CUSD Recall 2007
CUSD recall election date announced
April 3, 2008, Capistrano Valley News - Web Files
Two CUSD Trustees Face Voter Recall
April 2008, Trabuco Canyon News - Voters Seeking to Remove Trustees for Creating Enemies Lists, Culture of Corruption and Gross Fiscal Mismanagement
What’s Up With CUSD Setting Recall Election Date?
March 28, 2008, Nathan Wright and Jonathan Volzke, Dana Point Times - Eye on DP
What’s Up With CUSD Setting Recall Election Date?
March 27, 2008, Nathan Wright and Jonathan Volzke, San Clemente Times - Eye on SC
Capistrano district sets recall election date
March 25, 2008, Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register - Trustees Marlene Draper and Sheila Benecke could be removed in June 24 special election.
June 24 Picked for Capo Schools Recall Vote
March 24, 2008, Nathan Wright and Jonathan Volzke, San Clemente Times - Eye on SC
June 24 Picked for Capo Schools Recall Vote
March 24, 2008, Nathan Wright and Jonathan Volzke, Dana Point Times - Eye on DP
Capo Unified to set date for recall election
March 22, 2008, Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register - Trustees Sheila Benecke and Marlene Draper could be ousted from the school board.
June 24 Picked for Capo Schools Recall Vote
March 21, 2008, Nathan Wright and Jonathan Volzke, The Capistrano Dispatch - Eye on SJC
Capo Schools Officials to Set Recall Vote
March 21, 2008, Jonathan Volzke, The Capistrano Dispatch - Eye on SJC
CUSD Pink Slips, Recall Election Date
March 20, 2008, Nathan Wright and Norb Garrett, San Clemente Times - Eye on SC
Upcoming CUSD Trustee Recall Election
March 20, 2008, Nathan Wright, Dana Point Times - Eye on DP
Recall of school trustees advances
March 11, 2008, David Reyes, The Los Angeles Times - California In Brief: Orange County
Capistrano Schools Trustees Face Recall
March 10, 2008, Jonathan Volzke, The Capistrano Dispatch
Capistrano Schools Trustees Face Recall
March 10, 2008, Jonathan Volzke, San Clemente Times
Capistrano Schools Trustees Face Recall
March 10, 2008, Jonathan Volzke, Dana Point Times
Two Capistrano Unified trustees face recall
March 10, 2008, Fermin Leal and Scott Martindale, My OC High
Capo recall qualified for ballot
March 10, 2008, Steven Greenhut, OC Register - Orange Punch
CUSD parents turn in recall petitions
February 7, 2008, Aliso Viejo News - From the Web Files
Is the CUSD recall worth it?
February 1, 2008, From the Web Files, The Orange County Register - Readers share their thoughts on possibly financing a special election to replace trustees Sheila Benecke and Marlene Draper.
CUSD RECALL COLLECTS 62,000 SIGNATURES IN RECALL DRIVE
February 2008, Trabuco Canyon News - The CUSD Recall Committee has collected enough signatures to force a recall election of two Capistrano Unified school board members
Recall Proponents File Petitions
February 1, 2008, Jonathan Volzke, The Capistrano Dispatch - Registrar has 30 business days to determine validity of signatures
Is the CUSD recall worth it?
February 1, 2008, From the Web Files, Saddleback Valley News - Readers share their thoughts on possibly financing a special election to replace trustees Sheila Benecke and Marlene Draper.
Is the CUSD recall worth it?
February 1, 2008, From the Web Files, Rancho Santa Margarita News - Readers share their thoughts on possibly financing a special election to replace trustees Sheila Benecke and Marlene Draper.
Recall group says it has enough names
January 31, 2008, Laguna Niguel News - From the Web Files
Recall group says it has enough names
January 31, 2008, Aliso Viejo News - From the Web Files
Two CUSD board members face 66,088 recall signatures
January 29, 2008, Scott Martindale, The Orange COunty Register - The petition, the second to be leveled at the board since 2005, needs 40,986 valid signers to go to the polls.
Recall Signatures Going In Today
January 29, 2008, The Capistrano Dispatch - Daily News Blast
CUSD Recall Committee To Turn In Recall Signatures On Remaining Fleming Trustees
January 28, 2008, Jubal, Red County - OC Blog
Capo schools recall group turns in petitions
January 28, 2008, Martin Wisckol, OC Register - Total Buzz
CUSD parents turn in 66,000 recall petitions
January 28, 2008, Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register - The county Registrar of Voters has 30 business days to certify the signatures, which could lead to a recall election of two Capistrano Unified school board members.
Recall vote set, group says
January 24, 2008, Scott Martindale, Laguna Niguel News - Parents organization says it has collected enough signatures to force a recall election of two CUSD school board members.
Recall vote set, group says
January 24, 2008, Scott Martindale, Capistrano Valley News
Recall vote set, group says
January 24, 2008, Scott Martindale, Aliso Viejo News - Parents organization says it has collected enough signatures to force a recall election of two CUSD school board members.
RECALL VOTE SET, GROUP SAYS
January 23, 2008, Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register - Parents organization says it has collected enough signatures to force recall election of two CUSD school board members.
Foes seek recall of Capistrano trustees
January 23, 2008, Tony Barboza, The Los Angeles Times - Group says it has enough signatures to put a measure on the ballot to oust Marlene Draper and Sheila Benecke.
Recall Supporters Say Signatures Good
January 22, 2008, Nathan Wright and Jonathan Volzke, The Capistrano Dispatch
Recall Committee Says Signatures In Hand
January 22, 2008, The Capistrano Dispatch - Daily News Blast
CUSD parents say they've collected 62,000 signatures in recall drive
January 22, 2008, Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register - The CUSD Recall Committee has collected enough signatures to force a recall election of two Capistrano Unified school board members, organizers say.
CUSD parents group to announce results of recall drive today
January 22, 2008, Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register - The CUSD Recall Committee says it has collected sufficient signatures to force a recall election of two school board members.
How to Avoid A Total Recall
January 22, 2008, Daffodil Altan, OC Weekly
CUSD Recall Campaign On Track
December 2007, Trabuco Canyon News - Petition gatherers have until January 29th, but expect to turn in signatures early
What's Up With The CUSD Recall?
October 26, 2007, Jonathan Volzke, The Capistrano Dispatch
Hundreds Gather to Support CUSD Recall
October 4, 2007, Trabuco Canyon News - Elected Officials Urge Embattled School District Leaders to Resign
Hard Knocks
October 4, 2007, Daffodil Altan, OC Weekly - Three years in the life of the Capistrano Unified School District
A Timeline
October 4, 2007, Daffodil Altan, OC Weekly
Hundreds Gather to Support CUSD Recall
October 4, 2007, Trabuco Canyon News - Elected Officials Urge Embattled School District Leaders to Resign
Local Officials Join Call for CUSD Trustees to Step Down
September 2007, Michael Winsten, The Trabuco Canyon News - New Investigative TV Reports Released
New School Year, New Recall Attempt
August 31, 2007, Jonathan Volzke, The Capistrano Dispatch
Recall Madness!
August 24, 2007, Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly - The nuts and bolts (with extra nuts) of direct democracy gone wild
Recall Group To Target Two
August 23, 2007, Almanac, The Orange County Register
Unhappy O.C. parents going after school trustees
August 6, 2007, Seema Mehta, The Los Angeles Times - Recall attempts are moving forward in three districts. Elections officials can't recall a time when so many were occurring simultaneously.
CUSD trustees face new recall bid
July 3, 2007, Sam Miller, The Orange County Register - Citizens group says it will try to collect 20,000 signatures for each of four targeted Capistrano board members.
New Recall Targets Trustees
July 3, 2007, Staff and Wire Reports, The Capistrano Dispatch
CUSD faces recall campaign
July 3, 2007, Sam Miller, The Orange County Register - Citizens' group CUSD Recall needs to collect 20,000 signatures for each of four targeted trustees.
Capistrano schools again embroiled in a recall
July 3, 2007, Seema Mehta, The Los Angeles Times - New effort in southern Orange County targets four trustees who were subjects of a previous attempt.
Recall Resumes
July 2, 2007, Jonathan Volzke, The Capistrano Dsipatch - Daily News Blast
Troubles Continue in Beleaguered Capo Unified
July 2007, Mike Winsten, Trabuco Canyon News - Investigations, Indictments and now a Recall