Jay Schenirer and the curious case of CASA
What did Jay Schenirer know, and when did he know it? That was the question–more or less– put to Sacramento City Council candidate Schenirer at a Hollywood Park neighborhood meeting a couple weeks back.
Specifically, what did he know about the now notorious CASA pension schemeinstituted for top Sac City Unified School District administrators while he was on the SCUSD board back in 2000.
Schenirer has downplayed his role in the CASA snafu—which ended up costing the district $4 million, mostly in legal fees.
In 2004, the Sacramento County Grand Juryfound the school board “failed in its oversight responsibilities” in approving CASA. Schenirer says he was just one of several board members who supported the plan, and that the board got
