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Zimmer’s plan for District 1 vacancy facing a big vote
Zimmer’s plan for District 1 vacancy facing a big vote The LA Unified school board has an unusually long agenda for its monthly meeting on Tuesday, 39 items plus a handful of reports and updates. Each...
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LA Unified board appoints a ‘liaison’ for vacant district seat
LA Unified board appoints a ‘liaison’ for vacant district seat Sylvia Rousseau, USCCredit: Steve Cohen In a closed session meeting — meaning, it was closed to the public — the LA Unified School Board...
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McKenna: first candidate to file petition for LAUSD board seat
McKenna: first candidate to file petition for LAUSD board seat George McKenna George McKenna, a former LA Unified administrator, has become the first of thirteen school board candidates vying in the...
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Candidates for open District 1 seat to join forum on Monday
Candidates for open District 1 seat to join forum on Monday Residents of LA Unified District 1 will have an early look at some of the candidates for the open board seat on Monday, when Mt. Moriah...
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Quietly, LA Unified gets a voice in place for District 1
Quietly, LA Unified gets a voice in place for District 1 Sylvia Rousseau After school board member Marguerite LaMotte died, her district — which stretches from Palms to Central Los Angeles — went...
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LA Unified District 1 special election narrows to 9 candidates
LA Unified District 1 special election narrows to 9 candidates The original field of 13 candidates vying for the vacant LA Unified school board seat just got smaller. Thirteen had expressed interest in...
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The field for LA Unified’s open seat loses a candidate
The field for LA Unified’s open seat loses a candidate The field of candidates for LA Unified’s vacant District 1 seat can only reach eight. An update from the LA City Clerk’s office today indicated...
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McKenna wins endorsement of LA principals’ union
McKenna wins endorsement of LA principals’ union George McKenna George McKenna, one of the seven candidates running for LA Unified’s open District 1 board seat, picked up a strong endorsement today as...
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SEIU 99 decides not to endorse a candidate for District 1 board seat
SEIU 99 decides not to endorse a candidate for District 1 board seat SEIU Local 99, the service employees union, which represents more than 30,000 cafeteria workers, custodians, bus drivers, special...
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LA Unified district 1 candidate forum scheduled for 6 tomorrow
LA Unified district 1 candidate forum scheduled for 6 tomorrow Candidates for LA Unified’s open District 1 board seat are gathering again tomorrow for a community forum at the West Adams Church of...
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District 1 board candidates meeting twice in early May
District 1 board candidates meeting twice in early May Candidates for LA Unified’s District 1 board seat are participating in two forums in early May, but not all candidates are attending both. On May...
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McKenna riding decades of experience into District 1 race
McKenna riding decades of experience into District 1 race George McKenna Third in a series of profiles of candidates for LA Unified’s open District 1 board seat. At 73 years old and now retired as an...
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Former opponents pick sides in LA Unified District 1 run-off
Former opponents pick sides in LA Unified District 1 run-off From left: Sherlett Hendy-Newbill, Genethia Hudley-Hayes, George McKenna, Rachel Johnson and Hattie McFrazier Heading into the final month...
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Vote-by-Mail request for District 1 school board starts today
Vote-by-Mail request for District 1 school board starts today Starting today, residents of LA Unfied’s District 1, which covers much of south LA, stretching north to Hollywood, can apply for a Vote by...
View ArticleMcKenna, Johnson re-launch campaigns for school board seat
McKenna, Johnson re-launch campaigns for school board seat Click to view slideshow. With less than a month before the runoff election for LAUSD’s district 1 board seat, the race between candidates...
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LA Fed’s PAC recommends Johnson for LAUSD board seat
LA Fed’s PAC recommends Johnson for LAUSD board seat Alex Johnson, candidate for district 1 school board seat *CORRECTION The political action committee for the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor...
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Johnson outpacing McKenna in school board race for money
Johnson outpacing McKenna in school board race for money Alex Johnson (left), George McKenna (right) Alex Johnson has opened a substantial lead over George McKenna in campaign support from individual...
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Attack mailers for Johnson draw ire of two important backers
Attack mailers for Johnson draw ire of two important backers Recent campaign material supporting Alex Johnson that questions the record of his opponent in the LA Unified District 1 school board race,...
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Galatzan endorses Johnson, leaving Vladovic as lone neutral
Galatzan endorses Johnson, leaving Vladovic as lone neutral Tamar Galatzan LAUSD School Board Member For those keeping score, it’s now 3-2. A second member of the LA Unified school board, Tamar...
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McKenna has filed to seek LAUSD board seat again in 2015
McKenna has filed to seek LAUSD board seat again in 2015 George McKenna, Board Member representing District 1 While George McKenna remained relatively quiet at his first board meeting this week, he has...
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