LAUSD MARCH 2024 PRIMARIES: RECAP

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller

With L.A. City Council recapped, let’s place LAUSD elections from March into perspective. LAUSD has a board of seven members, each of which is elected every four years. The board meets regularly on Tuesday afternoons, and by a long shot, its most important job is managing L.A. Schools’ annual budget, which in the 2023 – 2024 fiscal year was nearly $19 billion dollars. You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

(1:08) We’re talking about LAUSD this time. Here’s why
(5:18) Board Seat, District 1: Sherlett Hendy-Newbill vs Khallid A. Al-Alhim
(12:17) Board Seat, District 3: Scott Mark Schmerelson vs Dan Chang
(17:50) Board Seat, District 5: Karla Griego vs Graciela “Grace” Ortiz
(21:52) Career Politicians really irk J.T.
(25:56) Board Seat, District 7: Tanya Ortiz Franklin
On a more personal note, this week, on June 21st, the Rios family of East Hollywood buries their two sons, Sergio and Ricardo Rios. Please consider supporting the family as they navigate a new world for Sergio Rios’s two children, each barely more than two years old.

This installment of J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast is dedicated to the ongoing, living memory of Sergio Rios Jr. and Ricardo Rios.

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