myself if SGI gave the district all the money they donated to these fools campaigns that would add up to a salary of one or two teachers. Then if they gave the money they spent on all the expensive dinners for these greedy people we could have fed hundreds of hungry students for years. Just to let the public know this has been going on for over a decade this is not a new way of doing business at Sweetwater. What a shame that this board past and present never thinks about the students they were elected to protect and educate. What a shame the kids always suffer at the hands of greedy adults!— January 8, 2012 12:09 a.m.
Sweetwater's Funds for Education Committee Suspended
Now I have to ask myself if these people are donating money and this foundation is technically run by the school district which has a huge staff available why are we paying a consultant a huge fee for this foundation? I know things are not always that easy but if people would start doing their jobs and not looking for an ego boost maybe something would get done. Dr. Brand stop bringing back the people who started this district down the wrong path so many years ago. We need to clean up and get our act together we have been the laughing stock of this state for too long. Why can't we show some integrity and learn from the mistakes made by others. Stop paying all of these consultants and other firms to do the jobs that we can find people whom already work for us to do.— January 5, 2012 10:55 p.m.
Charges Filed Against Current and Former Sweetwater Union HS District Officials
You are so correct and that is what a lot of people have asked this board for many meetings. If we are going to hire an outside firm why do we need in house people working on this? I think Dr. Brand should be doing what SWC is doing and that is admitting there are things going on and conduct an internal investigation, oh wait he can't do that he is part of the cover up....— January 4, 2012 6:13 p.m.
More Contractor Coziness with Southwestern College Officials
Miss Lazarro deserves a Pulitzer prize for her articles. She writes with such clarity and superbly gives justice to all the facts so that the public can actually understand the amount of dishonest and alleged illegal behavior that goes on in these two districts. Thank you Ms. Lazarro you are a tribute to your craft and are very much appreciated! Thank you— December 30, 2011 6:33 p.m.
Chula Vista seeks university of its own
So we hear from the attorneys of one board member and one previous board member that they did nothing wrong and that there must be a mistake. Well let's think about this for a moment these people went out to expensive dinners and didn't pay, received gifts, were taken on trips and then have the audacity to say they didnt know it was wrong. Sorry folks stupidity is not a defense, maybe that is why so many SUHSD schools are in program improvement just look at the leadership. Just waiting to see when the rest of them will go down also. If a teacher or administrator was accused of any of these issues they would be placed on leave why is the board of trustees entitled to different treatment? So to the attorneys of Ms. Quinones and Mr. Sandoval if you look at the documentation seized and provided from the DA you might not want to represent these individuals with the lame excuses you are giving to the media. At least be smart enough to say something that is educated and true. Shame on all of the board members for being so selfish and only thinking of personal political gain. I think that when down below freezes over another bond would pass (does that make me a consultant, where do I send my $20,000 bill?)— December 29, 2011 10:07 p.m.
Former Southwestern College VP Alioto Linked Again to Contractor?
This board is a joke how much more is it going to take to make these people pay for using money that could have gone to the students WTH. Anniej thanks for the insight and to the community in South Bay write your congressman, write to the Democratic and Republican parties write to anyone and everyone that will listen to tell them to intervene and get these people out of office. My children and everyones children deserve better then these not so slick people who are spending our hard earned tax money. Did anyone pay attention to their tax bill and see how much money we are giving this district for them to misuse the funds. The public has to start speaking up and show them that this will not be tolerated any longer it is not going to be business as usual in the Southbay!— December 27, 2011 5:35 p.m.