The three school board members claimed that the recall campaign was organized and funded by right-wing money. That could not be further from the truth.
The landslide vote to remove three school board members cut across ethnicities and income levels. But Chinese American voters and volunteers were crucial to victory, organizers say.
granen, claire watckins, bayard fong, and richard kirtchee. commissioner wynns: president, i just want to clarify it president mendoza: 1 second. i want to thank the members for being here this evening. commissioner wynns: i want to clarify something. twice, the funding has been mentioned as being $30 million. since voters voted for $60 million, i think we ought to explain that the funding is supposed to be $60 million a year. only $40 million of that through the first third and the third third would be under the control of the school district because of budget issues at the city. that has been reduced so it actually is $30 million. that does not include the one- third that goes too early education. just so voters do not think they voted for 60 but it is really only 30, once we get there it is supposed to be $60 million, $40 million of which is in the control of the school district. president mendoza: thank you. any other comments from board members? i want to thank you as