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Author Archives: Will Evans
Troubled Oakland School Padded Enrollment, District Finds
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By Will Evans, California Watch A controversial West Oakland private school, now reportedly drawing FBI scrutiny, has padded its roster sheets with public school students, according to an Oakland Unified School District investigation. The district's inquiry aims to determine whether … Continue reading
District Board Members Urge Investigation of Oakland Church School
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by Will Evans, The Bay Citizen Oakland school board members are calling for the district to investigate whether a private school accused of abuse is inflating enrollment numbers to get more than its share of taxpayer funding. The board members … Continue reading
Oakland School Accused of Abuse is Also Overbilling Taxpayers
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by Will Evans, California Watch A West Oakland church school that makes its students ask for money at BART stations appears to have vastly inflated its enrollment numbers to collect extra taxpayer funding, some of which goes to a teacher … Continue reading
With Campaign Donations, California Bond Underwriters Secure Contracts
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From California Watch Leading financial firms over the past five years donated $1.8 million to successful school bond measures in California, and in almost every instance, school district officials hired those same underwriters to sell the bonds for a profit, … Continue reading
White-Dominated Local Boards in Calif. Face Legal Threats Over Racial Makeup
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From California Watch Compton City Councilwoman Janna Zurita owes her Hispanic last name to a grandmother from Spain, whom she never met. Zurita considers her mother black and said her father “wants to be black” even though he “looks Latino.” … Continue reading
Super PAC That Hounds GOP Includes Funds From Wealthy Californians
From California Watch Everywhere Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney goes, he is followed by "trackers" with video cameras, hoping to catch him making an embarrassing gaffe. The effort, run by a super political action committee, is funded in part by … Continue reading
Hollywood Money Flows to Calif. Politicians Who Support Anti-Piracy Bills
from California Watch Hollywood is threatening politicians with one thing they hold very dear: campaign cash. As anti-piracy legislation stalled in Congress last week, the movie industry's top lobbyist, former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, warned Democrats not to count on … Continue reading
Controversial West Oakland Church Sends Kids to Solicit Money at BART Stations
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from California Watch A West Oakland church and private school that sends children to solicit donations at BART stations has a history of financial and legal troubles, including two cases in which church leaders admitted they illegally received government assistance. … Continue reading
