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I would be more interested in seeing specifics of the work to be done rather than seeing the architects' renderings of how pretty the exteriors of the campuses will be. For example: What are the labs like now and how will they be improved? Likewise, the bathrooms (both faculty and student), library, classrooms, etc.
 

Pauly has become the Nancy Pelosi of the Republican party. She was instrumental in getting the Republican Central Committee to withhold support of the only Republicans running for the School Board, so I am wondering, is she voting for the ultra liberal Hoffman and the proven nut case Rocco? It is so true, the Republican party eats their own. But I would really like to know what the opponents of Measure K would like the OUSD to do, just let the buildings be Red Tagged? I can assure you, if these high schools were privately owned, they would have been shuttered years ago. So, Pauly, what is your plan B? It is obvious that you dont have a plan B, it is also obvious that you dont have children in any of the OUSD schools. But in all candor, what would the opponents of Measure K have the district do? A flyer came out today condemning both Ledesma and Surriage for backing the bond, nowhere was their any credit given to them for keeping the district in the black for the past 6 years, any credit for the high student test scores in the past few years, no credit for trying to get rid of surplus property, monies to be used to improve the schools, if left to Moffett, no property would ever be sold. So give credit where credit is due, but for some people, like Pauly, that will never be enough.
 

To address the oppositions points, thank you. Yes, we at CARE have actually complied with the law and filed with the FPPC. The opposition forces, on the other hand, have consistently failed to reveal to anyone the source of your funding or the source of your obviously coordinated effort to provide misinformation to the public. I guess they've forgotten to point out that we at CARE are a community organization - started by, run by, and supported by hundreds of volunteers like myself that live in this community and care about the future of our neighbors, their children, the safety of our schools, and our property values. WE ARE THE PEOPLE. We are not politicians. All of our 10 signers live in our community. Only 3 of the opposition's total of 7 signers live in OUSD.

We have a specific implementation plan for modernizing and making safe our high schools and renovating the academic facilities that have served thousands upon thousands of children for 41-60 years. We were not satisfied with complaining about things - we have actually taken on the monumental effort to make positive change in this community. We have fought hard to make sure this is a responsible bond and guess what? It is certified by OC Tax as a responsible school improvement measure. We have fought hard to make sure WE THE PEOPLE know exactly what we are going to get for our money. WE THE PEOPLE are willing to make the investment into our community for something bigger than ourselves.

The opposition remindeds me of something. They fought hard against the school bond 10 years ago, which barely failed to get 55% of the vote. We figured the clueless might have actually spent the last 10 years trying to help come up with a solution to the problematic facilities, however, we figured wrong. You did not have a plan. You did not jump in during that 10 years and make an effort to put forward ideas to improve the schools. The opposition has no solutions, other than to spread misinformation and desperate lies. I guess you figure if you repeat the same lies over and over someone will believe them.

Thanks for giving us this opportunity to tell you how incredibly proud we are of our citizens' group that, through thousands of volunteer hours, have managed to raise funds and garner support from a wide variety of sources. We are choosing to bring the community together. We are choosing to set aside differences and do something good for the future of our community.

Thank you for showing us the dark side of politics so we can see what we need to avoid. We choose not to divide and polarize. We choose to come together. Our mission is to do for others what others did for us (yes, Ms. Pauly, someone did actually pay for the schools we all attended as kids) - provide quality, safe, and modern high schools. This is a local solution to a local problem. Our money which will pay for our schools which will help our people and raise our property values. It's just good old fashion grass-roots efforts.
 

Oh, and we got a few others to support us. Just to name a few:

Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer
Former Orange Unified School District Trustee and Former Orange County Supervisor Bill Steiner
Former Orange County Supervisor & US Ambassador, Ret Gaddi Vasquez
Chapman University President Dr.James Doti
Orange Mayor Tita Smith
Orange Mayor Pro Tem Fred Whitaker
Orange Councilmember Mike Alvarez
Orange City Councilmember Denis Bilodeau
Former Orange Mayor Joanne Coontz
Former Orange Councilmember Dan Slater
Former Orange Councilmember Jon Dumitru
Anaheim City Councilmember Jordan Brandman
Garden Grove Mayor Bruce Broadwater
Garden Grove City Councilmember Kris Beard
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido California
State Assemblymember Tom Daly
Rancho Santiago Community College Trustee Arianna P. Barrios
Rancho Santiago Community College
 

Trustee Larry Labrado
Orange County Board of Education Trustee David L. Boyd
Orange Unified School District Trustee Rick Ledesma
Orange Unified School District Trustee Kathy Moffat
Orange Unified School District Trustee John Ortega
Orange Unified School District Trustee Timothy Surridge
Orange Unified School District Trustee Mark Wayland
Former Orange Unified School District Trustee Melissa Taylor Smith
Former Orange Unified School District Trustee Kim Nichols
Former Orange Unified School District Trustee Russell J. Barrios
Former Orange Unified School District Trustee Barry Resnick
Orange County Superior Court Judge Theodore Millard, Ret
Orange County Superior Court Judge Donna Crandall, Ret
Orange Unified School District, Superintendent of Schools Michael Christensen
Former Orange Park Association President Tom Davidson
Orange Community Foundation Member Denise Bittel
Orange Community Foundation Member John Olivier
Orange Community Council PTA President Diana Flores
2014 California Teacher of the Year Linda Horist
Anaheim Chamber of Commerce
Anaheim Hills Elementary PTA
Canyon High School PTSA
Chapman Hills Elementary PTA
El Modena Aquatics Boosters
El Modena Boys Basketball Boosters
El Modena Cheer Boosters
El Modena Girls Volleyball Boosters
El Modena High School PTSA
Imperial Elementary PTA
La Veta Elementary PTA
Orange City Firefighters
Orange Community Council PTA
Orange High School PTSA
Orange Unified Education Association
Santiago Charter Middle School PTSA
Villa Park High School Aquatics Boosters Villa Park High School PFSO
Community Advancement through Renovation for Education (CARE) CARE Co-Chair Kris Erickson
CARE Co-Chair Joe Greenwald
CARE- Executive Committee Member Cindy Olivier Kurt Adams Roxanne Aminian Afshin Aminian Whitney Amsbary Bill Amsbary Vina Azar Greg Baker Tracy Baker
Cheryl Baltes
Mary Barth
Randy Barth
Yvonne Baskovich
Mark Baskovich
Karl Baysinger
Julie Bentley
Brett Bittel
Al Boyer
Judy Boyer
Chris Burnett
Teresa Burnett
Brian Burnett
Paul Della Calce
Janet Carrete
Ralph Carrete
Julie Casillas
Raul Casillas
Keni Cox
Jim Cox
Mary Cox
Russ Cox
Shannon Cross
Anne Crouch
Jim D'Agostino
Doug Davert
Cindy Davidson
Sandra Davidson
Yong Davidson
Toma Davis
Brian Ducker
Shelly Ducker
Kathleen Enge
Leisa Ensworth
Mark Ensworth
Sunny Erickson
Ron Esparza
Marchelle Esparza
Jan Finn
Tom Finn
Richard Frediani
Lynn-Marie Frediani
Alexandra Frediani
Garrett Frediani
Megan Friederich
Andrea Gee
Lesslie Giacobbi
Laura Gibb
Brad Graham
Nora Griffin
Sean Griffin
Aimee Gromfin
Gunn Marie Hansen Phd
Todd Hanson
Jamie Lou Hanson
Dina Harris
Kimberly Herbel
Jim Herkimer
Michele Herkimer
Karen Herrera
Andrea Hollabaugh
Rebecca Hultquist
Aaron Jacoby
Greg Janes
Lia Janes
Nicol Jones
Brenda Knohl
Erik Kuli
Jill Kuli
Mary Kuli
Danielle Landers
Mike Learakos
Bill Lindsey
Kristi Lindsey
Lee Lombardo
Steve Lopushinsky
Karen Lopushinsky
Alysse Maglior
Jolynn Mahoney
Pat Mahoney
Carole Louise Miller
Vicki Mull
Kevin Olivier
Lauren Olivier
Nathan Olivier
Shameeron Paur
Neil Paur
Jonathan Pongco
Cheryl Ralston
Terri Rasmussen
Jamie Meadows Richardson
Linda Roslund
Bob Ruddy
James Sallinger
Rita Sallinger
Rachel Sanchez
Dustin Saxton
Nan Shea
Mike Short
Vicki Short
Joe Sorrera
Jamie Spitzer
Ron Strickland
Rosie Strickland
Garrett Terlaak
Heather Terlaak
Agnes Tu
Frank Tucker
Shannon Tucker
George Urch
Hans Van Ligten
Barbara Van Ligten
Andy Van Ligten
Travis Van Ligten
Megan Van Ligten
Kelly Walthers
Carrie Ward
Amie Weir
Michelle Weisenberg
Sharon Westenhofer
Tangelique Wilcox
Andrea Yamasaki
Tom Yamasaki
... and so on.... thank you :)
 

I have zero confidence the money will be spent wisely. I am also confident they will come back for more. I am voting NO on K!
 

C.A.R.E. doesn't need Surridge and Ledesma for the bond to pass. Surridge and Ledesma need C.A.R.E. to get re-elected. I support the bond and selling some of the properties, I think Deb Pauly is disgusting, but I would not vote for either Surridge or Ledesma if my life depended on it. I am a proud Republican. They are not "conservatives". So what do you consider a liberal? Some who votes to give our children less rights at school than they have at home? Someone who rubber stamps and wastes money? That would be Surridge & Ledesma. What has the board done to keep the district out of the black other than rubber stamp everything our AWESOME Superintendents suggest. They are the reason for us being financially solvent. What have Ledesma and Surridge done to increase test scores? Ledesma won't even send his own children to OUSD schools. Give credit where it's due, it's the teachers that have had to adapt to so many changes over the years, not them.
 

I am a Republican. I think Deb Pauly is disgusting, but I totally agree Surridge & Ledesma shouldn't have received the Republican endorsement. It wasn't Surridge or Ledesma who kept the district financially solvent or improved test scores, it was our superintendents and teachers who should get the real credit for what has gone right with our district. Surridge & Ledesma rubber stamp most everything. What have they specifically done to raise test scores or keep us financially solvent? They are disrespectful to the public. They have voted to give our children less rights at school than they have at home. They are not real conservatives. I support the bond and selling off some of the properties, but could never support either of them. They need C.A.R.E. to get re-elected. C.A.R.E. doesn't need them to pass the bond.
 

Just another TAX. The schools are run down because of mismanagement of school funds. To many obligations to the retired teachers and administrators and there fat retirement packages. It is only natural for people that have the right to vote, to vote them selves more stuff. We already are taxed way to much. When will it stop? I have had enough of paying taxes for the privilege of living in Orange County. Orange unified schools are disgusting and solely because of mismanagement of what has been given to them. I will not send my children to any school in Orange Unified school system. I attended and graduated from Canyon High not the same as it was back then.