The Math Behind the Outrage
FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna (republishing Laguna Beach Independent letter)
- Published:
- 2026-03-20
- Retrieved:
- 2026-05-13
Letter to the Laguna Beach Independent (March 20, 2026), republished on FUEL Laguna's news section under an Emily Rolfing byline note. Direct response to Steve McIntosh's March 16 Indy guest opinion that used the $1.77M figure; argues the $1.04M net figure is the actionable one after offsetting the FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22 under-payments and the unappropriated 2021 LaBUFA MOU.
Cited by 2 events
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District staff brought this issue to public attention and commissioned an independent review. The review found a compliance and internal controls problem, but...did not find evidence of fraud, theft, or funds being 'diverted.' After completing the full reconciliation, the number brought forward for corrective action was $1.04 million.
Rule's letter to the Laguna Beach Independent (published 2026-03-20), responding to Steve McIntosh's March 16 Indy guest opinion. Cites the audit's own framing of internal-controls failure and argues the $1.04M reconciliation figure is the appropriate one for action.
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Rule's framing of the $1.77M vs $1.04M question; written four days after McIntosh's Indy piece and three months after the Nov 13 board presentation that produced both figures.