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Years of failure and neglect by San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and his predecessors led to devastating floods — and no fix in sight sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/… latest w/ Kristen Taketa

Scoop from Kristen Taketa: In a new filing prompted by a The San Diego Union-Tribune record request, the ousted Poway schools chief for the first time publicly details her side of the story—and asks a court to reverse her firing & block disclosure of why she was fired. sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education…

San Diego taxpayers on the hook for at least $193M in past five years for negligence and misconduct by city workers — and that’s only cases over $50k. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria would not disclose payments under $50k. sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/08/11/her… latest w/ Kristen Taketa

How many millions are accusations of negligence, misconduct & more costing San Diego? And what kinds cost it the most? Jeff McDonald & Kristen Taketa obtained & analyzed data on the city's biggest payouts over the last 5 years. Here's what they found: sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/08/11/her…

Two teens investigated their high school foundation’s finances. Then one got called to see the principal. story via Kristen Taketa sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/09/15/two…

Two teens at a top San Diego high school were bothered by what they felt was "a rip-off" for student clubs. So they investigated their school foundation's finances. Then one got called in to the principal's office. Great story here from Kristen Taketa: sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/09/15/two…

These San Diego students deserve 1st Amendment medal; instead they get principal's wrath for exposing apparent overcharges by booster club parents; by Kristen Taketa sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/09/15/two…

One former SDUSD admin alleged Jackson invited her to his hotel room, Las Vegas and his house; another alleged he invited her to sex and came to her house twice unannounced. After they rebuffed him, they said, they were demoted with huge pay cuts. sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/09/16/new… The San Diego Union-Tribune

Another Kristen Taketa scoop: Lamont Jackson "emphatically" denies 2 former admins' sexual misconduct accusations & an anonymous complaint of favoritism. He also says he's "not done as an educator." More from the interview, his first since his firing: sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/09/18/lam…

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A very good story from my Union-Tribune colleague Kristen Taketa on the effect of power shutoffs for folks living in San Diego's backcountry and rural areas: sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/01/10/no-… The San Diego Union-Tribune Kristen Taketa #SantaAnawinds