COSTA MESA, Calif.—Orange County Board of Education Trustee Tim Shaw announced his resignation Nov. 3 after facing a lawsuit for simultaneously serving as a city council member, despite his colleague doing the same. Trustee Rebecca “Beckie” Gomez, who also serves on the Tustin City Council, has not received a legal challenge despite also holding two elected seats, according to Shaw. “She was doing that long before I started doing both,” Shaw told The Epoch Times. “No one ever challenged Beckie.” Melissa Lauden, a resident of La Habra, filed the lawsuit against Shaw in January for holding “incompatible offices,” Lauden’s attorney, Fred Woocher, told The Epoch Times. Shaw said the lawsuit against him does not “allege an actual conflict of interest.” “It’s not like they’re saying on Sept. 1, you had a board meeting and cast a vote and it was an identical vote. There was no issue. It’s all hypothetical,” …
Orange County Board of Education Trustee Resigns Over Lawsuit, While Colleague Remains
November 5, 2021
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