Tag: Candidate

On October 27, 2003, Al Sharpton and Chris Matthews, host of the MSNBC show “Hardball,” hosted an event by the Harvard University Institute of Politics. At the time, current GOP primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was a Harvard student and in the audience. At some point, Matthews turned to...

This had to do, for one, with the adverse conditions of the procedure: voter disenchantment, lack of time and financial resources, and cold temperatures despite a traditionally red-hot political climate in the capital. For another, it was due to the glaring absence of strategy and creativity. CDU...

Special Education directly affects approximately 16% of the students enrolled in LAUSD schools. These 70,000+ students rely on the District to provide them with services that will help them reach their full potential. Even families who do not have children with IEPs or 504 plans feel th...

I would sponsor and work for the passage of such a resolution. Of course, I would do additional research and may add some edits, but the spirit of the resolution is exactly where we need to move with Special Education. Special Education services must be tailored to each individual student’s...

Andreas Farmakalidis, who is one of seven candidates running against incumbent Scott Schmerelson in LAUSD’s Board District 3, has been an active participant in the LAUSD Candidate Forum series. In addition to the answers below, Farmakalidis also responded to the ones about PROP-...

Raquel Villalta is running against incumbent Scott Schmerelson in LAUSD’s Board District 3, which covers most of the western San Fernando Valley. As part of my ongoing Candidate Forum series, Villalta was asked five questions about PROP-39 co-locations. For the introduction to t...

Kahllid Al-Alim is running for the seat currently occupied by the retiring George McKenna in LAUSD’s Board District 1. As part of my ongoing Candidate Forum series, Al-Alim was asked five questions about PROP-39 co-locations. For the introduction to this subject along with answers from other c...

This is a tricky thing to assess from a resume. What does self-motivation look like? Is it career progression? Or is it continuing education? Or is it something else entirely? This is a very subjective area that cannot be reduced to a data point. I interviewed an individual who had five different jo...

It appears less likely the Republicans will advance a viable candidate for the 2024 elections, since Donald Trump’s conviction for sexual assault and lies, and defaming his victim E. Jean Carroll, for which a jury fined him nearly $90 million dollars on Friday. Mr. Trump has been indicted for ...

As an LAUSD employee with access to children, Graciela Ortiz was responsible for ensuring that she protected students from harm. According to a recent filing with the California Superior Court, the LAUSD Board District 5 School Board candidate betrayed this trust with one student. The allegations wi...

No third party candidate for US President has ever won. Ever! Since its inception, the U.S. political system has been largely dominated by a two-party system. However, third-party candidates have occasionally emerged, challenging the status quo and influencing election outcomes. ...