By edhat staff
The Santa Barbara County Elections Office released the semi-official results for the 2020 local election races.
Rep. Salud Carbajal won easily over challenger Andy Caldwell to keep his seat in Congress for the 24th District. S. Monique Limón also retained her seat in the State Senate for the 19th District.
The race between Jordan Cunningham and Dawn Addis is quite close with Cunningham edging out a lead for the 35th State Assembly District. For the 37th State Assembly District, Steve Bennett received nearly three times as many votes as challenger Charles Cole.
In the hotly contested Santa Barbara Unified School Board race, two incumbents retained their seats: Laura Capps and Wendy Sims-Moten. Newcomer Virginia Alvarez edged out the third incumbent, Jackie Reid, to win the third seat on the board.
Check out the current totals as reported by the County of Santa Barbara below:
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U.S. Representative 24th District (Vote for 1)
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
SALUD CARBAJAL
|
DEM
|
99,590
|
64.78%
|
|
ANDY CALDWELL
|
REP
|
54,152
|
35.22%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
153,742
|
|
|
|
|
State Senator 19th District (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
S. MONIQUE LIMÓN
|
DEM
|
101,429
|
66.70%
|
|
GARY J. MICHAELS
|
REP
|
50,646
|
33.30%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
152,075
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State Assembly 35th District (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
JORDAN CUNNINGHAM
|
REP
|
28,436
|
54.63%
|
|
DAWN ADDIS
|
DEM
|
23,618
|
45.37%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
52,054
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State Assembly 37th District (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
STEVE BENNETT
|
DEM
|
71,531
|
72.35%
|
|
CHARLES W. COLE
|
REP
|
27,341
|
27.65%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
98,872
|
|
|
|
|
|
County Board of Education – TA #2 (Vote for 1)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
PETER R. MACDOUGALL
|
|
12,725
|
64.10%
|
|
CAGE J. ENGLANDER
|
|
6,954
|
35.03%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
19,853
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
County Board of Education – TA #3 (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
BRUCE PORTER
|
|
10,785
|
56.38%
|
|
RICHARD E. FULTON
|
|
8,234
|
43.05%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
19,128
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
County Board of Education – TA #4 (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
MICHELLE DE WERD
|
|
8,372
|
46.52%
|
|
ROBERTA HETER
|
|
6,031
|
33.51%
|
|
JIM RICHARDSON
|
|
3,475
|
19.31%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
17,996
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
County Board of Education – TA #6 (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
WELDON (JOE) HOWELL
|
|
15,074
|
67.32%
|
|
LOU SEGAL
|
|
7,196
|
32.14%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
22,391
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Santa Barbara Community College District – TA #2 (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
ROBERT K. MILLER
|
|
7,830
|
65.54%
|
|
RONALD J. LIECHTI
|
|
4,054
|
33.93%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
11,947
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Santa Barbara Community College District – TA #3 (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
VERONICA GALLARDO
|
|
3,619
|
50.57%
|
|
ERIN J. GUEREÑA
|
|
3,489
|
48.75%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
7,157
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Santa Barbara Community College District – TA #4 (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
ANNA EVERETT
|
|
7,577
|
67.56%
|
|
CELESTE BARBER
|
|
3,557
|
31.71%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
11,216
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Allan Hancock Joint Community College Dist. – TA #2 (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
SUZANNE LEVY
|
|
9,254
|
62.26%
|
|
KERI LYNN COMMON
|
|
5,497
|
36.98%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
14,863
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Allan Hancock Joint Community College Dist. – TA #4 (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
JEFF HALL
|
|
6,134
|
56.82%
|
|
ROBERT MERCADO
|
|
4,597
|
42.58%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
10,796
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carpinteria Unified School District – Trustee Area #1 (Vote for 2)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
JAIME DIAMOND
|
|
3,288
|
27.45%
|
|
AARON SMITH
|
|
2,495
|
20.83%
|
|
CRAIG COOK
|
|
2,393
|
19.98%
|
|
ROGELIO DELGADO
|
|
1,944
|
16.23%
|
|
JEFF WEINBENDER
|
|
1,826
|
15.25%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
11,976
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lompoc Unified School District (Vote for 3)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
JANET BLEVINS
|
|
6,944
|
19.71%
|
|
TOM BLANCO
|
|
6,846
|
19.43%
|
|
WILLIAM “BILL” HEATH
|
|
5,966
|
16.93%
|
|
KATHI FROEMMING
|
|
5,281
|
14.99%
|
|
GARY COX
|
|
5,020
|
14.25%
|
|
MARTIN CASEY
|
|
2,943
|
8.35%
|
|
ALEXANDER MURKISON
|
|
2,089
|
5.93%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
35,239
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Santa Barbara Unified School District (Vote for 3)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
LAURA CAPPS
|
|
48,499
|
27.07%
|
|
WENDY SIMS-MOTEN
|
|
37,512
|
20.94%
|
|
VIRGINIA ALVAREZ
|
|
33,263
|
18.57%
|
|
JACQUELINE REID
|
|
24,741
|
13.81%
|
|
BRIAN CAMPBELL
|
|
12,868
|
7.18%
|
|
ELRAWD JOHN MACLEARN
|
|
11,342
|
6.33%
|
|
MONIE DEWIT
|
|
7,738
|
4.32%
|
|
SEBASTIAN ANTONIO FERNANDEZ-FALCON
|
|
2,534
|
1.41%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
179,135
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Santa Maria Joint Union High School District (Vote for 2)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
AMY LOPEZ
|
|
13,026
|
23.03%
|
|
JACK C. GARVIN
|
|
11,913
|
21.06%
|
|
GABRIEL AMARO MORALES
|
|
8,807
|
15.57%
|
|
JENNIFER MELENA
|
|
8,138
|
14.39%
|
|
DAVID E. BASKETT
|
|
7,721
|
13.65%
|
|
ANGIE MARIE BOLDEN
|
|
6,788
|
12.00%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
56,559
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District (Vote for 2)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
JOSÉ JUAN IBARRA
|
|
4,419
|
29.05%
|
|
STEPHEN LUKE
|
|
3,254
|
21.39%
|
|
JANINE ROBITAILLE-FILIPPIN
|
|
2,583
|
16.98%
|
|
LUCY PADILLA
|
|
2,515
|
16.53%
|
|
PETER WRIGHT
|
|
2,422
|
15.92%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
15,213
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Buellton Union School District (Vote for 2)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
ALLISON SCHWARTZ
|
|
1,252
|
35.42%
|
|
CHRISTY NORDGREN
|
|
1,013
|
28.66%
|
|
SANDRA ENOS-JORDAN
|
|
943
|
26.68%
|
|
ANDREW MORGAN
|
|
313
|
8.85%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
3,535
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Cold Spring School District (Vote for 2)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
TREVOR PATTISON
|
|
620
|
41.31%
|
|
GABRIELLE HAAS
|
|
576
|
38.37%
|
|
JORDAN M. QUIVEY
|
|
192
|
12.79%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
1,501
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
College School District (Vote for 2)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
ERICA JANE FLORES
|
|
1,370
|
44.98%
|
|
CALISSE M. COURTNEY
|
|
954
|
31.32%
|
|
KATHLEEN JACKSON
|
|
699
|
22.95%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
3,046
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goleta Union School District (Vote for 2)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
SHOLEH JAHANGIR
|
|
12,961
|
27.17%
|
|
VICKI BEN-YAACOV
|
|
10,747
|
22.53%
|
|
PATRICIA “MAX” RORTY
|
|
8,153
|
17.09%
|
|
CAROLINE ABATE
|
|
7,813
|
16.38%
|
|
GREG S. HAMMEL
|
|
4,830
|
10.12%
|
|
DEVANY BECHLER
|
|
3,074
|
6.44%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
47,711
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Buellton Mayor (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
HOLLY SIERRA
|
|
1,256
|
59.58%
|
|
ED ANDRISEK
|
|
636
|
30.17%
|
|
ISAAC OLTMANS
|
|
206
|
9.77%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
2,108
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Buellton City Council Member (Vote for 2)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
JOHN SANCHEZ
|
|
1,046
|
31.99%
|
|
ELYSIA LEWIS
|
|
932
|
28.50%
|
|
ART MERCADO
|
|
843
|
25.78%
|
|
JOSEPH CARTER
|
|
440
|
13.46%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
3,270
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Carpinteria City Council Member (Vote for 2)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
WADE NOMURA
|
|
3,861
|
45.81%
|
|
NATALIA ALARCON
|
|
3,484
|
41.34%
|
|
MARK MCINTIRE
|
|
1,046
|
12.41%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
8,428
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Goleta Mayor (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
PAULA PEROTTE
|
|
8,349
|
64.16%
|
|
ROGER S. ACEVES
|
|
4,602
|
35.37%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
13,012
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Goleta City Council Member (Vote for 2)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
KYLE RICHARDS
|
|
7,586
|
33.38%
|
|
STUART KASDIN
|
|
7,034
|
30.95%
|
|
JUSTIN SHORES
|
|
3,386
|
14.90%
|
|
BLANCHE M. “GRACE” WALLACE
|
|
3,335
|
14.68%
|
|
BRUCE WALLACH
|
|
1,310
|
5.76%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
22,724
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Guadalupe Mayor (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
ARISTON JULIAN
|
|
1,311
|
95.76%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
1,369
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Guadalupe City Council Member (Vote for 2)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
ANTONIO “TONY” RAMIREZ
|
|
1,090
|
53.04%
|
|
GILBERT A. ROBLES
|
|
924
|
44.96%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
2,055
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Guadalupe City Clerk (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
125
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Lompoc Mayor (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
JENELLE OSBORNE
|
|
5,865
|
55.53%
|
|
VICTOR VEGA
|
|
4,619
|
43.73%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
10,562
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Lompoc City Council Member – Dist. 1 (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
GILDA A. CORDOVA
|
|
2,691
|
95.29%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
2,824
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Lompoc City Council Member – Dist. 4 (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
JEREMY J. BALL
|
|
1,538
|
59.06%
|
|
JAMES IAN MOSBY
|
|
1,058
|
40.63%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
2,604
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Santa Maria Mayor (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
ALICE M. PATINO
|
|
12,936
|
66.26%
|
|
WILLIAM “WILL” SMITH
|
|
3,295
|
16.88%
|
|
ALBERTO UGALDE
|
|
3,175
|
16.26%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
19,524
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Santa Maria City Council Member – Dist. 1 (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
CARLOS ESCOBEDO
|
|
1,543
|
43.94%
|
|
OSVALDO SOTELO
|
|
1,170
|
33.31%
|
|
BRIAN BILLONES
|
|
415
|
11.82%
|
|
CHRISTOPHER DIAZ
|
|
358
|
10.19%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
3,512
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Santa Maria City Council Member – Dist. 2 (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
MIKE CORDERO
|
|
3,575
|
96.67%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
3,698
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Santa Maria City Clerk (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
PATTI M. RODRIGUEZ
|
|
17,149
|
98.77%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
17,363
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Santa Maria Treasurer (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
TERESSA L. HALL
|
|
16,957
|
98.78%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
17,166
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Solvang Mayor (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
CHARLIE UHRIG
|
|
1,623
|
57.15%
|
|
KAREN M. WAITE
|
|
1,202
|
42.32%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
2,840
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
City of Solvang City Council Member (Vote for 2)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
MARK L. INFANTI
|
|
1,356
|
30.69%
|
|
CLAUDIA ORONA
|
|
1,181
|
26.73%
|
|
JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ
|
|
1,125
|
25.46%
|
|
CHRIS BOWYER
|
|
721
|
16.32%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
4,418
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goleta Sanitary District (Vote for 3)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
SHARON ROSE
|
|
10,775
|
33.08%
|
|
GEORGE W. EMERSON
|
|
10,087
|
30.97%
|
|
EDWARD FULLER
|
|
6,682
|
20.52%
|
|
BOB WAGENECK
|
|
4,837
|
14.85%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
32,571
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Goleta Water District (Vote for 3)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
LAUREN HANSON
|
|
16,843
|
22.31%
|
|
BILL ROSEN
|
|
15,300
|
20.26%
|
|
FARFALLA BORAH
|
|
15,038
|
19.92%
|
|
SHELDON BOSIO
|
|
12,847
|
17.01%
|
|
PHEBE MANSUR
|
|
9,000
|
11.92%
|
|
LOREN MASON
|
|
6,224
|
8.24%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
75,505
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Goleta West Sanitary District (Vote for 2)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
DAVID BEARMAN
|
|
7,315
|
44.13%
|
|
DAVID C. LEWIS
|
|
7,017
|
42.33%
|
|
MIKE SMIYUN
|
|
1,996
|
12.04%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
16,576
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Isla Vista Recreation and Park District – Short Term (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
MIA RAHMAN
|
|
1,835
|
56.41%
|
|
CHRIS KRACHA
|
|
1,383
|
42.51%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
3,253
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Isla Vista Community Services District (2 year) (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
CATHERINE FLAHERTY
|
|
2,596
|
79.90%
|
|
DANIEL MITCHELL
|
|
613
|
18.87%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
3,249
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mission Hills Community Services District (Vote for 3)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
STEVE DIETRICH
|
|
833
|
28.03%
|
|
JAMES S. MACKENZIE
|
|
623
|
20.96%
|
|
MYRON G. HEAVIN
|
|
575
|
19.35%
|
|
WALTER FASOLD
|
|
543
|
18.27%
|
|
TOM MURRAY
|
|
374
|
12.58%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
2,972
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Montecito Fire Protection District (Vote for 3)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
JOHN ABRAHAM POWELL
|
|
3,338
|
36.36%
|
|
SYLVIA EASTON
|
|
2,477
|
26.98%
|
|
MICHAEL N. LEE
|
|
2,404
|
26.19%
|
|
ROBERT KEMP
|
|
913
|
9.95%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
9,180
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Montecito Sanitary District (Vote for 3)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
GARY FULLER
|
|
1,945
|
26.57%
|
|
DON EVERSOLL
|
|
1,905
|
26.02%
|
|
DORINNE LEE JOHNSON
|
|
1,770
|
24.18%
|
|
EDWIN C. MARTIN, JR
|
|
1,630
|
22.27%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
7,320
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Santa Maria Public Airport District – Div. 5 (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
DAVID E. BASKETT
|
|
7,211
|
71.45%
|
|
DEBBIE L. MORAWSKI
|
|
2,832
|
28.06%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
10,093
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vandenberg Village Community Services District (Vote for 3)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
ROBERT BUMPASS
|
|
1,785
|
26.45%
|
|
CHRISTOPHER C. BROOKS
|
|
1,769
|
26.21%
|
|
RICHARD R. GONZALES
|
|
1,533
|
22.71%
|
|
MARGARET SAZANI
|
|
1,273
|
18.86%
|
|
SHANE GALLIMORE
|
|
368
|
5.45%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
6,749
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L2020 Cold Spring Elem Schl Dist Bond Meas (Vote for 1)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
BONDS-YES
|
|
683
|
52.18%
|
|
BONDS-NO
|
|
626
|
47.82%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
1,309
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
M2020 Goleta Union School Dist. Bond Meas. (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
BONDS-YES
|
|
20,589
|
71.45%
|
|
BONDS-NO
|
|
8,228
|
28.55%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
28,817
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
N2020 City Of Guadalupe Tran / Use Tax Meas (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
YES
|
|
1,044
|
70.88%
|
|
NO
|
|
429
|
29.12%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
1,473
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
O2020 City Of Goleta Mayor Term Of Ofc Meas (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
YES
|
|
7,166
|
53.65%
|
|
NO
|
|
6,192
|
46.35%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
13,358
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
P2020 City Of Solvang City Council Member Recall (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
YES
|
|
2,372
|
86.95%
|
|
NO
|
|
356
|
13.05%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
2,728
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
City of Solvang City Council Member – Recall (Vote for 1)
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Total
|
|
JIM THOMAS
|
|
1,851
|
70.41%
|
|
JAMIE BAKER
|
|
753
|
28.64%
|
|
Total Votes
|
|
2,629
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edhat Staff
I was mainly focused on the fact that they would require we follow public healths advice AND OPEN OUR SCHOOLS TO TEACH OUR KIDS AT SCHOOL!!!!! So…by any objective measure that I see…we kept the extremists IN!
I agree with you Duke, the schools should open. Although the “extremists” I was referring to was more so the religious/far-right ideologies those candidates were espousing.
I was hoping to see at least two make it just to balance the board. I don’t agree with their religious philosophies (or much of the Right’s views on education), but the far left makeup of the board is what is currently preventing our schools from opening and being reasonable. Too much of one sided thinking is not a good thing either way.
GUSD SPED educators were last month “convinced” to return teaching the SPED cohort in person via a $180 monthly increase to their compensation. The mainstream GUSD teachers are very worried about a) the public’s outrage when they learn that teachers are willing to teach in person as long as the “stipend” is high enough and, b) how much of a bump in pay can the mainstream teachers negotiate in order to return to in person teaching. It smells very fishy and the kids remain the big losers.
Thats an interesting view Bosco. Effectively saying, “I don’t agree with their positions or views but they will reopen the schools. Who cares if my 8th grade daughter is forced to listen to pray and never learns about systemic racism and civil rights.” Either way having just 1 of these extremists on the board wouldn’t do much of anything as the others would out vote them.
Well, when you put it that way…that’s a spectacularly good argument for putting other people on the board!!!!! I’d much rather my 8th grader be forced to listen to a prayer or ten (Christian, muslim, Budhist, Pagan, whatever!) and be IN SCHOOL than learning about systemic racism via ZOOM classes.
Yes, right now what’s needed is opinions on the board that will reopen schools (that’s issue #1 for me). None of the current board members seem to understand the actual science and/or have the spine to stand up to the Teachers Union. The current makeup of the SB board can only be viewed as a failure. Change is needed. I don’t think two dissenting opinions are enough to force prayer or prevent education on civil rights. But, it’s also not ok for the whole board to fall in line with the teacher’s Union and reinforce each other’s groupthink. Having a reasonable discussion with those you disagree with is something everyone should do. While I’m still a proud liberal, not everything the left does is always the right thing. The illogical politization of the COVID response within the reopening school debate demonstrates the need for all sides of representation.
It must have really heated you when they learned about the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights movement.
Let’s workshop this. Hypothetically, the school board demands the schools reopen. The teacher unions say nah, no thanks. Board pushes harder threatens to fire teachers, all teachers join together in protest, and now there’s a strike with zero teachers. I don’t see how this gets schools open any faster. Boards have to finesse the situation they were given.
Those are good things to learn about! What “heats me” is that they aren’t learning anything right now via zoom!!!! Sure… tell and teach my kids all about systemic racism… just do it in person for god sakes!!!
That’s a very persuasive argument for getting rid of the teachers union!!. They aren’t working… and if they continue to refuse at a certain point they need to be fired and they can go on unemployment like everyone else and new teachers can be hired!!!
And that would be the least popular strike ever! Their kids are going to school, public health says schools can open, public health says schools should open for the health of kids, and lots of people are out of work… some of which because they have to stay home with their kids!!! No… striking is a hollow threat. Doesn’t matter though.. our beloved school board cant/won’t do anything.
A comparison of these results with the Edhat poll numbers would give us an insight into the politics of our Edhat companions. As I have suspected it seems the Edhat trolls lean very far right. Glad to offer some balance.
Remove the political D vs R bills hit.
Newsom, science and data have said for 2 months#chollas could open full time. Newsom is a D, right? So the CA people don’t believe Newsom? They don’t believe the science and data they preach about?
July 23 CDC said kids need to be in school , they are not spreaders.
Most teachers want kids back.
Teachers Union is holding out.
So what’s really going on?
7 weeks ago Newsom, science and data allowed schools to file for a waiver, case by case reopening depending on the area environment. MUS, Cold Spring and private schools in SB filed asking the government scientists if it was ok to open.
The scientists said yes to them.
SBUSD did nothing.
Then SB moved into Red Tier allowing ALL schools to reopen full time, based upon science and data.
SBUSD did nothing.
So who are the Teachers Union and SBUSD listening to if they’re not listening to Newsom, science and data?
Students are emotionally, physically and academically hurting.
Numerous other schools around us have opened full time.
So what’s really going on? All those in favor of keeping schools closed, do you have children?
What is your reasoning and how does it supersede the science, data & Newsom allowing full time school?
And don’t say money. SBUSD received emergency funding to reopen, where did that money go?
The CARES act is giving $57 million to CA schools.
SB is 5he capital of non profits helping people.
Teachers Fund just raised $56,000 for schools.
Between our great comm7nity with money and volunteers, don’t use that as an excuse.
And I have a question. Why was there no substitute fir my child’s class when the district knew the teacher would be out on personal leave all week?
66 students, 1 teacher on zoom. Seriously? Inconceivable!
Thank Goodness the extremists Campbell, MacLearn, and Barber did not earn seats to decided what our children our learning. I can only assume they’d require the Bible as required learning.
I’d teach the Bible as a creative fiction example for a literature class haha.
When I took the poll most of the results leaned liberal. Was very surprised. Don’t know how it ended up though.
Get, are substitutes trained on Zoom teaching? I bet there is a steep learning curve for them. I was a sub and mostly the teachers had me play videos because they couldn’t know if I knew the material or had any teaching skills at all.
As far as children spreading the virus, risk assessment tools says classrooms are high risk environments. “In a group of 25—about the size of an average class—the model indicates there’s a 67 percent chance in Cherokee County that at least one person has COVID-19, according to the most recent data.”
Plenty of examples of teachers getting sick and dying, and schools reopening and closing again- St Joe’s just did this in our County.
Source: https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/how-easily-can-covid-19-spread-in-a-classroom/
DM says, get my kid back to school because I have to work! We all know why you are so concerned about this issue. Glad you are not in charge of the school system.
THEY FINALLY LISTENED TO US (and well yeah, public health) !!!! Goleta union school school district opening 5 days per week in person starting January 11! Sorry Pitmix… you can keep ignoring science and, ya know, distorting facts on every post, but the school district finally realized they have to go back. Guess what their plan is… staggered start times, slightly shorter days and erecting some structures outside.
Well… the school system just took my exact plan… it just took them 4 months!!! We’re back!!! Science and reason carry the day… not teacher union madness !!!!
Yeah, my comment is somewhat hyperbolic but look at these: Measure L Edhat vote No 75%, actual vote Yes 52%; Measure M Edhat No 55%, actual Yes 52%; Goleta Mayor Edhat had Aceves/Perotte tied, actual vote Perotte 64%; SBCBofE Edhat had England, winner was MacDougal; Edhat had Richardson winner was DeWard; Edhat had Howell by 58%, he won by 75%. Yes, the most obvious races went to the incumbent Dems in the Edhat poll but not by the number they went in real life. Carbajal Edhat by 59, won by 65; Bennet Edhat had him by 63, won by 75. Etc.
RHS, I’ve noticed it’s really only a handful of far right commenters that just post incessantly making it seem like there’s a lot of them. They’re still outnumbered and the majority of readers are liberal but too tired to engage in the crazy comments. I’ll jump in every now and again but I have a job, kids, a life, and you can’t talk sense with the senseless.
People who have different views are not senseless. People who are close minded to alternative views and opinions, and refuse to allow their own views and opinions to change, are the senseless ones.
Let, a teacher said that he did not think he could teach to a classroom and be parked in front of a Zoom monitor at the same time in the hybrid model. So is the District going to hire double the teachers? Do they have the budget for that?
DM, my point was that generally the teachers don’t know their subs at all, never met them, so have no idea what they can do. A sub in physical classroom faces real challenges in just maintaining discipline because the kids like to see what they can get away with. A regular teacher at Carp subbed for another teacher once and told me that she was shocked that she faced the same problems as a sub because the kids knew her already. I will try to be clearer for you in the future.
It’s not a pipe dream… We’re going full back!!!! The school board finally realized that you can only ignore the public health recommendations for so long. They realized 19 kids per class was easy doable and safe… and hopefully someone in power had some strong words for the union !
VOR, if you can give me an example of how our discussion on Edhat has caused you to change your views on anything, then maybe the rest of us can follow your shining example. I, for one, have not noticed any movement in the views that you post here.
DM, Trump will be termed out in 4 yrs, maybe you can replace him?
Politics and politicians suck… and they lie like crazy… so actually you are a perfect candidate!!!!
Trump is horrible and he is going to lose… that’s a win for all! School opening is a win for all too (except of course your beloved teachers union). What you fail to grasp or understand is that you can be a liberal but not just blindly follow. Our school board was lost, useless and incompetent. That isn’t a political thing or statement… it’s fact. The DNC backing a candidate doesn’t mean you have to or should vote for them.
VOICE – you’ve called liberals far worse than “senseless” here, so maybe check your hypocrisy.