SaveGrossmont / Public record
SaveGrossmont’s independent public-accountability advocacy: source library Sources and qualifications reviewed October 26, 2026.
Last source review: 2026-10-26 · America/Los_Angeles
Original publisher links, not hosted copies of private research articles. Newspaper access may vary by reader or subscription. A reviewed news account remains attributed reporting—not independent inspection of every document it describes.
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S1 · San Diego Union-Tribune · 2026-10-07
Jemma Stephenson
Passage: ‘Unauthorized disclosure’; ‘Family fights can never be won’
Research file: article 1.pdf — private research, not republished · pp. 2, 4–5, 7–8
Access: Original text reviewed; full text of owner-provided article 1.pdf also reviewed (clipping stamp is not publication date). Last checked 2026-10-26.
S2 · San Diego Union-Tribune · 2025-07-06
Kristen Taketa; Jemma Stephenson contributed
Passage: Candidate statements, Howard response and contract history; updated July 7
Research file: article 2.pdf — private research, not republished · pp. 1–3
Access: Original text reviewed; full text of owner-provided article 2.pdf also reviewed (clipping stamp is not publication date). Last checked 2026-10-26.
Hobbs, hiring and legal spending → Settlements and documented costs → Campaign-finance questions →
S3 · San Diego Union-Tribune · 2025-08-04
Kristen Taketa
Passage: Opening records-request account; Gilroy discussion superseded by S16
Research file: article 3.pdf — private research, not republished · pp. 1, 3–4, 6
Access: Original text reviewed; full text of owner-provided article 3.pdf also reviewed (clipping stamp is not publication date). Last checked 2026-10-26.
S4 · San Diego Union-Tribune · 2026-10-09
Jemma Stephenson
Passage: ‘voted to reject the formal censure 3-2’; closing Kelly denial
Research file: article 4.pdf — private research, not republished · pp. 1, 4, 8
Access: Original text reviewed; full text of owner-provided article 4.pdf also reviewed (clipping stamp is not publication date). Last checked 2026-10-26.
S5 · San Diego Union-Tribune · 2026-10-05
Chris Fite, GUHSD trustee
Passage: Athletics paragraphs; author identification
Research file: article 5.pdf — private research, not republished · pp. 1–2
Access: Original text reviewed; full text of owner-provided article 5.pdf also reviewed (clipping stamp is not publication date). Last checked 2026-10-26.
Athletics and library funding priorities → Opinion and historical accountability →
S6 · San Diego Union-Tribune · 2025-06-24
Jay Steiger, teacher, parent and 2024 Area 2 candidate
Passage: Closing call for resignation/recall and author identification
Research file: article 6.pdf — private research, not republished · pp. 1–2
Access: Original text reviewed; full text of owner-provided article 6.pdf also reviewed (clipping stamp is not publication date). Last checked 2026-10-26.
S7 · San Diego Union-Tribune · 2025-12-02
Jemma Stephenson; Kristen Taketa and Alex Riggins contributed
Passage: ‘Under the terms’ and district/Woods response; updated December 3
Research file: article 7.pdf — private research, not republished · pp. 1–2
Access: Original text reviewed; full text of owner-provided article 7.pdf also reviewed (clipping stamp is not publication date). Last checked 2026-10-26.
S8 · San Diego Union-Tribune · 2008-10-23
Leonel Sanchez
Passage: Opening Santee news-conference account; not 2026 news
Research file: article 8.pdf — private research, not republished · p. 1
Access: Original text reviewed; full text of owner-provided article 8.pdf also reviewed (clipping stamp is not publication date). Last checked 2026-10-26.
S9 · San Diego Union-Tribune · 2025-06-13
Kristen Taketa and Jemma Stephenson
Passage: ‘An inner circle’; ‘These kinds of actions erode trust’; ‘A sketchy hiring, sudden breakup’; updated June 23
Research file: article 9.pdf — private research, not republished · pp. 1–3, 5–7
Access: Original text reviewed; full text of owner-provided article 9.pdf also reviewed (clipping stamp is not publication date). Last checked 2026-10-26.
Librarian cuts and future reinstatement → Private communications and public records → Hobbs, hiring and legal spending → Settlements and documented costs →
S10 · GEA / GUHSD; public copy hosted by KPBS · 2026-10-21
Parties and counsel
Passage: Printed pp. 2–4, paragraphs 1–4; ¶¶7, 10–12 and signature pages
Research file: fully-executed-settlement-agreement-case-no-la-ce-7086-e-10-21-26.pdf
Access: Text reviewed; scanned pp. 2–4 and signatures visually inspected; file contains duplicate agreement copies. Last checked 2026-10-26.
Librarian cuts and future reinstatement → Hobbs, hiring and legal spending → Athletics and library funding priorities →
S11 · GUHSD · 2026-10-21
District announcement
Passage: News & Updates, October 21 at 4:17 p.m.; inline announcement (no stable standalone URL located)
Access: Original text reviewed. Last checked 2026-10-26.
Librarian cuts and future reinstatement → Athletics and library funding priorities →
S12 · KPBS · 2026-10-21
Elaine Alfaro
Passage: Article body; published 5:53 p.m. PDT
Access: Original text reviewed. Last checked 2026-10-26.
Librarian cuts and future reinstatement → Athletics and library funding priorities →
S13 · San Diego County Civil Grand Jury · 2026-06-01
2025–26 Civil Grand Jury
Passage: Summary pp. 1–2; findings and recommendations
Research file: Come As You Are- Final.pdf
Access: Full extracted text reviewed; first pages visually inspected. Last checked 2026-10-26.
S14 · GUHSD; county-hosted copy · 2026-08-27
Board majority
Passage: Responses to findings 1–6 and 11; pp. 1–4; received September 2, 2026
Research file: 25-26 Grossmont Union HS District -Civil GJ Response-East Co Students, Come As You Are.pdf
Access: Full extracted text reviewed; cover letter/stamp and opening pages visually inspected. Last checked 2026-10-26.
S15 · San Diego County · 2026-06-01
Civil Grand Jury
Passage: East County Students report and district response links
Access: Original text reviewed. Last checked 2026-10-26.
S16 · Supreme Court of California · 2026-01-15
Chief Justice Guerrero; Groban concurrence
Passage: Majority pp. 1–3 and disposition; official listing: courts.ca.gov/opinion/published-extended-post/2026-01-15/s282937
Research file: S282937.PDF
Access: Original text reviewed. Last checked 2026-10-26.
S17 · Times of San Diego · 2026-06-24
Drew Sitton
Passage: ‘$1.7 million to athletics’; ‘Not all on board with boost’; updated June 25
Access: Original text reviewed. Last checked 2026-10-26.
S18 · GUHSD · Undated; checked 2026-10-26
District directory
Passage: Board of Trustees listings; terms are current listed terms, not total tenure
Access: Original text reviewed. Last checked 2026-10-26.
S19 · GUHSD meeting materials · 2026-10-08 (proposal)
Robert Shield
Passage: Proposed WHEREAS clauses; blank roll call is not evidence of adoption
Access: Original text reviewed. Last checked 2026-10-26.
S20 · San Diego County · Undated; checked 2026-10-26
Registrar of Voters
Passage: Official voter-information lookup, pamphlet and elected-representative results; reached through Registrar homepage and reviewed without entering anyone’s personal data
Access: Original text reviewed. Last checked 2026-10-26.
S21 · California Secretary of State · Undated; checked 2026-10-26
Elections Division
Passage: November 3 general election and same-day registration information
Access: Original text reviewed. Last checked 2026-10-26.
S22 · KPBS · 2025-12-05
Elaine Alfaro
Passage: Article body: 2025 recall petition effort
Access: Original text reviewed. Last checked 2026-10-26.
S23 · San Diego County Registrar of Voters · 2026-08-28 (document footer)
Registrar of Voters
Passage: PDF pp. 18–19: Grossmont Union High School trustee areas 3 and 5; ‘Qualified for Ballot’ column
Research file: candidate-list.pdf
Access: Relevant extracted sections and page images reviewed on 2026-10-26; election date is not publication date. Last checked 2026-10-26.
S24 · GUHSD; biography linked by current official directory · Undated legacy profile; checked 2026-10-26
District profile
Passage: First-elected paragraph; historical ‘clerk’ title and fourth-term language are not current
Access: Text reviewed; used only for first election year, not personal or promotional biography. Last checked 2026-10-26.