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| Williams: Coming soon to a BOT near you? |
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| Old Guardster Ken Woodward |
A month ago, the FA PAC interviewed trustees Frank Meldau and Jim Wright (both face election in November), and then recommended Meldau, Wright, and Bill Jay for endorsement.
Soon thereafter, the FA’s exec committee approved all three endorsements.
The PAC then met in early August (i.e., a few days ago), interviewing, among others, John Williams, a candidate for his old seat (he filed on the 9th), now occupied by Meldau. They decided to recommend endorsement of Williams, too!
They also decided to pay for Meldau and Williams’ filing fees.
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| Lee Haggarty |
You bet.
That Williams is a sleazy, disgusting bastard has been known for quite some time. During the bad old days of SOCCCD Brown Act violations (c. 1997-8), Williams was by far the most egregious violator. He was intimately involved in the disastrous district reorganization of 1997 and the board’s efforts otherwise to lessen faculty authority—for example, by eliminating reassigned time. Williams was Steve "Holocaust denier" Frogue’s strongest ally, even during the Frogue recall. And, of course, he supported Raghu Mathur to the bitter end.
Most entertaining of all: as trustee, he was notorious for using conference money to take lavish trips, often to Orlando, where he has family. Hence the moniker "Orlando Boy."
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| Mathur crony Ray Chandos |
But, in part thanks to DtB's reporting, by about two or three years ago, Williams was in big trouble with his Public Administrator/Guardian gig down at the county, and, no doubt, he was overwhelmed. So he bailed from the board. The board chose Meldau as his replacement. (Williams eventually resigned from his county post after many months of BOS efforts to remove the guy. Williams is a huge embarrassment for the local GOP.)
But how is it that John Williams, poster boy for OC political corruption, cronyism, and incompetence, became a candidate for his old seat on the board?
Evidently, the union “Old Guard”—a group once fronted by the likes of Sharon Macmillan, Sherry Miller-White, and Ray Chandos and who are responsible for much that has gone wrong in our district in the last sixteen years—is staging a comeback. They got Williams on board. And their people managed to secure Williams’ PAC endorsement.
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| Unprincipled: Miller-White |
Nice goin', FA. You're doin' a heck of a job.
That pretty much leaves Williams.
The only person who dislikes Williams more than I do is board President Nancy Padberg, and so she and her cronies are attempting to scrape up a Republican candidate for the seat before the deadline late Wednesday afternoon.
Never underestimate an angry Nancy.
God only knows who she’ll come up with though. I think John Schmitz' widow is available. Imagine!
The next Rep Council meeting will be in early September, at IVC.
The next PAC meeting is 2:00, Tuesday, not long after the FA luncheon.
You're not invited.
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| Micael Merrifield |
P.P.S.: should you wish to contact your rep or a union leader, see
• officers
• Representative Council
• SOCCCD employee directory
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| Michael Channing |
Paula Jacobs, PresidentPlease note: the decision to endorse Williams was not unanimous
Claire Cesareo-Silva, President Elect
Lewis Long, Past President
Ken Woodward, Treasurer
Allison Camelot, Secretary
Loma Hopkins, Membership Chair
Beth Clary, Part Time Faculty Chair
Lee Haggarty, Past President
Mike Merrifield, Past President
Michael Channing, Past President
The Runyan
Sharon MacMillan, Past President
Sherry Miller White, Past President
Margot Lovett, SBS Saddleback College
Martin Welc, BS Saddleback College
Georgina Guy, Counseling Saddleback College
Ted Weatherford, HPE Irvine Valley College
Fawn Tanriverdi, Counseling Irvine Valley College
Ron Ellison, FA Irvine Valley College
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| A curious slide projected during an inservice activity at IVC earlier today Bomb, plane: result of Windows-->Mac snafu |
27 comments:
idiots...............
"Creepitude!" How perfectly descriptive : )
Maybe they'll dig up Fuentes' corpse and prop it up so he can run for reelection.
Dear FA....you are known by the company you keep....sleep with skunks and you soon stink along with them.
It is apparent that the FA does not value moral or ethical behavior!
The ONLY thing the FA values is POWER.
The FA is only as good as we want it to be. Show up tomorrow and tell them what you think.
One issue is that people need to SERVE on these committees like the PAC even if they meet during the summer.
The union belongs to the people it represents - but can be influenced by those who are active in it. Of course it can. That is one of the dynamics of democracy.
We need to be active in it once more. There is a lot more at stake than just our reputation of back a disgraced candidate who was hauled out of office by his own colleague because of unethical behavior.
The FA leadership needs to show leadership on this issue - BUT SO MUST THE RANK AND FILE. That is us.
I think the FA made pragmatic decision about their support of Williams int eh past (decisions I disagreed with - but I was in a minority) but to support him now after his unethical behavior in this district and the county is a real mistake. Indefensible.
I urge people to contact their Rep Council reps AND the union leadership with a quick email that says so.
President Paula Jacobs' email is:
pjacobs@saddleback.edu
And show up tomorrow.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention Roy.
Unbelievable.
And, yes, people need to show up, write, etc.
This is just nuts. We deserve better than this and so do the residents of South Orange.
Ethics aside, if the guy supports our FA, I say go with him. Let's be honest with ourselves, we've been willing to drop our standards as quickly as a hooker drops her panties at the sight of cash.
6:31 is right. The FA has lowered their standards, like when they served up all that greasy chicken at their big event. How queezy was that?
Come on. It's too easy to complain. Let's step up and make it better. They count on us being LAZY and finding EXCUSES.
Why is this blog not commenting on the Academic Senate and the Grievance Chair conflict...does a bomb subtract and airplane??
Don't know about the conflict. Are you referring to Kathy Schmeidler, new IVC Ac Senate Prez? Yes, she's also FA grievance chair for IVC. That it?
Someone sent me the image at the end of this post. Bomb, airplane. Evidently, the result of translation from Windows to Mac is all.
Not Williams.
The FA is empowered by its members. that's how it works. you need to communicate to your reps and your leaders. Attendance and participation in meetings and committees is vital.
Kathy's presentation was the best yesterday despite the snafu.
I don't know what those people are thinking by promoting Williams.
They (the old guard and their new recruits) took advantage of the fact so few wanted to serve on the PAC. Then, because their colleagues voted them in at Saddleback, that gave them the power to choose Williams.
They are pissed off because of the lab loading reforms and how leadership has sought to address the inequities of the contract.
Don't smear the whole FA with one grand brushstroke.
IVC has been missing in action for awhile. Get involved.
So if Williams runs unapposed and no one votes for him, what happens?
This is just un-F-believable!
I have ZERO respect for the Faculty Association. Way to go guys, we are trying to build this district not tear it down.
has Williams in fact turned in his paperwork?
If the Faculty Association is endorsing this idiot and paying his filing fees, deals were made with the devil to put him back in office. I thought you guys were educated folks?
Many of these comments are pathetic. Who is this FA you seem to despise so much? The old guard was able to make this move because they were paying attention and showed up with their votes. Where were the rest of you who seem to care so much? This is especially true for the IVC folks, who were pitifully absent from the proceedings. Stop grumbling and do something if you want to help the FA.
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