Calls School Board Candidate Katz ‘Aware and Informed’
By : Diana Prola : 10/20/06
Voters often become frustrated when they don’t know either candidate in a race. This past summer I met and got to know Mike Katz, a candidate for the San Leandro School Board. He is a pleasant, educated, concerned and sincere citizen, who will make a great addition to the Board.
He is aware and informed about current issues and makes it a practice to attend School Board meetings quite often. I think his best qualification, however, is that he is the father of two preschoolers. This is a great motivator for him to put in effort to improve our schools.
—Diana Prola
San Leandro
Says Katz Has ‘Greater Understanding of the Issues’
By : Sabrina Ramirez : 10/20/06
I would like to correct some misinformation that appeared in the San Leandro Times on Oct. 12.
You wrote that the San Leandro Teachers’ Association has endorsed Peter Lismer for School Board. The fact is that the SLTA co-endorsed both Lismer and his opponent, Mike Katz.
A “co-endorsement” from the Association means that as an interested group, the teachers have no objection to either candidate and that members may individually endorse and support either without concern.
Individually, I have chosen personally to support Mike Katz, because he seems to have a greater understanding of the issues facing our schools today and will bring new ideas to the School Board. But the Teachers’ Association, as a group, recognizes that either candidate would be acceptable.
—Sabrina Ramirez
President, SLTA