I am happy to announce that the San Leandro Teachers Association has endorsed my candidacy for San Leandro School Board. The endorsement was based largely on a questionnaire containing eight questions that was submitted on Monday, September 11, 2006. Although the SLTA has conducted in-person interviews in the past, there was not an interview this time. The SLTA represents nearly 500 teachers working to educate the children of the San Leandro Unified School District.
A few weeks ago, I was invited to a meeting of the Sentinels at Vila Cereja, to take place on Wednesday, September 13, 2006. The Sentinels are a local recipient committee (essentially a political action committee) that endorses candidates and gives money to their campaigns. If there is a proverbial "old-boys network" in San Leandro, the Sentinels, formed in 1978, are it. Dale Reed, the President of the Sentinels, and a Planning Commissioner for the City of San Leandro, presided over the meeting. Other candidates at this meeting included my opponent and the candidates for the State Assembly: Republican Jill Buck and a representative for Democrat Mary Hayashi. The candidates for State Assembly went first. Each candidate had a few minutes to introduce themselves, followed by a few questions, and a very brief closing statement. Since three of the most senior members had already endorsed my opponent, it wasn't surprising that he and Jill Buck, the Republican candidate for State Assembly, received the endorsement of the Sentinels.
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