Golden Awards Archives

How the 2018 Golden Awards was a Focal Point Towards the City of San Diego

'''How was San Diego able to improve water quality at Chollas Creek? How the Whole of California is to be Scrutinized for their Actions on the Hepatitis A Prevention & Response? For the Grand Golden Award and Fleece'''

The SDCTA awards the Grand Golden Award would be to the City of San Diego for their Chollas Creek Project Cost Savings which resulted in cost savings avoiding unnecessary expenditures can now be directed toward addressing other pollutants to improve water quality at the Chollas Creek watershed and Citywide. The Grand Golden Fleece was granted to County of San Diego, City of Carlsbad, City of Chula Vista, City of Coronado, City of Del Mar, City of El Cajon, City of Encinitas, City of Escondido, City of Imperial Beach, City of La Mesa, City of Lemon Grove, City of National City, City of Oceanside, City of Poway, City of San Marcos, City of Santee, City of Solana Beach, City of Vista even to the whole of California for the Hepatitis A Prevention & Response. It shouldn’t be a fantasy to have the various jurisdictions live up to their respective responsibilities, collaborate and work together to ensure the most vulnerable San Diegans aren’t sickened or killed by preventable diseases.

'''How San Diego Was Ready for The Commercialization of Cannabis in The City of San Diego? How a Disgruntle over the Consensus on Short Term Vacation Rentals Impacted STVR Regulations? Metro Golden Award and Fleece'''

The SDCTA awards the Metro Golden Award the City of San Diego for their Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations. The City of San Diego was ready to collect taxes on cannabis products the first day retail shops were able to sell recreational cannabis. By proactively tackling development of a regulatory structure, the City ensured permitted dispensaries would be in place, reducing the chance a black market would flourish — and also saving City staff time and money by reducing the number of hearings. The Metro Golden Fleece Award was granted to the City of San Diego, for San Diego’s policy makers have failed to reach consensus on how to regulate Short Term Vacation Rentals. Dozens of hearings have San Diego still waiting... and wishing upon a star for decisive STVR regulations!

'''What happens when Two School Districts Come Together? Why Biking in San Diego Has Gone Severely Down Hill? For the Regional Golden Award and Fleece'''

The SDCTA awards the Regional Golden Award to the San Dieguito Union High School District & Solana Beach School District, as these districts worked collaboratively to create a partnership whereby SBSD would be a tenant of SDUHSD during the 2017-18 school year required to rebuild Skyline School. The Regional Golden Fleece was granted to the San Diego Regional Association of Governments for their spending of $61 million on its Bike Early Action Program. To date, the agency has completed fewer than four miles of bike lanes. The agency has spent so much money and time trying to achieve consensus that bike lane costs have amounted to $15.25 million per mile. SANDAG has also pushed several project start dates into 2019 and 2020 — failing to live up to a January promise to start eight projects before the end of 2018.

How the 2012 Golden Awards Shaped the Monetary Aspects Towards the City of San Diego

'''Ways that the County of San Diego Has Lowered Your Taxes by Over 1.46 Billion. Are Voting Rights Still an Ongoing Issue Still Happening Check Out How A Suit Claims Voter Disenfranchisement? For the Grand Golden Award and Fleece'''

The SDCTA awards the Grand Golden Award to the County of San Diego as a result of cost saving measures over the past decade, the County of San Diego Capital Program will save taxpayers approximately $1.46 billion over the next 30 years. The fleece was awarded to the Tri-City Healthcare District for the suit claims that voters are being disenfranchised after the seven-member board began excluding two members from closed-session meetings after passing censures against them.

'''How the City of San Diego Prompted for Healthcare Liabilities? How Deadlines Have Affected the School Districts Early Childhood Education Program? For the Regional Golden Award and Fleece'''

The SDCTA awards the City of San Diego and labor unions approved a healthcare reform agreement projected to cut millions from the City’s $1.1 billion unfunded retiree healthcare liabilities. The fleece would be granted to the San Diego Unified School District’s Early Childhood Education Program as it failed to meet filing deadlines under its contract with the Neighborhood House Association

How One of Our First Golden Awards in 1996 Changed the Outlook on Awarding Good and Bad Governance

'''How 3.2 billion Dollars was Saved Due to the Sewage Outfall Waiver? How 20,000 Dollars was Mismanaged for a State Primary? For the Golden Award and Fleece'''

The SDCTA awards the Golden Award to the City of San Diego and Local Congressional Delegation for their Sewage Outfall Waiver which helped save taxpayers $3.2 billion in capital expenses. The City of Del Mar would receive the Golden Fleece for their holding of municipal election two weeks after state primary at a cost of $20,000.