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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 »
The Weekender for October 20
Reporters Megan Wood and Jill Castellano were busy this week with stories about education and local political fundraising and spending. 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 »
Ex-San Ysidro superintendent sues school board member for defamation
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 »
After audit, San Ysidro freezes life insurance accounts for ex-superintendent and his deputy
The San Ysidro School District has frozen the retirement accounts of two former top administrators in response to a scathing state audit. Read More »
The Weekender for June 23, 2018
It’s not every day we get to speak to a national audience. But this week we did. Our eight-minute documentary about a couple from Montana who invested their life savings into a “miracle” diabetes treatment aired on the PBS NewsHour. (If you missed it, here’s the link.) This documentary took a ton of work. What aired Tuesday was the culmination ... Read More »
DA gets San Ysidro school audit, welcomes info on any ‘suspected public corruption’
The audit found two former administrators engaged in possible misuse of funds at the district, which educates some of the poorest students in San Diego County. Read More »