| San Diego County, CA | June 5, 2012 Election |
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Excerpts from the Article Woo-hoo Chula Vista U!By Larry BreitfelderCandidate for Council Member; City of Chula Vista; Seat 3 |
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A Proper University has the potential to Revolutionize Chula Vista's Economy. We Must Not Squander that Opportunity with an Inadequate Substitute.Larry Breitfelder, president of the Chula Vista Taxpayers Association, says he believes that the university/bond proposal presents financial and ethical problems. In a November 20 phone interview, Breitfelder said his "phone and email accounts have been buzzing with comments ranging from troubled to outraged." "Homeowners are already heavily burdened from bonded debt," said Breitfelder, "including a major recent bond for Sweetwater. Aside from the direct expense, all of these bonds make our homes less attractive to buyers at a time when values have already dramatically declined." Regarding the ethical problems, Breitfelder said members of the taxpayers association had expressed concern about the various scandals in the Sweetwater Union High School District. "Many of the recent controversies consuming Sweetwater have centered on the sometimes massive campaign contributions from contractors who do business with the district." There is a perception that a new university/bond proposal would be a boon for contractors and construction companies and would feather the campaign nests of candidates who support the endeavor. Last week, agents of the district attorney's office raided the homes of several Sweetwater boardmembers and Henry Amigable, who had managed construction financed by the Proposition O school bond. The district's lack of campaign-donation limits motivated Alex Anguiano, president of the Sweetwater Education Association, to speak at the November board meeting. He said he would love to see a university in the South Bay and that in 2006 his association had supported Proposition O. However, Anguiano would not be bringing the current proposal before his association's council, he said, because "There are no safeguards in place to prevent boardmembers from taking excess contributions from lawyers and contractors." |
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