Sierra College Trustee Report Offers No New Solutions
Written by John McCreadie
Sierra College Board Trustee Aaron Klein, who is running for re-election this November, released a self-authored report Sept. 8 highlighting funding proposals the seven-member Board of Trustees were already working towards.
“I’m not saying there is anything new (in this report), but it integrates (past proposals) all together,” says Klein, who has been a controversial board member who successfully dodged a recall effort two years ago.
Klein says alternative funding proposals “would not raise taxes one dime” and estimates they will generate more than $85 million in new capital project funding by 2015, in addition to adding ongoing funding of more than $11 million a year. Critics believe such revenue projections are overly optimistic, especially in the current economic environment.
Two historic conventions, two state delegates from Auburn, one intense passion for their candidates
If you think your vote doesn’t count or that Washington D.C politicians aren’t listening, two Auburn women might just change your mind.
Meet Christa Darlington, a Democratic mother of two, who jumped into the Obama-Biden pool headfirst and with no previous political involvement; and Ann Whitley, a dyed-in-the-wool conservative and long-time employee of the California Republican Party who has been struck with McCain-Palin fever. Both women live in Auburn, both were honored to be delegates at their respective conventions for the first time, and both share an unshakeable fervor for their party candidates.
It’s not often that I write about what goes on in my building in Old Town, but last Saturday evening something important happened there, and I thought you might be interested in hearing about it.
If you’ve ever been there, you know that my joint—Carpe Vino, a restaurant, wine shop and wine bar—is crammed into three small storefronts and seats just 32 people in the dining room. Add up to 24 more in the Wine Mine (an ancient stone building in the rear not visible from the street), 12 patrons seated at the bar, and that is as large a group as we can accommodate.
