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While there are many excellent teachers and administrators in our
schools, the fact remains that individuals who have violated the
Education Code, and other California laws for the purpose of
maintaining their personal power, are still calling the shots.
When will this change?
When we replace corrupt school board members & teachers union
leaders with citizens who are not in anybody's pocket.
In a better world, inadequate school administrators and teachers would
be educated in how to perform their duties. They would be taught to
understand their obligations under the law.
Unfortunately, many public office holders,
school administrators and union leaders
in California value their personal careers
over the future careers of children.
Those in power continue to this day
to practice top-down control
to preserve the balance of power
at tremendous cost to the taxpayers,
students, and teachers.
Lawsuit abuse by schools?
Hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars
which should have gone to educating children
instead go to lawyers who protect the guilty.
"Don't prepare a paper trail,
and if you do, we won't release it."
Lawyers are paid this money to prevent documents
from being produced in court and to prevent depositions
of individuals with knowledge of wrongdoing.
by Maura Larkins
While there are many excellent teachers and administrators in our
schools, the fact remains that individuals who have violated the
Education Code, and other California laws for the purpose of
maintaining their personal power, are still calling the shots.
When will this change?
When we replace corrupt school board members & teachers union
leaders with citizens who are not in anybody's pocket.
In a better world, inadequate school administrators and teachers would
be educated in how to perform their duties. They would be taught to
understand their obligations under the law.
Unfortunately, many public office holders,
school administrators and union leaders
in California value their personal careers
over the future careers of children.
Those in power continue to this day
to practice top-down control
to preserve the balance of power
at tremendous cost to the taxpayers,
students, and teachers.
Lawsuit abuse by schools?
Hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars
which should have gone to educating children
instead go to lawyers who protect the guilty.
"Don't prepare a paper trail,
and if you do, we won't release it."
Lawyers are paid this money to prevent documents
from being produced in court and to prevent depositions
of individuals with knowledge of wrongdoing.
by Maura Larkins
Don't leave it all up to
your school board and
their lawyers.
Kids--and schools--
need help from parents.
your school board and
their lawyers.
Kids--and schools--
need help from parents.
Vista Unified
School District
School District
Community Colleges
Elem/High Schools
GCCCD
MiraCosta
| Defamation Suit |
| Covering Up |
| Lawyers |
| Special Education |
"It must be a very fine
line between what is
criminal and what is,
in my mind, very
inappropriate and
unprofessional."
line between what is
criminal and what is,
in my mind, very
inappropriate and
unprofessional."
(a) President George W. Bush
(b) Art Gonzalez, CEO of Tri-City Healthcare Medical Center
(c) William "Woody" Merrill, attorney for Tri-City Healthcare Medical
Center
(d) Omero Suarez, Chancellor of GCCCD
(e) Bonifacio "Bonny" Garcia, attorney for public entities, famously
worked for Burke Williams & Sorenson
(b) Art Gonzalez, CEO of Tri-City Healthcare Medical Center
(c) William "Woody" Merrill, attorney for Tri-City Healthcare Medical
Center
(d) Omero Suarez, Chancellor of GCCCD
(e) Bonifacio "Bonny" Garcia, attorney for public entities, famously
worked for Burke Williams & Sorenson
1. (b) Judy Stratton, board
member of MiraCosta
Community College;
member of MiraCosta
Community College;
4. Who is being
talked about?
(a) William "Woody"
Merrill, attorney for
Tri-City Healthcare
Medical Center
(b) Art Gonzalez, CEO of
Tri-City Healthcare
Medical Center
(c) Daniel Shinoff,
attorney, San Diego
County Office of
Education--Joint Powers
Authority
(d) Randolph Ward,
administrator, San Diego
County Office of
Education--Joint Powers
Authority
(e) The speaker was
speaking in general terms
about district attorney
Bonnie Dumanis'
investigation of events.
talked about?
(a) William "Woody"
Merrill, attorney for
Tri-City Healthcare
Medical Center
(b) Art Gonzalez, CEO of
Tri-City Healthcare
Medical Center
(c) Daniel Shinoff,
attorney, San Diego
County Office of
Education--Joint Powers
Authority
(d) Randolph Ward,
administrator, San Diego
County Office of
Education--Joint Powers
Authority
(e) The speaker was
speaking in general terms
about district attorney
Bonnie Dumanis'
investigation of events.
2. (e) Of course, Ms.
Stratton may have been
thinking about Daniel
Shinoff's actions on June
18 and 19, 2007 during an
all-night closed session of
the MiraCosta board at
which Shinoff and Judge
David Moon obtained a
$1.6 million settlement for
former President Victoria
Richart.
Stratton may have been
thinking about Daniel
Shinoff's actions on June
18 and 19, 2007 during an
all-night closed session of
the MiraCosta board at
which Shinoff and Judge
David Moon obtained a
$1.6 million settlement for
former President Victoria
Richart.
3. Who said it?
1. (a) George Coulter, board member Tri-City Medical Center in
Oceanside
2. (b) Of course, the same should apply to the attorney involved. Woody
Merrill should have resigned rather than help Gonzalez do harm to the
public entity.
Oceanside
2. (b) Of course, the same should apply to the attorney involved. Woody
Merrill should have resigned rather than help Gonzalez do harm to the
public entity.
"Some of these things don't seem ethical and not
even legal...He's either got to change his ways or
get on his way...We're not getting the
transparency that's needed.”
even legal...He's either got to change his ways or
get on his way...We're not getting the
transparency that's needed.”
5. What law firm is now representing
Tri-City Healthcare Medical Center?
(a) Best, Best & Krieger
(b) Fagen, Friedman & Fulfrost
(c) Stutz, Artiano Shinoff & Holtz
(d) Burke, Williams & Sorenson
(e) It doesn't matter which of the above it is; they're pretty much the
same.
(d) Burke, Williams Sorenson, and, in my opinion, (d) is also correct.
Burke, Williams & Sorenson is the firm that charged Otay Water District
millions for the work of Bonifacio "Bonny" Garcia and Roberta Sistos.
Tri-City Healthcare Medical Center?
(a) Best, Best & Krieger
(b) Fagen, Friedman & Fulfrost
(c) Stutz, Artiano Shinoff & Holtz
(d) Burke, Williams & Sorenson
(e) It doesn't matter which of the above it is; they're pretty much the
same.
(d) Burke, Williams Sorenson, and, in my opinion, (d) is also correct.
Burke, Williams & Sorenson is the firm that charged Otay Water District
millions for the work of Bonifacio "Bonny" Garcia and Roberta Sistos.
| 1. Who said it? |
2. Who is being talked about?
(a) George Coulter, board
member Tri-City Medical
Center in Oceanside
(b) Judy Stratton, board
member of MiraCosta
Community College
(c) Donna Frye, San Diego
City Councilwoman
(d) Gloria Carranza, board
member of MiraCosta
Community College
member Tri-City Medical
Center in Oceanside
(b) Judy Stratton, board
member of MiraCosta
Community College
(c) Donna Frye, San Diego
City Councilwoman
(d) Gloria Carranza, board
member of MiraCosta
Community College
(a) George Coulter, board member Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside
(b) Joe Biden, campaigning to be vice-president
(c) Judy Stratton, board member of MiraCosta Community College
(d) Rick Walker, student trustee at GCCCD.
(b) Joe Biden, campaigning to be vice-president
(c) Judy Stratton, board member of MiraCosta Community College
(d) Rick Walker, student trustee at GCCCD.
Correct
answers:
answers:
| Correct answers: |
Correct answer:
2008 Public Entity Corruption Quiz
This quiz is from the December 2008 archive of
the San Diego Education Report Blog.
the San Diego Education Report Blog.
The North County Times' bizarre efforts to
make San Diego County Office of Education
attorney Daniel Shinoff look good.
make San Diego County Office of Education
attorney Daniel Shinoff look good.
The San Diego Union- Tribune and Voice of San Diego
investigate SDCOE payments to Dan Shinoff and Stutz
law firm.
investigate SDCOE payments to Dan Shinoff and Stutz
law firm.
In 2010 the San Diego Union Tribune is having trouble getting a
response to its public records requests from San Diego County Office
of Education. I, too, have tried for years to get invoices for payments
to SDCOE's favored law firm, Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz.
Here's what I got from Diane Crosier:
response to its public records requests from San Diego County Office
of Education. I, too, have tried for years to get invoices for payments
to SDCOE's favored law firm, Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz.
Here's what I got from Diane Crosier:
Education Reform Report
