Fleming Trustees
OC Register columnist has no doubt the Fleming trustees knew they were violating the Brown Act
Oct 22, 2007 Filed in: Mickadeit,
Frank
Mickadeit is a columnist for the Orange County Register.
Fleming-era trustees can't be trusted in closed meetings, especially in judgment of children with zero tolerance policies they would never apply to themselves
Oct 22, 2007 Filed in: Russell,
Tom
Russell made these remarks during Public Comments. Russell is the spokesperson for the CUSD Recall COmmittee.
OC Register: Fleming-era trustees' open meetings law violations were serious and chronic
Oct 29, 2007 Filed in: OC Register
Stiff drives effort to indemnify trustees; makes no distinction based on scope of employment or alleged criminal activity
Sep 11, 2007 Filed in: Stiff,
Duane
Thanks for clearing that up for us, Duane. A lot of people have been confused about that "serving the public part" of what Fleming was doing when he got caught. Maybe you could stop thinking about protecting your own hide long enough to explain how this is good for the district and the constituents you are supposed to be "serving." Stiff is a Fleming-era CUSD trustee.
Trustee Addonizio calls Fleming trustees' failure to hold Fleming accountable, "reprehensible"
Sep 01, 2007 Filed in: Addonizio,
Ellen
Ellen Addonizio and Anna Bryson, two of the newly-elected members of the CUSD Board of Trustees agreed to be interviewed by the press. Addonizio and Bryson both called for the remaining Fleming-era trustees to be held accountable.
RSM Councilmenber says Fleming trustees are complict in CUSD scandals and should resign
Sep 01, 2007 Filed in: Blais, Neil
In response to the indictments and continuing problems in beleaguered CUSD, local officials from across South Orange County are now speaking out and demanding change. Blais is a Councilmember of the City of Rancho Santa Margarita.
RSM Mayor Pro Tem calls for Fleming trustees to step aside for the good of the community
Sep 01, 2007 Filed in: Thompson,
Gary
In response to the indictments and continuing problems in beleaguered CUSD, local officials from across South Orange County are now speaking out and demanding change. Thompson is Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Rancho Santa Margarita.
Former Trustee John Casabianca changes his testimony and joins Marlene Draper in dishing out district doublespeak
Jul 08, 2007 Filed in: Casabianca,
John
So, first, Casabianca swears the timing of the settlement was about the recall and, then, he swears it wasn't. Plausible? Hardly. But OK under the advice of CUSD's attorneys! Guess that's why we taxpayers pay those legal beagles the big bucks.
Civil charges planned against Capistrano Unified officials
Jul 08, 2007 Filed in: Schroeder,
Susan
RSM mayor recalls surreal experience as Fleming-era trustees praised Fleming on the very day the DA raided his offices
May 25, 2007 Filed in: Beall, Tony
Beall was the last public speaker to address the Board of Trustees and Fleming at Fleming's final board meeting last summer. Just hours before, district attorney's investigators raided Fleming's office and took computers and files. Beall urged the board not to let Fleming leave with a sweet retirement package. Beall asked the board to terminate Fleming and, in the short term, put him on administrative leave. Beall is the mayor of Rancho Santa Margarita and a recall leader.
Fleming wrongdoings happened under Fleming-era trustees' watch
May 25, 2007 Filed in: Beall, Tony
Beall is the mayor of Rancho Santa Margarita and a recall leader.
Stiff rebuffs calls for his resignation, taunts reformers and reveals his arrogant, Fleming-era roots
May 26, 2007 Filed in: Stiff,
Duane
We have a better idea. Do the honorable thing - resign now and save everyone, including the children, the trouble. But given Stiff's out-of-touch track record, his repeated failure to act in the interests of constituents and his willingness to join Benecke, Draper and Darnold in cover ups, it's surprising he woke up long enough to suggest the next best thing. Stiff is one of the four Fleming-era holdover trustees.
Fleming Trustees should be ashamed, owe public an apology
Oct 12, 2006 Filed in: Casserly,
Barbara
Barbara Casserly, The Capistrano
Dispatch “The current CUSD
Trustees who allowed that environment to exist
need to be voted out of elected office because
they were responsible for the management of an out
of control superintendent, Jim Fleming. The
Trustees should be ashamed for what they allowed
to occur during the Fleming administration. The
public deserves an apology.”
Casserly is a Mission Viejo resident and PTA leader.
Casserly is a Mission Viejo resident and PTA leader.
Trustees owe public an explanation for the lies they told or condoned
Oct 12, 2006 Filed in: Casserly,
Barbara
Barbara Casserly, The Capistrano
Dispatch “Now is the time for
the CUSD Trustees to explain to the public why
they lied, or allowed lies to be promulgated
repeatedly by Jim Fleming. Time after time,
publication after publication, the public was
informed that the funds for the administration
building were restricted to bricks and mortar in
San Juan Capistrano. Prominent members of the
public continue to believe that every dime for the
new administration building could only be used for
an administration building in San Juan
Capistrano.”
Casserly is a Mission Viejo resident and PTA leader.
Casserly is a Mission Viejo resident and PTA leader.
It’s business as usual at CUSD, Fleming trustees appear to have learned nothing
Dec 10, 2006 Filed in: Goff, Brad
Brad Goff, The Orange County
Register “We should see fairly
quickly over the next few months if the old-guard
has really learned its lesson or if it intends to
continue business as usual. The fact that not a
single board member has taken any responsibility
whatsoever for any of the mess that the district
currently finds itself in indicates to me that
they probably haven’t learned anything.”
Goff is the Chairman of Citizens for a Safe Rancho Santa Margarita, a local citizen action group.
Goff is the Chairman of Citizens for a Safe Rancho Santa Margarita, a local citizen action group.
Fleming trustees in denial, refuse to take responsibility for CUSD misdeeds, attack critics instead
Dec 10, 2006 Filed in: Goff, Brad
Brad Goff, The Orange County
Register “To date, no one in
the administration and not a single CUSD board
member has taken personal responsibility for any
of the district’s past wrongdoings. To the
contrary, the last two board meetings (since the
election) have seen trustees go on tirades against
the recall folks, the teacher’s union president
and the Orange County Register writer who reported
on many of the misdeeds.”
Goff is the Chairman of Citizens for a Safe Rancho Santa Margarita, a local citizen action group.
Goff is the Chairman of Citizens for a Safe Rancho Santa Margarita, a local citizen action group.
Fleming trustees have remained tight-lipped, in denial and pointing fingers at others - it's time to take responsibility
Jan 11, 2007 Filed in: Volzke,
Jonathan
Volzke is the publisher of the Capistrano Dispatch.
Conflicts prevent independent investigation of Fleming by Trustees
Jul 11, 2006 Filed in: OC Register
The Orange County Register hits the nail on the head by exposing the obvious conflict of interest that ultimately led to the less-than-independent Waldrip investigation.
Fleming trustees remain only because they weren't on the ballot
Jan 02, 2007 Filed in: Russell,
Tom
Russell is the spokesperson for the CUSD Recall Committee. He made this statement after being asked whether the four incumbent Trustees posed an obstacle to achieving reform in the scandal-ridden school district.
Trustees admit no wrongdoing, but settle and pay Lackey's attorney fees
Feb 23, 2007 Filed in: Volzke,
Jonathan
Volzke is the publisher of the Capistrano Dispatch.
Lackey filed lawsuit after obtaining evidence of improper closed session
Feb 23, 2007 Filed in: Volzke,
Jonathan
Volzke is the publisher of the Capistrano Dispatch.
Waldrip report cost $30,000, finds trustee and Fleming actions "imprudent" and "ill-advised"
Feb 23, 2007 Filed in: Waldrip,
Stuart
Volzke is the publisher of the Capistrano Dispatch.
Trustees stretch to make excuses for Brown Act violations
Feb 23, 2007 Filed in: Volzke,
Jonathan
Volzke is the publisher of the Capistrano Dispatch.
Even after alarming evidence of Fleming's wrongdoings, Benecke would use tax dollars to pay his criminal attorney's fees
Mar 07, 2007 Filed in: Benecke,
Sheila
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.
No improvement at CUSD possible until those responsible are held accountable
Dec 10, 2006 Filed in: Goff, Brad
Brad Goff, The Orange County
Register "The fact that not a
single board member has taken any responsibility
whatsoever for any of the mess that the district
currently finds itself in indicates to me that
they probably haven’t learned anything. In fact,
they appear to be in complete denial..."
Mr. Goff shares the belief of many of his fellow district residents that nothing is likely to change at CUSD until those responsible for the district's past wrongdoings are held accountable by their removal from elected offices or administrative positions at CUSD.
Mr. Goff shares the belief of many of his fellow district residents that nothing is likely to change at CUSD until those responsible for the district's past wrongdoings are held accountable by their removal from elected offices or administrative positions at CUSD.