You say we should pass a new referendum even though:
-The last one was misused.
-Without some sort of written guarantee about what the money will be used for, why should we vote yes?
-Halfway through the article, all of a sudden you call this a "capitol improvement" referendum but earlier in the article you say, in essence, that we might have to use the referendum dollars to replace federal dollars (which are not capitol improvement dollars). So which is it?
-No, no, no to anything until after the new board is in place and has a record of doing something concrete to get us out of this mess.
I've been writing here for two years about all the bad ways that the District has burned money. I've been the most publicly critical person of the District and used my real name through the entire thing unlike the vast majority of anonymous commenters here. I've gone to Board meetings and spoke publicly on the subject. There is nobody on Earth that knows more about D65's "bad money" than me.
Yet, when I say "hey, things like look they are improving maybe here are some options" the entire comment section shows up to doubt me and say things like this.
I've gotten more hate about this story than literally any other story I've written. And I wasn't even advocating for people to *vote* for a referendum! I was just suggesting it's something that might be a good idea to put on the ballot for reasons x, y or z - which I contend are completely valid (and independent) reasons.
I get it, some % of you guys just want to punish D65 because a bunch of people ripped us off. But at the end of the day, it's the kids and families that will feel the pain, not Dr. Horton or Obafemi or the prior board members who set the 2017 referendum money on fire. It's total bullshit that the State's Prosecutor or the Department of Education doesn't do shit about these folks that clearly defrauded us, but we can only move forward.
Fair enough about anonymous commenters. My name is Lisa Pildes and I will change my name on your substack but I can't figure out how to. And I apologize that my comments sound like a personal attack. They aren't, truly. I, and many, many others are grateful to have you as a resource. I disagree with you on this but I do respect what you are doing.
NO, just NO frickin' way.
You say we should pass a new referendum even though:
-The last one was misused.
-Without some sort of written guarantee about what the money will be used for, why should we vote yes?
-Halfway through the article, all of a sudden you call this a "capitol improvement" referendum but earlier in the article you say, in essence, that we might have to use the referendum dollars to replace federal dollars (which are not capitol improvement dollars). So which is it?
-No, no, no to anything until after the new board is in place and has a record of doing something concrete to get us out of this mess.
How do you propose the District get out of the mess it is in without one
So just throw good money in after bad??
I've been writing here for two years about all the bad ways that the District has burned money. I've been the most publicly critical person of the District and used my real name through the entire thing unlike the vast majority of anonymous commenters here. I've gone to Board meetings and spoke publicly on the subject. There is nobody on Earth that knows more about D65's "bad money" than me.
Yet, when I say "hey, things like look they are improving maybe here are some options" the entire comment section shows up to doubt me and say things like this.
I've gotten more hate about this story than literally any other story I've written. And I wasn't even advocating for people to *vote* for a referendum! I was just suggesting it's something that might be a good idea to put on the ballot for reasons x, y or z - which I contend are completely valid (and independent) reasons.
I get it, some % of you guys just want to punish D65 because a bunch of people ripped us off. But at the end of the day, it's the kids and families that will feel the pain, not Dr. Horton or Obafemi or the prior board members who set the 2017 referendum money on fire. It's total bullshit that the State's Prosecutor or the Department of Education doesn't do shit about these folks that clearly defrauded us, but we can only move forward.
Fair enough about anonymous commenters. My name is Lisa Pildes and I will change my name on your substack but I can't figure out how to. And I apologize that my comments sound like a personal attack. They aren't, truly. I, and many, many others are grateful to have you as a resource. I disagree with you on this but I do respect what you are doing.
Sorry I barked at you here - I'm going through some personal stuff today that just set me off and you were the cannon fodder! I'm sincerely sorry
I think there is something that can be done about the defrauding. I still owe you an update email.