We already know from the deposition of Regent Gabe Rivas, President of the Board, that policy is not followed by the board

Concerning Richardson (Auditorium) Performance Hall fees and rules. I have allowed myself to fall into a trap when reviewing the new fees and rules. After all this is not a business run by outside contractors like the DMC bookstore. The Auditorium Manager is just a manager. He or she is subservient to all the administrators, deans, and chairs and in some cases the faculty at Del Mar College. These rules and fees are just more policy and we already know from the deposition of Regent Gabe Rivas, President of the Board, that policy is not followed by the board, let alone by the administration. I know from my experience, when the old fees were one third of the new fees, even those fees were often not paid, at the whim of Vice President of Business and Finance, Alaniz. Some people paid all the fees and others who knew their way around the College got deals. I see nothing in these new fees and rules that prohibit VP Alaniz from waiving fees, or from using College funds from Student Cultural Programs for example, to pay for a "friend's" event. The fact is, this is all done in secret, to benefit "friends" of DMC regents, administrators and faculty under the false guise of fairness for all.

Howard Karsh, Candidate for the DMC Board of Regents, District 5.