Category: OUSD Elections
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Who funded No on Recall?
78% of the funding for No on Recall was from outside of OUSD. Total Mark Bucher related donations are $146,500, which is 54% of the donations over $100. The three largest contributors to the No on Recall campaign are all related to Mark Bucher, advocate for more charter schools operating on OUSD property, as follows:…
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Can I sue for defamation (libel / slander)? Truth as a defense.
Many times, politics boils over into allegations by supporters of one side against supporters of the opposing side that become heated. Sometimes, one side will threaten to file a suit for defamation, which encompasses libel if the defamatory statement is in writing, and slander if the defamation by oral or spoken communication. OUSD politics is…
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Rick Ledesma, Longtime Teachers Union Supporter
Rick Ledesma has been a longtime supporter of the teachers’ union during the more than three decades since he was first elected to the OUSD Board in 1993. Despite posturing by 2024 No on Recall campaign that Mr. Ledesma has always been anti-union, Mr. Ledesma has been quoted as a strong supporter of the teachers’…
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Did No on Recall make a false police report about sign theft at an OUSD school?
It appears that No on Recall made a false police report that their sign had been stolen by a particular employee at an OUSD school. False police report that school employee’s vehicle had No on Recall signs The Foothill Sentry reported in the March 2024 issue that, around the week of February 19, 2024, Frank…
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Is Yes on Recall primarily funded by unions?
No, unions have contributed 20% of total donations to Yes on Recall. By contrast, 71% of the donations to No on Recall are from outside of OUSD per self-reported addresses. This includes the Lincoln Club of Orange County drawing almost entirely from South OC, which has donated more to No on Recall than the unions…
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Could Madison Miner be sued for false arrest?
Yes. Madison Miner went on a campaign of citizen’s arrests on or about February 23, 2024, attempting to exact vigilante justice by instructing police officers to arrest well-educated and well-connected members of the public. The reason you don’t hear much about citizens’ arrests is because they carry extreme penalties of civil tort damages and potentially…
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Can election signs be posted on public property?
No. Political signs are generally not allowed to be placed on public property. Contact code enforcement to have the signs removed. Election Signs on Public Property One of the hottest topics in the 2024 recall has been alleged sign theft. However, within that topic, there has been discrete issue of placing signs on public property.…
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Can OUSD political campaigns use pictures of the schools?
Yes, the First Amendment allows the use of school photos to further core political speech, including candidates for public office and recalls of those candidates. Any copyright claim would seemingly be overcome by the defense of fair use. Any trademark claim would not be supported by any confusion as to whether the district was authorizing…
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Did Madison Miner and Rick Ledesma lie about being OUSD parents?
Yes. Miner and Ledesma have both claimed to be OUSD parents or concealed that they are not OUSD parents. In fact, neither is an OUSD parent. What did the Yes on Recall mailer say about Ledesma and Miner claiming to be OUSD parents? Around February 14, 2024, Yes on Recall sent out the following mailer…
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1992 OUSD Recall Attempt
In addition to the 2024 recall, and 2001 OUSD successful recall, OUSD was the scene in 1992 of a recall attempt that never reached the ballot. The recall proponents “conceded that they had fallen about 5,000 signatures short of the required 13,180, which is equal to the 15% of registered voters needed to call a…
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Who donated to Madison Miner for OUSD School Board 2022?
Many questions have surrounded the election of new Orange Unified School District Trustee Madison Miner in November 2022. Total donations to the Madison Miner 2022 election were $228,878, excluding donations below $100. 83% of the donations came from outside of cities serviced by OUSD as shown below. Three Largest Donors to Madison Miner’s Campaign These…
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Who is Mark Bucher, Orange County / OUSD political influencer?
Mark William Bucher has channeled considerable donations to influence the Orange Unified School District Board of Trustees elections. This article provides basic information on who he is and what he seeks to accomplish notably conservative, openly anti-union goals. Basic Information about Mark Bucher Is Mark Bucher the largest political donor in OUSD politics? At least…
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Will a no vote on the recall “stop higher property taxes?”
No. The “No on Recall” campaign has falsely claimed that, by voting no, voters can “stop higher property taxes.” The recall does not directly change property taxes. Moreover, only a supermajority of 2/3 of the board could send a bond to the voters, which must be approved by 55% of the voters. Even more perplexing…
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What would be the effect of a recall of Madison Miner and/or Rick Ledesma?
“If a majority of the votes on a recall proposal for a local officer are ‘Yes’, the officer is removed and the office shall be vacant until it is filled according to law.” Elections Code § 11382; see Cal. Const., Art. II, Sec. 15(c) (“If the majority vote on the question is to recall, the…
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OUSD 2001 successful recall election
In addition to the 2024 recall, OUSD had a recall in 2001 that recalled Martin Jacobson, Maureen Aschoff, and Linda Davis from the OUSD Board. In their place, Kathy Moffat, Melissa Taylor Smith, and John Ortega were installed as OUSD Trustees as a result of the 2001 recall, as the LA Times reported. Cal State…
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