A recent report suggests that the county needs to boost its oversight of contracts. The report, which was commissioned by the county earlier this year, recommends implementing more countywide oversight and accountability standards for contracts, increasing vetting of certain contracts, and improving tracking and communication of challenges.
Contracting Practices Under Scrutiny
The report’s findings come amid concerns over the county’s contracting practices, which have been under scrutiny since prosecutors charged a former top leader of a contractor with misappropriating public money. However, the report does not delve into how insufficient county oversight may have contributed to the scandal.
In other news, immigration advocates are worried that the recent sale of immigrant detention facilities to the federal government will worsen health and safety conditions. The Department of Homeland Security paid $1.5 billion for the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County.
Local Impact
A surf camp in Imperial Beach has been affected by ongoing sewage pollution from Tijuana, forcing kids to be bused to Mission Beach to access the ocean. The junior lifeguard program in Imperial Beach has also been impacted, with frequent coordination with lifeguard departments in other cities to give students beach access.
A jury recently found Chula Vista resident Larry Millete guilty of murdering his wife, Maya Millete, who first went missing in January 2021. The case was unusual, as investigators never found her body, a crime scene, or confirmed her death.
Original reporting: Voice of San Diego — read the source article.
