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City Council Candidate Seeks A Working Relationship with School District

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She was the fastest grassroots candidate to qualify to be on the ballot. She is within striking distance of drawing down the maximum $151,000 in city matching funds. She received the endorsements of former LAUSD Board member Bennett Kayser, Teacher-Activist Erika Alvarez, and the United Teachers of Los Angeles. She's knocking doors and talking to voters about issues that matter to all of us. Her agenda focuses on humanely building relationships with, serving, and housing our neighbors experiencing homelessness; mandating inclusionary zoning and increasing renter protections to address the affordable housing crisis; fundamentally shifting the culture of City Hall toward transparency and service; and investing in carbon-free, fare-free public transit.

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Carl Petersen is a parent, an advocate for students with special education needs, an elected member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council, an appointed alternate to the LAUSD's CAC, and was a Green Party candidate in LAUSD's District 2 School Board race. During the campaign, he was endorsed by the Network for Public Education (NPE) Action and Dr. Diane Ravitch called him a "strong supporter of public schools." His past blogs can be found at www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com. Opinions are his own.

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Carl Petersen is a parent, an advocate for students with special education needs, an elected member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council, a member of the LAUSD's CAC, and was a Green Party candidate in LAUSD's District 2 School Board race. During the campaign, the Network for Public Education (NPE) Action endorsed him, and Dr. Diane Ravitch called him a " (more...)
 

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