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Santa and Grinch visit Sweetwater District meeting
Spoken like a true professional. Sweetwater UHSD is fortunate to have you working here--thank you for your efforts on all fronts.— December 16, 2013 8:02 p.m.
Santa and Grinch visit Sweetwater District meeting
Parsing your message isn't difficult. Your intense need to shame Ms. Lopez merely indicates a grave need to deflect...whatever makes you unhappiest about yourself. In this photo, Ms. Lopez' face shows she is serious, composed and facing everything with courage. She is showing great courage. Once again, a big "miss" for you.— December 13, 2013 4:15 p.m.
Santa and Grinch visit Sweetwater District meeting
I hope you are correct, but that is one more reason we need to view all of Sweetwater's financials. We really have no idea where they are spending the money.— December 13, 2013 12:08 p.m.
Santa and Grinch visit Sweetwater District meeting
anniej, you are so right about the need for Ed Brand to no longer be superintendent of Sweetwater UHSD. The amount and degree of crookedness emanating from that guy...and to think that he has skated thus far. My fervent hope is that Mr. Alt is in a position to illuminate all the dark corners of Sweetwater finances, and that we will finally know where all our bond and other funds have gone--and if they are retrievable. The fact that Brand is still acting sure of himself may be evidence he is merely "whistling past the graveyard" to use an old expression. Brand probably has received assurances from some people in power and authority, but let's hope that even they and those assurances will be long gone when more truth becomes known. Whichever toady it is who is self-identified as "Chulateacher" will need to find another job. Because we know s/he isn't what s/he claims to be.— December 13, 2013 6:40 a.m.
Santa and Grinch visit Sweetwater District meeting
It was with great amazement that I approached the article in the Star-News. Imagine, a newspaper running a puff-piece from Ed Brand at this time! The photo looks like it is at least 15 - 20 years old. Eddy was really trying to put his best foot forward... We can only hope that no one is buying Fast Eddy's line of clap-trap this time, or ever again. Fast Eddy must lie awake at night, going over all the possibilities for new and enhanced revenue streams. One can only hope that he is cut off from the proceeds of the citizenry's hard-earned money ASAP. Let's hope the IRS put their A team on this one. Let's hope, for the survival of Sweetwater Union High School District, that the big Scammer has run his last scam.— December 12, 2013 12:47 a.m.
Santa and Grinch visit Sweetwater District meeting
Where to begin? So Board Member Lopez is not getting all the information she should be getting. Yet another tactic by the majority board members lead by Ed Brand to make sure she is marginalized and uninformed. This is a problem, and should be addressed. This should not be allowed--but it is the tip of the iceberg of Ed Brand's wrong-doing. Let us hope that Mr. Alt is assisting in the inquiries... Thank you Ms. Lopez for requesting an audit of the district's finances. Let's hope that actually takes place, and soon. The students and teachers of Sweetwater deserve so much better than they have been given. I really hope that the damage Ed Brand (and all who have gone along with him) has done can be corrected. I hope that no student has been permanently damaged, although I am sure there are quite a few who are very cynical when it comes to those claiming it is all for the students. We all know Ed Brand is all for Ed Brand. A hollow, vacant, ethically challenged individual who has no business being in the position of superintendent of schools.— December 11, 2013 5:47 p.m.
Former South Bay schools officials have day in court
What about the finances of Sweetwater. For about the last 10 - 12 years, Sweetwater was handling their own finances. Then we heard last spring that the county B of E was indicating Sweetwater would have to 'return to the fold'. Presumably that was in response to the enormous and mysterious chaos, complete with real estate deals that are still murky...and was about the only thing the county B of E has lifted a finger to take care of. But do we really know if all this took place? Can we find out what is going on with all the real estate deals? Can we find out who is benefitting financially from brokering the deals? Can we find out if Ed Brand's fingers are in all the pies? Very little information has been given to the public. I can't imagine that any responsible, clear-thinking and capable public representative would be satisfied with the sort of behavior that is commonplace with Ed Brand and the toady trustees who back him up. Either they are completely incapable of functional, rational thought, or they have been bought off. There is no other explanation for this type of decision-making and behavior. They are the worst of the worst, and show no remorse. They need to be punished.— December 11, 2013 1:37 p.m.
Former South Bay schools officials have day in court
Couldn't agree more.— December 11, 2013 12:53 p.m.
Sweetwater district spent big for Arne Duncan visit
Reason #1 why being a slave to your paycheck can be a problem...— December 8, 2013 12:16 p.m.
Former South Bay schools officials have day in court
Say it ain't so, JB!— December 8, 2013 12:10 p.m.