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Posted inEducation

Eastlake homeowners pay millions in Mello-Roos school taxes but money goes elsewhere

by Leonardo Castañeda July 31, 2018February 25, 2019 Why you can trust inewsource

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.

Photo illustration by Brandon Quester, inewsource
Posted inEducation

What’s going on with Sweetwater school district’s iPads? 5 things you need to know

by Leonardo Castañeda July 20, 2017August 11, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource
The Sweetwater school district board ratified a contract with Gazelle on Monday night to sell about 10,300 outdated iPads. July 10, 2017. Megan Wood, inewsource
Posted inEducation

Sweetwater school board gives OK to sell iPads the district already sold

by Leonardo Castañeda July 12, 2017August 11, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource
A Sweetwater Union High School District iPad is displayed in their district offices on May 26, 2017. Brandon Quester, inewsource
Posted inEducation

Sweetwater school district now says it sold off 8,800 aging iPads

by Leonardo Castañeda July 7, 2017August 11, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource
Sweetwater Union High School District spokesman Manuel Rubio shows one of the iPads purchased by the district. In 2012 the district bought almost 8,000 iPads for all seventh graders. May 26, 2017. Brandon Quester, inewsource
Posted inMello-Roos

iPads for seventh graders at Sweetwater school district MIA

by Andrea Lopez-Villafaña and Leonardo Castañeda June 22, 2017August 11, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource
Homes in the eastern Chula Vista neighborhood of Eastlake are among the thousand of properties paying Mello-Roos taxes in San Diego County. Brandon Quester, inewsource / Google Earth
Posted inGovernment

Special property tax lacks robust oversight, accountability

by Leonardo Castañeda June 20, 2017June 9, 2022 Why you can trust inewsource

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