Benecke, Sheila
Sheila Benecke's arrogant, caustic tongue dishonors CUSD again, demonstrating she is unworthy to serve
Jun 05, 2007

Benecke made these caustic remarks at the June 4, 2007 Borad meeting. Such lack of decorum proved that Benecke, the Queen of Mean, was the real jackass, and after spewing such venom from the dais, Benecke left no doubt who the real snake was. Volzke is the publisher of The Capistrano Dispath.
Even after alarming evidence of Fleming's wrongdoings, Benecke would use tax dollars to pay his criminal attorney's fees
Mar 07, 2007

Trustee Benecke and other Fleming trustees said a defense lawyer is no longer necessary because the grand jury investigation seems to have quieted down. However, they also said they would support providing a defense lawyer for Fleming's if investigation activities resume. Benecke and her colleagues previously said that Fleming's criminal defense attorney's fees would be paid until there was evidence of Fleming's wrongdoing. Now that the Waldrip report has provided alarming evidence of such wrongdoing, Benecke and her colleagues have decided ignore the report. This decision is just a flawed as their decision to pay Fleming's criminal defense fees last summer, when they ignored legal criteria and improperly authorized payment.
Trustee Benecke spins Waldrip report as a "tool to refocus," avoids any discussion of responsibility or accountability
Jan 09, 2007

Rather than using the report to identify wrongdoing and demand accountability, Benecke ignores the report's obvious limitations and deficiencies, and clears up the real purpose for the Waldrip report -- a "tool to refocus," or, in other words, a broad brush to cover up wrongdoing, avoid discussion of specific offenses or blame and move on without accountability.
Benecke supports Fleming's unethical use of mole to spy on recall proponents in private home
Jul 11, 2006

Benecke told The Orange County Register that she supports Fleming's use of a pro-board informant who infiltrated the recall campaign by entering a private home of recall proponents to spy on them. By condoning and excusing such unethical behavior, Benecke reveals how closely allied she is with Fleming and how corrupt she has become in defending him.