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Sweetwater Board Takes Heat at Meeting
Jibaro I guess we will agree to disagree about Bertha,but I believe Gandara would still be here if it were not for her. My concerns about Burt Grossman are ever increasing since I got to view his book for a short time,it's truly scary. This man I believe would actually be worse than little man McCann.— October 19, 2012 4:57 p.m.
Sweetwater Board Takes Heat at Meeting
Jibaro, yes she ate from the trough not as much as the others for sure but you are correct. The saving grace to me is she went to the DA,so there was an awakening I believe. Look at the dates, only in the beginning did she particapate. Read the indictments and the people who are the whistle blowers. Look at the voting records. Those are the reasons I feel she stands above the others. I also feel that on Jan. 13th when they are all held over for trial some of the information will become crystal clear. That's when we will find out from the contractors themselves what really went on and what they did to ensure they got the lucrative contracts. Time will tell Jibaro.— October 19, 2012 8:15 a.m.
Sweetwater Board Takes Heat at Meeting
Anniej correct as usual. Brand tried his best to get this pushed through without all the correct information being put forth. What a dirty dog he is.Everyone but Bertha is lined up at the contractor feeding trough. Wait til the DA gets done with them they will be squealing but it won't be all the way home. We at least will be done with Ricasa and Pearl. How to get rid of the other two porkers McCann and Cartmill? Any ideas? Then there is Brand,maybe the spiking contract that was just given to him will come to haunt him like it did Gandara.— October 18, 2012 7:50 p.m.
Sweetwater’s Ed Brand Seeks to Remove Committee Members
Thanks again Reader for putting the truth out there for all of your readers. This is another tactic used by Brand to intimidate the BOC. He's afraid of these men. They are asking the right questions and this is making Brand nervous. He will attempt to get rid of them as he will not be challenged. The problem is the BOC are volunteers that work for the public not Brand. They are representing me and my tax dollars. Keep up the good work guys.— October 12, 2012 5:18 p.m.
New Chula Vista Comedy Club, Strip Club, What’s the Diff?
Fraud is the correct word. How much in tax dollars will it cost to get out of this mess?— October 12, 2012 8:27 a.m.
Sweetwater School Board Awards 2-Year Contract to Ed Brand
What a sad night. We all knew what was going to happen yet that tiny glimmer of hope somehow is still there. Arrogance at it's best. The students even saw through these phonies and told them so. I felt like a parent when these kids told the board how they felt. Very touching listening to them. They took the bitter taste out of the awful event.— September 25, 2012 9:07 p.m.
Chula Vista East Side's Mello-Roos Mess
Sorry,anniej McCann is a self serving politician just like Cartmill. McCann claims he got rid of Gandara,not true as we all know. He seeks credit for all the positive decisions after the fact. Arlie Mcann and Cartmill vote as a block most of the time Quinones is with them. Watch and see at Mondays board mtg. They will vote Brand in 4:1. The only time mCCann voted out of the block was when he didn't vote for the Mello-Roos increase. He lives in Eastlake is why. He doesn't care otherwise.Look he hasn't helped his community why didn't he say no to open boundaries this effected his entir community. He didn't even insist on a board vote to attempt to fix the matter. Please do not hold your breath, he doesn't care,watch on Mon. Brand will get a big contract and McCann vote for it.— September 19, 2012 4:27 p.m.
Chula Vista West Side's No-Mello Divide
Don't forget that IPads were also paid from the Mello-Roos funds without the Eastlakers knowledge. Brand needs to go. I wonder how many people from will show up at the Mon. Board mtg.to show how they feel.— September 19, 2012 4:01 p.m.
What The Heck is Going On at the Sweetwater Union High School District?
Simpleton, your name says it all. When the trials start we will see who plea bargains out and who went to the DA to report what was happening and when. Please remember the when then be man or woman enough to apologize for your ignorance toward John and Ms Lopez.— September 18, 2012 8:21 a.m.
Calexico Superintendent Resigns When Raise Denied
Oh, yes they will. Brand resigned Aug.31 and nobody bothered to tell the public. This way hecan secure a larger contract with this board of untrustees(except Lopez) what a mess. The public has been duped again by a corrupt board.— September 14, 2012 9:42 p.m.