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This edition: Impact in Sweetwater, a new follow the money tool, a Q&A with Lorie Hearn, back to school tools and our own Ashley Rodriguez recognized. Read More »
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School trustee asked to be paid for missed board meeting. He was dining with Gavin Newsom.
A Sweetwater Union High School District trustee who asked to be compensated for a board meeting he missed because of a “hardship” was actually in Sacramento lobbying on behalf of his labor union and having dinner with Democratic governor candidate Gavin Newsom. Superintendent Karen Janney recommended the board pay trustee Nicholas Segura the $413.50 he would have received for attending ... Read More »
The Weekender for September 8
Reporter Jill Castellano spent the past few weeks reporting on Proposition 6 and who in California has donated money supporting or opposing the repeal. Turns out, a lot of the cash is coming from San Diego County. Read More »
Eastlake homeowners pay millions in Mello-Roos school taxes but money goes elsewhere
Over the past three decades, the Sweetwater Union High School District has used at least $46 million in special taxes paid by property owners in the Eastlake neighborhood to fund projects in other parts of Chula Vista. Read More »
Sweetwater school district now says it sold off 8,800 aging iPads
The Sweetwater Union High School District has announced it sold almost 8,800 outdated iPads from the district’s student technology initiative. Read More »