A formal state audit will now examine waste, fraud, and abuse at the OCBE. I intend to discuss what this…
Content being a Pink Toad? I guess it depends on an amphibian's level of sef-awareness. The lower, the happier. In…
If we're talking about Dan C, he has never seemed "happy."
Yes, I know that's the impulse but you gotta know what the Guatemalan hill folk know: you get poisoned and…
If it touches me first, all bets are off.
You're absolutely right that California should adopt it statewide -- and should already have done so. And you're absolutely right…
If I were Fiona ma or Rob Bonta I’d be scared.
RCV should be adopted statewide so cities and counties don’t have to do it piecemeal. It saves money, discourages negative…
My advice to Mr. Moore, who seems like an eminently reasonable man is the same as I always give Vern.…
capistrano unified school district Archive
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![First, a press release from my friends at Capistrano Unified Children First, the group behind the recall of wasteful incompetent trustees Ken “Lopez-Maddox” and Mike Winsten. This is pretty spectacular, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/winsten-maddox-155x155.jpg "Capo Recall gets over $90 grand of local grassroots contributions. And latest Maddox-Winsten goofiness.")
Capo Recall gets over $90 grand of local grassroots contributions. And latest Maddox-Winsten goofiness.
Posted on October 11, 2010 | 27 CommentsFirst, a press release from my friends at Capistrano Unified Children First, the group behind the recall of wasteful incompetent trustees Ken “Lopez-Maddox” and Mike Winsten. This is pretty spectacular, […] -
![. . . I got together at Starbucks with John Alpay, the San Clemente executive who’s running on the Capistrano Unified Children First ticket to take the place of trial […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/alpay-with-baby-155x155.jpg "Capo Recall: The John Alpay Interview.")
Capo Recall: The John Alpay Interview.
Posted on September 13, 2010 | 96 Comments. . . I got together at Starbucks with John Alpay, the San Clemente executive who’s running on the Capistrano Unified Children First ticket to take the place of trial […] -
![See, I couldn’t locate a photograph of petitioner Marilyn Amato singlehandedly stopping the California Republican Assembly, the Family Action PAC, Tony Beall, Mike Winsten, Craig Alexander, the Education Alliance et […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/tiananmen-2.bmp "Another Good Capo Lawsuit, defending Measure H (by-area elections)")
Another Good Capo Lawsuit, defending Measure H (by-area elections)
Posted on August 24, 2010 | 19 CommentsSee, I couldn’t locate a photograph of petitioner Marilyn Amato singlehandedly stopping the California Republican Assembly, the Family Action PAC, Tony Beall, Mike Winsten, Craig Alexander, the Education Alliance et […] -
![Can I get a big “Ruh-Roh?” I’ve just stumbled across a bulky complaint filed today with the Registrar of Voters, against the candidate statements of all five of the beleaguered […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/breaking-bad-155x155.jpg "Breaking Bad News for the clowns on the Capo School Board.")
Breaking Bad News for the clowns on the Capo School Board.
Posted on August 17, 2010 | 8 CommentsCan I get a big “Ruh-Roh?” I’ve just stumbled across a bulky complaint filed today with the Registrar of Voters, against the candidate statements of all five of the beleaguered […] -
![This great mass movement I described here – drawing conservatives and liberals together in defense of their cherished public education system – now has letters to remember: Measure H will […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/caporecallbannersyes1-155x155.jpg "Capo Recall News: Measure H is by-area voting! And we have all five candidates.")
Capo Recall News: Measure H is by-area voting! And we have all five candidates.
Posted on August 15, 2010 | 8 CommentsThis great mass movement I described here – drawing conservatives and liberals together in defense of their cherished public education system – now has letters to remember: Measure H will […] -
![You’d think an individual like Matthew J. Cunningham, who makes his hypocritical livelihood leeching off of big government programs for kids, would show some decency toward one. But no. Here […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Saam-horizontal-155x155.jpg "Pathetic Red County Attack on Capo Kid")
Pathetic Red County Attack on Capo Kid
Posted on August 4, 2010 | 4 CommentsYou’d think an individual like Matthew J. Cunningham, who makes his hypocritical livelihood leeching off of big government programs for kids, would show some decency toward one. But no. Here […] -
![. . . . . The upcoming recall of two key members of the current Board of Trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District (Maddox and Winsten) as well as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/capo-board-155x155.jpg "A Capo Recall Primer.")
A Capo Recall Primer.
Posted on July 27, 2010 | 27 Comments. . . . . The upcoming recall of two key members of the current Board of Trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District (Maddox and Winsten) as well as […] -
![UPDATE 5/4/10 – New, fairer poll: [poll id=”282″] [poll id=”250″] Can’t get over that poll – since January, over 400 of you have taken it, and 84% want to see […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/winsten-maddox.jpg "Capo recall gets way too many signatures, in way too little time.")
Capo recall gets way too many signatures, in way too little time.
Posted on May 3, 2010 | 9 CommentsUPDATE 5/4/10 – New, fairer poll: [poll id=”282″] [poll id=”250″] Can’t get over that poll – since January, over 400 of you have taken it, and 84% want to see […] -
![from Melissa Fox, candidate for 70th Assembly District: The great news today is that the teachers’ strike at Capistrano Unified School District is over. For months, the teachers at CUSD […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/fox-with-capo-kids.jpg "Melissa Fox on CAPO deal: Applause for teachers, parents and students. Recall trustees Winsten & Maddox!")
Melissa Fox on CAPO deal: Applause for teachers, parents and students. Recall trustees Winsten & Maddox!
Posted on April 27, 2010 | 11 Commentsfrom Melissa Fox, candidate for 70th Assembly District: The great news today is that the teachers’ strike at Capistrano Unified School District is over. For months, the teachers at CUSD […] -
![Picture courtesy of the Beyond the Blackboard blog The Beyond the Blackboard blog reported that as many as 400 people, including some children, showed up at last night’s meeting of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/CUSD-Protest-at-Board-Meeting.jpg "400 parents and teachers show up to CUSD Board Meeting")
400 parents and teachers show up to CUSD Board Meeting
Posted on April 14, 2010 | 7 CommentsPicture courtesy of the Beyond the Blackboard blog The Beyond the Blackboard blog reported that as many as 400 people, including some children, showed up at last night’s meeting of […] -
![Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) parents and teachers are in a full uproar. Below is an email touting a “Strike” by the parents tomorrow. It is followed by the official […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/CUSD.jpg "CUSD parents going on strike tomorrow!")
CUSD parents going on strike tomorrow!
Posted on April 12, 2010 | 59 CommentsCapistrano Unified School District (CUSD) parents and teachers are in a full uproar. Below is an email touting a “Strike” by the parents tomorrow. It is followed by the official […] -
![[poll id=”250″] “Parents for Local Control, a newly formed coalition of parents and community leaders that opposes Capistrano’s “reform”-minded school board, presented trustees Ken Lopez-Maddox and Mike Winsten with recall […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Ken-Lopez-Maddox-and-Mike-Winsten.jpg "Should CAPO Trustees Lopez-Maddox and Winsten be recalled?")
Should CAPO Trustees Lopez-Maddox and Winsten be recalled?
Posted on January 14, 2010 | 11 Comments[poll id=”250″] “Parents for Local Control, a newly formed coalition of parents and community leaders that opposes Capistrano’s “reform”-minded school board, presented trustees Ken Lopez-Maddox and Mike Winsten with recall […] -
![Investigative reporting can be a real challenge when you are searching for a paper trail to snuff out a stealth government agency objective. What makes this more complex is when […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Connecting the dots. Formation of a Mission Viejo school district?")
Connecting the dots. Formation of a Mission Viejo school district?
Posted on July 23, 2009 | No CommentsInvestigative reporting can be a real challenge when you are searching for a paper trail to snuff out a stealth government agency objective. What makes this more complex is when […] -
![Jane Russo might be a good chauffeur, but she is a terrible school superintendent! I ran into a lady today who was quite mad at me. “Jane Russo is a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/manuel-gonzalez.jpg "Why did SAUSD Superintendent cover up the abuse of a special ed student?")
Why did SAUSD Superintendent cover up the abuse of a special ed student?
Posted on June 6, 2009 | 11 CommentsJane Russo might be a good chauffeur, but she is a terrible school superintendent! I ran into a lady today who was quite mad at me. “Jane Russo is a […]
So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…