Recently, I was presented with an amazing opportunity in the private sector to work with some of the most brilliant and well-respected leaders in their industry. While I didn’t seek this out – sometimes tremendous opportunities find you” – LA City Councilman Mitch Englander Republican Mitch Englander spent $404,421.93 during his last re-election campaign in […]
Marshall Tuck’s Financial Support of Convicted Felon Ref Rodriguez
Rodriguez’s misdeeds…made a mockery of the laws governing elections.” – LA Times Editorial Board By the time the last vote was counted in the 2015 LAUSD School Board election, it was the most expensive school board race in the history of the country. The impending cost to run for the Board District 5 seat was […]
California Senate Candidate Alison Hartson on Education
We need to democratize our schools, not privatize them, giving educators, parents, and students more of a say in their school’s decisions.” – Alison Hartson California is firmly blue. Not only did the state’s voters provide 8.75 million votes for Hillary Clinton, all statewide offices are held by Democrats along with majorities of both houses […]
CA-25 House Candidates on Education Issues
That Steve Knight is vulnerable to defeat in his re-election campaign is widely known.” – Santa Clarita Gazette With the GOP staring down a blue wave in November, the numbers are not working in favor of CA-25’s Steve Knight. While the district was once solidly Republican, Democrats had 3,000 more registered voters in 2016. […]
CA-30 House Candidate Jon Pelzer on Education
Yes, we definitely need to take a closer look at charter schools and a moratorium would give us the time needed to collect data, research and share successful practices” – Jon Pelzer When I approached CA-30 Representative Brad Sherman for an endorsement in my first school board race, he asked who I was running against. […]
Looking at the California Governor’s Race From an Education Perspective
Budgets are statements of values, and it is inexcusable to me that California is number one in per prisoner spending, and number 41 in per pupil spending” – Candidate Delaine Eastin It has been almost four years since John Deasy was forced to resign from the LAUSD after a failed $1.3 billion iPad program and […]
Collecting Campaign Cash is Not a Progressive Value
Jesse Gabriel announced that his campaign has raised more than $500,000 for the upcoming April 3rd Special Election.” – Jesse Gabriel What do the former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s adviser David Crane, “symbol of the greed and money of the tech sector” Ron Conway and WalMart Chairman Greg Penner have in common? They are co-founders of […]
Ankur Patel Will Defend Public Education in the California State Assembly
I commit to working to increase the amount of funding that goes to public education and specifically to students at their school site.” – Ankur Patel When choosing which politicians to back, the California Charter School Association (CCSA) seems to care more about how they will help them to avoid regulation than the candidates’ ethical […]
If Money Continues to Talk, We’re Screwed
In the congressional races in 2008, the candidate who had more money won more than 93% of the time. Our representatives don’t serve us; they serve the people who pay them — their corporate funders.” – Cenk Uygur The Republicans passed a tax bill despite the opposition of 55% of Americans. Now in an ass-backward […]
Broad’s Latest Attack on Democracy
We serve the people of Greater Los Angeles because we believe there is a better path for the children of our great district. Unfortunately, the serious allegations against Dr. Ref Rodriguez distract from that critical mission.” – Monica Garcia, Nick Melvoin and Kelly Gonez While the LAUSD School Board was evaluating the performance of the […]