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LAUSD District 1 election still open to write in candidates
While the ballot order for the seven qualified candidates has been set for the June 3 special election to fill the LA Unified District 1 seat, there’s still a chance for other candidates to compete....
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Alex Johnson opens wide lead in fundraising for District 1 seat
Alex Johnson The money chase is on. Through the first reporting period for LA Unified’s open District 1 board seat, Alex Johnson has opened a wide margin over the other six candidates in the race....
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Rachel Johnson has experience, if not cash, for school board race
Rachel Johnson In keeping with the start of the baseball season this week, let’s use a baseball analogy: Rachel Johnson has a Hall of Fame batting average in running for office. Since 2001 when she was...
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Close on issues, District 1 candidates flashing personalities
Candidates McKenna (at mic), Hudley-Hayes, Johnson, Hendy-Newbill The Ward A.M.E. Church in South LA was packed for a Wednesday night. But the people filing through doors weren’t there to talk about...
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Alex Johnson has connections; now he needs the votes
Alex Johnson Fifth in a series of profiles of candidates for LA Unified’s open District 1 board seat. At 33 years old, Alex Johnson is the youngest of eight candidates running for the open LA Unified...
View ArticleLAUSD candidates agree (!) on value of public charter schools
Click to view slideshow. The latest forum for candidates running in a special election to fill the vacant seat in South LA’s District 1 produced unexpected agreement last night on some of the most...
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Hendy-Newbill endorses McKenna in the District 1 runoff
Sherlett Hendy-Newbill Sherlett Hendy-Newbill, the Dorsey High teacher who finished third in the District 1 school board race, is throwing her support behind George McKenna in the August runoff....
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Labor groups split on support for McKenna and Johnson in runoff
Alex Johnson (left), George McKenna (right) The battle for LA Unified’s open District 1 board seat is playing out not only among voters in the district, but also within the city’s labor unions. Both...
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In LAUSD board race, McKenna extends his victory over Johnson
George McKenna George McKenna‘s victory in the June 3 school board race has inched up since the initial election ballots were counted, new results show. According to the latest update from the LA...
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Zimmer, Kayser back McKenna; Villaraigosa in for Johnson
Steve Zimmer, with George McKenna to his right. Endorsements in the District 1 school board race continued to pile up today as two LA Unified board members jumped on the George McKenna bandwagon, and...
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