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Preview: Little-Known Candidates Debut at District 6 Forum
Now whittled down to three candidates — Maria Cano, Antonio Sanchez, and Monica Ratliff — the race for the East Valley’s District 6 features a cast of relative unknowns endorsed by the teachers union. However, one of them — newcomer Antonio Sanchez — is the front-runner by virtue of the additional endorsements and independent expenditure...
By Hillel Aron | January 31, 2013
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RSVP for Thursday’s District 6 Forum
All three remaining LAUSD School Board candidates vying for a seat representing District 6 are scheduled to appear at the United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ second Board candidate forum on Thursday, January 31. Ryan Smith, United Way’s director of education programs and policy, told LA School Report that over 150 R.S.V.P’s have already been...
By Samantha Oltman | January 29, 2013
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District 6 Candidate Says He’s “Honest Broker” LAUSD Needs
District 6 candidate Antonio Sanchez is vowing to be a new, different kind of School Board member. In his second interview with LA School Report, Sanchez listed some fairly standard policy priorities — lowering dropout rates and increasing resources – but also emphasized his youth, enthusiasm, and honesty. Sanchez argues that these attributes are among the...
By Karen Jordan | January 29, 2013
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The Decline and Fall of Iris Zuniga
The steep decline of District 6 candidate Iris Zuniga’s campaign — and her sudden withdrawal earlier this week — were vivid examples of the sudden twists and turns that part of any political campaign. Things can and do change quickly during campaign season, and no doubt there are many more twists and turns before we...
By Alexander Russo | January 25, 2013
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Checking Out the Campaign Flyers
We’re still looking for high-resolution (color?) versions — if you’ve seen them let us know — but in the meantime we thought you might want to see what the first couple of campaign flyers look like, especially since they’re so nice. Here’s a favorable one on behalf of District 6 candidate Antonio Sanchez. Click here...
By Alexander Russo | January 23, 2013
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Latino Pols Endorse D6 Candidate Zuniga
In an endorsement that somehow flew under the radar, outgoing School board member Nury Martinez has endorsed Iris Zuniga to be her replacement, according to the League of Women Voters’ Smart Voter website. The site notes that newly-elected Congressman Tony Cardenas and State Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra have also endorsed Zuniga. Aides to Martinez and Bocanegra have...
By Hillel Aron | January 15, 2013
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Who Will The Coalition Pick For District 6?
The Coalition for School Reform has a Board. It has a website, albeit one left over from 2011. It has a campaign consultant team. Now all it needs are candidates. Although the Coalition won’t formally announce its slate of candidates until January, its picks are widely expected to include school board President Monica Garcia in...
By Hillel Aron | December 19, 2012
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Antonio Sanchez, Consensus Candidate?
It’s still very early goings in the school board race, but Antonio Sanchez is already emerging as the favorite in the East Valley’s District 6 — especially since Ernie Cardenas dropped out earlier this week (see: Cardenas Explains Withdrawal – Sort Of). The 30-year-old Sanchez aims to bridge the bitter divide between unions and school choice...
By Hillel Aron | December 14, 2012
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Two District 6 Candidates Drop Out*
In what is likely to be a series of campaign shakeups over the next few weeks, two candidates have withdrawn from the LAUSD school board race, both in District 6, which covers the eastern part of the San Fernando Valley: First, candidate Brian Muller decided to withdraw shortly after he declared his intention to run....
By Hillel Aron | December 11, 2012
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LAUSD 2013: Where the Districts Are
It’s not easy keeping track of terms used in LAUSD, including such basics as the geographic “districts” (regions) into which the sprawling district has been divided. Let’s start with the three districts that are up for grabs in March: District 2 (Light blue) -Central Los Angeles from Larchmont to East LA (includes Koreatown, Downtown, Boyle...
By LA School Report | December 7, 2012