Al Mijares, who retired as Orange County’s Superintendent of Schools last year, died Thursday after a battle with cancer.
Category: Education
Posted inLaguna Beach
Laguna Beach School Board Looks For Interim Superintendent Amid Transparency Concerns
Laguna Beach School Board leaders picked one of the district’s assistant superintendents to fill in as they look for an interim replacement for the role after transparency concerns began swirling.
Posted inLaguna Beach
Transparency Concerns Swirl Around Laguna Beach School District
Concerns are being raised that a new board majority violated open meeting laws in the process of hiring a new superintendent. The newly elected majority denies those claims and said they need to move fast to fill a leadership void.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Placentia Yorba Linda School Board Makes it Harder to Fire Superintendent
Shortly before new school board members are expected to be seated, the Placentia-Yorba Linda trustees voted 3-2 to implement a supermajority vote to terminate superintendents until 2026.
Posted inEducation
Outgoing Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board Majority Seeks To Lock in Controversial Superintendent
Weeks after the November election, questions are being raised about the current Placentia-Yorba Linda school board’s effort to safeguard a controversial superintendent and sports institute before a transition of power next month.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Santana: OC Hosts One of America’s Tightest Congressional Races
A future majority in the U.S. House of Representatives could tilt on the 47th Congressional District, where Republican Scott Baugh and Democrat Dave Min compete not just on ideology but on a furious fundraising frenzy – one that Ironically works to lessen public debate.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Supervisors Help Fund Crossing Guards in Orange Amid City Budget Cuts
OC Supervisors Vicente Sarmiento and Don Wagner are supporting the program as city officials ask voters for a 0.5% sales tax increase in November to help keep their budget afloat.
Posted inEducation
Santa Ana School District Sued for Allegedly Creating Antisemitic Classes in Secret
Jewish advocacy groups are suing the Santa Ana Unified School District for allegedly breaking the state’s open meeting law to create courses with anti-Jewish teachings. District officials deny the claims and say they’ll win in court.
Posted inOrange
Orange Reinstates Crossing Guard Program After Budget Cuts
Orange City Council members voted unanimously to reinstate the crossing guard program with Orange County Supervisors Don Wagner and Vicente Sarmiento pledging to help the city with the cost.
Posted inEducation
Orange County Officials Approve Irvine’s Exit from Library System
The city now has less than a year to build and launch their own library system from scratch, pulling $9 million away in funding from the countywide program annually.
