Voters in Los Angeles’ CD12 could be headed to the polls for the fourth time in a year as a City Councilman is implicated in a corruption scandal.

All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.

Political campaigns have always bent the truth. In the Age of Trump, the lies don’t even have to make sense as long as they vilify the opponent.

The incumbent has a record of improving opportunities for children and is a far better choice than the charter profiteer or the inexperienced parent.

As the California Charter School Association and their allies spend millions on negative ads, education issues are swept aside.

The top finishers from the last two elections did not respond, but CJ Bernina and Brian Carroll did provide information for the voters.

The public pays for Marilyn Koziatek’s $87,000 a year salary, a $400 per night hotel room and a lobbying trip falsely disguised as professional development.

The Board District 3 candidate has demanded a retraction to the candidate profile that was written about her.

Five years ago LAUSD Board Member Scott Schmerelson unexpectedly toppled a charter industry-backed incumbent. In 2020, these forces hope to seek revenge.

This is the last of two articles profiling the candidates running to represent the residents of LAUSD’s Board District 3.