Bravo Hillsdale High School! San Mateo’s gem of a school has been featured in Newsweek talking about a fabulous program that rolled out several years ago and has seen amazing results for the students and teachers. When I am asked about the high schools in San Mateo, locals generally roll their eyes at the thought…Read More »
Foster City, like the others I’ve reported about this week is also now a Cool Buyer’s Market. The Median price for homes on the market last week was $1,264,444. Foster City has top rated schools with three elementary schools and one intermediate school. Like Hillsborough, there is no high school in the city so the…Read More »
The San Mateo County Grand Jury has announced that they are placing the blame on the financial mess the San Mateo Union High School District finds itself squarely at the feet of the current Superintendent, Sam Johnson, and our elected Board of Trustees, whose names are below. What the Grand Jury neglects to mention is what should be done to clean this mess up other than oversight and a gentle slap on the wrist.
The story goes that the $144 million bond voted in by the citizens of the district to remodel the six high school campuses several years ago wasn’t enough money. Cost over runs, you know, changes, screw ups, the usual thing where no one was really watching. So the district decided to take out loans to cover the over runs expecting to pay the loans back with developer fees, as well as other fees that float into the county annually.