College of the Desert Area 2 Trustee Bea Gonzalez has become the poster child for betraying students in her Area. Her face is on a high-profile billboard on Indian Canyon that states, “Shame on you for voting against COD students!”
That’s quite a fall for the woman who was in 2019 named Woman of the Year for the 56th Assembly District.
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Middleton warns public trust at risk after COD president now says documentation exists showing need for Palm Springs campus
An effort to recall Bea Gonzalez, who represents area 2 on the College of the Desert Board of Trustees, quickly gathered steam Thursday, Feb. 23, as news of the effort broke. Gonzalez was elected to a four-year term on the board in 2020. Her term runs through 2024. She currently serves as clerk of the board. The…
PALM DESERT — Much of Joel Kinnamon’s campaign was built on the platform of “Getting COD Back on Track” by expressing his commitment to the public of providing accountability, transparency and fiscal responsibility. He’s wasting no time in making good on that commitment. He boldly called for a forensic audit in January at his first meeting…
The College of the Desert Board of Trustees will vote Thursday on a contract extension and pay raise for Superintendent/President Martha Garcia. The move comes as votes are counted in an election that could shift COD board politics in a new direction and possibly create uncertainty around Garcia’s future at the college. Read full article here
Promises made, Promises Broken, (PMPB) has as it’s primary mission to raise awareness of the promises made by the College of the Desert Board of Trustees to provide education and training to high school graduates in our communities. We are delighted that a candidate that believes in our goals was elected to the COD Board…
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