Q&A: Meet Al Muratsuchi, candidate for California state superintendent of public instruction
Al Muratsuchi, 61, is a Democratic state Assembly member who recently chaired the chamber’s education committee.
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Q&A: Meet Frank Lara, candidate for California state superintendent of public instruction
Frank Lara, 41, is a bilingual public school educator and union leader.
Q&A: Meet Nichelle Henderson, candidate for California state superintendent of public instruction
Nichelle Henderson, 57, is an educator and union leader.
Q&A: Meet Richard Barrera, candidate for California state superintendent of public instruction
Richard Barrera, 59, is the president of the San Diego Unified school board and a senior policy adviser for the state Department of Education.
Q&A: Meet Josh Newman, candidate for California state superintendent of public instruction
Josh Newman, 61, a former Democratic state senator, is seeking California’s top schools job.
Q&A: Meet Sonja Shaw, candidate for California state superintendent of public instruction
Sonja Shaw, 43, is the president of the Chino Valley Unified school board.
Q&A: Meet Rick Shea, candidate for San Diego County Board of Education in District 5
Rick Shea, 76, is the current vice president of the San Diego County Board of Education.
Q&A: Meet Gus Mattammal, candidate for California state superintendent of public instruction
Gus Mattammal, 53, is a tutoring and test-prep company executive.
Q&A: Meet John Franklin, candidate for San Diego County supervisor in District 5
John Franklin, 45, a Republican, is the mayor of Vista and owns a communications and political consulting firm.
Judge leaning toward county inspection of Otay Mesa detention center
A federal judge indicated Wednesday that he will grant a request from San Diego County to conduct a public health inspection of the Otay Mesa Detention Center, though he said some of the county’s requests — such as having local lawmakers be part of the inspection team — will require additional arguments from the county. The county sued the federal government and private prison company CoreCivic earlier this year after a coalition of lawmakers — including County Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer and Paloma Aguirre — were blocked from inspecting the facility. The county’s public health officer was provided access, but county […]