Dais of Deceit
Written communication is a useful protocol when corresponding with tGordon and Enholm, but still presents challenges. In comparison to the coherent, well-written concerns contained within the United Faculty Open Letter, Enholm rambles for a total of two pages, commits PERB violations by negotiating in public, and also explains why he is retaliating against two employees (Shipp, Nicholas) - the same employees who were witnesses for the investigation (2020). He then goes on to commit the same ethical violation contained in the investigation findings: pressuring people to hire a candidate he's interested in.
And let's not forget the essence of slight paranoia.
And let's not forget the essence of slight paranoia.
Enholm-Response-to-United-Faculty |
United-Faculty-open_letter_to_board_2020.pdf |
Vicki Gordon - giving drunks a bad name one gulp at a time
The behind-the-scenes on Gordon will take public record requests and a bit of digging to uncover: Brown Act and ethical violations, PERB, libel and lies about employees. She has political friends to support her and push slanted crap onto the public, but the public records from the recent investigations findings do shed light on her. And her subsequent voting actions in which she retaliated against employees clarify her quest for pettiness and retaliation. Like Enholm, she is willing to undermine the District for her own self-serving needs. As a politician, she is a disgrace.
CCC Advocate article: https://cccadvocate.com/12016/news/gordon-investigated-for-misconduct-harassment-and-mismanagement/#cccadvocate.com/12016/news/gordon-investigated-for-misconduct-harassment-and-mismanagement/#
John Marquez - in like a lion, out like a lamb
Board officer elections since 2016 have been the same and allow for Board control. Gordon's letter regarding Marques's 40k cash-in-lieu payments that are a gift of public funds serve to show her preference for non-transparent interactions when affecting her fellow voting-block board members. Her non-public letter about this subject and lack of transparency around this issue suggests so. Marquez did fail to file form 700 about economic interest, which all Board members are aware of and on such matters they were trained.
Gordon argues that past CCCCD HR policy allowed for trustees to collect cash-in-lieu. While true, and unfortunate for Marquez, the HR policy was in conflict with Ed code. Board Policy cannot supersede the law about how much a Board member can make and the obligation to file the required economic interest statement (form 700) remains violated by Marquez. While CCCCD Board Policy has since been amended to comply with Ed code - restitution has not been made by Marquez. Regardless of Gordon's reasoning, the law requires disclosure (form 700) and the public requires transparency from publicly-elected officials - which Gordon, Enholm, and Marquez only provide when it suits them.
On a 5-person board, a 3-person voting block based on unethical, self-serving behavior is detrimental to any organization and serves only to destroy the leadership team and affect the District's accreditation and morale.
Form 700 - statements of economic interest
http://www.fppc.ca.gov/Form700.html
CCCCD Board Policy: http://www.4cd.edu/gb/policies-procedures/board/BP1010.pdf
Cash-in-lieu File: history-of-emails-gordon-letter.pdf
Cash-in-lieu File: history-of-payments.xlsx
It is time to give CCCCD a fresh start and vote Gordon, Enholm, and Marquez out.
Contra Costa Community College District trustees Gordon Enholm