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 that claims a person who holds two incompatible public offices must forfeit the first office presumed.
Instead of arguing her case in court—like her colleague Tim Shaw, who recently faced similar litigation for holding positions on the board and the La Habra City Council—Gomez announced her resignation at the close of a board meeting….