TALB Puppet and Long Beach Unified Board Member Michael Ellis: Focus of a Recall Petition Drive
Posted by: Matt Kauble | 01/25/2008 12:00 PM
Seems that Long Beach Unified School Board Member, TALB union lackey and registered Democrat Michael Ellis (pictured left) is facing a recall sponsored by Randy Gordon and the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce. TALB is decrying the chamber getting involved in a recall. However, on Aug. 2 Ellis pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle in Orange County while having a blood alcohol content nearly twice the state's legal limit. And there are also allegations of improper conduct with students on field trips from parents and students.
At a previous district the current TALB Union President Michael Day (also pictured left) and Michael Ellis, then going by the name Shawn Ellis, were allies.
Democrats Mary Stanton and Felton Williams voted along with Republican Jon Meyer to call for his immediate resignation back in December, Felton Williams and Jon Meyer are up for re-elected and are being opposed by TALB backed candidates.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_7636896
http://www.lbreport.com/news/dec07/elbd1.htm
http://thedistrictweekly.com/daily/staff-infection/briefing/2007/12/05/bang-the-drum-slowly/
I worked with Ellis for one year in a different district and he was a disaster. He took many "sick days," left early without telling the supervisor, or sometimes didn't show up at all. You need to get him off the board.
And he broke his probation:
http://www.lbpost.com/newsdesk.php?id=230&where=#905