Thursday, November 30, 2006

You guys know how to find your own names pretty well; why doncha elighten the JOB Modification Specialists per Howard Karsh

In fact We ask the DMC Regents for Howard Karsh to be reinstated as an employee and a position be created to expediently implement his attributes for the benefit of DMC. It is with great honor we respectfully request the DMC Regents to address this issue. Give the Man his damn JOB back because it is the right thing to do. And dont worry we are still here AND we will remain THE WATCHDOG AUTHORITY of SOUTH TEXAS

Now we will shine the light on the DMC Foundation and the Modification of JOB Opportunities per Havlinka V Schubert.


July 26, 2005


New Executive Committee and Trustees Elected to Serve on Del Mar College Foundation Board
Individuals’ leadership tie together the College and community

Community leaders serving on the Board of the Del Mar College Foundation, Inc. play important roles in bringing the institution and community together. The voluntary efforts of these Trustees will help change the lives of students while enriching the community and the College through initiatives that raise funds for scholarships, capital improvements and faculty and staff development.

The Board announces officers and trustees for the 2005-2006 year.

The Foundation’s officers are Joseph C. Wise, Jr., senior resident director of Merrill Lynch, as president; Jesse Garcia, government and public affairs coordinator for Citgo Petroleum Corporation, as vice president; Dave Allen, vice president and manufacturing manager at Flint Hills Resources, as vice president; Norma Urban, president of the Corpus Christi Downtown Management District, as secretary; and Willie J. Kosarek, Kosarek, Davenport & Cudd, CPA & PLLC, as treasurer and chair of the investment committee.

The Foundation’s executive committee includes: Sue McNeil Carey, community volunteer, as chair of the scholarship awards committee; Bernard A. Paulson, community volunteer and philanthropist, as chair of the committee on members; Gloria D. Perez, president of Asiel Enterprises, Inc., as development committee chair; and Carole Wilkinson, executive vice president and escrow officer at Stewart Title Corpus Christi, as chair of the special projects committee.

The current Board also includes the following members whose three-year terms will end in the designated year.

Trustees Class of 2008: Dottie Adair, executive administration with Tennessee Pipeline; Gustavo “Gus” Barrera, vice president with International Bank of Commerce; Thurma Hilton, journalism teacher at West Oso High School; Delfino “Del” Ornelas, Jr., vice president at IkeDel Corporation; Charles Patton, president and chief operating office of AEP Texas; and Steve Woerner, chief executive officer of Corpus Christi Medical Center.

Trustees Class of 2007: Cynthia Casillas-Barrera, DDS; Bill Cone, regional vice president at Wells Fargo Bank; Joe V. Elizondo, owner of Greenwood Door Company; Lisa Hancock, community leader; John W. Norris, senior commercial lender with American Bank; and Sandra D. Pritchard, chief people officer at Whataburger, Inc.

Trustee Class of 2006: Ralph Diaz, president and CEO of Corpus Christi Disposal Service; Adolfo “Butch” Escobedo, owner of Butch Escobedo Insurance; Louis Garza, division president at First American Title; John Longoria of the Lower Colorado River Authority; Nelda Martinez, president of the commercial division of Stewart Title; S. Loyd Neal, former mayor of Corpus Christi and president of HRH Insurance Company; Yolanda Olivarez, senior vice president at Wells Fargo Bank; Laura Pletcher, community leader; Bill Richmond, senior partner with Wienerschnitzel; and Robert C. Wolter, attorney and treasurer at Wood, Boykin & Wolter, P.C.

Trustee Class of 2005: Susan Hutchinson, attorney and partner at Davis, Hutchinson & Wilkerson, LLP; Carol Sue Hipp, assistant superintendent of administrative services at Tuloso-Midway Independent School District; and Josephine W. Miller, executive director at San Patricio E.D.C.

Trustee Emeriti of the Foundation includes Jeff Bell, retired bank president; Nettie Ruth Hoskins, community leader; and Mark Hulings, a local investor. The late Dr. Howard E. Barth is honored as Posthumous Trustee Emeriti.

Founded in 1983, the Del Mar College Foundation, Inc., provides the margin of excellence to Del Mar College through scholarships in such fields as general studies, health sciences, business, mathematics, art, music and drama. The Foundation also supports special events and activities, including capital improvements, lectureships, cultural performances, international exchanges and special projects to enhance the learning environment of the College and community.

For information about scholarships, events, donations and the Foundation’s capital campaign, PowerUp@delmar.edu, contact the Office of Development at 698-1317.

Sunday, November 19, 2006

Local Blog is a protected outlet for disgruntled visitors

Local Blog is a protected outlet for disgruntled visitors



Written by Marissa Edwards
Wednesday, 09 August 2006
A new website is on the rise and is keeping tabs on Del Mar College activities. The site — www.delmarhousekeeping.blogspot.com — is an anonymous input forum. The forum promotes users to “Feel free to make your complaints, suggestions, and praise respectfully well known.” Main stories on the site include attacks on the Del Mar administration and the people who are associated with the College.On one of these posts, an anonymous user charges in-house council Mike Westergren as being “corrupt.” The same user warns to “trust no one in authority at the college.” Westergren has not seen these posts, but says that sites like these can “cross the line.”“Some of these posts can even be libel,” Westergren said, though he has not visited this particular site.Libel is defamation that is published, a false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures that damages a person’s reputation. In almost any other case, libel’s definition is applied. Newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations have been sued for libel. The Internet has proved to be harder. Blogs have been sued but few, if any, have won their libel suits.According to a section of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, this law provides bloggers and Internet hosts broad protection from lawsuits when they publish content, including housing ads, created by others.On another blog that was posted, an anonymous user accuses Joe Fulton as being a “pimp” and charges the college as being swayed by money.This site allows for these users to say what they want without always taking the responsibility for their posts. Whether bloggers take responsibility for their posts or not, the site provides space for venting. And whether this venting turns libel or not, the site will remain for bloggers to post what they feel necessary about Del Mar.

Saturday, November 11, 2006

A regent's job is not to protect the college president at all costs

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Payback, Karma, Whatever
Rivas acted to cover up and thereby enable sexual harassment at Del Mar college. A regent's job is not to protect the college president at all costs while maintaining a toxic environment for students.

She was the only Del Mar College Board of Regents candidate absent from a recent
question-and-answer session. Regents Bill Martin and Haysam Dawod said they do
not know what she looks like.Newly elected regent Linda Garcia, the sister of a
plaintiff with litigation pending against the college, said even she was
surprised she unseated Board of Regents President Gabriel Rivas in Tuesday's
general election in District 1.There are two
other sexual harassment lawsuits
filed against Del Mar.Gabriel, don't let
the door hit you on your way out.
posted by CouldBeTrue

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Should Not DMC Pres. Carlos Garcia Be Placed On Administrative Leave?

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

From: Carlos A Garcia carlosgarcia@delmar.edu
Date: Aug 16, 2006 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: [Del Mar Electronic Anonymous Input Forum] Nah! There aint nothin inapprpriate goin on at Del Mar College. Right Adriana?


To: Jaime Kenedeno kingalonzoalvarezdepinedaxiii@gmail.com
Cc: garzaa@caller.com

Hello Everyone,

As you may be aware, I opted not to renew the yearly contract for the former EEO officer, Ms. Theresa Cox. The basis for this action includes, but is not limited to, well documented incompetence, insubordination, and unprofessional conduct. A local television station aired a report that cast a negative light on my office regarding a lawsuit against the College. The allegations mentioned never occurred and I look forward to being fully vindicated. This is an attempt by an individual to discredit our institution while fleecing the taxpayers of Corpus Christi.

Please do not be distracted from the important work you do. Thank you for facilitating the success of our students and helping us achieve the mission of Del Mar College.

Carlos A. Garcia, Ph.D.
President

posted by Jaime Kenedeño @ 10:39 AM 4 comments links to this post

4 Comments:
At 11:13 PM, Anonymous said...
Carlos Garica is a liar. Gabe Rivas is to blame. Carlos Garcia should be put on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.


Thankyou kenedeno for all your positive efforts.


At 11:41 PM, Anonymous said...
carlos garcia made sexual advances toward howard karsh as well. Does carlos garcia prey on females or males? After all the allegations that are surfacing, it appears that carlos garcia is a horn dog.

This horn dog shouldn't go to jail but should be placed in a special hospital for treatment.


At 11:46 PM, Anonymous said...
Garcia may indeed be a horn dog but don't forget about his horn dog apprentice gabe rivas.


At 1:02 AM, Anonymous said...
Garcia lied, he said in an email to the staff today August 16, 2006 that Cox was fired because of incompetence, insubordination and unprofessional conduct which was also aired on tv today..





According to the below article that was written in April 18,2005 by the Del Mar College Foghorn, “ [Tuesday April 11, Mike Westergren, DMC in-house attorney, confirmed. “Ms. Cox is on administrative leave from the college, but we can’t reveal the details about her leave,” Westergren said.

DMC President Dr. Carlos Garcia also confirmed Cox’s status. “We do not want to hear rumors that (Cox) was fired,” Garcia said. ]



So Back then Carlos Garcia says COX wasn’t fired and NOW he Claims she was fired.



http://www.delmar.edu/foghorn/issues/041806/pages/foghorn_041806_pageA1.pdf



http://www.delmar.edu/foghorn/issues/041806/pages/foghorn_041806_pageA2_final.pdf





DMC | ADMINISTRATION

Cox

placed

on

leave



Edwin Vasquez

FOGHORN

Theresa Cox — Del Mar College

dean of Equal Opportunity and

Affirmative Action, Equity, Access

and Compliance — was placed on

administrative leave with pay last

Tuesday April 11, Mike Westergren,

DMC in-house attorney, confirmed.

“Ms. Cox is on administrative

leave from the college, but we can’t

reveal the details about her leave,”

Westergren said.

DMC President Dr. Carlos Garcia

also confirmed Cox’s status.

“We do not want to hear rumors

that (Cox) was fired,” Garcia said.

Neither Dr. Garcia nor Westergren

could comment on the reasons for

Cox’s administrative leave.

“Mrs. Cox is on administrative

leave and her contract expires on

Aug. 31, 2006,” Garcia said. “DMC

has a restructuring of the administration,

and it is normal to have several

employees leave for several reasons,

such as retirement, offers for a new

employment or just moving out from

the city.”

Garcia also said an employee can

be on administrative leave for several

reasons, but did not elaborate. He

also denied reports that the action

was not by a complaint Cox filed

with the EEO against a DMC administrator

last year.

Garcia said he could not discuss

any matter related to an employee’s



SEE COX | PAGE A2



compliant. He noted that several complaints

are filed around the year and college

takes each one of those serious and

investigate them thoroughly.

Garcia, however, said Cox was “ is still

an employee for the college.”

The Foghorn tried to contact Cox for a

comment, but she was not available at the

press time.

Because of Cox’s absence, Equal

Employment Opportunity and affirmative

action matters concerning employees will

now be handled by Westergren, Garcia

said. Westergren’s office is the East

Campus Administration Building, HA 111.

Complaints involving students will be

directed to José Rivera, vice president of

Student Development, Garcia said.

Rivera’s office is in the Harvin Student

Center-East Campus


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Monday, November 06, 2006

Richardson Performance Hall More Smoke and Mirrors. 11/03/06

I just attended the dedication of the Richardson Performance Hall at Del Mar College. We were only allowed in the lobby so I will limit my review to the lobby. Let me tell you folks when you see past the smoke and mirrors nothing much has changed for the person who is going to rent the facility accept maybe for the worse. VP Alaniz was quoted in the Caller Times as saying “We have to do what’s right in terms of business.” But the lobby shows that Mr. Alaniz, VP of Business and Finance and Mr. Meredith interim auditorium manager are both incompetent when it comes to the business of Richardson Auditorium. One of the things I had hoped for from a business perspective was that a new lobby could be used for small events, parties, weddings and quinceaneras. Without the proper utilities and lighting that will not be easily possible. That is certainly one source of funding that has been overlooked.

First let’s deal with the box office. When I was manager we often needed to use two, three and four box office windows for events and sometimes that still left us with long lines blocking the lobby. Many times we had to stall the start of the show because of ticket lines. The new lobby has one box office window on the outside of the building. The lines in the lobby were one of my first safety complaints and now it looks like things might get even worse after all who wants to be stuck outside, dressed up for a show waiting to buy or pick up tickets. More people today do purchase tickets on the WEB but, in our community where that adds to the cost of the ticket many people still will wait and buy them at the box office. Del Mar has not made it easy to purchase your ticket on line. You can’t just choose your tickets on the Del Mar ticket site and so many people will not purchase their tickets blindly particularly when they are so expensive.

Inside the new lobby there is additional spaces for what I assume were intended to be concession stands but there are no utilities, plumbing or electrical outlets. There are also no wall display lights and no spaces to hang posters and advertisements etc. In the old lobby area where people were forced to run extension cords, no additional electrical outlets have been added and the extension cord issue which was one of my original safety issues is still going to be a safety issue. Beyond that the old ceiling was asbestos and as part of this renovation the asbestos had to be ripped down. When the ceiling was open would have been the best time to run new wall outlets and wall lighting. We had hoped that the inefficient lighting system which burned a lot of energy would be replaced when the ceiling was replaced but no it is still there. Another issue in the lobby was that people needed to use the walls to advertise their products, t shirts, etc (particularly if they have to pay more expensive fees) and no accommodation was made for that and no accommodation was made to light the walls as I had originally requested. When you go into the old parlor area they are exactly as they were down to the old chandeliers that nobody liked and we all wanted replaced. In fact when plans were starting to be drawn I had suggested modern gallery lighting be added to the lobby and parlors so that art, a Christmas tree and merchandising could be properly lit and displayed.

Another thing is that the auditorium was built facing west. There were glass doors and windows on the lobby entrance that were replaced with solid doors and the windows were covered up. The architects have gone and put a glass front back on the building without asking why was it changed to begin with? It was changed because when the sun sets in the West it comes blasting through the auditorium doors and onto the stage where it disrupted performances and ceremonies. Now I hear they are going to get rid of the glass on the interior doors but of course that does not stop the light from streaming in when late comers arrive. You can try and keep those people out but that is labor intensive and as best as I can tell the administration still has not dealt with the need for a professional staff to run the auditorium. Maybe had they hired a professional management company they would not have made the above mistakes. So here we are again after spending five million dollars there are still problems for the people using the auditorium. Why, because the current administration, regents, auditorium manager and architects did not listen to the people who use the auditorium and to the people who know the auditoriums past. Those Who Do Not Learn from History are Doomed to Repeat It.

Howard Karsh, retired Richardson Auditorium Manager, Candidate for DMC Regents District 5.

POSTURING, RHETORIC & DRAMA? DID SOMEBODY SEE MORE OR PARTICIPATE SLIGHTLY?

This is truly sad news. I had faith in this organization and, at one time, the possibility of things turning around so that you could begin fulfilling the potential of this group. The group had made such amazing progress, but unfortunately, due to the bad choices of some members, those of you who were serious about the organization no longer have an organization. Even sadder is the fact that only two of the members in question have expressed responsibility and remorse for their bad decisions and actions. I doubt these individuals will ever understand the extent of the damage done or fully accept responsibility for the outcome. But it is done, so no use going on about it.

Despite my extreme disappointment in this outcome, I still have hopes that DMC will have a viable and productive SGA one day. I firmly believe in the importance of student governments at colleges and universities and hope that those of you who were serious about this organization can be part of a new and revamped SGA some day. In the meantime, if you need anything let me know. And I encourage those of you who were serious members to investigate membership in other organizations at the college. Learning how to work with others and accomplish common goals are excellent skills that will serve you well in college and in your future endeavors.

--
Donna J. Strong
Lab instructor, Office of Student Publications
Del Mar College, HC 210
101 Baldwin Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
361/698-1246
e-mail: dstrong@delmar.edu
__________________

To "meluv2handleu@netzero.net" 03/03/06 10:27 AM

cc jrivera@delmar.edu, hramos@delmar.edu
Subject SGA





Greetings: This E-Mail is to inform all Officers and Members That the Student Government Association-East Charter has been revoked, therefore, there will not be anymore meetings of the SGA. I would like to thank all officers and members for all the hard work in the past, always remain helpful to others. By helping others we help ourselves in being better people. Thank You! Joseph Ramirez



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I was thinking about the conversation about the State Conference and realized that some clarification is needed. Please remember that the college holds the Regional or State offices, NOT individuals. Del Mar College East Campus is the Bulletin and Parliamentary School for Region VI. Though you as a group may pick someone to take care of the duties, the group is ultimately responsible for that position. As for the "officers" having to be at the State Conference to swear in the new "officers", that is not accurate. Someone (it does not matter who it is) from the school holding the office hands off the title to the representative from the new college. After checking on this, as I suspected it will cause no difficulties with the process if a school passing the office is not able to attend, so there is no problem there.

As I said in the meeting, I cannot trust a number of you after the Regional Convention. I am still not sure whether I will be able to go to State or not, but it looks very likely. However, that breach of trust will affect decisions about who will attend the convention. My reputation is too important to me to risk and it is clear that some of you do not understand that your negative actions do not affect just you; they reflect negatively on the organization, the college and your advisor(s). I still think you owe the group an explanation and apology, but I'll leave that to you.

I have finally figured out why my disappointment with those events and those of you who participated is so profound - it is because the majority of you appear to have absolutely NO shame about your behavior and apparently no remorse either. That's amazing to me and it speaks volumes. For those of you who have not figured this out yet, I was serious when I said you own everything you say and do and (ladies and gentlemen who were involved) this debacle is all yours. However, I don't think it is right to punish those members who were not involved and the new members, so that may be the solution.

The quorum/no quorum issue at the last meeting is a good example of why you need to begin developing policies and learning the process by which your group operates. You could have gone either way. With an odd number of members, you either round up or down, the obvious choice being rounding down so you will have quorum rather than letting the "half" get in the way of taking care of your business. However, this is something the group must decide, not the chair or an officer, so an error was made at that time. The next time it arises, it needs to be discussed by the group and a consensus should be reached.

Elections of officers is an important issue that needs to be done quickly since you have really hobbled yourselves by holding elections for just two officers. Hopefully that will be on the next agenda.

I went through some buildings the other day and it appears your election notices and other materials are still posted all over campus. It would be nice if you would get that stuff taken down since there is no reason for that material to remain up.

I am happy you are finally going to hold a training - it is long overdue. Let me know if there is anything specific you would like to talk about and I'll be happy to provide information or answer your questions. This group can be a real dynamo if you can all put aside the silly distractions and bad choices that keep you from being just that.

Have a good weekend -

Donna

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I have some serious concerns that have been bothering me and I think it's time to share them. I am sending this to just a few of you for reasons which will become clear. If I have left someone out who should also read this, forgive me since no one seems to be willing to fully own up to the actions that I will discuss.

I sat there at Friday's meeting listening to all the contention, veiled attacks and more importantly, the high talk (let's call it what it was: rhetoric) about doing things for the students, representing the students, etc. I also gave plenty of thought to what I now know occurred during the conference and I realized Friday night that I am probably the only who sees the hypocrisy and irony in all your rather grand talk about representing the students.

It is amazing how little bits and pieces come together to form a whole picture, but that is how it was for me with this group. It is as I always believe: the truth will out and bad behavior is hard to cover up for long. I don't really care about details of the conference events because what I know is more than troubling enough. I also know many of you well enough to determine pretty certainly what the truth is. Since one of you was happy to open the gate, I was able to ask the proper questions of others and get a fuller picture. In light of other events, I am now more carefully considering the motivation behind the relating of the conference misbehavior and somehow feel there is more to it than simply wanting to enlighten me and take the load off a former member.

I had high hopes for the SGA, but they are slowly being eroded by the behavior exhibited at the conference, the constant scheming, conniving, and manipulating, never-ending gossiping, and disrespect for other members and the organization as a whole. I also have great concerns about the general inability (or refusal) of many of you to learn how to function in a group, i.e. to understand that it is no longer about you (and your personal agendas or self-promotion) when you join an organization. It is about the organization.

I want you to seriously consider the following: On a conference, paid for with student fees (paid into the Student Services Fund, from which you get your allotment, by the students you purportedly represent), you chose to indulge in outrageous and improper behavior rather than doing what you were there to do. You were drinking when you were explicitly told not to, but that was not bad enough. You then chose to carry the violation of your own constitution and the DMC Student Code of Conduct further by acting as though you were in some strip club - amazingly (to me at least) in front of people from other colleges. Student fees paid for you to attend a conference to learn things and take care of Region business and some of you did not even attend the sessions or participate in any way with the business you were sent there to do. I have heard many of you equivocate about this as if how many drinks you had or didn't have, whether you were drunk or not, or whether you were actively participating in the other activities matters. I can assure you none of it matters - though the degrees may differ, each of you is culpable.

To top it all off, you then feed up one of your members (that would be Maggie) like a sacrificial goat. As most of you know, when we were told Maggie had been drinking and was still up in the room asleep, I went up to the room with Jim Diehl and Alan to talk with her. We decided that the best action for her, the "honorable thing to do", would be for her to leave the conference and tender her resignation from the group. None of us saw any reason to embarrass the group or the college by airing her improper behavior for everyone at the conference. And understand that this was presented to us as if Maggie were the only one doing this kind of thing. Hindsight, however, is so much clearer, an unfortunate thing in this case. Had I known at the time the extent of the inappropriate behavior, I am sure we would most certainly have had other advice. For all of you who were culpable of improper behavior to sit back and let that happen was one of the most cowardly acts I have ever witnessed and my disappointment in, and disgust about, the events are immeasurable.

It should not be difficult for you to understand why hypocrisy and irony would be the outcome of this train of thought. The idea of you sitting in a meeting and talking about how you are going to represent students, your "responsibilities", etc. becomes somewhat ludicrous when your actions at the conference are taken into consideration. If I were a student, I would not be happy with you. You clearly violated your own constitution and the DMC Student Code of Conduct, yet there you sit as though nothing happened. That speaks clearly to me of your character, and it is not a pleasant message. None of you should have any problem understanding why I have serious misgivings about going to the state conference. Frankly, I don't think I could trust you to act appropriately, maturely and professionally.

I also cannot help but wonder what the other members who were not engaging in this behavior would think. I am not sure what, if any, action should be taken about this. It will consider some thought. But I do believe at the very least that you all owe the group an apology - how you go about that without revealing the extent of the improper behavior is up for debate.

The irony in all this is that many of you fought hard to wrest this organization from the hands of people who were abusing the SGA and its members. How many of you were critical of the improper behavior and actions at the Region Conference before this one? Yet here you are doing the same things and apparently with little or no remorse. Sadly, you have become what the former "regime" was and my hopes for this organization's renaissance are slowly slipping away. I am told that comments have been made about putting me in my "place" and that "advisors can be removed". The second comment is very true - your group is entitled to the advisor of your choice. If a new advisor is what you want, then so be it. This is your group, though I have little faith that many of you realize what that really means at this point in time. At the same time, this is all very interesting to me and, if accurate, speaks volumes about the person. I have invested significant time and effort in this group and its members because I believe in you as members/students and the organization's ability to be something really meaningful and a power on campus. I am, and always have been, one of the believers in the SGA, though not so much as it is now as in how it can be with the right members to guide it. However, somehow those comments re: the advisor fit right in with the direction I see this group going and make total sense in that context.

The majority of you know I am big on principle and doing the right thing. I have fought hard to teach you how to fend off efforts to decimate the SGA from those who would love to see it go down the toilet. Yet you insist on playing right into their hands because you cannot coalesce and join together for a common purpose, OR conduct yourself in a dignified, mature manner. I cannot put into words how sad this all is to me, but hopefully this message will give some of you an idea of my perceptions of this group as it stands now and help you understand that the impact of your improper actions and dysfunctional interaction go far beyond you.

Donna

Saturday, November 04, 2006

Richardson Performance Hall More Smoke and Mirrors.

11/03/06


I just attended the dedication of the Richardson Performance Hall at Del Mar College. We were only allowed in the lobby so I will limit my review to the lobby. Let me tell you folks when you see past the smoke and mirrors nothing much has changed for the person who is going to rent the facility accept maybe for the worse. VP Alaniz was quoted in the Caller Times as saying “We have to do what’s right in terms of business.” But the lobby shows that Mr. Alaniz, VP of Business and Finance and Mr. Meredith interim auditorium manager are both incompetent when it comes to the business of Richardson Auditorium. One of the things I had hoped for from a business perspective was that a new lobby could be used for small events, parties, weddings and quinceaneras. Without the proper utilities and lighting that will not be easily possible. That is certainly one source of funding that has been overlooked.

First let’s deal with the box office. When I was manager we often needed to use two, three and four box office windows for events and sometimes that still left us with long lines blocking the lobby. Many times we had to stall the start of the show because of ticket lines. The new lobby has one box office window on the outside of the building. The lines in the lobby were one of my first safety complaints and now it looks like things might get even worse after all who wants to be stuck outside, dressed up for a show waiting to buy or pick up tickets. More people today do purchase tickets on the WEB but, in our community where that adds to the cost of the ticket many people still will wait and buy them at the box office. Del Mar has not made it easy to purchase your ticket on line. You can’t just choose your tickets on the Del Mar ticket site and so many people will not purchase their tickets blindly particularly when they are so expensive.

Inside the new lobby there is additional spaces for what I assume were intended to be concession stands but there are no utilities, plumbing or electrical outlets. There are also no wall display lights and no spaces to hang posters and advertisements etc. In the old lobby area where people were forced to run extension cords, no additional electrical outlets have been added and the extension cord issue which was one of my original safety issues is still going to be a safety issue. Beyond that the old ceiling was asbestos and as part of this renovation the asbestos had to be ripped down. When the ceiling was open would have been the best time to run new wall outlets and wall lighting. We had hoped that the inefficient lighting system which burned a lot of energy would be replaced when the ceiling was replaced but no it is still there. Another issue in the lobby was that people needed to use the walls to advertise their products, t shirts, etc (particularly if they have to pay more expensive fees) and no accommodation was made for that and no accommodation was made to light the walls as I had originally requested. When you go into the old parlor area they are exactly as they were down to the old chandeliers that nobody liked and we all wanted replaced. In fact when plans were starting to be drawn I had suggested modern gallery lighting be added to the lobby and parlors so that art, a Christmas tree and merchandising could be properly lit and displayed.

Another thing is that the auditorium was built facing west. There were glass doors and windows on the lobby entrance that were replaced with solid doors and the windows were covered up. The architects have gone and put a glass front back on the building without asking why was it changed to begin with? It was changed because when the sun sets in the West it comes blasting through the auditorium doors and onto the stage where it disrupted performances and ceremonies. Now I hear they are going to get rid of the glass on the interior doors but of course that does not stop the light from streaming in when late comers arrive. You can try and keep those people out but that is labor intensive and as best as I can tell the administration still has not dealt with the need for a professional staff to run the auditorium. Maybe had they hired a professional management company they would not have made the above mistakes. So here we are again after spending five million dollars there are still problems for the people using the auditorium. Why, because the current administration, regents, auditorium manager and architects did not listen to the people who use the auditorium and to the people who know the auditoriums past. Those Who Do Not Learn from History are Doomed to Repeat It.

Howard Karsh, retired Richardson Auditorium Manager,

Candidate for DMC Regents District 5.

The Secretary of State cleared her to run.

I think these guys are going to learn a lesson or two....

from the attorney general down. The Secretary of State cleared Ms Garcia to run. If you read the AG opinion you will know what a crook this guy is when it comes to the little people. Carlos Valdez, I cant see how he would obtain Jurisdiction given there is no criminal act. This matter should be processed through existing administrative law.




A Voter Registration in Kleberg While Residing in Nueces?

The question is, which home was her domicile. I have been to her Apartment here in Corpus Christi, it sure looks like it is her primary residence.

I cannot imagine Carlos Valdez even having anything to do with this case, given his history with Mike Westergren and I am told with Joe Alaniz as well.

If Carlos Valdez prosecutes this lady, he is a fool.

I stand behind her.