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Palomar College president quits but will get $600,000 in salary and severance
Palomar College President Joi Lin Blake, who’s been on paid leave since December for unknown reasons, has agreed to quit and will walk away with more than $600,000 in pay and severance. The resignation agreement, finalized Wednesday when Blake’s attorney signed it, allows her to continue on paid leave until she officially steps down on June 30. The college district’s ... Read More »
Financial problems land San Diego Christian College on probation
San Diego Christian College, long plagued by money problems, is on probation again after a regional accrediting agency found it “significantly out of compliance” with fiscal and administrative requirements. The WASC Senior College and University Commission warned of “an underlying instability in the basic financial management of the institution” and notified the private nonprofit college in Santee it has until ... Read More »
Despite controversy, Palomar College moves ahead with $1 million presidential suite
Palomar College moves ahead with $1 million presidential suite. Read More »
$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 »
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 »
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 »