Golden Watchdog & Fleece Awards Dinner
2010 Awards Recap
15th Annual Golden Watchdog & Golden Fleece Awards Dinner Thursday, May 20, 2010 Town and Country Resort & Convention Center
Congratulations and condolences to the 2010 Watchdog & Fleece Award Winners ! View press release here .
The Metro Golden Watchdog finalists:
East County Cities – Heartland Fire Rescue Consolidation Efforts
City of Poway – Lowering Poway's Unfunded Pension Liability
City of Santee – Citywide Pension Reform
The Regional Golden Watchdog finalists:
County of San Diego - New Medical Examiner's Office and Forensics Center
County of San Diego – Once Upon a Partnership
Olivenhain Municipal Water District – Holding the Line on Rate Increases
The Metro Golden Fleece finalists:
City of Carlsbad – Double Bogey for the Crossings
City of Chula Vista – Attack of the Taxasaurus
San Miguel Fire Protection District – Accident "Crash Tax"
The Regional Golden Fleece finalists:
Metropolitan Transit System –Ad Revenue Going Nowhere Fast
San Diego County Employees Retirement Association– Gold-Plated Investment Officer
San Diego Unified School District – Survey This! Governance Woes
Tri-City Hospital District – Trifecta of Troubles
The "It's About Time" finalists:
County of San Diego – Project Green
County of San Diego Human Resources Department – E-Benefits Program
Grossmont Union High School District – Propositions U & H Bond Programs
City/County Managers Association – Pension Reform Recovery
The Public-Private Partnership finalists:
City of Solana Beach / Trex. Co – Plastic Bag Recycling Initiative
Multi-Agency/Community Groups – Healthcare Savings Program
Multi-Agency/San Diego CleanTECH – Public Facilities Renewable Energy Projects
City of San Diego / San Diego Tourism Marketing District – Tourism Promotion Funding
The Print/Electronic Media Watchdog finalists:
Steven Bartholow, San Diego News Network – "Potholes-a-Plenty"
Kelly Bennett and Dagny Salas, voiceofsandiego.org – "Out of Reach" series
Rob Davis, voiceofsandiego.org – "Outsourcing to Pension Consultant is Illegal Attorney Says"
Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune – "Slater-Price Fails to Report Gifts of Tickets"
Miriam Raftery, East County Magazine and 10News – "Water Board Stirs Flood of Controversy"
Eleanor Yang Su, San Diego Union-Tribune – "S.D. Marathon Runs Into Controversy"
Mark Walker, North County Times – "Tax Collector Still Lags in Paying Refunds"
The Broadcast Media Watchdog finalists:
J.W. August, Mitch Blacher, Christian Cazares, Lauren Reynolds, 10News – "Water Department Bonuses"
Envision San Diego Team, KPBS – "The Legacy of Proposition 13"
Michael Turko, KUSI – "Double Trouble for Online Property Tax Payers"
Charisse Yu, 10 News – "SDUSD School Fees Series"
If you have any questions regarding the event or nomination criteria, please contact us at 619-234-6423.