Dear Editor, At the end of this month and in early February, the LA County Committee on School District Organization (LACOE) will hold public hearings and accept testimony from interested parties on a very important issue that many in our community may not be aware of: how the voters elect our Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board Members.
There is a perception in Los Angeles that the city is less safe and that the incumbent's policies are to blame, an argument advanced by many of his challengers but largely unsupported by data.
I am writing to express my deep disappointment regarding the recent decision by the Santa Monica City Council to join a lawsuit in support of reinstating the cash bail system. In addition to being a waste of our limited city resources, I believe this decision was immoral and out of step with our Santa Monica Values.