Classes yanked out of classrooms, stuck in temporaries

     Last night, I reported that, owing (evidently) to the poor condition of the temp building housing the Irvine Valley College Bookstore, the latter will be moved into building B100—where, of course, there are classrooms presently in use (by writing instructors, among others).
     A few minutes ago, I learned that instructors who use rooms B101 and B102 have been informed, via email, that, “effective Monday, August 27, your classes in B 101 and B 102 will not meet in these rooms. All Classes in B 101 will meet in CEC 5. All Classes in B 102 will meet in CEC 6.”
     CEC5 and 6 are inferior temporary buildings located just southwest of the Bookstore.
     The move is permanent: “These classes will meet in these rooms for the remainder of the semester.”
     CORRECTION: an earlier version of this post suggested that the decision to move these classes occurred without due consideration to instructors involved. I have been assured (by people directly involved) that the decision occurred because of an emergency and that an effort was made to take this action with the cooperation and assistance of the relevant dean and chairs. I will make an effort to gain clarity about the emergency.
     See UPDATE of subsequent post.

Spitzer spanks that rat bastard John Williams

Spitzer slaps down Williams’ ballot statement (OC Reg; Total Buzz)

     Challenged in court by crusading county Supervisor-elect Todd Spitzer, ex-Public Administrator John S. Williams caved in Thursday, agreeing to modify what Spitzer termed an “incredibly misleading” ballot statement and to pay Spitzer’s court costs…. (continued)

Excerpt of Judge Sanders' finding

Spitzer sues Williams, wins (No, John, you don't get to lie on your candidate's statement)

     Our old friend "Pen Pal" just sent this:

[OC Supervisor-elect Todd] Spitzer sued John Williams yesterday over his ballot statement, which stated [that] he (Williams) was praised by the [OC] Grand Jury. They had a hearing this morning at Central Court in Santa Ana. Spitzer won! [Williams] will have to remove the grand jury [claim]from the ballot statement! Oh, and pay court costs!  Too funny!  Apparently the press (OCR) just happened to be there, so there should be something online later today. 

     For background, read this or this.
     That Williams would claim to have been praised by the Grand Jury when, in truth, they slammed him illustrates his vicious character.
     As you know, the faculty union PAC, led by residual Old Guardsters (Channing, MacMillan, Miller-White, Woodward, et al.), recently voted to endorse the utterly disgraced Williams for the 7th area seat of the SOCCCD Board of Trustees.
     In early September, the union's Rep Council will meet to decide whether to accept the PAC's recommendation.

Pants afire

     I have advocated that the Rep Council refrain from endorsing anyone for this race and to let the chips fall where they may. A Rep Council decision to endorse Williams would surely divide and polarize faculty. To what end? We don't need Williams. We need to have nothing to do with the guy.
     Many of us remember the Old Guard era (roughly, the 1990s), when a secretive and corrupt group of faculty controlled the union. Stunningly, they chose to use homophobic fliers and to support a Holocaust denying trustee to secure a lucrative contract. It took years to wrest control of the union from that group.
     It was led by the same people who brought about the recent PAC recommendation. (See PAC.)
     Good grief.