Capo district's warring factions spar in debate
October 20, 2010 Filed in:
Elections
Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register
The two warring political
factions in Capistrano Unified's upcoming school board race sparred
over the track record of incumbent trustees, debated challengers'
financial ties to the district's influential teachers union and
argued over changing the rules for electing trustees at an
informal, hour-long debate Wednesday morning. The spirited
discussion, which did not put strict limits on speaking time, laid
bare the bitter animosity between the five incumbents backed by the
Committee to Reform CUSD and five challengers backed by the
Capistrano Unified Children First group...