Kevin Murphy

Murphy resigned, but Recall Committee will continue to lead reform campaign

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Tom Russell, Capistrano Valley News "The only thing that has changed is that Kevin [Murphy] has elected to resign ... The main thing we’re going to do is to make certain we keep the awareness we brought to the issues ... There is always more than one way to skin a cat.”

Russell, spokesperson for the CUSD Recall Committee, explained that the group will plan new strategies as it continues to lead the campaign to reform CUSD.

Kevin Murphy quits local politics, Recall Committee will continue reform campaign

Sam Miller, Capistrano Valley News "Recall leader Kevin Murphy said Thursday that he would step out of local politics. Another leader of the recall group said the effort will go on."

Murphy served as Chairman of the CUSD Recall Committee until his resignation on December 22, 2006, the day the Registrar of Voters announced that the recall petition campaign had failed. The other leader was Tom Russell, official spokesperson for the CUSD Recall Committee. Russell served with Murphy as a committee member since the inception of the recall committee.

Murphy says he has no further plans to continue opposing the district

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Kevin Murphy, The Orange County Register "For me, it’s the end of the story."

Murphy said that he has no further plans to continue opposing the district. Murphy served as Chairman of the CUSD Recall Committee until his resignation on December 22, 2006, the day the Registrar of Voters announced that the recall petition campaign had failed.

Recall Committee pays tribute Kevin Murphy; Committee will continue to lead reform campaign

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Tom Russell, The Capistrano Dispatch "The people of South Orange County owe Kevin Murphy a debt of gratitude for having the courage to start the recall campaign and we wish him well. However, the problems remain and the CUSD Recall Committee will continue to lead the reform campaign."

Russell is the official spokesperson for the CUSD Recall Committee.

Kevin Murphy announces he quits efforts to reform CUSD

Trabuco Canyon News “In related news, recall organizer and chairman, Kevin Murphy, announced that he would no longer be involved with the continuing efforts to reform CUSD."

Murphy served as Chairman of the CUSD Recall Committee until his resignation on December 22, 2006, the day the Registrar of Voters announced that the recall petition campaign had failed.

Kevin Murphy a gracious gladiator? Hardly. While other leaders say "thanks," Murphy quits and points fingers

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Keith Stroud, The Capistrano Dispatch “He has the feeling that there were those within his battle group who were pulling in opposite directions, which led to the downfall of the movement.”

While the Recall Committee accepted Murphy's resignation and publicly announced that the people of South Orange County owed him a debt of gratitude for his role in the recall campaign, the best Murphy could do was blame other recall leaders for the failure of the recall campaign. Nice job Murphy ... that's leadership! Stroud, a columnist for The Capistrano Dispatch, called Murphy a "gracious gladiator" for his "honesty" and "candor," and even called him "honorable" for not mentioning the names of the recall leaders he was publicly smearing by innuendo -- the very kind of offensive conduct for which Stroud criticized other recall proponents in the same article. As a recall leader, Murphy had proven to be a toothless tiger, refusing to acknowledge or confront CUSD on issues of corruption to the delight of a school district sycophant like Stroud.

Kevin Murphy declares his political life at an end

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Keith Stroud, The Capistrano Dispatch “... after his defeat Kevin made a special point of attending a recent Friday morning coffee chat over at Metro Java ... where he very candidly accepted his defeat, answered all questions openly and honestly, and declared his political life at an end.”

Stroud is a columnist for The Capistrano Dispatch.

Kevin Murphy resigns as recall chairman

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Jonathan Volzke, The Capistrano Dispatch "Murphy announced he is no longer involved with the recall group. The group, now based in Rancho Santa Margarita, said it would continue without him."

Kevin Murphy, the San Juan man who launched the recall effort over new high school boundaries, San Juan Hills High School, the district’s $35 million administration building and other issues, said the effort was beset by internal struggles as groups from throughout the district merged.