Advocacy group picks best, worst public projects

By Ana Tintocalis / Education Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published May 16, 2006 at 9:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

A San Diego taxpayer advocacy group has picked the best and worst public projects in the region this past year. Reporter Ana Tintocalis has a look at some of the finalists.

A San Diego taxpayer advocacy group has picked the best and worst public projects in the region this past year. Reporter Ana Tintocalis has a look at some of the finalists.

San Diego is a finalist for a golden fleece award, again this year, because the city's ongoing financial crisis has yet to be resolved. The fleece is awarded to a project is situation where taxpayer dollars are wasted. Taxpayer Association president Lani Lutar says the city's real estate assets department is also a finalist this year.

Lutar: The chaos and complete disorganization within that Department. Not knowing what assets the city owns and not having a proper leasing system.

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The news is not all bad for the city. Lutar says the city's sewer department is up for a golden watchdog award. It recognizes efforts that save taxpayer dollars. The department is being recognized for inspecting miles of sewer lines with television cameras. Ana Tintocalis, KPBS News.

Ana Tintocalis

Ana Tintocalis was a member of the KPBS radio news team from 2001 to 2011. She first served as a as a producer for "These Days" (now "Midday Edition") and then later as the station's education reporter. After graduating from California State University, Long Beach with a journalism degree, Ana began working as a field reporter and anchor at KLON Radio 88.1 FM in Long Beach, covering breaking news in Orange and Los Angeles counties. During that time she also freelanced for other print and broadcast news organizations, such as Metro Networks, the Associated Press, and Santa Clarita Our Times. In 2001, Ana traveled for more than three months in Cuba where she produced a radio series focusing on the street music in Havana. Upon returning from her journey, Ana freelanced as a reporter covering court cases for the Antelope Valley Press, a newspaper based in Palmdale, California.

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