Tag: Yes on Recall 2024
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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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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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Is CHOC operating abortion buses to OUSD, as Madison Miner claimed?
No. CHOC is not running abortion buses to OUSD schools. There is no evidence of these buses, and CHOC denies the claim. Madison Miner’s claim is based on unspecified, second-hand reports. As shown below, Madison Miner is foreshadowing her plans to attack reproductive rights by trying to enact OUSD rules contrary to California law. Did…
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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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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…