Are you registered to vote in this area? If yes, you have until 8 p.m. to cast a ballot in the runoff election for the empty seat on the board of LAUSD. Here's a guide to the race:
in the March primary. None of them captured a majority, so the top two finishers are competing today.Jackie Goldberg, a veteran L.A. politician who has served on the school board, City Council and in the state Assembly.
Heather Repenning, who most recently served on the Los Angeles Board of Public Works and worked for Mayor Eric Garcetti when he was a councilman and early on during his mayoralty.In L.A. Unified, voters elect school board members by geography. This election is in Board District 5, an oddly shaped district that includes upscale areas in Silver Lake, Highland Park and Eagle Rock, as well as the lower-income cities southeast of downtown, like Bell, Huntington Park, South Gate and Cudahy.
But anything could happen, as the two have been battling to maintain support in neighborhoods north of downtown, where most of the voters are, while scrambling to capture the primary voters who supported other candidates.Before Rodriguez resigned, charter-backed candidates held a slim one-seat majority on the board. Charter schools receive public funding but are run independently. Most are not unionized.
Goldberg is a major critic of charter schools. She says she is running to prevent charter interests from exerting too much control over the school system. Repenning paints herself as a neutral voice who does not favor one type of school over another. She says the district should focus on making each school one that parents and students would choose.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Everything you need to know about today’s LAUSD election - Los Angeles TimesHere's everything you need to know about today’s LAUSD election
Read more »
In majority-Latino LAUSD, this election will tip the board mostly whiteIn Tuesday's LAUSD board runoff election, two white candidates — Jackie Goldberg & Heather Repenning— will compete for the votes of majority-Latino District 5.
Read more »
This L.A. district is 80% non-white, but both school board candidates are whiteIn the May 14 LAUSD board runoff election, two white candidates — Jackie Goldberg and Heather Repenning— will compete for the votes of majority-Latino District 5.
Read more »
Everything you need to know about today’s LAUSD election - Los Angeles TimesHere's everything you need to know about today’s LAUSD election
Read more »
Huawei CFO's extradition case: Everything you need to knowHuawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's fight against extradition to the U.S. continues on Wednesday as she takes one step in what could be a long and drawn out process.
Read more »
Will Smith Singing His Version Of 'Friend Like Me' Is Everything You Never Knew You NeededIf This Clip Of Will Smith Singing 'Friend Like Me' Doesn't Convince You He's The Perfect New Genie, Nothing Will
Read more »
Uber IPO: Everything You Need To KnowAfter extraordinary growth—along with public scandals—Uber is about to go public. But amid the hype are real concerns about its profitability.
Read more »
Analysis | ‘The Bachelorette’ premiere: Here’s everything you need to know about Hannah B.It's almost time for 'The Bachelorette.' Here’s everything you need to know about Hannah B.
Read more »
Everything you need to know about 2020 candidate Gov. Steve Bullock'So, mama buffalo is dropping baby buffalo off at school...' Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is asked to tell his best dad joke while campaigning in Helena after announcing his 2020 presidential run.
Read more »
Tongva, Los Angeles’ first language, opens the door to a forgotten time and placeFor decades Tongva, the language of the first people who lived in the Los Angeles region, was consigned to notebooks and papers hidden away in museums. Through the efforts of a UCLA linguist, Tongva is being spoken again, and another world is being revealed.
Read more »