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VOL. 6, N0. 8
Judge hands SMUSD win in ongoing lawsuit
Escondido hires city manager
By Dan Brendel
By Tigist Layne
ESCONDIDO — The City of Escondido officially hired Sean McGlynn as its new city manager last week, replacing Jeffrey Epp, who is retiring from the position after 35 years with the city. The nationwide search for a new city manager started in June 2020 when Epp decided to retire, but committed to staying on until a new city manager was approved. SEAN M c MCGLYNN, the city man- Glynn, the ager in Santa city manager for Rosa, will take over for the City of Jeffrey Epp Santa Rosa on June 29. for the past Courtesy photo six years, will begin his first day in his new role on June 29. McGlynn has also previously served as the Deputy City Manager of El Paso, Texas, and was named the 2020 City Manager Foundation’s “City Manager of the Year.” According to the staff report, McGlynn will earn an annual base salary of $280,000. The city will pay $20,000 toward McGlynn’s moving and relocation costs, and a $750 per month auto allowance. In the meantime, Epp will continue to serve until June 29, and will earn $137.50 per hour. “I think he’s got a really great community to work with really good people,” Epp said. “I think we have an incredibly talented department head team, and I think he’s working with just a whole boatload of potential that he can get some great things accomplished that I didn’t get a chance to do.” Epp, who has served TURN TO CITY MANAGER ON 7
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CRAVEN HALL, CSUSM’s administration building, is named after the late state Sen. William Craven, who was instrumental in the founding of the school but whose comments “advocated nativism and white supremacy,” according to the CSUSM Academic Senate proposal to remove Craven’s name from several campus entities. Photo courtesy CSUSM
CSUSM RECKONS WITH CRAVEN School looks to cut ties with controversial state legislator By Tigist Layne
SAN MARCOS — Faculty representatives at California State University at San Marcos (CSUSM) voted April 7 to begin the process of cutting school ties with the controversial late State Sen. William A. Craven, including renaming buildings and streets, and removing his bust monument from campus. The university’s Academic Senate voted 56-2-2 in favor of removing any signs of Craven, known for his reportedly anti-immigrant and white supremacist ideologies, from the school grounds. It is unclear which senators supported or opposed the motion as the voting system is anonymous.
The resolution, which was proposed by University without Borders collectively, called for the renaming of Craven Hall, Craven Circle and Craven Road and the removal of the bust of William Craven from the campus. “To continue its commitment to racial inclusion, and to advance its vital work to promote diversity, racial and social justice in meaningful ways, CSUSM should make the effort now to eliminate from the campus symbols that honor individuals who advocated nativism and white supremacy, in particular, the former California State Senator William A. Craven,” said the proposal. Craven’s reported com-
ments date back to as early as 1991 when he spearheaded an attempt to learn the financial impact that undocumented immigrants have on schools and public agencies in San Diego County. The Oceanside Republican, whose early political career included a seat on the County Board of Supervisors, wrote to every school district and city in the county and to county officials, asking them to do a headcount of suspected undocumented immigrants who use public services. In March 1993, Craven also came under fire for reportedly stating in the San Diego Union-Tribune that migrant workers were on a
DELIVERY
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REGION — A court declined Monday, April 12, to compel Oceanside Unified and San Marcos Unified school districts to speed their COVID-related reopening plans, on the basis that compulsion would unjustifiably inhibit the legitimate exercise of their legislative authority. The decision represents the latest development in an ongoing lawsuit, filed in February by activist parents seeking eased COVID-19 restrictions and an accelerated return from virtual to physical classrooms. In an initial hearing last month, Superior Court Judge Cynthia Freeland decided largely in the parents’ favor, as The Coast News reported at the time. Based on constitutional equal protection, she prohibited certain state restrictions and ordered defendant school districts “to reopen their schools for in-person instruction to the greatest extent possible at the earliest practicable time,” according to her temporary ruling. Carlsbad Unified, Vista Unified and San Dieguito Union High school district boards subsequently voted to expand in-person secondary instruction by mid-April, or sooner.
Freeland heard arguments again April 8, with the parents’ counsel saying Oceanside Unified and San Marcos Unified school districts were continuing to dally, citing the statutory requirement that districts “shall offer in-person instruction to the greatest extent possible.” School lawyers argued the districts are moving as fast as they feel is safe and the court shouldn’t overstep its constitutional role, as The Coast News reported last week. This go-around, Freeland decided largely in the schools’ favor. “Plaintiffs argue that … the use of the word ‘shall,’ creates a mandatory duty” that is ministerial (i.e., nondiscretionary) in nature, Freeland wrote in her April 12 ruling, which parents’ counsel furnished to The Coast News. But the rest of the statuary language — “to the greatest extent possible” — means the mandatory duty “is mixed with discretionary power and/or the exercise of judgment by the local educational agency.” “The court cannot conclude … that [San Marcos Unified School District] has abused its discretion in the creation and impleTURN TO LAWSUIT ON 8
READY FOR SOME FUTSAL?
The Escondido City Council last week unanimously voted to move forward with the installation of two futsal courts in Washington Park. Futsal is similar to soccer, but with a smaller playing area and a hard surface. STORY ON PAGE 3. Stock photo
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