Which Way, L.A.?
Meet the candidates of the LAUSD Board District 1 Race
When Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte died unexpectedly, the LA Unified School Board was left pretty much divided between three members backed by self-styled reformers and three supported by employee unions, including the United Teachers of LA.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readWhen Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte died unexpectedly, the LA Unified School Board was left pretty much divided between three members backed by self-styled reformers and three supported by employee unions, including the United Teachers of LA. Their candidate, 50-year veteran George McKenna was first in the June primary. Alex Johnson, an aide to County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, came in second. We’ll hear from both candidates. The runoff is Tuesday of next week.
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Jenny Hamel
KCRW
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Jim Newton
professor of public policy and communications at UCLA, author of “Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening”
Alex Johnson
Assistant Senior Deputy for Education and Public Safety for Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas
George McKenna
Former principal and district administrator Candidate for LAUSD District 1