Dear editor,
I’d like to say at this very late date, welcome to Culver City, Mr. Bridges. I truly don’t remember if you’ve been at the paper during one of our past campaign periods or not. “For anyone with school-age children, these opportunities to meet the future members of the school board are an excellent opportunity to ask informal questions and get a sense of the person for whom they may cast their ballot.” I’ll just assume this is your first Culver City School board campaign and thought you’d like to know that we encourage all voters of all ages to get to know the candidates, not targeted groups of people or persons of specific age ranges or at a particular point in their lives, such as anyone with school-age children.
I encourage everyone in Culver City who is registered or intends to register before the deadline to get to know the candidates running for our school board. I suggest asking candidates questions that are relevant to the questioner, not subjects found in media or through rumor. I suggest attending candidate forums and neighborhood coffees and not stop there. I suggest going to each candidates’ website or the League of Women Voter’s site, smartvoter.org to read the candidates’ thoughts about what is important to them as a candidate.
The election every two years for the board of education and the outcome of those elections impact many more people than just those with school-age children. A few topics school board members vote for or against include public use of sports facilities, bonds and parcel taxes, traffic and neighborhood parking and jobs.
All voters, given the many opportunities that will arise between now and the election, are encouraged to meet the candidates and make informed decisions when they vote.
Marla Wolkowitz, former school board member, 1999-2007
Culver City