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Sweetwater board candidate has his sign damaged
Funny. That link is a blog posting stating that McCann cancelled Gandara's credit card, but goes on to say that McCann *should* give the pink slip to Gandara instead of to the teachers...and asks that if the Union-Tribune hadn't been running stories on what was going on in Sweetwater, would McCann have done anything at all. Hardly what I would call a ringing endorsement of McCann. More like a "better late than never" kind of response. If John McCann wants accolades from the public, he needs to do more than that...and didn't Brand even get a credit card after the public had been told that district credit cards were a thing of the past? Great Day In the Morning! If that link is the best you've got to support John McCann, you don't have much to go on. Given all that has gone on, all the pay-offs, all the land deals, all the attorney fees, all the pleas for money from contractors, all the poor performances from this board...and McCann thinks stopping one credit card is going to turn it around for him. And timtim claims that 'put a stop' to Gandara. Sadly, this does not bear up under examination.— June 12, 2013 2:48 p.m.
Sweetwater board candidate has his sign damaged
Whistling past the grave yard...— June 12, 2013 2:08 p.m.
Sweetwater board candidate has his sign damaged
Yes, they do seem to think that their dominion over Sweetwater UHSD is an established right... But it is patently obvious that they are not smarter than we are. They are not more numerous. They are simply inhabiting positions which are temporary by nature, and they are mistaking those temporary positions for a universal authority that is not theirs. So, corrective measures must be taken! The public needs to recognize that their tax monies are essentially being stolen--because these resources are not going to the education of the children in this district. We have some long-standing problems in this district--some of them having to do with party/family connections that lead to inside knowledge that leads to the desire to hang on to power bases, yet the actual community has been long forgotten. Lip service might be paid, but when corruption rules, no one wins. So let's agree to rid this district of the entities that do not serve this district, but serve themselves. P.S. I loved all the Hitchhiker's Guide volumes!! Should be required reading in high school, at least over the summer!— June 12, 2013 1:01 p.m.
Sweetwater board candidate has his sign damaged
BBQ, I agree with much of what you say, but wish to make a minor point. When you claim that Brand and his docile followers (including timid timtim) are "elitist" because they cut ROP/CTE/Adult Ed programs and have made plans to turn over some of that space to charter school programs with links to "Sweetwater U" alignments--yes, that may appear to be elitist. But what it really is, is greedy. They are going after money, trying to find another "revenue stream" (such a popular term these days). Now, that would be a "revenue stream" for the schools, ostensibly, but possibly also has further connections for Brand, the FOEs, the Loyal Voting Block and any and all obedient admin types who will be looking for jobs outside the school district in the near future. You see, by calling Brand and his cronies elitists, you give them credit for more than they deserve. They are not doing anything for the elite student-athletes in their plan to down-grade competition with the insular CIF section 11. They are not doing anything for the best students in this district--because they are trying to encourage them to start accruing student debt years before that is at all necessary--if indeed it is necessary at all. No, this isn't elitism. It is Greed, Selfishness and Self-Interest, the creed of Sweetwater's current regime. Elitism, you see, still has tinges of something good, and this bunch is no good.— June 12, 2013 12:13 p.m.
Assemblymember Shirley Weber holds Budget Town Hall in Chula Vista
Al Alt, no stranger to controversy on the job or in the resume, is a brave man to front for Fast Eddy and the Loyal Voting Block. Looking the part, playing the part, being the part--but what is the part? Spokesperson for the Great Oz, the man behind the curtain...and all the wild schemes? Let me guess, 'unique priorities' being schemes for CIF section 11 (which the students and the coaches DO NOT WANT), "Sweetwater U" alignments with questionable institutions that also are expensive, and real estate deals that appeal to Fast Eddy's vastly overblown ego. Talk about your flim-flam man. If this were a comedy, it would remind me of that great Mel Brooks movie, "The Pruducers", starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. So many similarities...except this is real life, and these are students' educations we are dealing with. The future of this community. Do we really want the future of this community in the hands of those who continue to scheme, scam and shill for their own benefit, leaving the community with big piles of dirt, district employees who stole for years and were not prosecuted, contractors who were not paid for work that was done, secret partners who WERE paid--in the millions--for sitting on land that shouldn't have been bought in the first place, board members who enjoyed lavish meals, tickets to shows and ball games and all sorts of payments that remain highly questionable...? Why should these people be in a position to spend ONE MORE DIME that belongs to the public? Have they ever shown good judgment? Have they ever shown respect to the taxpayers, the students and the teachers? Have they ever evidenced one iota of intellectual wherewithal in determining any of their decisions? Not that I have seen. Ed Brand should be removed from his position, and the board's responsibilities should be handed over to an oversight authority until it has been determined that decision-making is no longer being compromised by people who clearly are ethically impaired.— June 12, 2013 11:39 a.m.
Meta Fair Fare
My advice? Go with the deep fried artichokes. They're the best!— June 12, 2013 11:21 a.m.
Then along came the $100,000 -- City Attorney and councilmember question two mystery checks from Sunroad
So the plan was to have the mayor veto it, but the city council vote again to approve, at which time the variances would be granted? So clever. So redolent of behind the scenes, backroom deals. So very like all that we are fighting in the Sweetwater Union High School District. Coincidence? Hmmm.— June 12, 2013 11:19 a.m.
Sweetwater board candidate has his sign damaged
Says someone with absolutely no credibility whatsoever.— June 12, 2013 11:16 a.m.
Sweetwater board candidate has his sign damaged
Just when you think you have heard it all, there's more...so the district did not want $17 million back, when they were claiming poverty to the extent that teachers were pink-slipped and programs have been shut down. Interesting. Must mean more back room deals--the FOEs (Friends of Ed) are evidently abundant and must get their 'fair share'. I don't suppose we could find out which contractor this was. It seems that Sweetwater just LOVES to pay those attorneys, however. Possibly the board members feel sorry for all those law school grads who are out there looking for jobs. Can we find out just how much Sweetwater has paid out in attorney fees since Fast Eddy came to town the first time around. I wonder what the school system would have been like if those funds had been actually spent on the schools and the students. Guess that is too much to ask.— June 11, 2013 6:11 p.m.
Sweetwater board candidate has his sign damaged
Try to educate yourself. You might be able to accomplish something.— June 10, 2013 6:27 p.m.