Widespread rumors that the newly elected majority on the Gateway School District Board of Trustees intends to hire Bryan Caples seem to be confirmed by a behind-the-scenes communication that’s just come to light.

Powerful Santa Ana winds across Southern California were clocked as high as 112 mph, toppling trees, prompting the closure of San Diego’s iconic Balboa Park after a woman was briefly pinned by a eucalyptus, and blowing over big rigs on several highways.