If you listened last week, you were set up for the big news this week. The mayor is flexing his muscles.
We’ll explain the difference between eliminating a position and firing someone and what happened to the now former top bureaucrat at the city.
And the parents guide is coming out. Jakob and Andrea here have been working hard on it. We’ll talk.
SHOW NOTES
INTRO 00:00:00
Intro
What our supporters have to say.
SEGMENT 1 00:03:00
The Reader and Alt Weeklies
KPBS: San Diego Reader ends print edition after 52 years
The Union-Tribune: A cultural shift you can’t deny’: San Diego Reader ceases printing and goes fully digital
The Times of San Diego: San Diego Reader Ends 52-Year Print Run, But Will Keep the Alt-Press Faith Online
The Reader Instagram account: Not ended, but changed. The San Diego Reader is now SanDiegoReader.com!
SEGMENT 2 00:13:15
The Chula Vista School Board Drama
VOSD: Why a Chula Vista School Board Member Ran for a Seat He Already Held
Chula Vista Elementary School District trustees Francisco Tamayo and Lucy Ugarte allegedly ‘conspired’ to take control of the district’s school board by ousting a Democratic board member they disliked and replacing her with an ally. The maneuver resulted in a Republican being appointed to the board. Now, Tamayo and Ugarte face a possible censure from their political party.
by Jim Hinch
SEGMENT 3 00:19:12
Strong Mayor Gloria
YouTube: Mayor Gloria to Announce Operational Efficiencies, Reductions for City Budget 2/18/2025
VOSD:Mayor Gloria Tries to Save the Strong Mayor
by Scott Lewis
VOSD: Mayor Dismisses Embattled COO and Takes Reins of City Management
Chief Operating Officer Eric Dargan is out and department executives will now report directly to the mayor. by Will Huntsberry
YouTube: “Bueller?”
SEGMENT 4 00:40:09
The 2025 edition of A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools (7th Edition)
VOSD: The Learning Curve: The Schools Guide Has Arrived
The 2025 edition of A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools comes packed with all of the data you’ve come to rely on, plus two new exclusive metrics to help parents make sense of local schools.
VOSD: A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools
(download or order a hardcopy)
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