• 2023 • 

Issue 47 • January 9, 2023
https://conta.cc/3ioEcR5
• Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting Jan. 14, 2023
Agenda and Zoom link

Issue 48 • January 23, 2023
https://conta.cc/3ZV6oM2
• In Memoriam: Nick Marionvich, Former CABOC President and advocate.
• FAQ: Information a New CBOC Member Should Receive

Issue 49 • February 6, 2023
https://conta.cc/3wUJcAf
• Independent CBOCs
• Independent CBOC Checklist

Issue 50 • February 20, 2023
https://conta.cc/3IRvHYY
Do Your Bylaws Allow an Independent CBOC?

Issue 51 • March 20, 2023
https://conta.cc/3Z7aCP0
How Can a CBOC Review Expenditures?

Issue 52 • April 3, 2023
https://conta.cc/3m8stYF
• Join CABOC as Found (Voting) Member
• Issues that May Show the District Does Not Want Real Oversight or May Lack Transparency

Issue 53 • April 17, 2023
https://conta.cc/3L9t85y
What New CBOC Members Should Know to Be Effective

Issue 54 • May 1 2023
https://conta.cc/44tzxQK
• Stockton USD Under Investigation for Fraud Following State Audit
• Part 1: The Stockton USD FCMAT Audit

Issue 55 • May 15, 2023
https://conta.cc/3OrHfFN
• Part 2: The Lessons Learned
The Stockton USD FCMAT Audit
• CABOC membership

Issue 56 • May 29, 2023
https://conta.cc/3INlRXP
Davis v. Fresno USD
California Supreme Court Dismantles
No-Bid School Construction Contracts

Issue 57  • June 12, 2023 
https://conta.cc/3qJs7td
CABOC’s Best Practices Template for CBOC Bylaws

Issue 58  •  June 26, 2023 
https://conta.cc/46kKXYb
– Jack Weir
– August 19, 2023 Conference CBOC Members Training 

Issue 59 • July 10, 2023
https://conta.cc/3PZ5GuI
• CABOC August 19th New CBOC member conference.
• Keynote speaker: Tahir Ahad

Issue 60 • July 24, 2023
https://conta.cc/3Os5ZgF
• CABOC August 19th New CBOC member conference.
• Highlight: Rex Ridgeway
“Deep Dive into CBOC’s Most Common Challenges, the San Francisco Unified School District Story” 
Q&A with Panel: • Greg Chopskie • Todd Collins • Laurance Lee • Rex Ridgeway

Issue 61 • August 7, 2023
https://conta.cc/43X76cs
August 19,2023 conference highlight: New CBOC Members.
Ask the Experts

Issue 62 • August 21, 2023
https://conta.cc/44l9nP5
• 3rd Annual Conference Oct. 14, 2023
• Seeking Nominations for CABOC Awards

Issue 63 • Sept. 4, 2023
https://conta.cc/484ISAs
• 3rd Annual Conference Oct. 14, 2023
• Seeking Nominations for CABOC Awards

Issue 64 • Sept. 18
https://conta.cc/3ZcrzcA
Oct. 14th Conference highlight: The El Rancho USD Story on How One CBOC Member Made a Difference

Issue 65 • Oct. 2, 2023
https://conta.cc/48Aa8qJ
Oct. 14th Conference

Issue 66 • Oct. 16, 2023
https://conta.cc/3PW2kqJ
• CABOC Launches Bond Oversight Committee Academy
• Conference Awards

Issue 67 • Oct. 30, 2023
https://conta.cc/3SichS7
• Oct. 14, 2023 Conference Video
• Bond Spending Common Problems

Issue 68 • Nov. 13, 2023
https://conta.cc/3R3gvvW
• Bond Oversight Academy
• Board of Director’s Meeting 

• 2022 •

2018

March 14, 2018 • Issue 121
• Farmington CBOC Pans Facility Options
• California’s $83 Billion in Bond Debt

January 2, 2018 • Issue 120
• Santa Monica Conflict of Interest Expands to 3 Board Members
• San Jose School Board Member Charged with Campaign Fund Theft

2017

December 5, 2017 • Issue 119
• Alum Rock Construction Has Lagged
• California’s $83 Billion in Bond Debt

November 6, 2017 • Issue 118
• Alum Rock Manager Sought Secret Deals on Construction Bids
• San Ysidro Spent $480 K to Recover $291K from Superintendent

October 16, 2017 • Issue 117
• School Bond Secrecy Lobby Prevails in Sacramento
• CBOC Says WCCUSD is Mismanaging Funds

September 25, 2017 • Issue 116
• Issues Arise in Alum Rock CBOC Bylaws
• School Bond Legislative Update
• Watchdog Blast Pasadena Unified

August 28, 2017 • Issue 115
• Pajaro Valley Pushes Against Grand Jury Report
• Legislative Update: CBOC Terms
• Court Sides with Employee Over Email Purge

July 11, 2017 • Issue 114
• California Places Alum Rock on Tighter Fiscal Leash
• California Schools Chief’s Political Ties Kept Alum Rock Guessing
• SB-342 Moves to Governor’s Desk

June 27, 2017 • Issue 113
• Special Property Tax Lacks Accountability
• The Untold Story Behind Sweetwater Scandal

June 1, 2017 • Issue 112
• Alum Rock Reviewers Blast Construction Management
• Bond Watchdogs Urged to Call Out Misbehavior

April 12, 2017 • Issue 110
• Did Alum Rock Pay $329K for Non-Existent Construction?

March 16, 2017 • Issue 108
• School Bond Money Used on Employee Salaries
• State Watchdog Agency Points to Flaws in Oversight

March 1, 2017 • Issue 107
• Little Hoover Commission Says Bond Watchdogs Don’t Have Much Bite
• San Diego Says It Will Take Millions More to Improve School Buildings

February 15, 2016 • Issue 106
• San Dieguito UHSD Cancels Building Contracts 
• Brown Wants to Hold Off on Selling California School Bonds

January 25, 2017 • Issue 105
• Sweetwater UHSD Gets $8.2 Million in Settlement Over Pay-To-Play Scandal
• Brown Demands Better Auditing Procedures in Place Before Issuing Bonds

January 10, 2017 • Issue 104
• West Contra Costa Schools Face Tough Choices as Bond Money Runs Out
• Gov. Brown Exploring if New $9 billion Bond Can be Divvied up Equitably

2016

November 1, 2016 • Issue 103
• Pay-to-Play Concerns in WCCUSD School Bond Program?
• Prop. 51: $9 Billion for Construction

September 27, 2016 • Issue 102
• West Contra Costa District Forensic Audit Report on $1.6 Billion Bond Program
• Statewide School Bond Stymied in Legislature, Backers Go Their Own Way

September 6, 2016 • Issue 101
• Warrant Issued for Los Banos School Board Member, Merced Contractor Arrested on Bribery Charges
• How Investment Banks Cash in on School Construction 
• West Contra Costa Unified: Whistleblower Files Retaliation Complaint

August 8, 2016 • Issue 100
• Chiang and County Treasurers Move to Stop ‘Pay-to-Play’ School Bond Campaigns
• Building California Schools Now Big Business, Big Money and Big Politics

July 5, 2016 • Issue 99
• Local Districts do Little to Protect Themselves from Conflicted Advisers
• El Monte Union Lacks Records, Oversight for $148 Million Bond Measure

June 13, 2016 • Issue 98
• Grand Jury Report Eviscerates San Ysidro School Bond Program 
• Poway Paid a Financial Firm Double the Contract Amount in Half the Time

May 20, 2016 • Issue 95
• California Faces Conflicts Over Billions in School Bonds

April 25, 2016 • Issue 93
• Fresno Unified Wants Leaseback Lawsuit Dismissed 
• AB 2316 | New Bill Would Protect School Contractors In No-Bid Deals

April 14, 2016 • Issue 92
• AB-2116 – School Bond Debt Passed Through the Education Committee 
• Several Years and $1 Billion Later, San Diego Schools Are Actually in Worse Shape

March 29, 2016 • Issue 91
• Citing California Policy Center Study AB-2116 Seeks to Stop Runaway School Bond Debt

March 2, 2016 • Issue 90
• Builder Emails Fresno Unified ‘We Are a Go’ Months Before School Board Votes on Projects 

February 10, 2016 • Issue 89
• California AG’s Opinion Targets School Bond Practices 
•Attorney General Opines on Brown Act Web Posting Requirement

January 27, 2016 • Issue 88
• West Contra Costa School Board Approves Full-Fledged Forensic Audit of Bond Program
• Judge affirms ruling against Acalanes bond issuance

January 11, 2016 • Issue 87
• Education Debt Debate Heats Up 
• Education Sector Bond Spending Continues to Spike

2015 

December 8, 2015 • Issue 86
• Forensic Auditors Find Absence of Strong Internal Controls in West Contra Costa schools Bond Program
• Can California’s K-12 Districts Adequately and Equitably Fund School Facilities?

November 25, 2015 • Issue 85
• Oakland’s Facilities Chief Oversees Work by His Own Company
• Fitch: Some California School District GOs Protected in Bankruptcy

November 3, 2015 • Issue 84
• Lobbying Public Agencies by Day, Guarding Public Dollars by Night
• Sweetwater District OKs Labor-Pact Talks

October 23, 2015 • Issue 83
• Acalanes District Should Abandon Foolish Gambit to Bypass Voters’ Will 
• New Ruling Throws Poway Unified Consultants’ Lucrative Deal Into Question

September 29, 2015 • Issue 82
• $9 Billion School Bond Qualifies for California November 2016 Ballot
• Critic Questions Action of Underwriters
• California Legislature Expands Design-Build

September 11, 2015 • Issue 81
• Federal Subpoena of Fresno Targets District Officials Involved in No-Bid Contracts
• California Supreme Court Won’t Hear Fresno Unified Leaseback Case
• Pay to Play – Attorneys Late in Filing Challenge. Sweetwater Contractors Slapped Down

August 26, 2015 • Issue 80
• Bill protecting contractors in district leaseback deals dies in committee
• Doing the Math, Bond Debt for California Schools May Not Pencil Out

July 29, 2015 • Issue 79
• Statewide Report Criticizes Passage of School Bonds
• Why LAUSD Wants Exemption from Low-Bidder Law for $2 Billion in Construction Projects

July 13, 2015 • Issue 78
• Solano County Grand Jury Challenges Measure Q Oversight in 2nd of Two Critical Reports
• Opinion: Contractor lobbyists Seek Relief from California Legislature

June 30, 2015 • Issue 77
• Builders Want Changes to State’s Lease-Leaseback Law
• West Contra Costa School Bond Oversight ‘Stymied,’ Grand Jury Says – Contra Costa Grand Jury Report 1514 – June 11, 2015

June 8, 2015 • Issue 76
• Court reverses decision on Fresno Unified’s controversial contract to build Gaston school 
• Could Waste and Fraud be Happening in Your School District?

May 15, 2015 • Issue 75
• San Diego Schools Put Stadium Spending Above Classrooms

April 20, 2015 • Issue 73.pdf
• SEC Launches Informal Inquiry into LAUSD’s Use of Bonds for iPads 
• Converting High-Interest capital Appreciation Bonds – San Leandro district bond refinance saves millions

April 14, 2015 • Issue 72
• Projects Not Disclosed in Bond Ballot Language – The Next Bond Money Fight: Swimming Pools 
• San Diego Unified Is Still in the Dark on Funding Field Lights With Bond Money

February 10, 2015 • Issue 70
• West Contra Costa Unified School District – Private Firms Wield Large Influence Over WCCUSD Bond Program As Costs Soar

January 26, 2015 • Issue 69
• Bond Language Stated Alpine High School Would be Built – Judge favors Alpine over Grossmont

January 14, 2015 • Issue 68
• California School Builders, Others to Gather Signatures for Nov. Bond Measure
• FBI Pursuing Allegations Against West Contra Costa School District