A former San Ysidro School District superintendent who state auditors say possibly committed financial misdeeds sued a school board member this month for defamation, claiming the trustee ran a “malicious” and “despicable” campaign against him. In the lawsuit, Julio Fonseca, the district’s superintendent for about two years before resigning in September, accused trustee Rodolfo Linares of spreading false information to ... Read More »
The San Ysidro School District for two years overstated student enrollment and now owes the state an estimated $5.1 million. But inewsource has learned the district’s budget problems don’t end there. New administrators hired last month following the resignations of the superintendent and his deputy have also uncovered an estimated $2.1 million in expenses that were never funded in the ... Read More »
A decade after it went into effect, worker and employer advocates alike largely praise San Diego's living wage law for city contractors. But questions about the ability of the city to enforce the ordinance linger as San Diego begins implementing a new, broader minimum wage law. Read More »
NCTD found guards weren’t certified in firearms, first aid, CPR, disaster response and six other training categories. Read More »
The U.S. Dept. of Justice filed a $112.8 million dollar claim against the now defunct San Diego Hospice for submitting “false claims,” among other things. Read More »
San Diego city counsel said he would look into questions about whether the delay is caused by misallocation of funds rather than computer problems. Read More »
Significant problems with its new $50 million computer system are preventing the city from balancing its books and stalling the refinancing of bonds. Read More »
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