School “Reform” Group 99% Funded By Fat Cats
San Diego Unified School District headquarters.
According to documents filed with the City of San Diego this week, the secretive group behind the campaign for appointed school board officials is 99.75% funded by just two individuals: Chicago financier Ron Dammeyer ($300,000 via CAC Advisory Services LLC) and billionaire Irwin Jacobs ($150,000).
The story broke late Wednesday, Jan. 26th in the Voice of San Diego, which went on to report:
Last year, the group spent or owed more than $50,000 of that money for radio advertisements, more than $130,000 to pay petitioners and more than $115,000 in