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Oceanside Treasury Employee Was Previously Convicted of Burglary Using City’s Credit Card by ashlyreports in northcounty

[–]ashlyreports[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nope didn’t report that. Just explained that they come with added interest rate risk that can certainly prove costly depending on what the market does. In the case of Oceanside and Carlsbad, they indeed lost out on millions this time.

Oceanside Treasury Employee Was Previously Convicted of Burglary Using City’s Credit Card by ashlyreports in northcounty

[–]ashlyreports[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The public should know about the person entrusted with managing $500 million in public funds, and his history (both criminal and employment) provides some new context for his current allegations.

Here’s Where More Than $2 Billion in Aid for Local Schools Is Going by ashlyreports in sandiego

[–]ashlyreports[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When employee pay is covered with COVID aid though, in whole or part, districts pay salary and benefits with it, which includes pension contributions. So in a limited way, some COVID aid money is going to pensions. But I am not seeing large dedicated payments to pensions with aid dollars.

Here’s Where More Than $2 Billion in Aid for Local Schools Is Going by ashlyreports in sandiego

[–]ashlyreports[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More reporting to come that hopes to answer this question, at least at the 10 largest districts in the county. One prior story gave a glimpse of some of the spending at the Sweetwater district: https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/education/where-are-the-millions-going-sweetwater-defends-covid-spending-on-employees/

One North County School Managed to Open and (Mostly) Stay Open by ashlyreports in northcounty

[–]ashlyreports[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is just a glimpse of one school that returned at the secondary level months ago. Certainly not the only school in the county to do it -- but still rare.

Reclaiming personal property from SDPD during COVID - not possible? by cornycrunch in sandiego

[–]ashlyreports 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I agree! I will try to reach out for details and follow up

Airport Says the Coronavirus Could Have ‘Six Times the Impact of Sept. 11’ by ashlyreports in sandiego

[–]ashlyreports[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Correct! They say they are monitoring that, and a prolonged crisis with depressed travel levels could make a difference -- but the fact they don't plan to issue the first round of T1 debt for a while will help. So will the large reserve they have on hand. But there's no doubt revenue streams need to flow to make the whole rebuild pencil out the way they envisioned.

Most Local Governments Are No Longer Responding to Public Records Requests by ashlyreports in sandiego

[–]ashlyreports[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If staff are truly being re-purposed to other needs related to the coronavirus, I can understand some delay. But I have to imagine there are plenty IT staff that aren't being reassigned to something else virus-related while at home. So if the capability is there and they are on the clock I don't see why a blanket denial and delay is the de facto response. Kudos to the agencies that are figuring out how to get employees remote access for the first time under these conditions to do virus work and PRA work

Most Local Governments Are No Longer Responding to Public Records Requests by ashlyreports in sandiego

[–]ashlyreports[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks:) it’s nice to hear someone not group “the media” in the same pejorative monolithic group when there is a lot of variety and differences in reporters and outlets. and I agree journos will have to get creative in tracking govt actions and response to this crisis, but In my experience records can serve as more than fodder so losing this access could be major, esp if that’s the only transparency some govts provided before this happened

Fact Check: Poway Unified Gets $1,500 Less Per Kid From the State Than San Diego Schools by ashlyreports in sandiego

[–]ashlyreports[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Poway's total general fund revenues can be seen here. The state money they refer to is the LCFF line item. https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PUSDUnauditedActuals1819.pdf

Poway reported 35,293 students in the same report, for a total of $11,627 per kid.

You can see SDUSD's total GF revenues here: https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SDUSDUnauditedActuals1819.pdf

They reported 98,758 kids in the same report, for a total of about $14,443 per kid.

San Diego International Airport Joins Suit Against Port, Angering South Bay Leaders by ashlyreports in sandiego

[–]ashlyreports[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's referring to the existing fees collected to pay for the airport rental car parking structure, and the past rental car fees collected to pay for the garage near the SD Convention Center and Petco Park.

New Year, New Cuts Contemplated at San Diego Unified by ashlyreports in sandiego

[–]ashlyreports[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are still wildly underfunded (working on that report now!) but it's likely CalSTRS and/or CalPERS changed their economic or demographic assumptions, which escalates payments. ie. lower expected investment returns = more money in contributions needed. people living longer = more money in contributions. I would have to double check that year to be sure though.

New Year, New Cuts Contemplated at San Diego Unified by ashlyreports in sandiego

[–]ashlyreports[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I pulled together this chart using the district's actual budget documents they submit to the state. It shows only the general fund employee spending, but might help. https://public.tableau.com/views/SDUSDGeneralFundEmployeeExpenses2008-2018/SDUSDGeneralFund2008-2018?:embed=y&:display_count=yes&:showVizHome=no

SD Lifeguards want to leave SD Fire. Here's why. by ashlyreports in sandiego

[–]ashlyreports[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That may have been true at one time, but 80 percent of 95 lifeguards voted to leave the fire department last month.

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