Five Steps to Understanding Prop. A: Reader's Guide
San Diegans have a tough assignment this June.
Aside from the mayor's race, city council races and numerous other elections, they're being asked to weigh the merits of a contractual arrangement that few know anything about.
But have no fear!
Where the Teachers Union and District Love Each Other
When Candy Smiley talks about the school district, the pronoun she uses subtly belies the unique lesson Poway has to teach.
"We," she says over and over again.
Degrees and Jobs Out of College Don’t Always Agree
“Exhaustive, expensive, and occasionally humiliating” is how Hannah Kane, 22, described job hunting after graduating from the University of Iowa in May 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in cinema.
GEICO in Coralville refused to hire her because hiring a less qualified worker would be cheaper, Kane said. This happened time and again, with the same word always thrown at her: “overqualified.” “Interviewing at Hy-Vee between high school kids got old fast,” Kane said. “It was a good lesson in humility.”
HHS Announces First 26 Health Care Innovation Awards
For Immediate Release
May 8, 2012
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We Can’t Wait: HHS Announces First 26 Health Care Innovation Awards
Programs Will Save Estimated $254 Million, Improve Health Care
Union cries foul over firing of custodians at six RSD schools
Former custodians at six of the Recovery School District’s direct-run schools say their former district-contracted employer fired them last week without just cause.
Custodians say representatives from ARAMARK, a Philadelphia-based service corporation that RSD contracted with on April 1 for janitorial services, told them on May 1 they didn’t pass the probationary period that’s standard for new hires. But several custodians said they have been with the schools, although not with ARAMARK, for years, and they said they performed well on their jobs.
Morning Report: At U-T, a Fletcher Freak-Out
U-T San Diego is not pleased with Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher's abandonment of the GOP. Not pleased at all.
The other day, it questioned his integrity as a former Marine: "He essentially left his colleagues behind, harming Republicans running for office."
