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Category: FieldTurf Investigation

San Diego County’s public schools funneled tens of millions of dollars to an artificial turf company that spent years installing a defective product, and then demanded schools pay more money for a sturdy replacement.

Westview Poway
Posted inEducation

Poway Unified Gives Company Whose Products Failed More No-Bid Contracts

by Jesse Marx November 12, 2018March 15, 2022

Without asking any critical questions and without considering any alternatives, Poway Unified trustees continue to direct taxpayer money to FieldTurf and praise the artificial turf provider, though its fields have fallen apart prematurely at schools throughout the district.

close up of turf on a football field
Posted inEducation

More Turf Fields Across the District Are Being Replaced or Treated With Gallons of Glue

by Ashly McGlone September 12, 2017March 15, 2022
Posted inNews

The Latest FieldTurf Issue Is Nothing 1,000 Gallons of Glue Won’t Fix

by Ashly McGlone April 13, 2017March 15, 2022
Posted inEducation

New and Improved (and Taxpayer-Funded) FieldTurf Fields Are Still Failing

by Ashly McGlone April 3, 2017March 15, 2022
Posted inEducation

Virtually No San Diego Schools Perform Key Field Safety Test

by Ashly McGlone December 5, 2016March 15, 2022
Posted inNews

5 Takeaways From Our FieldTurf Investigation

by Ashly McGlone November 18, 2016March 15, 2022
Workers install FieldTurf at a San Diego State University practice field
Posted inNews

How a Turf Company With High Prices and a Defective Product Cornered the SD Market

by Ashly McGlone November 17, 2016March 15, 2022
close up of turf on a football field
Posted inNews

Despite Failures, San Diego Unified Just Can’t Quit FieldTurf

by Ashly McGlone November 16, 2016March 15, 2022
Workers install FieldTurf at an SDSU practice field
Posted inNews

The Consummate Salesman

by Ashly McGlone November 15, 2016March 15, 2022
close up of football laying on football field with players in background
Posted inNews

Across the County, Taxpayer-Funded Turf Fields Are Falling Apart After Just a Few Years

by Ashly McGlone November 14, 2016March 15, 2022
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