When Orange County Board of Education Trustee Tim Shaw was appointed board president on July 5, he became the second person in his family to hold such a position—joining his mother, Karen Shaw, who is currently the president of the Lowell Joint Unified School Board, which serves the Whittier and La Habra areas. The Shaw family, who…
Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree: Mother-Son Duo Serving on Local Education Boards
July 19, 2023
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Election Opponent Sues OC Education Board Trustee For ‘Defamation’ After Losing Race
July 15, 2022
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Orange County Board of Education Trustee Tim Shaw is being sued by Paulette Chaffee—his opponent in the June election—for alleged defamation. Last week, Chaffee—an educator and the wife of OC Supervisor Doug Chaffee—filed a lawsuit claiming she was defamed by two Shaw campaign mailers that called Chaffee a “convicted thief,” in reference to her being…
OC Board of Education Trustee Beckie Gomez Resigns Amid Lawsuit
June 16, 2022
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Orange County Board of Education Trustee Beckie Gomez announced her resignation June 15 after she was sued in March for simultaneously holding positions on the board and the Tustin City Council. In May, Attorney General Rob Bonta approved the lawsuit, which argued that the two offices Gomez holds are “legally incompatible” under a state law…
Orange County School Board Incumbents, Superintendent Poised for Victory
June 9, 2022
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Each of the three incumbents on the Orange County Board of Education, as well as Superintendent Al Mijares, are poised to win another term in the election. Each incumbent leads the race by a wide margin as of Thursday evening, according to the Orange County Registrar of Voters. Unlike most races, the board’s June elections…
Orange County Board of Education Trustee Temporarily Removed
May 4, 2022
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—A judge temporarily prohibited Tim Shaw from serving as a trustee on the Orange County Board of Education following months of contentious debate about whether he was illegally appointed. Orange County Superior Court Judge Martha Gooding April 29 approved a temporary restraining order that disallows Shaw from serving on the board. Shaw was…
Judge to Rule on OC Board of Education Trustee’s Temporary Removal
April 28, 2022
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The ongoing fight over the seat of Orange County Board Trustee Tim Shaw proceeds as a judge is set to rule on whether he should be temporarily removed nearly two months before the election. “At this point, it feels like it’s some game to these people, but it’s my life,” Shaw told The Epoch Times….
Battle to Remove OC Board of Education Trustee Tim Shaw Continues
April 7, 2022
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The battle to determine if Orange County Board of Education Trustee Tim Shaw was illegally appointed to his position continues after the state Attorney General approved a lawsuit against him on April 7. Local resident Michael Sean Wright filed a quo warranto—a legal challenge questioning the ability of someone to hold a public office—on March…
Judge Favors OC Board of Education in Appointment Lawsuit
March 10, 2022
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—After battling various lawsuits challenging his seat on the Orange County Board of Education, Tim Shaw kept his trustee position after a judge denied a request for his removal on March 10. The decision from Orange County Superior Court Judge Martha Gooding on late Tuesday afternoon denied local resident Michael Sean Wright’s request…
Judge Tentatively Rules Against Allegations That Education Board Trustee Was Illegally Appointed
March 7, 2022
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—A judge tentatively ruled against allegations that Orange County Board of Education Trustee Tim Shaw was illegally appointed to his vacant seat. The tentative ruling from Superior Court Judge Martha Gooding arrived on March 4—three days prior to the hearing on March 7—giving the prosecution and defense time to formalize their arguments and…
Local Resident Attempts to Unseat OC Board of Education Trustee
February 9, 2022
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—A local resident is requesting that an Orange County Board of Education trustee be temporarily removed following allegations that he was illegally appointed to his vacant seat in December 2021. Michael Sean Wright will appear in front of an Orange County Superior Court judge on Feb. 10 after filing a legal challenge on Jan….
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