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National City teachers protest the lack of supplies
In addition, last week the *Chula Vista Star News* reported $12,000 in missing funds. The National City Police Department is investigating:
https://www.thestarnews.com/police-investigating-…
— March 3, 2018 7:50 a.m.
Where will future Chula Vistans go to school?
I appreciate your fresh perspective, Visduh. You're talking about projections, which may or may not come to fruition. However, there are two facts you can't overlook: 1) Community members nixed the idea of a 7-12 facility on 27-acres of land and the district heard their voices. Community members don't want schools with large student populations. 2) The second fact is that the two high schools above are right now, as we speak, overflowing with students. You see that bvagency is upset by the current problem. I'm curious what your student enrollment numbers would be while still maintaining a high quality school? And, more importantly, could you get parents of rising high schoolers to agree with you?
— September 13, 2017 7:26 a.m.
Where will future Chula Vistans go to school?
I'm not following your logic, cvret? The reports and the numbers show that development over the last decade has brought a huge number of home buyers to the region. Look at the numbers. Look at the reports. I am troubled by comments like these and wonder whether it allows developers to build and build without concern for accompanying infrastructure. Then they leave new homeowners stranded and wondering -- where is all the traffic coming from? where are all these students coming from? -- and the developers shrug and say: "Um.... Mexico?"
— September 12, 2017 8:11 a.m.
Where will future Chula Vistans go to school?
Hi bbq -- Yes, SUHSD is in very very preliminary talks with the city about potentially getting part of the 375-acres set aside for a University and using 52-acres for a new high school.
— September 12, 2017 8:04 a.m.
National City and McDini's all lawyered up
Honestly, Alex Clarke what's the motivation in spending so much time commenting on articles? Do you even live in the South Bay?
— December 24, 2016 1:33 p.m.
Dying to learn about Imperial Beach/border currents
Thanks, Marty, for another important article about our community. While the pink dye project sounds fascinating, it's troubling that there's so little funding for studying the path of contaminants coming into our ocean. We've been struggling with that for years and there seems to be no sign of us understanding it better.
— September 3, 2016 11:47 a.m.
San Ysidro will check its own dang air quality
Actually, it's the other way around, Alex. San Ysidro provides a lot of money for the city. The city then takes that money, and people in these parts feel the city puts the money elsewhere, rather than investing back into San Ysidro. Example: the Las Americas Mall gets millions of visitors each year who put $$$$ sales tax dollars into city coffers. Another example: the San Ysidro Trolley is the ONLY revenue generating stop of the entire trolley system. The GSA is reconfiguring the border and more lanes are suppose to open in order to relieve traffic. The government could also fund an upgrade of roads in San Ysidro, so that more public transportation is available. Also, crime in San Ysidro is another stereotype that is incorrect. The Southern Division of the SDPD will tell you crime has been relatively low for many years. There are approximately 2 murders each year for the entire Southern Division.
— August 30, 2016 9:12 a.m.
Chula Vista schools' east side–west side divide
Sjtorres & Visduh -- you make important points. Take a look at these numbers that track Castle Park's history: The hard-build capacity for Castle Park was suppose to be for about 1,300 students. Castle Park's student enrollment peaked in 2004-5 with 2,420 students. How was it possible? Portables. The "school capacity" can be misleading because many many more portables can be built. (In Castle Park's case, over 500+ portables were built over its history). In 2004-5, the school was probably "bursting at the seams". Residents probably wanted the student enrollment to decline to more sane levels. After 2004-5, student enrollment at Castle Park indeed began to decline. This year (2015), the number of students at Castle Park is 1,474 -- which is technically just a little above the original hard-build capacity. Shouldn't Castle Park now be considered a sanely populated school that can provide a high quality education? That example tells us something: while we quibble over transfer rates and address verification, DEVELOPERS provide as little land as possible, leaving us to create these HUGE schools in the first place. (Eastlake Middle School, for example, was built for 1,480 students -- with a tiny parking lot and a two-lane road. For two grades!) While unchecked building continues, the focus turns to the new residential areas where schools can get bigger and bigger. (Look at those demographics. The Hunte Parkway property, for example, could end up having an initial hard-build capacity of 3,500 students? And then add more portables? Even without transfers and address verification issues, would you consider that a high quality education?) Meanwhile, the older schools stand in shocking disrepair. But Castle Park isn't cleared out -- they still have 1,474 students who deserve high quality facilities too. Would higher quality schools for both the west and the east be possible if developers slowed down? *(My school capacity numbers are coming from reports of the Chula Vista's Growth Management Oversight Commission -- 2008 to 2015. The enrollment rates come from the California Department of Education Data Reporting Office. Records are from 1996-2015.)* Also, keep in mind for transfer rates--that still means 15% transfers are allowed, and therefore the full 15% of transfers are coming to the east. (See pg. 17 of Woods' report.) For a school like Eastlake High School, which you mention, out of 3,100 currently enrolled students, that means 465 students are transfers.
— November 3, 2015 9:56 a.m.
Will Monument Road finally get improved?
I'm a huge fan of Border Field State Park and bring my kids here for time at the beach, horse back riding and nice long walks. It's also the first place I take our guests from out of state & out of the country. It's always been a frustration that this road hasn't been fixed. Why has it taken so long to procure the funds and why is the amount granted so low? Hope that changes. This is probably one of the most fascinating sites of San Diego County.
— August 8, 2015 3:28 p.m.
Endangered species holds up road construction
An interesting point, jnojr.
— August 3, 2015 4:34 p.m.
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National City teachers protest the lack of supplies
In addition, last week the *Chula Vista Star News* reported $12,000 in missing funds. The National City Police Department is investigating: https://www.thestarnews.com/police-investigating-…— March 3, 2018 7:50 a.m.
Where will future Chula Vistans go to school?
I appreciate your fresh perspective, Visduh. You're talking about projections, which may or may not come to fruition. However, there are two facts you can't overlook: 1) Community members nixed the idea of a 7-12 facility on 27-acres of land and the district heard their voices. Community members don't want schools with large student populations. 2) The second fact is that the two high schools above are right now, as we speak, overflowing with students. You see that bvagency is upset by the current problem. I'm curious what your student enrollment numbers would be while still maintaining a high quality school? And, more importantly, could you get parents of rising high schoolers to agree with you?— September 13, 2017 7:26 a.m.
Where will future Chula Vistans go to school?
I'm not following your logic, cvret? The reports and the numbers show that development over the last decade has brought a huge number of home buyers to the region. Look at the numbers. Look at the reports. I am troubled by comments like these and wonder whether it allows developers to build and build without concern for accompanying infrastructure. Then they leave new homeowners stranded and wondering -- where is all the traffic coming from? where are all these students coming from? -- and the developers shrug and say: "Um.... Mexico?"— September 12, 2017 8:11 a.m.
Where will future Chula Vistans go to school?
Hi bbq -- Yes, SUHSD is in very very preliminary talks with the city about potentially getting part of the 375-acres set aside for a University and using 52-acres for a new high school.— September 12, 2017 8:04 a.m.
National City and McDini's all lawyered up
Honestly, Alex Clarke what's the motivation in spending so much time commenting on articles? Do you even live in the South Bay?— December 24, 2016 1:33 p.m.
Dying to learn about Imperial Beach/border currents
Thanks, Marty, for another important article about our community. While the pink dye project sounds fascinating, it's troubling that there's so little funding for studying the path of contaminants coming into our ocean. We've been struggling with that for years and there seems to be no sign of us understanding it better.— September 3, 2016 11:47 a.m.
San Ysidro will check its own dang air quality
Actually, it's the other way around, Alex. San Ysidro provides a lot of money for the city. The city then takes that money, and people in these parts feel the city puts the money elsewhere, rather than investing back into San Ysidro. Example: the Las Americas Mall gets millions of visitors each year who put $$$$ sales tax dollars into city coffers. Another example: the San Ysidro Trolley is the ONLY revenue generating stop of the entire trolley system. The GSA is reconfiguring the border and more lanes are suppose to open in order to relieve traffic. The government could also fund an upgrade of roads in San Ysidro, so that more public transportation is available. Also, crime in San Ysidro is another stereotype that is incorrect. The Southern Division of the SDPD will tell you crime has been relatively low for many years. There are approximately 2 murders each year for the entire Southern Division.— August 30, 2016 9:12 a.m.
Chula Vista schools' east side–west side divide
Sjtorres & Visduh -- you make important points. Take a look at these numbers that track Castle Park's history: The hard-build capacity for Castle Park was suppose to be for about 1,300 students. Castle Park's student enrollment peaked in 2004-5 with 2,420 students. How was it possible? Portables. The "school capacity" can be misleading because many many more portables can be built. (In Castle Park's case, over 500+ portables were built over its history). In 2004-5, the school was probably "bursting at the seams". Residents probably wanted the student enrollment to decline to more sane levels. After 2004-5, student enrollment at Castle Park indeed began to decline. This year (2015), the number of students at Castle Park is 1,474 -- which is technically just a little above the original hard-build capacity. Shouldn't Castle Park now be considered a sanely populated school that can provide a high quality education? That example tells us something: while we quibble over transfer rates and address verification, DEVELOPERS provide as little land as possible, leaving us to create these HUGE schools in the first place. (Eastlake Middle School, for example, was built for 1,480 students -- with a tiny parking lot and a two-lane road. For two grades!) While unchecked building continues, the focus turns to the new residential areas where schools can get bigger and bigger. (Look at those demographics. The Hunte Parkway property, for example, could end up having an initial hard-build capacity of 3,500 students? And then add more portables? Even without transfers and address verification issues, would you consider that a high quality education?) Meanwhile, the older schools stand in shocking disrepair. But Castle Park isn't cleared out -- they still have 1,474 students who deserve high quality facilities too. Would higher quality schools for both the west and the east be possible if developers slowed down? *(My school capacity numbers are coming from reports of the Chula Vista's Growth Management Oversight Commission -- 2008 to 2015. The enrollment rates come from the California Department of Education Data Reporting Office. Records are from 1996-2015.)* Also, keep in mind for transfer rates--that still means 15% transfers are allowed, and therefore the full 15% of transfers are coming to the east. (See pg. 17 of Woods' report.) For a school like Eastlake High School, which you mention, out of 3,100 currently enrolled students, that means 465 students are transfers.— November 3, 2015 9:56 a.m.
Will Monument Road finally get improved?
I'm a huge fan of Border Field State Park and bring my kids here for time at the beach, horse back riding and nice long walks. It's also the first place I take our guests from out of state & out of the country. It's always been a frustration that this road hasn't been fixed. Why has it taken so long to procure the funds and why is the amount granted so low? Hope that changes. This is probably one of the most fascinating sites of San Diego County.— August 8, 2015 3:28 p.m.
Endangered species holds up road construction
An interesting point, jnojr.— August 3, 2015 4:34 p.m.