Be the first to know: SUBSCRIBE HERE
↑ To add this ANIMATOR CLICK HERE
Greater Orange HEADLINES in the News
Follow Greater Orange on TWITTER
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Republican leaders abandon schools
In
a show of ideological purism, the OC Republican Central Committee not only refused
to endorse public school bond measures across Orange County-
Without
offering an alternative way to rebuilding the public school infrastructure
across Orange County after decades of neglect, the OC Republican Central
Committee members voted to endorse "no" votes on Fullerton Joint Union High School District's
Measure I; Anaheim Union High School
District's Measure H; North Orange County Community College District's Measure
J; and Orange Unified School District's Measure K.
Orange
Unified Trustees Rick Ledesma and Timothy Surridge were recommended for the
party endorsement by Orange Mayor Pro Tem Fred Whitaker and Orange City
Councilman Denis Bilodeau. However, according to the OCPolitical Blog, the two
trustees came under attack from Villa Park Councilwomen Deborah Pauly who
claimed the two trustees ( who had voted for the Bond election) had promised
her that they would vote against putting Measure K on the ballot.
In
the end, a Central Committee voice vote failed to meet the 2/3 majority needed
for the endorsements and the two failed to gain the parties endorsement. (Click on: OCP )
At
the August 18 OC Republican Endorsement Committee Pauly also tried to prevent Whitaker
from being endorsed. Pauly pointed to Whitaker's support of democrat Tita Smith for Orange Mayor. According
to the OCPolitical blog, Pauly accused Whitaker of contributing to Smith's
campaign and having a Smith for Mayor sign in his front yard. In California
