CUSD Recall

Teen Will Challenge Trustee Anna Bryson

July 27, 2010

   Last year Saam Alikhani was running for student council president at Dana Hills High. He graduated last month and is now running against Anna Bryson for the Capistrano School Board.     More surprising is that Saam is the candidate selected by Children First in its union-backed attempt to wrest control from the current reform majority on [...]

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Capo Recall Group Announces Candidates

July 14, 2010

   The Children First Coalition announced its candidates to replace recall targets Mike Winsten and Ken Maddox.  The group also wants to defeat Trustees Addonizio, Bryson and Christensen on November 2.  It has been accused of promoting a union takeover of CUSD school administration after teachers spearheaded the petition process.    CFC will support John [...]

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CUSD Recall Group Announces Signature Count Against Maddox & Winsten

May 3, 2010

   The effort to recall CUSD Trustees Ken Maddox and Mike Winsten has gathered about 64,000 signatures, 32,000 each against the two Trustees, according to Jonathan Volke.  The Registrar of Voters will need to certify 21,000 valid signatures each for Maddox and Winsten to proceed with a recall election. The petitions began circulating on March 1, less than [...]

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MV Republicans Reject Capo Recall

February 22, 2010

   The Saddleback Republican Assembly has unanimously opposed the proposed recall of Capo Trustees Ken Lopez-Maddox and Mike Winsten, according to SRA President Matt Corrigan.  The resolution, adopted last Thursday, finds the recall is an attempt by the Teachers Union to gain control of the CUSD Board of Education.    The SRA stated that Maddox [...]

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Spitzer Backs Capo Recall

June 21, 2008

    On Friday Assemblyman Todd Spitzer placed automated phone calls to voters in the Capo precincts involved in Tuesday’s recall election:     Education is my top priority – I care deeply about our kids. I have children in our public school system as well. That’s why I’m urging you to Vote Yes on the CUSD [...]

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GOP Committee Supports Recall Of Capo Trustees

May 14, 2008

     Yesterday the Endorsements Committee of the OC Republican Central Committee voted unanimously in favor of the recall of two members of the Board of Trustees in the Capistrano Unified School District.   The June 24 special election is the result of a voter initiative proposing the recall of Trustees Marlene Draper and Sheila Benecke.     The action by the Endorsements Committee will [...]

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OC Registrar Receives 66,000 Signatures For Recall Of Two Capo Trustees; Effort Seeks New Majority

January 28, 2008

    Today the CUSD Recall Committee announced the submission to the Orange County Registrar of two petitions with over 66,000 combined signatures.  The eight boxes of petitions seek a recall election for Capistrano School District Trustees Shelia Benecke and Marlene Draper.  The Registrar only needs to find 20,493 valid signatures for each of the two trustees to [...]

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