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Community Protest Spurred In Lake Elsinore

Two separate community groups are organizing protests in Lake Elsinore.

Recent decisions in Lake Elsinore have spurred political outcry in the community that may possibly see change if enough people take action.

In response to a decision in February to eliminate school bus service for Lake Elsinore Unified School District kids, an online petition is being circulated to fight the move.

According to the website www.change.org, concerned activists in the LEUSD write, “Sign the petition. With enough attention even outside of our District, it will help the other Districts make a statement to the Governor Jerry Brown and his constituents. Our voices hopefully will pursuade (sic) the State to mandate Districts to reinstate bussing and on time for this upcoming year. Please spread the word.”

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to read more about the district’s decision to eliminate school bus service next year.

A second website called “A Better Lake Elsinore” is calling on the city’s residents to turn out for the March 13 City Council meeting to conduct what they call a “silent protest of Melendez, Weber & Hickman's vote to terminate Bob Brady.”

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On March 7, a special city council meeting was held to discuss the annual performance evaluation of Brady, who has served as the Lake Elsinore City Manager since 2005. After a majority of public commenters spoke positively of Brady’s service during the March 7 meeting, city council members met in closed session. When they emerged approximately 45 minutes later, City Attorney Barbara Leibold told the audience the meeting was being continued to March 13 and that Brady would be on administrative leave until that time.

to read more about the March 7 meeting.

The Lake Elsinore City Council has seen divide in recent weeks, with council members Daryl Hickman, Melissa Melendez, and Peter Weber seeming to take a stand against Brady, while Mayor Brian Tisdale and Councilman Bob Magee have shown support for the city manager.


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