Judging by his campaign video, John Williams is an idiot

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.....Here's John Williams' campaign video.
.....He's a clever one, that John Williams. In the video, he explains that, for seventeen years, he's been on the "Saddleback College Board." (See above.)
.....You'd think after all these years the fellow would know that the SOCCCD comprises Irvine Valley College, too, and not just Saddleback College. This has been true, of course, since 1985, when IVC became an autonomous college. (Between 1979-1985, the facility was an off-site location of Saddleback College.)
.....Check out Williams' campaign website here. If cornball patriotism were intelligence, Williams would be a very different man.

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.....I did a little research. The board changed the name of the district from the "Saddleback Community College District" to the "South Orange County Community College District" in  March of 1997.
.....The trustee who suggested this particular name (i.e., SOCCCD) was John Williams.
.....At the time, some trustees opposed the change. Some opposed the new name. Trustee Joan Heuter noted that the district comprises Tustin and Irvine, and neither city is considered part of South OC.
.....She did not prevail.

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.....According to the Lariat (4/10/97),

In a survey of 47 faculty, staff and community members by the district public information office, 17 said they did not want the name changed. ¶ Results from a Lariat survey in February indicated 50 percent of students opposed the change, with 12 percent supporting the new name as an option. ¶ Student government polls found 97 percent of Saddleback students and 75 percent of Irvine Valley students opposed the change.

.....The district has never been called "Saddleback College."

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.....According to the district,

In the planning stages, the district was referred to as the South Coast Junior College District. At its March 13, 1967 meeting, the board named the new district Saddleback Junior College District…. Saddleback College was officially named by action of the board on February 26, 1968.…

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.....There are four candidates for OC Public Administrator. In her campaign, Colleen Callahan has noted Williams’ incompetence and unsuitability. Her campaign video is here. Her campaign website is here.