Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

Southwestern College Foundation Under Investigation

In a closed session on January 11, the Southwestern College board suspended their Proposition R program manager, Seville Construction Services. The board also suspended BCA Architects, which was hired to design Southwestern College’s now-infamous corner lot.

Excerpts from the district attorney’s affidavits on the company’s actions, which have the appearance of bid-rigging, were recently reported in the Reader.

Board president Norma Hernandez said the contractor suspensions were “based on the district’s ongoing internal review and the San Diego County [district attorney’s] investigation.”

According to Hernandez, last April, Southwestern “hired an independent external forensics audit expert to examine Proposition R construction contracts and…issues involving the Southwestern [College] Foundation.”

Sponsored
Sponsored

A letter to the editor, recently posted on La Prensa’s website, reads, “We are hearing from a lot of you concerned about why various people have been left out of the DA’s ongoing investigation into the [Sweetwater Union High School District and Southwestern College] corruption…why is nothing being said about Dan Hom and Scott Alevy…?”

The letter-writer sought to remind the public of the controversial dealings Alevy allegedly had with the Sweetwater Union High School District and of Hom's relationships with both Sweetwater and Southwestern College.

Hom is the CEO of a public relations company called Focuscom. He also sat on the Sweetwater Education Foundation board and was VP of the Southwestern College Foundation. Both organizations declare they exist to advance students’ education by offering financial support.

After Southwestern’s foundation gave $75,000 to “Friends of Proposition R,” Hom left the foundation and was hired by “Friends of Yes on Proposition R” to promote passage of the bond.

Proposition R passed in 2008 and Focuscom was given a $100,000 contract by Henry Amigable, former program manager for Seville Construction Services, and Nicholas Alioto, former vice president of Southwestern College. (Alioto’s home was searched during the district attorney’s December 20 raids. Amigable was indicted January 5.)

The $100,000 contract says, among other things, that Focuscom will “isolate and expose extremists” and “control the media.”

Hom and Focuscom are mentioned several times in the district attorney’s affidavits.

Although the company didn’t get the public relations contract until March 9, 2010, Hom became associated with Amigable and Alioto earlier.

On September 2, 2009, Amigable emailed [email protected] and “Dan”: “Nick/Dan My club was able to get me on to the San Diego Country Club this Saturday at 1:00pm. We could meet for lunch around 11:30am there and then go play golf...”

On September 3, 2009, an email from Nicholas Alioto went out to Hom and Amigable, “ps…Henry…I had sent Dan an invite to a little wine and cheese thing at my humble apartment for the evening of the 12th…if you’re available and interested let me know and I’ll get you the details.”

Victoria Rodriguez from Focuscom replied to Henry, “Dan is available. I will put it in his calendar.”

On October 7, 2009, Amigable wrote to Seville Construction Services CEO Jeff Flores: “I will call Morton’s today and see how private we can get without costing an arm and leg. John Wilson said between Dan, me and John we know half the town. Even at Baci’s [Italian restaurant on Morena Blvd.] Dan Hom ran into Chula Vista folks the other night. Luckily nothing to do with our line of work.”

Southwestern promises to release to the public the forensic audit report upon completion.

Image and caption from Focuscom’s Facebook page: “The big-wigs! Sheriff Bill Gore, DA Bonnie Dumanis, [Dan Hom], Supervisor Greg Cox.”

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Making Love to Goats, Rachmaninoff, and Elgar

In a closed session on January 11, the Southwestern College board suspended their Proposition R program manager, Seville Construction Services. The board also suspended BCA Architects, which was hired to design Southwestern College’s now-infamous corner lot.

Excerpts from the district attorney’s affidavits on the company’s actions, which have the appearance of bid-rigging, were recently reported in the Reader.

Board president Norma Hernandez said the contractor suspensions were “based on the district’s ongoing internal review and the San Diego County [district attorney’s] investigation.”

According to Hernandez, last April, Southwestern “hired an independent external forensics audit expert to examine Proposition R construction contracts and…issues involving the Southwestern [College] Foundation.”

Sponsored
Sponsored

A letter to the editor, recently posted on La Prensa’s website, reads, “We are hearing from a lot of you concerned about why various people have been left out of the DA’s ongoing investigation into the [Sweetwater Union High School District and Southwestern College] corruption…why is nothing being said about Dan Hom and Scott Alevy…?”

The letter-writer sought to remind the public of the controversial dealings Alevy allegedly had with the Sweetwater Union High School District and of Hom's relationships with both Sweetwater and Southwestern College.

Hom is the CEO of a public relations company called Focuscom. He also sat on the Sweetwater Education Foundation board and was VP of the Southwestern College Foundation. Both organizations declare they exist to advance students’ education by offering financial support.

After Southwestern’s foundation gave $75,000 to “Friends of Proposition R,” Hom left the foundation and was hired by “Friends of Yes on Proposition R” to promote passage of the bond.

Proposition R passed in 2008 and Focuscom was given a $100,000 contract by Henry Amigable, former program manager for Seville Construction Services, and Nicholas Alioto, former vice president of Southwestern College. (Alioto’s home was searched during the district attorney’s December 20 raids. Amigable was indicted January 5.)

The $100,000 contract says, among other things, that Focuscom will “isolate and expose extremists” and “control the media.”

Hom and Focuscom are mentioned several times in the district attorney’s affidavits.

Although the company didn’t get the public relations contract until March 9, 2010, Hom became associated with Amigable and Alioto earlier.

On September 2, 2009, Amigable emailed [email protected] and “Dan”: “Nick/Dan My club was able to get me on to the San Diego Country Club this Saturday at 1:00pm. We could meet for lunch around 11:30am there and then go play golf...”

On September 3, 2009, an email from Nicholas Alioto went out to Hom and Amigable, “ps…Henry…I had sent Dan an invite to a little wine and cheese thing at my humble apartment for the evening of the 12th…if you’re available and interested let me know and I’ll get you the details.”

Victoria Rodriguez from Focuscom replied to Henry, “Dan is available. I will put it in his calendar.”

On October 7, 2009, Amigable wrote to Seville Construction Services CEO Jeff Flores: “I will call Morton’s today and see how private we can get without costing an arm and leg. John Wilson said between Dan, me and John we know half the town. Even at Baci’s [Italian restaurant on Morena Blvd.] Dan Hom ran into Chula Vista folks the other night. Luckily nothing to do with our line of work.”

Southwestern promises to release to the public the forensic audit report upon completion.

Image and caption from Focuscom’s Facebook page: “The big-wigs! Sheriff Bill Gore, DA Bonnie Dumanis, [Dan Hom], Supervisor Greg Cox.”

Comments
Sponsored
Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Croome Brothers Trio, Jack Tempchin, Ricky, Swami & the Bed Of Nails, Kahlil Nash

Acoustic and electric in Del Mar, La Jolla, Little Italy, and City Heights
Next Article

Centennial Salute to San Diego’s Military, East Village Block Party, Birding Basics Class

Events March 29-March 30, 2024
Comments
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.