Alan Bersin Takes San Diego Airport Authority Post

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Published December 7, 2006 at 10:45 AM PST

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Former San Diego Schools Superintendent Alan Bersin returns to a local post with his appointment by Mayor Sanders to an executive position on the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. What is h

Tom Fudge: Alan Bersin has prosecuted drug smugglers. He’s pushed for controversial education reforms. And most recently he’s been the California Secretary of Education. Now, he’s taking on a new challenge by serving on the San Diego Airport Authority. We’ll ask him how much he knows about the airport business. And we’ll find out what he thinks he can accomplish, in the wake of the voters’ rejection of a plan for civilian use of Miramar air station.

Guest

Alan Bersin , former California Secretary of Education and newly-appointed member of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority