LAUSD Redistricting

It's one thing to reduce the number of LAUSD local districts from 8 to 4+1 (1 being the a-morphous virtual district reserved for charter schools).

It's another thing to carve up the board districts to shut out the one non-corporate voice on the board of education - Bennett Kayser.

See Wednesday's LA Times blog about the City Council's first look at the proposed redistricting:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/city-council-takes-first-look-at-proposed-school-board-districts.html

Maria Brenes, "local voter, homeowner and mother," strongly supports the new redistricting. But Brenes is married to Luis Sanchez - the mayor's pick or District 5, and chief of staff to board president Monica Garcia. Sanchez narrowly lost to Kayser in the last election.

Cheryl Ortega, of the Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Council, writes, "This is payback for Keyser's winning the board set over Luis Sanchez last year. Sanchez was the mayor's guy and he lost. They have mutilated Dist. 5 (Keyser) by taking out Marshall, new Taylor Yards schools and others in Hollywood, Los Feliz and Atwater in the hopes of preventing Bennett from ever winning again.  I know it's short notice to get people to go somewhere on Monday or Wednesday, but it would help our own communities to stay whole."