Kakishiba in District 2, Resnick in District 4, Mungia in District 6 for sound fiscal management, quality education.
While the district seems to have balanced its budget for now and can probably meet its expenses for the next two years, that equilibrium is tenuous. The district has a history of promising more than it can afford during labor negotiations. Pandemic relief money will expire. The state’s temporary protection of school districts against lost revenue due to declining enrollment will expire. And a likely recession could lead to cuts in state education funding.
He does not support last spring’s school closures because he says they were done haphazardly under time pressure. But he says the district, with its decades of declining enrollment, needs to reorganize and have fewer schools. Resnick, a district parent, is a former Oakland math teacher. He is now CEO of a company that develops literacy and language curriculum alternatives to traditional textbooks.
Hutchinson is a current school board member who has represented District 5 since 2020. But his neighborhood was moved into District 4 during the city’s recent redistricting. He has two years remaining on his District 5 term. If he wins in District 4, the board would select a replacement or an election would be called to fill the rest of his District 5 term.
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