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$1 million suite for Palomar College’s president being re-evaluated
Palomar College is spending $1 million for a presidential suite. The group overseeing the school’s bond spending is reconsidering the project. Read More »
Palomar College president gets $1 million suite in new library
The $1 million suite will include an office for Palomar College's president, space for staffers, a conference room, restroom and break room. Read More »
Man behind controversial diabetes treatment pleads guilty in public corruption case
G. Ford Gilbert, the founder of a controversial diabetes treatment clinic, pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe a state lawmaker in Alabama. Read More »
Schwarzenegger’s ‘All-Stars’ told San Diego after-school nonprofit not to use its name
The head of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s nonprofit said he reached out to inewsource to protect the group’s “good name and reputation.” Read More »
Trashed ranch left behind after HiCaliber Horse Rescue eviction
HiCaliber founder Michelle Knuttila and several of her supporters walked horses off the property or drove them out in trailers. Read More »
San Ysidro School District still waiting on refund for $276,000 program that never happened
It’s been two months since inewsource reported the San Ysidro School District was trying to recoup the money. Read More »
San Ysidro school board OKs $107,000 payment to settle wrongful termination suit
The San Ysidro school board has agreed to pay $107,000 to a former district official who was dismissed in 2016 without explanation 11 days after the board honored her for her “hard work and dedication.” Read More »
After-school program that never happened cost San Ysidro School District $276,000
A San Diego woman who touts her connections to former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and billionaire philanthropist T. Denny Sanford to promote her after-school programs sold the San Ysidro School District a sports and cheer package that never happened. And two years later, the district is still trying to recoup the $276,000 it paid upfront. Tyree Dillingham promised that her Greater ... Read More »
Claiming ‘hardship’ and getting paid for missed meetings is now harder for Sweetwater trustees
The Sweetwater school board voted unanimously Monday night to tighten the rules for when trustees can claim “hardship” and get paid for missing a meeting. Read More »