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South County Corruption Investigation Widens
anniej, I believe Pearl's attorney already announced that she would be running for office again. Hard to believe that she could possibly win. It really doesn't matter though because her conviction will take her out of office. Do you think she knows that in California you can not stay in office with a felony charge this is not Washington DC. She can't roll on anyone because the contractors are all rolling on her for her greed. I can't believe she is not allowing people to relieve their grief over loosing their jobs. You would think that after it happening to her last year in San Ysidro that he compassion would move her to be even more sympathetic. I guess we all know who she thinks about first, herself.— May 4, 2012 1:58 p.m.
South County Corruption Investigation Widens
anniej, you can't be serious. Our pearl doesn't have that kind of courage unless Brandara is setting her up to take another fall. She has always been friendly with the CSEA staff because she relates to them because of her prior job in the ranks. For her to decide that she is going to punish the teachers and community is ridiculous. Trust me she is being set up for another fall. Her new role as tough girl just doesn't quite fit. This new article is interesting. Everyone knows about her friendships with deep pockets. She had to have known that Cabello provided the tickets for the Rose Bowl for Gandara. Remember that Wes Braddock the principal of Mara Vista High School put on his Face Book that Gandara forgot his tickets and Braddock had to retrieve them and take them to Gandara. I'd like to believe she learned from the best, but that wouldn't be true. As you can see from the the DA's paper work she's been at it along time. This gal knows where the deep pockets are and how to get into them. Still I'm saddened that she is doing the Brandara's bidding, but she doesn't seem to know how to think for herself. Alas I fear she may be going off the deep end. I guess she will be the new punisher.— May 4, 2012 1:12 p.m.
Sweetwater Boardmember John McCann Calls Cops on Recall Activist
I love your posting. It made this situation feel a whole lot better for me personally. I was the person who tried to serve him and at the parking lot fiasco. Thanks for the uplifting feeling.— April 29, 2012 12:54 p.m.
Sweetwater Union HS District Rescinds 19 Layoffs, but at What Cost?
This would be less painful for the teachers I believe if the district was not involved in wasting money at this time on a Charter school and IPAD's for incoming 7th graders. Unfortunately the interim superintendent does not agree. It's scarey because he has as much clout as Gandara did. Bet he becomes the new superintendent at least until the recall and district attorney is done with the corruption charges of the board members. Then we will watch Brandara leave with his tail between his legs.— April 29, 2012 8:58 a.m.
Sweetwater Boardmember John McCann Calls Cops on Recall Activist
Thank goodness someone bothered to talk to someone other than Mc Cann. The security person should have been a logical choice. Thanks for your usual research. I read Mc Cann's fiction novel on the UT. The title should be How to loose Face and Influence Enemies. Why on God's earth would anyone want to shake hands with someone that just trashed you on T.V. When Mc Cann tried to shake my hand the first time I declined. The second time I felt threatened and got rude verbally. I felt like I was in a Twilight Zone episode, Mc Cann kept pursuing Stewart and saying shake my hand over and over.It was almost like Mc Cann was trying to provoke a confrontation. Someone told me Mc Cann had a history of this kind of behavior.Thanks for finding out part of that history.— April 18, 2012 7:30 p.m.
Recall Committee Activists Ape Sweetwater Union HS District Board
It's truly wonderful to just read the real facts not opinion in your articles. You have written things that have made me less than happy, but your research and impartiality keeps me coming back. Too bad the U.T. didn't get you. But I shouldn't say that because now I read the Reader just to get a Susan fix, and the restaurant reviews of course.— April 17, 2012 8:27 p.m.
Southwestern College Seeks Redress from Contractors
Too bad Sweetwater doesn't have the integrity to do the same. It appears that the board of Southwestern cares about the peoples hard earned dollars. One thing that still bothers me is that Ricassa wasn't fired. They passed up the opportunity to do this. Remember she solicited funds from contractors on work time and had the nerve to use the colleges letterhead to do it. They missed a golden opportunity.— April 12, 2012 8:25 p.m.
Is Sweetwater Climbing Out of the Muck and Mire?
anniej please forward this info to the DA's office. your truly a great researcher. I guess zebra stripes truly can"t change.A sinking feeling is in the pit of my stomach. Brandara is making long range plans for this district. That means he is not going to honor his statement that without 100% of the boards support that he would not stay. You can tell Lopez is on to him. I thought Pearl was for a while but she is controlled by the majority as usual. It was exciting to see her exert herself for a short time but she regressed to interrupting people and surrendering her control as president of the board to Brand. Hopefully the DA will be able to clean up at least two of them. Hopefully the recall will take care of the rest. then it will be interesting to see what Brand will do. He won't know what to do when someone says no to him. He'll bail hopefully.— April 12, 2012 1:43 p.m.
New Southwestern Affidavits Released
Totally correct anniej. It is past time for Brandera to move on. We know now why he was chosen by the majoritynof this board to replace Gandara. It was to keep business as usual.the board did not want change. They were forced into it. Now it is time to get rid of Brandera and the corrupt majority of this board.Iam so glad to see that Domingueze has been finally caught. He was my principal for a short time and the teachers never saw him because he was with Gandara not on site he was dubbed Daisy Dominguez because he was Gandara's chauffeur. No joke.now everyone knows he was as greasy as his hair.— March 31, 2012 8:56 a.m.
More Corruption Charges in South Bay
I second that— March 28, 2012 6:37 a.m.