Friday, April 28, 2006

PPH Selects Gary Powers For Board Replacement

The Board of Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH) has selected Gary Powers to fill the recently opened seat on the Board.

Gary Powers is the president and chief executive officer of the San Diego North Chamber of Commerce. The San Diego North Chamber of Commerce formed in 2005 from a merger of the Rancho Bernardo and the Diamond Gateway chambers.
http://www.sdncc.com/

The San Diego North chamber now has more than 1,000 members, including some in Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch, Carmel Mountain Ranch, Rancho Penasquitos, and Sabre Springs. Torrey Highlands, Scripps Ranch, Mira Mesa, the Miramar area, and Sorrento Mesa are also among the communities whose businesses are represented by the giant chamber.

It is interesting to note the Mr. Powers had a very good interview before the PPH Board. Also, he had attended only two Board meeting before the interview.

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

PPH Board Vacancy To Be Filled

Palomar Pomerado Health has announced that it has a vacancy on its Board of Directors. Nancy Scofield is resigning from the Board. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and a resume including experience and background to PPH. The deadline is Monday, April 24, 2006, at 5 pm. Contact PPH for more details.

My observation is that the current PPH Board has little experience related to the giant construction projects that it hopes to undertake. It appears that the current Board will select the person that will fill the existing vacancy. Hopefully, the current Board looks past traditional criteria relating to medical experience and uses this opening to add some expertise that is currently lacking on the Board.

Also, the current Board needs more respresentation from Escondido.

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Supervisor Horn & California Sunshine

Another area politician is having problems complying with California's campaign disclosure laws and regulations. Supervisor Horn has described the disclosure rules as very complicated. Others have stated that the disclosure rules are quite simple.

Most troubling is the difficultly encountered in trying to get an investigation made by the appropriate government official when irregularities are discovered. The local authorities point to Sacramento. Sacramento seems to see San Diego as a foreign land beyond its jurisdiction. The County District Attorney fails to even acknowledge complaints when made.

Recently, San Marcos City Councilman Mike Preston wrote about the lack of action by the California Fair Political Practices Commission, the district attorney and the city attorney in responding to complaints. In addition, he noted that the person making a complaint often must go public is to get an investigation on track. That person is then subject to political attack.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/02/10/
opinion/commentary/20_05_142_9_06.txt


A better system is needed. The current patchwork of commissions and government agencies not getting the job done! The following article is of interest:

Horn must come clean
By: North County Times Editorial Staff
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/05/
opinion/editorials/440661214.txt