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Community Members Question Superintendent’s Credit Card Spending During Ongoing Turmoil
Financial statements show Einstein’s superintendent spent thousands on his podcast and other expenses using his school-issued credit card. A faction of parents and teachers cite the charges as reason to have him removed.
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Can San Diego Drivers Get Ticketed for Parking at a Broken Meter?
City staff say you will not be cited if none…
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Border Report: Tijuana Women March for Gender Justice
According to researchers, women are killed in Mexico at a…
Internal County Review of Contractor Debacle Spotlights Oversight Shortcomings
A county review of the nonprofit caught up in criminal…
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Morning Report: Questions on Superintendent’s Credit Card Spending
Controversy has swirled around Albert Einstein Academies – a two-school charter network – for more than a year. From the watering down of the school’s German immersion program to the firing of the elementary school’s principal, community members’ ire has…
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SOUTH COUNTY
South County Report: The Rehabilitation of Francisco Tamayo
The school district trustee is running for Chula Vista mayor. Just a year ago, he was ‘nearing pariah status’ among…
South County Report: San Ysidro Schools Slash Budget to Avert Insolvency
Leaders with the San Ysidro School District plan to cut nearly $5 million from its annual budget.
The San Ysidro School District Is About to Go Broke
The troubled district is on track to run out of money next year. County education officials placed it under supervision last month,…
South County Schools Confront Declining Enrollment, Budgets
The Chula Vista Elementary School District is embarking on painful budget cuts. The district is the latest in the region to grapple…
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ENVIRONMENT
Environment Report: A Conversation with San Diego’s ‘Bird Wizard’
San Diego Natural History Museum’s newly-retired curator of birds and mammals on a lifetime of telling local stories through winged creatures, AI and dwindling human connection to nature.
Mexican Farmers Gave Up Water to Protect the Colorado River. They Claim Payment Is Still Due.
Mexicali farmers say they are still owed money as part of an international agreement in which they agreed to not use Colorado River water.
Opinion: As We Reach 10 Years of the Carlsbad Desalination Plant, Let’s Not Forget Why it’s Needed
Ten years after the opening of the Carlsbad Desalination Plant, it remains a reliable water source amid ecological uncertainty.
NORTH COUNTY
Escondido Leaders Keep ICE Contract in Place
Despite public outcry, Escondido leaders kept a federal contract that many residents fear could return the city to a divisive era.
North County Report: Saying Goodbye to a Beloved Strip Mall
Carlsbad says goodbye to a local landmark. Plus, Escondido leaders are talking about that ICE contract tonight.
North County Report: Health District Prepares for New Management
Palomar Health’s new partnership with UCSD Health is moving quickly with big changes underway, meanwhile I’m still trying to get the state to weigh in on the new governance structure.
opinion and commentary
Opinion: Good Government Happens in the Sunshine
Supervisor Joel Anderson is proposing new guidelines to make ad hoc subcommittees more open to the public.
The Empty Home Tax Is a Win-Win for San Diegans
The City Council should advance the ballot measure to tax empty second homes to voters
Opinion: San Diego County Governance Needs an Overhaul and Stronger Guardrails
County government should extend term limits and add an independent auditor, budget analyst and ethics commission.
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