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March 14, 2014

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Carlsbad selects new city manager .com By Rachel Stine

STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE

Six-year-old Eduardo Maravilla takes some practice swings before the first game of this year’s Miracle League of San Diego season at the Engel Family Field at San Dieguito Park. It’s the league’s 15th season in North County. See Jay Paris’ column on the league on page A16. Photo by Tony Cagala

CARLSBAD — Carlsbad has selected the former city manager of Bellevue, Wash., Steven Sarkozy, as its next city manager, replacing John Coates who resigned suddenly last October. “The City of Carlsbad offers an unmatched combination of progressive leadership, outstanding services, financial health and a talented staff passionate about public service. Most importantly, the City Council is united in its vision for the future, and I am excited to be a part of helping to bring that vision to life,” said Sarkozy in a statement. He has not spoken publically about his appointment at this time. He most recently

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.com Steven Sarkozy will be Carlsbad’s next city manager, starting the job April 14. Photo courtesy of the city

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served as the city manager of Bellevue, just outside of Seattle, for 13 years. Similar to Carlsbad, the suburb TURN TO SARKOZY ON A9

District sees no conflict in Prop AA contracts and contributions By Jared Whitlock

that gave more than $10,000 to promote the campaign later netted at least one contract, some totaling in the millions of dollars. Across the state, the connections between bond contributions and subsequent contract issuances have raised “pay-toplay” concerns with some oversight groups. But there’s no such conflict at SDUHSD, said Eric Dill, the district’s associate superintendent of business services. That’s because firms like Lionakis were “pre-qualified” to do construction and financing work before the bond campaign kicked off.

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Gilbane Building Company REGION — Recently, crews have been hard at work installing a new track and 5,000,000 field as part of a stadium revamp project at Lionakis Canyon Crest Academy. MVE institutional Money for those upgrades is coming 4,000,000 from Proposition AA, the San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) bond that passed by a whisker in fall 2012. 3,000,000 Sacramento-based engineering firm Westberg and White Lionakis has been overseeing the completion of the Canyon Crest Academy project 2,000,000 since it began in June 2013. Balfour Beatty Lionakis was one of five companies Ruhnau that contributed $25,000 to support the Ruhnau 1,000,000 school bond campaign. De La Rosa Clarke Erickson-Hall Since the $449 million bond passed, Associates Construction Lionakis has secured several Prop AA con0 tracts with an overall worth of $4.78 mil5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 lion. In reviewing Prop AA campaign dis- Source: San Dieguito Union High School District. Campaign contribution amount closures and contracts, seven businesses The eight biggest contributors to the Prop AA campaign have landed valuable contracts so far.

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