Jim Hinch

1 week ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Will Huntsberry |Jim Hinch

Chula Vista Elementary School District will hire an outside law firm to investigate corruption allegations raised in a Voice of San Diego story earlier this month. In Voice’s original story, the district’s former chief operating officer made multiple allegations about top officials at the district. The former COO, Jovanim Martinez, said the district Superintendent Eduardo Reyes pressured him on multiple occasions to award a contract to a company called Dr. Build.

1 week ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Jim Hinch

In the race to determine South County’s most powerful elected leader, voters now face a clear, and revealing, choice. Last week’s primary vote in the special election to replace former District 1 Supervisor Nora Vargas on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors whittled down a field of seven candidates to two decisive victors: Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre and Chula Vista Mayor John McCann.

2 weeks ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Jim Hinch

It was the autumn of 2019 and teacher contract negotiations had broken down in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. Teachers wanted a raise. District leaders wouldn’t budge. The district’s five-member Board of Trustees met with then-Superintendent Francisco Escobedo at district headquarters to figure out what to do. Former board member Laurie Humphrey, who was at the meeting, recalls someone piping up with a suggestion.

2 weeks ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Jim Hinch

This post first appeared in the Morning Report. Subscribe to the newsletter here. Two South Bay mayors will race for the open seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Chula Vista Mayor John McCann and Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre will appear on the runoff ballot July 1. With 11,000 votes still to count, McCann, a Republican, had won 44 percent of votes. Aguirre had gotten 32 percent of votes counted.

2 weeks ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Jim Hinch

South County voters went to the polls Tuesday to – finally! – pick a new elected representative to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. It has been four months since former District 1 Supervisor Nora Vargas abruptly resigned from the Board for unexplained reasons. Since then, South County residents have been without a voice in county government. On Tuesday, voters got their voice back. At least, some of them did.