Short notes on current concerns and matters affecting Yorba Linda:<\/p>\n
\u2022 E-bike safety is a concern of Yorba Linda city and Placentia-Yorba Linda school district officials, with Chief of Police Services De Anne Wigginton stating at a recent council meeting that Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Deputies work with schools to raise awareness and host community meetings.<\/p>\n
Wigginton also said deputies are continuing enforcement efforts, but they do not pursue riders due to safety considerations, and she noted instances in which young riders flee from deputies. She said parents are welcome to view body camera footage of such instances.<\/p>\n
Deputies receive daily complaints from pedestrians and equestrians about e-bikes, Wigginton said. She noted the district attorney recently filed child endangerment charges against a Yorba Linda parent who modified a 12-year-old child\u2019s e-bike that resulted in critical injuries to the child.<\/p>\n
An e-bike safety meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on June 15 at the Yorba Linda library.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Yorba Linda City Council has created an ad hoc economic development committee to \u201cfoster long-term prosperity through economic growth and support its vibrant business community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mayor Carlos Rodriguez appointed himself and Councilmember Peggy Huang as members.<\/p>\n
The committee will support the city\u2019s economic development through business outreach and support; economic development strategies and initiatives; policies and regulations to support business retention, attraction and expansion; and long-term economic vitality strategies.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Future actions regarding instructional programs for students are likely to be guided by a consultant\u2019s report entitled \u201cReview of Academic Functions\u201d presented at a recent meeting of Placentia-Yorba Linda school district trustees.<\/p>\n
The report noted that high leadership turnover, including employing six superintendents in seven years, has \u201cgreatly impacted the health of the (district\u2019s) ecosystem\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
The turnover in assistant superintendent positions is now complete with the hiring of Candace Perez as deputy superintendent of the academic leadership team.<\/p>\n
Eight district strengths, 10 challenges and eight recommendations form the basis of the report. Future columns will focus on how the district will meet the challenges and implement the recommendations.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A 406-word \u201cworking agreement\u201d between the Placentia-Yorba Linda school district\u2019s elected trustees and Kym LeBlanc-Esparza, hired on a 5-0 vote as the district\u2019s superintendent Oct. 6, has been approved on a 5-0 vote.<\/p>\n
The long-needed agreement notes the board\u2019s responsibility to establish policy and the superintendent\u2019s responsibility to manage the district and outlines professional practices and specific communication policies between the board and superintendent.<\/p>\n
Two key provisions: Trustee requests for information from staff go through the superintendent and information from the superintendent to one trustee will be disseminated to all trustees.<\/p>\n
Jim Drummond is a longtime Yorba Linda resident. He regularly gives his take on local issues. Send e-mail to jimdrummond@hotmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Short notes on current concerns and matters affecting Yorba Linda: \u2022 E-bike safety is a concern of Yorba…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,7,12964,611,77,7537],"class_list":{"0":"post-259723","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anaheim","8":"tag-anaheim","9":"tag-anaheim-headlines","10":"tag-anaheim-news","11":"tag-california","12":"tag-jim-drummond","13":"tag-orange-county","14":"tag-uncategorized","15":"tag-yorba-linda"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}