Which Way, L.A.?
A New School Board Member Helps Shift the Balance of Power
We speak with fifth-grade teacher Monica Ratliff, who beat overwhelming odds to become LA Unified's newest elected school board member.
By Warren Olney • • 27m ListenWe speak with fifth-grade teacher Monica Ratliff, who beat overwhelming odds to become LA Unified's newest elected school board member. Also, San Diego's latest public scandal, the Mayor who won't quit to end what a former supporter calls "this horrible, horrible civic nightmare." Plus, a special summer experience: Shakespeare in the Park.
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In this episode
3 storiesSan Diego Mayor Bob Filner in Hot Water
Bob Filner left Congress to win election last November as San Diego's first Democratic Mayor in 20 years. In Washington, the New York Times says he was known as "notoriously brash and cantankerous."
Read the story8 minThe School Board Member Who Wasn't Supposed to Win
Monica Ratliff is a fifth grade teacher who, with a $50,000 campaign, beat overwhelming odds and defeated Eli Broad, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the "reform movement" and its $2 million budget.
Read the story11 minLA's Shakespeare in the Park
With all the festivals and "productions in the park," Shakespeare is as much a part of summer as the beach or baseball. One of Southern California's most prominent examples is the Independent Shakespeare Company .
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