News links for Tuesday, August 22
Court Halts Santa Ana’s Crackdown on Truck Vendors (Times) Citing a threat to public safety, the city wanted to restrict their hours and force them to move every 90 minutes. A judge was not persuaded.
City council asks that CUSD fully investigate allegations (Register) Councilwoman Trish Kelly says concern goes beyond list of 150 families who supported recall.
Nichols loses GOP support due to remarks (Daily Pilot) O.C. Republican committee votes against endorsing Newport Beach city councilman in bid for reelection.
A voice for Latinos (Register) Santa Ana man is the No. 1 morning radio host in Southern California, with an audience of millions.
Term-limit measure loses steam (Register) Supervisor Chris Norby says he’ll ask his colleagues to pull it from the ballot.
Casino Tribes Try to Keep Entire Pot (Times) The wealthy groups use political clout to stymie efforts by poor Indians to open own facilities.
Police monitor apartment complex (Daily Pilot) Costa Mesa’s Camden Martinique community is under surveillance after multiple robberies.
Donations pave way to fund Costa Mesa library (Daily Pilot) Contributions for a central library near City Hall have helped, but more money is needed.
RE: IVC’s classes without classrooms.
I’d like to correct the Register’s assertion that faculty were informed on Friday about the nonfunctuional classrooms.
I am a faculty member. I was there on Friday (and Thursday for that matter). I was told that all was fine and the rooms would be ready to go.
On Monday morning at 6:40 AM, I received an email message at home that we needed to find rooms for over 30 classes that were displaced because the rooms were not ready to go.
This is a mere 3-3 hours BEFORE teaching commenced.
This is gross incomptence not only from the contractors but especially from the amdinstrators.
This didn’t take place in a vacuum, of course. This is par for the course – a course rutted with nepotism and poor managemant, gross misuse of public funds and ignorance.
READ: http://dissenttheblog.blogspot.com/
Oh, man, professor — it’s a good thing you checked your email before going to class!
The whole thing is absurd. Of course the administration can’t be blamed for a problem caused by a contractor, but surely they knew there was a problem by Friday evening.
But what about a contingency plan? Oversight? Leadership?