A slim majority of Orange Unified School Board members decided it was time for a new school board president following the recall of two members and claims the past president violated people’s First Amendment rights.
Category: Orange
Orange, home to Chapman University and Old Towne, has about 141,000 residents. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, development and traffic.
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Two Orange Unified School District Trustees Booted From Office
Voters decided to recall Orange Unified School Board Trustees Rick Ledesma and Madison Miner out of office after the abrupt firing of a superintendent last year and their support for banning the pride flag.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Third Orange County City Leaves CA League of Cities Over Prop 1
The City of Orange became OC’s third city to leave the state’s largest municipal advocacy organization over its support for a statewide measure officials fear could worsen the drug treatment home situation in neighborhoods.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
City of Orange Considers Leaving CA League of Cities Over Prop 1
City officials throughout Orange County have voiced concerns over existing drug rehab homes and now the City of Orange could bail out of a municipal lobbying organization for its support of a measure that could exacerbate the issue.
Posted inEducation
Two Orange Unified School Board Members Might Get Recalled
As of the March 6th election result update, the recall of Orange Unified Trustees Madison Miner and Rick Ledesma looks like it will succeed.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Primary Election Night Results: Orange Unified School Board Recall
Trustees Rick Ledesma and Madison Miner are facing a recall election, which organizers say is sparked by the abrupt firing of the former superintendent. Trustees say it’s a union-backed attack on parental rights.
Posted inTop Stories
Orange Unified Allows Charter School to Mortgage Off an Old Jr. High
Buried in an agreement to help the OC Classical Academy operate a high school on district property, there’s a provision that allows the academy to mortgage the land.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Two Orange Unified School Board Members Face March Recall Election
Voters in the Orange Unified School District could oust two school board trustees after they voted to fire the superintendent shortly after they were elected in 2022.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Eastern OC Supervisors Election Could Get Decided in March Primary
With only two candidates running in the district, whoever wins the majority of the votes won’t have to face any opponent in a runoff election this November.
Posted inOrange
Orange Becomes the Latest City in OC to Strengthen Lobbyist Rules
Officials in Orange are joining at least two other OC cities who are reexamining their lobbyist rules in light of one of the largest scandals of public corruption to rock the county.
