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.