The tax bill homeowners pay for school district bonds differs throughout the county, with some residents paying hundreds of dollars every year.
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Newsletter: Ticking Time Bonds: In some San Diego County school districts today’s debt is tomorrow’s burden
Newsletter for Feb. 25, 2015.
Posted inEducation
Ticking Time Bonds: In some San Diego County school districts today’s debt is tomorrow’s burden
School districts in San Diego County and across California that use capital appreciation bonds saddle future generations with debt, sometimes at double-digit debt ratios.
Posted inCory Briggs, Documents
San Diego Attorney’s Environmental Lawsuits Could Be Tainted By Conflict Of Interest — with links
The wife of lawyer Cory Briggs, who sues local, state and federal government agencies over environmental violations, held a key position in a La Mesa company on the other side of his litigation. The potential conflict of interest and its effect on the taxpayers has not been publicly known.
Posted inCory Briggs, Government
San Diego Attorney’s Environmental Lawsuits Could Be Tainted By Conflict Of Interest
The wife of lawyer Cory Briggs, who sues local, state and federal government agencies over environmental violations, held a key position in a La Mesa company on the other side of his litigation. The potential conflict of interest and its effect on the taxpayers has not been publicly known.
Posted inThe Weekender
The Weekender for June 16, 2018
A weekly roundup for June 11 – June 15, including an audit that found two former San Ysidro school administrators may have engaged in financial fraud.
Posted inEducation
Schools fail lead tests while many states don’t require testing at all
Most states, including California, don’t require schools test to make sure their drinking water is lead free. The San Ysidro School District is spending $24 million to replace drinking fountains, sinks pipes and faucets at three schools after elevated lead levels were found in the drinking water.
Posted inGovernment
Court rejects nearly $1 million in attorney fees for Cory Briggs in Coastal Commission case
Cory Briggs, who lost his bid to become San Diego’s city attorney in November 2020, won’t be getting nearly $1 million in attorney fees from a case he won against California Coastal Commission members.
Posted inCoronavirus
Health experts, residents worry South County not ready for reopening as COVID-19 worsens
inewsource interviewed San Diegans directly affected by COVID-19 to piece together a picture of the harrowing tradeoff health officials must make: appease struggling citizens who are pushing for a return to normal or guard against an influx of cases in southern San Diego County that could devastate those communities.