The Faculty Association of Rancho Santiago Community College District announced their endorsements for the 2012 general election this morning. In addition the Association issued recommendations on the bond initiative for the college district and three statewide initiatives.
From the release:
The Faculty Association of Rancho Santiago Community College District has chosen to make the following endorsements for the upcoming elections this November:
- Nelida M. Yanez – Rancho Santiago Community College Board of Trustees – Area 3
- Mark McLoughlin – Rancho Santiago Community College Board of Trustees – Area 5
- R. David Chapel – Rancho Santiago Community College Board of Trustees – Area 5
- Measure Q – Santa Ana College Bond Measure
- State Proposition 30 (Support)
- State Proposition 32 (Oppose)
- State Proposition 38 (Oppose)
“Nelida M. Yanez is a longtime Santa Ana resident who has three different A.A. degrees from Santa Ana College, is a veteran who proudly served her country with the U.S. Army, and has a broad base of community endorsements and support for her campaign effort,” said Dr. Barry Resnick, President of the Faculty Association. “She will be an excellent addition to the Rancho Santiago Community College Board of Trustees. We are honored to support her.”
“Mark McLoughlin and R. David Chapel are incumbent members of the Rancho Santiago Community College District Board of Trustees who have both done an outstanding job representing the District, its students, and the faculty,” continued Resnick. “Unfortunately, they live in the same neighborhood and were placed in the same trustee area during the District’s recent redistricting process. We chose to support them both and look forward to continuing to work together with the victor.”
“Santa Ana College is one the oldest community college campuses in the state,” said Resnick. “Successful voter passage of Measure Q is vital to our effort to update our aging classrooms, science labs, library, and computer systems. It will also help us create an important Science Center for state-of-the-art courses in biology, chemistry, and physical sciences.”
The Faculty Association of Rancho Santiago Community College District represents over 300 full-time professors and over 500 adjunct faculty at Santa Ana College, Santiago Canyon College, Centennial Education Center, and the Orange Education Center.
It’s good to see that the Faculty Association saw through the B.S. that Santa Ana Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez has been spreading about her alleged commitment to education and endorsed both of her opponents. While it may be likely that the endorsement has more to do with the existing working relationship that the Association has with two incumbent trustees, the snub of Alvarez may also have something to do with their distrust of an elected official who cost the jurisdiction she represent thousands of dollars by filing a frivolous lawsuit in a petulant attempt to get her way.
They didn’t endorse Jose Solorio? That’s quite the snub.
Did they interview all the candidates for all the races? If not, this endorsement is completely worthless.
How come there is no story about the health violations of the restaurant Claudia is having her fundraiser at tonight. Enjoy the rodent feces with your cheese!
I was not able to make my interview with the Faculty Association and they were not able to reschedule.
You are in over your head Tony. Yanez will kick your butt. The Pedroza endorsement is the kiss of death
Yanez may win as she knows how to play the game! Only her family and maybe a few other close friends know her true dark side. The truth as I and the rest of her family members know is that: In my opinion Mrs. Mendoza-Yanez cannot be trusted to serve as an honest board member. While checking into her past positions on different boards via the Internet I found that she serves on these boards for her family’s gain. Her first board position allowed her to enroll her three children in the Head Start program intended for low-income families. Two of her children received Gates Millennium Scholarships (financial aid program) intended for “the poor underprivileged students.”. When her last child left for college (Stanford) she and her husband enjoyed a month long vacation in Europe. Real estate records in Orange County indicate that she and her husband own two properties, their home and one on East Camile. In my opinion Mrs. Mendoza-Yanez has underreported their income in order to qualify for aide intended for low-income families/students. Is this the type of person we want to serve? Before you vote check into her past.