Showing posts with label Monterey Peninsula College. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monterey Peninsula College. Show all posts

Friday, September 5, 2014

Monterey Peninsula College trustees hold special meeting on early childhood education center

Trustees for the Monterey Peninsula College will hold a special meeting at 2:30 p.m. on Monday to talk about the future of the early childhood development center.

There has been a lot of changes in the center in recent years due to budget cuts, and more changes are expected for the same reasons. Find out what's ahead during this presentation and information session.

No decisions will be made. The meeting will take place at 2:30 p.m. at the Library and Technology Center, Sam Karas Room 980 Fremont Street, Monterey, California. See you there!

Friday, September 27, 2013

Monterey Peninsula College candidates set to debate

Marina in Motion, a non-partisan, no profit organization established to discuss local and regional issues, will host a candidates forum for the race to represent Marina on the board of trustees of Monterey Peninsula College.

MPC's President Walter Tribley announced recently he's seeking to cut $2.5 million from the college's budget, one of the many pressing issues the college will be facing in the upcoming months.

Three candidates are challenging incumbent Margaret-Anne Coppernoll:  Charles Fuller,  a translator and editor; former Mayor Gary Wilmot, and Attorney Leigh Rodriguez. At least three candidates will appear at the forum.

The forum will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the City Council Chambers, 211 Hillcrest.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Former Monterey Peninsula College trustees spoke, and Marina listened

If you missed the controversy of the week, three former Monterey Peninsula College trustees (namely Charley Page, Jim Tunney and Lynne Davis) urged current Marina trustee Margaret-Anne Coppernoll to either not run or for Marina residents to step up and find someone to run against her.

You can find the Herald's story here, an editorial on the topic here, and a rebuttal from current Marina City Councilman Dave Brown here.

Well, it looks like at least one Marina resident will heed the Peninsula folks' advice. Former Marina Mayor Gary Wilmot has taken out papers to run for the MPC seat. His paperwork is not complete, but neither is Coppernoll's, so anything can happen between now and August 9. Maybe another candidate will throw his/her hat in the ring?

Stay tuned.