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Carolyn Bourdeaux.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The freshman congresswoman lost in the suburban Atlanta 7th District by fewer than 1,000 votes in 2018. In November, she won by 10,000 votes, flipping what was once a Republican stronghold. She said her campaign’s data show the share of Asian American voters increased in the district from 7% in 2016 to 11% in 2020 — enough that she considers the community decisive in her political fortunes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That influence doesn’t only benefit Democrats. In California, where the Asian American and Pacific Islander community has long been a political force, freshman Reps. 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There was a 27-year-old man \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/03/11/975592502/asian-americans-experience-far-more-hate-incidents-than-numbers-indicate\">who was assaulted in Los Angeles last month\u003c/a> and an 83-year-old woman \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/13/asian-american-attack-white-plains/\">who was punched and spat on\u003c/a> in White Plains, New York, last week. And Asian American seniors \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/02/12/966940217/anger-and-fear-as-asian-american-seniors-targeted-in-bay-area-attacks\">have been victims of numerous attacks in the Bay Area since January\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stop AAPI Hate has identified Asian American women, youth and elders as particularly vulnerable groups. Almost 70% of the incidents they documented were reported by women. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11865171 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/RS47867_GettyImages-1231773402-qut-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rep. Chu and others Thursday said former President Donald Trump “stoked” anti-Asian hate by \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/06/22/881810671/white-house-defends-trumps-use-of-racist-term-to-describe-coronavirus\">using phrases like “kung flu”\u003c/a> and “China plague” in order to shift blame away from his response to the coronavirus pandemic. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In opening remarks, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said he was concerned that the hearing was about “policing of rhetoric,” but Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, and other witnesses pushed back on his comments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Your president and your party and your colleagues can talk about issues with any other country that you want,” Meng said. “But you don’t have to do it by putting a bullseye on the back of Asian Americans across this country, on our grandparents, on our kids.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CAPAC/status/1372570519925633027?s=20\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in September, when the House \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-race-and-ethnicity-epidemics-legislation-asia-c91a5ef22ee5854624cb415a3836091d\">approved a resolution condemning racism against Asian Americans\u003c/a>, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, called the effort “ridiculous” and a “waste of time,” and \u003ca href=\"https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4907196/user-clip-rep-mccarthy-hres-908\">said\u003c/a> “there is no kitchen in America that thinks this is a priority.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chu recalled those remarks and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RepJudyChu/status/1372609901990711298\">took aim at McCarthy on Twitter\u003c/a> Thursday, saying, “Mr. McCarthy, I assure you the safety of our children, parents and friends is a concern in thousands of kitchens right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/RepJudyChu/status/1372609901990711298?s=20\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The Fear ‘Is Very Real’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday evening, as news spread that six of the victims killed in the Atlanta area were of Asian descent, Manjusha Kulkarni, Stop AAPI Hate’s co-founder, said the violence in Atlanta was an “unspeakable tragedy” for Asian Americans “already reeling from high levels of racial discrimination.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just had to take a pause,” Kulkarni said, “because this is now sort of that next level.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kulkarni was among the \u003ca href=\"https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU10/20210318/111343/HHRG-117-JU10-WList-20210318-U2.pdf\">more than a dozen witnesses\u003c/a> who spoke Thursday on Capitol Hill. 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She said that when Trump was in office, she would watch for a “spike in attacks” when someone from the White House used the term “China virus.” In comparison, Yoo said, the tone of Biden’s White House listening session was “surreal.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can’t have one meeting and say OK, we heard you, we’re done,” she said. “But I think we walked away feeling like, ‘Wow, this is different.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday that Biden’s domestic policy team and the Department of Justice are continuing to host listening sessions like the one Yoo attended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday, Biden and Vice President Harris will travel to Atlanta to meet with Asian American leaders there, postponing a political event that had been planned in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Congressional Action\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Rep. Meng and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, are also pushing for congressional action on violence targeting Asian Americans. Last week, they \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/03/16/977928933/n-y-rep-grace-meng-on-her-bill-to-address-asian-hate-crimes\">reintroduced a bill\u003c/a> that would designate a Justice Department employee to take on an expedited review of hate crimes related to the pandemic. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hirono-and-meng-introduce-bill-to-address-surge-of-anti-asian-hate-crimes-during-coronavirus-pandemic\">COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act\u003c/a> would also encourage state and local law enforcement agencies to establish online reporting of incidents in multiple languages, expand education campaigns and issue guidance on mitigating “racially discriminatory language” in describing the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Yoo and Kulkarni both warned before Thursday’s hearing that depending on law enforcement would not solve what they see as a larger racism problem. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People are saying we need cops, but a lot of what is happening isn’t criminal,” Yoo said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11862544 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Chinatown-2-1020x680.jpg']According to Kulkarni, at least 90% of cases documented were hate incidents rather than hate crimes. She said although these incidents, like being verbally harassed on the street or discriminated against at work, might not qualify as hate crimes, they “really do impact the lives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s an emphasis on the hate crimes piece,” Kulkarni said. “But [policy makers] just won’t be addressing most of what’s happening to Asian Americans if that’s all they do.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AAAJ’s Yang sees Thursday’s hearing as a chance to convey the severity with which the recent attacks have impacted Asian American communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hope that because of this testimony [lawmakers] will have the courage to speak out against the violence and to give visibility and protection to the Asian American community,” he said. “I hope they understand why what’s happening now has been so deeply traumatizing.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\">NPR.org\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=On+Capitol+Hill%2C+Asian+American+Leaders+Say+Community+Has+Reached+%27Crisis+Point%27&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s David Marks contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco’s corruption scandal has sprawled across four city departments, spanned years, and seen bribery touch even mundane aspects of city life, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11863022/sf-corruption-saga-under-nurus-oversight-garbage-company-recology-overcharged-ratepayers-95-million\">like monthly trash bills\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, there’s evidence to suggest it even tried to reach our underwear drawers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A federally indicted San Francisco official, who prosecutors allege offered insider details on a citywide contract in exchange for a jet-setting lifestyle provided by an admittedly crooked contractor, also may have sought improper help growing an “undergarments” manufacturing business in China, newly disclosed text messages show.[aside postID=news_11859677 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/SF_corruption_BG_featured001.png']The exchange in question took place in 2014, between former San Francisco Public Utilities Commission General Manager Harlan Kelly and Walter Wong, a contractor and city permit expediter who was hired by housing developers to navigate the city’s byzantine permitting system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the texts, Kelly asks for Wong’s help in assisting an unnamed friend set up an “undergarments” business in China.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although it is not obviously evident who actually wanted to set up that business, this exchange provides yet another clear example, among many, in which Kelly solicited assistance from Wong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal authorities announced corruption charges \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2021/03/san-francisco-corruption/\">against Kelly last November\u003c/a>. They allege he accepted dinners and a lavish trip to China paid for by Wong in exchange for favorable treatment securing city contracts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under San Francisco ethics laws, city officials are barred from soliciting gifts, including in the form of services, from a “restricted source” — someone doing business with the department that the official works for. Moreover, federal law prohibits government officials from defrauding the public through bribery or kickbacks, and from using interstate wire communications to do so, both of which form the basis of the federal charges against Kelly and Wong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Supervisor Gordon Mar, who has called for more transparency from the SFPUC in the wake of Kelly’s indictment, says the texts suggest the possibility that additional people may be implicated \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11839531/report-corrupt-sf-official-directed-nonprofit-to-pay-60k-to-organizations-under-fbi-investigation\">in the still-unfolding investigation\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The text indicates how Kelly used his relationship with Wong to help a friend’s business interests,” Mar told KQED. “This is concerning new evidence of the culture of casual corruption that is unfortunately not limited to one agency or individual.”[aside postID=\"news_11849113\" label=\"original charges against Harlan Kelly\"]Kelly’s attorney, Brian Getz, said he wasn’t aware of the specific text message exchanges related to the underwear business, but that generally, Kelly is a person who helps his friends evenly across the board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a general proposition, Harlan would have given that information to anybody if anyone contacted him in connection with trying to manage their business or advance their business,” Getz said. “And [if] Harlan had information that would be helpful, he would have given it. He’s always been very open to requests from the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The messages, which were obtained through public records requests by a person using the pseudonym “anonymous,” and later gathered by KQED, offer a microscopic view of the financial relationship between Wong and Kelly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Anonymous” — the requester — has previously contacted KQED about other records related to city government officials. Those records, and also links to SFPUC’s own published records, are automatically posted online to a public records repository, which KQED reviewed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the newly disclosed texts also show that Kelly sought advice from Wong on remodeling his mother-in-law’s kitchen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who first learned of the text exchange from KQED, says seeking such advice may violate city ethics laws and warrant further investigation, particularly into the role that Kelly’s wife, Naomi Kelly, played in the relationship with Wong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11863970\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 966px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11863970\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/WWHK_7_AdvicetoRenovateNaomiMomKitchen-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/WWHK_7_AdvicetoRenovateNaomiMomKitchen-2.jpg 966w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/WWHK_7_AdvicetoRenovateNaomiMomKitchen-2-800x354.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/WWHK_7_AdvicetoRenovateNaomiMomKitchen-2-160x71.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of a 2016 text message exchange between former SFPUC General Manager Harlan Kelly (on the right) and permit expediter Walter Wong. \u003ccite>(Courtesy SFPUC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This does not look good,” said Peskin, who is among other city leaders now pushing to expand the corruption investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naomi Kelly served as San Francisco’s city administrator until stepping down in January, following her husband’s indictment. Her reasons for leaving City Hall were initially unclear, as she only tangentially appears in her husband’s federal charging documents and was never actually charged with a crime herself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These exchanges, said Peskin, may shed new light on Naomi Kelly’s hesitance to remain in the public eye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naomi Kelly’s attorney was quick to refute that suggestion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Naomi stepped down because she needed to take care of her family, which unfortunately in the unequal world that we live in, often falls to women a lot more than men, and even more so in a pandemic, and even more so when the family has children,” her attorney Martin Sabelli said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naomi Kelly, he stressed, was not involved in any aspect of the city corruption scandal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Naomi Kelly wants people to know that she did not commit a crime. She did not betray the public trust,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong, though, may also have been considered a “restricted source” for Naomi Kelly. In her position as city administrator, she oversaw 25 different departments, including San Francisco Public Works, where Wong frequently conducted business. So, any time Wong had contracts with Public Works, Naomi Kelly was in an oversight role.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Gordon Mar, San Francisco supervisor\"]‘This is concerning new evidence of the culture of casual corruption that is unfortunately not limited to one agency or individual.’[/pullquote]But taken all together, Peskin said, the text messages raise “some very serious questions not only about what the general manager of the PUC knew, and favors he appears to be taking, but what the city administrator of San Francisco, who is his spouse and cohabitant, knew. This is deeply troubling.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Bottom line,” he added, “is it has the appearance of, if not the fact of, a government contract funded by the taxpayers being given to a vendor who is giving cut-rate services to a government employee for said favors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since being indicted by the FBI in June 2020, Wong has pleaded guilty to his charges and has agreed to cooperate with the federal government’s investigation, while Kelly — who was charged in November — has flatly denied all allegations against him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong has also provided the U.S. attorney’s office with evidence that he gifted Kelly the 2016 trip to China, as well as free meals and personal car service (with Wong as the driver), with the expectation that “Kelly would in return use his official position to benefit Wong’s business ventures,” including securing a contract with the SFPUC to install LED lights in street lamps across the city, according to the federal complaint against Kelly.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Revealing Texts\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In July, following the public records request from the person labeled “anonymous,” the SFPUC released more than 50 pages of text messages between Wong and Kelly, sent from 2015 through 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Per California law, communications on city employees’ personal accounts or devices, including text messages on personal cellphones, may be obtained through public records requests if they pertain to public business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the messages were heavily redacted, with blacked-out text the agency didn’t want the public to see. The SFPUC then almost immediately asked the requester of the documents — “anonymous” — to destroy the leaked document, because the redactions were made in Microsoft Word, allowing anyone to simply delete the blacked-out lines to reveal the hidden text — a method the agency later deemed “insufficient.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This wasn’t a lower-level staffer goof-up, however. The redactions were made by Harlan Kelly himself.[aside postID=\"news_11862493\" label=\"on the philosophy of scandal\"]Michael Carlin, the SFPUC’s acting general manager, explained as much \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20515687-2-22-21-letter-re-harlan-kelly-texts\">in an email sent to “anonymous” in February\u003c/a>, which the agency later shared with KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mr. Kelly redacted a significant number of text messages in the document, asserting that the redacted communications between him and Mr. Wong did not relate to City business. Following the standard practice of City departments and the general guidance of the City Attorney’s Office, the SFPUC relied on Mr. Kelly to prepare the redactions, and did not ask to review the unredacted text messages before producing the document to you in response to your records request,” Carlin wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, after being tipped off by “anonymous,” KQED obtained the exchanges before they were pulled down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SFPUC \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20490214-harlan_kelly_text_messages_-_redacted_jan_29_2021\">then re-released the text messages last month\u003c/a>, with many of the conversations detailed in full and the black boxes removed. Except, not all of the text messages listed in the first release were included in the second version.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Read the re-released text messages \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20490214-harlan_kelly_text_messages_-_redacted_jan_29_2021\">from SFPUC here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED was able to read what was behind the blacked-out boxes of the first release — by simply either deleting the bars or changing the font color — believing strongly in the public’s right to know about Harlan Kelly’s financial dealings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While many of the revealed redactions included content of a personal nature — and will not be disclosed here — others appear to be related to the charges against Kelly, and the city’s ongoing corruption scandal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And some of the text exchanges KQED uncovered were not included in the agency’s second release of the documents because it fell outside of the years specified in the original public records request, an SFPUC spokesperson said. That includes the 2014 exchange about the undergarments business, which were apparently shared in the first batch by mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelly’s attorney lambasted the SFPUC for releasing some of the text exchanges and defended his client’s decision to block the public from seeing discussions with Wong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those additions have nothing to do with work-related topics,” Getz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The solicitation for help with an undergarments business is not something that appeared in the federal government’s initial filings against Kelly — a request would only be considered illegal if it had taken place at the same time Wong was seeking business from Harlan Kelly’s department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/D4GordonMar/status/1364388810918821890\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why the federal government is alleging that Kelly’s 2016 trip to China, allegedly paid for by Wong, violated federal law — because it occurred while Wong was seeking the multimillion-dollar citywide lighting contract from Kelly’s department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is an example of the incestuous relationships at the highest reaches of government,” said Supervisor Matt Haney, on learning of the “undergarments” exchange. “All of this is not only inappropriate and unethical, but it may very well be illegal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also suggests that others may have been involved, he said. “This is a string that when you keep pulling it, more and more people are involved and caught up in it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Naomi’s Mom’s Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Sabelli, Naomi Kelly’s attorney, said there was nothing problematic with the specific text exchanges about the kitchen remodel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Well, that text message certainly doesn’t establish any kind of financial relationship,” he said. “That sounds like one person asking somebody who he thinks knows about construction and renovation for advice for his wife’s mother. That’s what that sounds like to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s a smart thing to do before you renovate your house to get as many opinions as possible,” Sabelli said.[aside postID=\"news_11849988\" label=\"Willie Brown reflects on SF corruption\"]Sabelli said Walter Wong never ended up inspecting Naomi Kelly’s mother’s home. The incident, however, still raises questions for Peskin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At a minimum, when you’re in a position like that, and you’re the city administrator who oversees the director of Public Works, and your spouse is the general manager of the PUC, you are held to a higher standard, and you need to ask questions: ‘Does Walter have any business in front of my spouse’s agency? Does Walter have any business in front of an agency under my control and supervision?’ ” Peskin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Haney also said the texts appear to be problematic because they are a “mixing of personal and business and city decisions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He noted, however, that “it’s unclear if Naomi was aware of this, or what role she actually played in it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, Haney said, “it certainly raises more questions,” and “definitely” warrants investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>‘Happy Valentine’s Day!’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While it isn’t a crime to have pals, the text messages obtained show what appears to be a deep personal friendship between Wong and Harlan Kelly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In one text message from 2017, Kelly wishes Wong a “Happy Valentine’s Day!” before asking if Wong fixed a leak in his home. In another 2018 exchange, the two discuss plans to practice playing ping-pong. They also plan a lunch, throwing around different preferred restaurants, including the R&G Lounge in Chinatown, on Kearny Street, where Wong had previously wined and dined another city official, an instance later found to be in violation of city ethics rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11863988\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 977px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11863988 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/WWHK_13_HappyValentinesDayLeak-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"977\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/WWHK_13_HappyValentinesDayLeak-2.jpg 977w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/WWHK_13_HappyValentinesDayLeak-2-800x279.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/WWHK_13_HappyValentinesDayLeak-2-160x56.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of a 2017 text message exchange between former SFPUC General Manager Harlan Kelly (on the right) and permit expediter Walter Wong. \u003ccite>(Courtesy SFPUC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“There was a personal element. They were friends,” said Getz, Kelly’s attorney. “I think Walter Wong attended the wedding between Harlan Kelly and Naomi. I think they’ve been friends for a long time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong and Harlan Kelly also discussed attending a birthday party for the late Mayor Ed Lee, in which Wong reveals it will be held “in Citi center” and adds, “ps do not tell anyone.” Citi Center is a building owned by Wong — and long used to host events for big-wig city politicos, including former mayors, like Willie Brown. Wong’s offices were raided by the FBI early last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While none of these texts necessarily raise eyebrows on their own, they offer a view into the depth of the relationship between Wong and Kelly. The personal bridge-building that led to the allegations in San Francisco’s corruption scandal was built day by day, brick by brick, undergarment by undergarment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The exchange in question took place in 2014, between former San Francisco Public Utilities Commission General Manager Harlan Kelly and Walter Wong, a contractor and city permit expediter who was hired by housing developers to navigate the city’s byzantine permitting system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the texts, Kelly asks for Wong’s help in assisting an unnamed friend set up an “undergarments” business in China.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although it is not obviously evident who actually wanted to set up that business, this exchange provides yet another clear example, among many, in which Kelly solicited assistance from Wong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal authorities announced corruption charges \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2021/03/san-francisco-corruption/\">against Kelly last November\u003c/a>. They allege he accepted dinners and a lavish trip to China paid for by Wong in exchange for favorable treatment securing city contracts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under San Francisco ethics laws, city officials are barred from soliciting gifts, including in the form of services, from a “restricted source” — someone doing business with the department that the official works for. Moreover, federal law prohibits government officials from defrauding the public through bribery or kickbacks, and from using interstate wire communications to do so, both of which form the basis of the federal charges against Kelly and Wong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Supervisor Gordon Mar, who has called for more transparency from the SFPUC in the wake of Kelly’s indictment, says the texts suggest the possibility that additional people may be implicated \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11839531/report-corrupt-sf-official-directed-nonprofit-to-pay-60k-to-organizations-under-fbi-investigation\">in the still-unfolding investigation\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The text indicates how Kelly used his relationship with Wong to help a friend’s business interests,” Mar told KQED. “This is concerning new evidence of the culture of casual corruption that is unfortunately not limited to one agency or individual.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Kelly’s attorney, Brian Getz, said he wasn’t aware of the specific text message exchanges related to the underwear business, but that generally, Kelly is a person who helps his friends evenly across the board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a general proposition, Harlan would have given that information to anybody if anyone contacted him in connection with trying to manage their business or advance their business,” Getz said. “And [if] Harlan had information that would be helpful, he would have given it. He’s always been very open to requests from the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The messages, which were obtained through public records requests by a person using the pseudonym “anonymous,” and later gathered by KQED, offer a microscopic view of the financial relationship between Wong and Kelly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Anonymous” — the requester — has previously contacted KQED about other records related to city government officials. Those records, and also links to SFPUC’s own published records, are automatically posted online to a public records repository, which KQED reviewed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the newly disclosed texts also show that Kelly sought advice from Wong on remodeling his mother-in-law’s kitchen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who first learned of the text exchange from KQED, says seeking such advice may violate city ethics laws and warrant further investigation, particularly into the role that Kelly’s wife, Naomi Kelly, played in the relationship with Wong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11863970\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 966px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11863970\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/WWHK_7_AdvicetoRenovateNaomiMomKitchen-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/WWHK_7_AdvicetoRenovateNaomiMomKitchen-2.jpg 966w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/WWHK_7_AdvicetoRenovateNaomiMomKitchen-2-800x354.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/WWHK_7_AdvicetoRenovateNaomiMomKitchen-2-160x71.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of a 2016 text message exchange between former SFPUC General Manager Harlan Kelly (on the right) and permit expediter Walter Wong. \u003ccite>(Courtesy SFPUC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This does not look good,” said Peskin, who is among other city leaders now pushing to expand the corruption investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naomi Kelly served as San Francisco’s city administrator until stepping down in January, following her husband’s indictment. Her reasons for leaving City Hall were initially unclear, as she only tangentially appears in her husband’s federal charging documents and was never actually charged with a crime herself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These exchanges, said Peskin, may shed new light on Naomi Kelly’s hesitance to remain in the public eye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naomi Kelly’s attorney was quick to refute that suggestion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Naomi stepped down because she needed to take care of her family, which unfortunately in the unequal world that we live in, often falls to women a lot more than men, and even more so in a pandemic, and even more so when the family has children,” her attorney Martin Sabelli said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naomi Kelly, he stressed, was not involved in any aspect of the city corruption scandal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Naomi Kelly wants people to know that she did not commit a crime. She did not betray the public trust,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong, though, may also have been considered a “restricted source” for Naomi Kelly. In her position as city administrator, she oversaw 25 different departments, including San Francisco Public Works, where Wong frequently conducted business. So, any time Wong had contracts with Public Works, Naomi Kelly was in an oversight role.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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And such a deal seems out of reach because of the Senate’s filibuster rule, which effectively requires 60 votes to pass most legislation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since he arrived in the Senate, Padilla has supported ending the filibuster and opening the door for Democrats to pass legislation on voting rights, climate change and immigration with a majority vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But California’s senior senator, Democrat Dianne Feinstein, has \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/It-s-time-for-Dianne-Feinstein-to-pick-a-side-on-16022927.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">not taken a position\u003c/a> on whether to abandon the parliamentary procedure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Padilla is no stranger to Feinstein’s steadfast commitment to bipartisan legislating in the Senate: He \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11852409/secretary-of-state-alex-padilla-named-californias-new-u-s-senator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">began his political career\u003c/a> in the early 1990s as an aide to Feinstein.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If it’s one thing I’ve admired of Sen. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Like most states, California budget forecasters predicted a steep drop-off in revenue during the pandemic as businesses were forced to close and millions of people lost their jobs. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom and the Legislature reacted quickly by raising taxes, cutting spending and pulling from the state's savings accounts to cover what they expected to be a $54.3 billion shortfall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, California's revenues went up, buoyed by taxes paid by a wealthy population that made a lot of money from the surging stock market. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, Newsom announced the state had a $15 billion one-time surplus. The state has already spent $7.6 billion of that via a state stimulus package that will, among other things, send $600 payments to millions of low- to moderate-income Californians. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State lawmakers also set aside $6.6 billion to help schools return students to classrooms. And they are preparing another bill that would give $2.3 billion in tax breaks to businesses, bringing the state's total aid package to more than $16 billion. Despite that, Atkins said \"the need is still much greater than the resources we have.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>He also suggested using some of the money to increase access to high-speed internet and to make up shortfalls in the state's cap and trade program that requires big polluters to purchase credits to let them pollute. The state uses that money to pay for various climate-related programs, including wildfire prevention and drinking water. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting of San Francisco, chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, said priorities include restoring previous spending cuts and doing more to help small businesses and the unemployed. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also said the state could spend the money on construction projects that include expanding high-speed internet access and creating jobs that last for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, state lawmakers agreed to use $2.6 billion in prior federal relief funding to pay off up to 80% of some tenants unpaid rent. Ting said he'd like the state to also help pay off unpaid commercial rents to prevent small business evictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The one thing we've learned about this year is the environment constantly shifts, the virus kind of moves and the impact constantly changes every day,\" Ting said. \"We have to keep monitoring how Californians and all the different small businesses are doing.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law on Friday. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Treasury Department has told state governments they can't cut taxes and use the federal money to make up the money. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But they can use the money to respond to the public health emergency, provide government services or invest in water, sewer or broadband infrastructure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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The White House says Biden plans to sign it on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s welcome news to some Bay Area city leaders, who have advocated for more relief from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor London Breed lauded the package, called the American Rescue Plan, for providing funding for vaccinations, direct support for families and people in need, and helping cities “maintain critical services and avoid layoffs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is what happens when we have a federal government that wants to invest in the success of states and cities,” Breed \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LondonBreed/status/1369738349032828929?s=20\">said on Twitter\u003c/a> Wednesday. “The future of San Francisco and the country is brighter today as a result.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf were also among Bay Area leaders pushing for more funding in the federal relief package.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“American cities like San Jose have been on the front lines of the #COVID19 pandemic & paid a steep price,” Liccardo \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sliccardo/status/1364988774581592066?s=20\">tweeted\u003c/a> in February, joining more than 400 mayors across the United States calling on Congress to pass the relief plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill will direct a new round of aid to Americans — in the form of direct payments, extended unemployment benefits, an expanded child tax credit and more — almost a year after the pandemic first upended daily life in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/LondonBreed/status/1369738349032828929\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Biden said in remarks on Saturday at the White House that funding for the American Rescue Plan will “get the country in a place to get back to normal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This plan puts us on a path to beating the virus,” he said, following the Senate’s vote. “This plan gives those families who are struggling the most the help and the breathing room they need to get through this moment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Biden also vowed to get the direct payments of up to $1,400 out the door starting “this month.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The House voted 220-211 with no Republicans voting in favor of the bill, despite calls for bipartisan support from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders. One Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, voted against the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The House passed a similar version of the plan last month, but had to approve changes to the legislation made by the Senate. One key difference is that the Senate’s version of the bill doesn’t include an increase to the federal minimum wage, a provision that was ruled out by the nonpartisan Senate parliamentarian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Sam Liccardo, mayor of San Jose\"]‘American cities like San Jose have been on the front lines of the [COVID-19] pandemic [and] paid a steep price.’[/pullquote]The Senate also tightened the caps for direct payments, narrowing who would qualify for them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond support for individuals and families — including an expanded child tax credit, the bill allocates billions of dollars to schools and to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, testing and supplies. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though Republicans have largely opposed the plan since Biden introduced it in January, the budget reconciliation process allowed Democrats to push the bill forward without support from across the aisle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The White House and congressional Democrats point to public opinion polls showing overwhelming support for the legislation, including the backing in some surveys from a majority of Republicans. While no GOP lawmakers in Congress voted for it, Democrats point out that some Republican state and local government officials are pressing for the aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Biden is expected to sign the bill swiftly; the current enhanced federal unemployment benefits expire Sunday. He’ll also deliver the first prime-time address of his term Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s a closer look at some of the big-ticket provisions in the Senate-amended bill:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Direct Payments\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The bill allocates funds for a third economic impact payment to qualifying Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Individuals earning up to $75,000 and couples earning up to $150,000 would receive the full direct payments of $1,400 per person. Individuals will also receive an additional $1,400 payment for each dependent claimed on their tax returns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Senate Democrats agreed to lower the income cutoff at which payments phase out from $100,000 to $80,000 for individuals, and from $200,000 to $160,000 for couples filing jointly, following demands from \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/03/03/973367877/senate-democrats-white-house-agree-to-tighter-income-limits-for-stimulus-checks\">moderate Democrats\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Unemployment Benefits\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Under the Senate version, federal unemployment insurance payments will remain at $300 per week — \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/03/05/974020325/senate-democrats-agree-to-extend-unemployment-benefits-through-september\">down from $400 per week\u003c/a> in the earlier package passed by the House. The benefits will extend through Sept. 6. The Senate’s bill makes the first $10,200 in unemployment payments nontaxable for households with incomes under $150,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Child Tax Credit\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The legislation would temporarily expand the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/02/26/970999998/with-one-move-congress-could-lift-millions-of-children-out-of-poverty\">child tax credit\u003c/a>, increasing the amount to $3,000 for children ages 6 to 17 and $3,600 for children under age 6.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The amount is gradually reduced for couples earning over $150,000 and individuals earning over $75,000 per year. Families eligible for the full credit would get payments of up to $300 per child per month from July through the end of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Congressional Democrats and the White House may want to figure out how to make the credit permanent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11862122 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/RS47577_iStock-915488206-qut-1020x538.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Paycheck Protection Program\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The bill includes $7.25 billion in new money for the small-business loan program known as the Paycheck Protection Program and would allow more nonprofits to apply, including those groups that engage in advocacy and some limited lobbying. It also allows larger nonprofits to be eligible.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Education\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>There are over $128 billion in grants to state educational agencies, with 90% allocated to local educational agencies, plus $39 billion in grants to higher education institutions. Nearly $15 billion in funds are directed to the Child Care and Development Block Grant program to help support child care facilities, particularly in high-need areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Senate version added a provision to make any student loan forgiveness passed between Dec. 31, 2020, and Jan. 1, 2026, tax-free — rather than having the forgiven debt be treated as taxable income.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Support for Low-Income Families\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The bill includes $4.5 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, to help families with home heating and cooling costs. One provision would give the agriculture secretary the authority and funding to temporarily boost the value of cash vouchers for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) up to $35 per month for women and children for a four-month period during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is $1.4 billion in funding for programs authorized under the Older Americans Act, including support for nutrition programs, community-based support programs and the National Family Caregiver Support Program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill provides $37 million to the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for low-income seniors.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Public Health\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to receive $7.5 billion to track, administer and distribute COVID-19 vaccines. Another $46 billion would go toward diagnosing and tracing coronavirus infections, and $2 billion would go toward buying and distributing various testing supplies and personal protective equipment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a variety of provisions in the legislation to offer support to different industries. The Small Business Administration would get $25 billion for a new grant program for “restaurants and other food and drinking establishments.” Grants would be up to $10 million per entity and $5 million per physical location, with a maximum of 20 locations. The legislation sets aside $5 billion of the total money to be targeted to businesses with less than $500,000 in revenue in 2019. The bill includes another $1.25 billion for the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To support the transportation sector, the bill allocates nearly $30 billion for transit costs, including payroll and personal protective equipment; $8 billion for airports; $3 billion for a temporary payroll support program to help support the aerospace manufacturing industry; and $1.5 billion to recall and pay Amtrak employees who were furloughed because of the pandemic and to restore various daily routes. 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Gavin Newsom delivered his annual State of the State address on Tuesday, speaking of “brighter days ahead” for the state, after a pandemic year that reshaped life for millions of Californians — and left the governor on shaky political footing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his speech, Newsom made plain his priorities for the year ahead: “Getting kids back to school, getting shots in arms and getting the economy back on its feet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those three goals will go a long way in determining whether the governor can rebound from a dip in public approval and survive a potential recall election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s address, delivered in prime time from a nearly empty Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, broke format with the traditional remarks made to a crowded chamber of legislators in the state Assembly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The choice of venue was as much about symbolism as safety: The state’s death toll from COVID-19 nearly matches the ballpark’s capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“54,395 Californians we now mourn with broken hearts,” Newsom said. “That’s almost the same number of empty seats behind me, marking a silent tribute to loved ones who live forever in our memories.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11864065\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11864065\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Gov. 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Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As one of the state’s mass vaccination centers, Dodger Stadium also represents the pathway for California to emerge from the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 10 million doses have been administered in California, the most of any state, leading Newsom to boast in his speech of “the most robust vaccination program in America.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11856356/california-considers-prioritizing-speed-over-equity-in-vaccine-distribution-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">after a rocky start\u003c/a> to the state’s vaccine rollout, California \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/28/960901166/how-is-the-covid-19-vaccination-campaign-going-in-your-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">still only ranks 34th out of 50 states\u003c/a> in the percentage of its supply that has been administered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom began his address by reflecting on the toll the pandemic has taken on Californians in the last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“COVID was no one’s fault — but it quickly became everyone’s burden,” Newsom said. “It magnified daily worries about feeding your kids, paying rent and keeping loved ones safe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In mid-March of 2020, Newsom imposed the nation’s first statewide stay-at-home order, shuttering schools, restaurants and small businesses as the rate of infections rose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/Kevin_Faulconer/status/1369451556471517187\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, he vowed to “fight” for the “millions of Californians pushed out of the workforce and essential workers with no choice but to keep showing up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That job will be made easier with California’s surprising, rosy budget outlook. Despite a recession and a 5% jump in the state’s unemployment rate, the rising wealth of the state’s top earners has resulted in billions of dollars in unexpected revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom touted the two massive spending bills he has already enacted this year with the Legislature to revive the state’s economy and reopen public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11861667/gov-newsom-signs-7-6-billion-stimulus-package\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$7.6 billion plan\u003c/a> dubbed the Golden State Stimulus will send $600 checks to millions of residents and dole out grants to small businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And just last week, Newsom signed Assembly Bill 86, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11863208/california-legislature-approves-plan-to-reopen-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sending $6.6 billion to California school districts\u003c/a> if they reopen classrooms for the state’s youngest students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But neither initiative has quelled criticism of the governor, particularly among California Republicans, who have united behind an effort to remove Newsom from office through a recall election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom made only passing reference to what he labeled “a partisan power grab,” but the recall campaign says it will soon submit enough signatures to force an election later this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Gov. Gavin Newsom\"]'I know our progress hasn’t always felt fast enough ... And look, we’ve made mistakes. I’ve made mistakes. But we own them, learn from them and never stop trying.'[/pullquote]The campaign gained momentum in November after Newsom was spotted eating dinner at the fancy French Laundry restaurant in Napa Valley while urging Californians to limit gatherings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Weeks later, COVID-19 infections surged in the state, leading to another round of business closures. Fraud at the state’s Employment Development Department — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11858814/edd-and-bank-of-america-make-millions-on-california-unemployment\">which may total $31 billion\u003c/a> — along with prolonged school closures and a slow start to the state’s inoculation program contributed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11858273/another-poll-finds-better-news-for-governor-gavin-newsom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dragging down\u003c/a> Newsom’s previously sky-high approval rating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know our progress hasn’t always felt fast enough,” Newsom said. “And look, we’ve made mistakes. I’ve made mistakes. But we own them, learn from them and never stop trying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a videotaped address released on Tuesday afternoon, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, a Republican aiming to replace Newsom in the recall election, said Newsom has cleared “a high bar for a recall ... several times over.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/GuyMarzorati/status/1369473283515584513\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Californians are being held back by the pandemic and a state government response that makes it clear that this crisis exceeds the current governor’s ability to deal with it,” Faulconer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a speech delivered a political lifetime ago, Newsom’s last State of the State address in February 2020 focused exclusively on the state’s homelessness crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, he touted his administration’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11838323/heres-how-california-is-turning-hotels-into-housing-for-formerly-homeless-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Homekey\u003c/a> — which used federal funds to convert motels into supportive housing — along with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11857659/newsom-signs-bills-to-extend-statewide-eviction-protections-use-2-6-billion-to-cover-unpaid-rent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">legislation to prevent evictions\u003c/a> he signed earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that progress is unlikely to shield Newsom from criticism that the state’s cost of living still puts the California dream out of reach for too many residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11859941,news_11858051,forum_2010101881866\"]“Gavin Newsom’s vision problems didn’t begin with the pandemic,” said John Cox, another Republican gubernatorial hopeful who Newsom defeated in the 2018 election. “Prior to the pandemic, despite Newsom’s bold campaign promises, California built fewer homes and the cost of living has kept going up, way up.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other Republicans blasted Newsom for failing to bring up \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101881829/edd-spokesperson-loree-levy-responds-to-state-audits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mismanagement and fraud at EDD\u003c/a> during his address.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The governor didn’t mention the EDD and the hundreds of thousands of Californians that are trapped in red tape and bureaucracy. 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"content": "\u003cp>When Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his State of the State speech from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles tonight, he may or may not mention the campaign to recall him from office. But with recall backers saying they've collected enough signatures to place it on the ballot, the campaign to remove Newsom will certainly be the backdrop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least two relatively high-profile Republicans — former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and San Diego businessman John Cox (who was crushed by Newsom in 2018) — have endorsed the recall and are running to replace him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But whether or not the recall ultimately succeeds, the California Republican Party is hoping to benefit from it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"David Verza, Solano County resident\"]'My friend group, family group, we're having a hard time here. And it just feels like Newsom isn't helping us out at all. It feels like he doesn't care.'[/pullquote]Michele Guerra, chair of the Solano County Republican Party, helped organize a recall rally last weekend in Vacaville, where volunteers waved American flags in front of City Hall as passersby in cars honked their horns in support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to corralling people to sign recall petitions, Guerra is making sure their voter information is up to date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We ask how long has it been since you've updated your registration and your signature? Because that is one way that the ballot gets kicked out, if your signature isn't correct. Have you updated your information?\" Guerra said. \"It's really important for Republicans to be out here and helping people see that they have a voice.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among those who stopped to sign the petition this past weekend was David Verza, 32, a Republican who says the recall for him is personal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"My friend group, family group, we're having a hard time here. And it just feels like Newsom isn't helping us out at all. 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Just shy of 1.5 million valid signatures — 12% of the total votes cast in the previous gubernatorial election — are needed to qualify for the ballot, \u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_recall_in_California\">per state election rules\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jessica Millan Patterson, chair of the California Republican Party, says the recall didn’t start out as a purely Republican effort, but the party's all in now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11859941,news_11858051,forum_2010101881866\"]\"We saw that there was a movement there and we joined on to it because it's the right thing to do for Californians,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patterson says the recall is a chance to showcase the GOP as an alternative to Democratic policies they don’t like, from the pandemic shutdown to taxes and immigration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have an opportunity to right the ship here and we can do that through this recall. And we don't have to wait until 2022 to do it,\" Patterson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also a way to keep volunteers engaged in what was supposed to be a relatively quiet political year, Patterson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We've done about a million phone calls,\" she said. \"So keeping the volunteers engaged in a quote unquote off year is phenomenal.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of $250,000 from the Republican National Committee toward the recall effort, it looks like money won’t be a problem for the campaign if it qualifies for the ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Randy Economy, official spokesman for the recall campaign, is a former Democrat turned independent turned Republican — and he insists the effort is nonpartisan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know that the Republican Party structure has decided to get involved in the campaign. Of course they are. We couldn't stop them from doing that,\" Economy said. \"Everybody has the right to get involved. But our campaign is not based upon, you know, the wishes of the Republican Party or its Republican Party operatives.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, Economy acknowledges, \"some of our greatest volunteers are, you know, chairmen of individual county Republican parties up in Nevada County or El Dorado County or Alameda and Orange County.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]If nothing else, says Anne Dunsmore, a consultant for the recall campaign, the effort to get rid of Newsom puts Democrats on the defensive while giving the GOP an opportunity to reach voters who might not otherwise be receptive to the party's message.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They're certainly using it as an organizing tool. It's certainly catching fire,\" she said. \"And every day you can see it because all the county parties are starting to surf that wave.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republican consultant Rob Stutzman, who worked on the successful 2003 recall of Gov. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>If nothing else, says Anne Dunsmore, a consultant for the recall campaign, the effort to get rid of Newsom puts Democrats on the defensive while giving the GOP an opportunity to reach voters who might not otherwise be receptive to the party's message.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They're certainly using it as an organizing tool. It's certainly catching fire,\" she said. \"And every day you can see it because all the county parties are starting to surf that wave.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republican consultant Rob Stutzman, who worked on the successful 2003 recall of Gov. Gray Davis, said the current effort gives Republicans a chance to talk about how they would govern the state differently from Democrats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11863861\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/recall-1.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11863861\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/recall-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/recall-1.jpg 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/recall-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/recall-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/recall-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/recall-1-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/recall-1-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/recall-1-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newsom recall supporters gather signatures in La Cañada Flintridge in Southern California on March 6, 2021. \u003ccite>(Saul Gonzalez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"And as long as Trump-related candidates stay out of it, they're not talking about Donald Trump. So it's a very good opportunity for the party to frankly grow beyond its current base,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patterson, the state GOP chair, said the party is looking ahead to next year, when it will be defending five newly minted Republican House seats in California. She sees the recall as key to raising money, volunteers and visibility in competitive congressional districts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"And so we have a huge opportunity, depending on how redistricting goes, to be a major player in taking back the House, building the infrastructure and having that in place before we get into 2022. I think it's going to be critical to wins,\" Patterson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Newsom is hoping that if the recall election does happen later this year, the pandemic by that time will be in the rearview mirror and voters will be in no mood to replace him with a Republican.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 86 into law on Friday, he marshaled the state’s mighty resources to facilitate a return to classroom learning in thousands of public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His signature also ends, for now, the state government’s direct involvement in California’s clamorous school reopening dispute — the latest skirmish in a decades-long debate over whether school policy in California should be driven by state or local officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11863208/california-legislature-approves-plan-to-reopen-schools\">Under the legislation\u003c/a>, the state is paying for improved school ventilation, cleaning, tutoring and counseling needed to bring the state’s youngest kids back to class in the next month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the bill does \u003cem>not\u003c/em> force districts to bring back in-person education, thus leaving the most important details for many parents and students (reopening dates, school-day length, classroom setup) in the hands of locally elected school boards.[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Pat Reilly, Democratic political consultant\"]‘Having individual school districts try to negotiate with their labor partners in the thousand-plus school districts in California, from my perspective, is like setting off a bunch of brush fires across the state.’[/pullquote]Legislators of both parties hailed AB 86 as a victory for local control, the concept of leaving decision-making power to officials closest to the voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everybody loves to talk about local control, it’s kind of like something sacred, like motherhood and apple pie,” said Gloria Romero, the former Democratic chair of the state Senate Education Committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But critics of the approach believe many school boards are proving ineffectual\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11861466/sfusd-isnt-alone-escalating-pressures-facing-lawmakers-in-school-reopening-debate-across-bay-area\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> in the face of competing local pressures\u003c/a>. In San Francisco, parent groups want to change how school boards are constructed, arguing that a switch to mayoral appointments may produce more competent boards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others think that the decision to reopen schools is simply too important to delegate to an entanglement of forces working between the Capitol building and California classrooms — what Romero calls the “Byzantine labyrinth” that includes elected school boards, powerful teachers unions, county and state offices of education and the independently elected superintendent of public instruction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re finding out that local control … there are so many fingers in the pot stirring it, blocking it, adding in poison pills,” said Romero, a longtime charter school advocate. “Despite how convoluted that is, the governor has the bully pulpit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Fear of Local ‘Brush Fires’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Critics of Newsom have for months called on him to use executive authority to force teachers back into the classroom — potentially by \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2021/to-help-get-kids-back-in-school-california-should-temporarily-suspend-local-collective-bargaining/646857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suspending collective bargaining\u003c/a> at the local level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He should have shown leadership,” said Romero. “He was just, I think, embarrassingly weak and without a backbone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, the fate of reopening will likely be decided through the contentious negotiations taking place between school districts and unions representing teachers, bus drivers, custodians and administrators. Many large districts, including Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, are unlikely to reopen by April 1, after which, the amount of grant funding in AB 86 starts to decline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Having individual school districts try to negotiate with their labor partners in the thousand-plus school districts in California, from my perspective, is like setting off a bunch of brush fires across the state,” said Pat Reilly, a Democratic political consultant and advocate with the group \u003ca href=\"https://www.openschoolsca.com/\">OpenSchoolsCA\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After months of distance learning, legislative leaders grew impatient with the progress of local reopening talks. Some appeared flummoxed that districts hadn’t done more to resume in-person schooling when infection rates ebbed in September and October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am normally a huge proponent of local control, but this year, local control has been a complete failure,” said state Assembly Budget Chair Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, in a hearing last month on the school reopening plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>‘A First Step’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In the end, however, local control carried the day. Lawmakers hailed AB 86 for setting a uniform standard of “flexibility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"school-reopening\"]But without a mandate, the bill might not move the needle in the most stubborn negotiations. And the legislation has no effect at all on the vast majority of middle and high school students. The plan only provides grants to bring back elementary school grades, along with one grade of middle or high school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Friday’s virtual bill-signing ceremony, Ting was left to describe the bill he authored as “a first step.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to go home to all our districts and beg all our districts to open up, use this money,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be sure, the deference that Newsom and the Legislature have given to local decision-making is borne of the vast differences in public schools throughout the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you look at 58 counties, a thousand-plus school districts, this truly is a challenge at scale that no other state in the country is faced with,” Newsom said as he signed the legislation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By comparison, former Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, a Democrat who \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/magazine/school-reopenings-rhode-island.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gained national recognition\u003c/a> for her work in reopening schools last year, dealt with roughly 60 districts — and the state already had control over its largest school district, in Providence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s new legislation ensures the state will not be a hurdle for districts keen on opening their doors: There are no mandates to vaccinate teachers or reach collective bargaining agreements with unions — and districts located in counties outside of California’s purple COVID-19 tier will not be required to test students and staff for the virus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, the bill’s guarantee that 10% of the state’s vaccine doses be set aside for school employees (codifying an earlier promise made by Newsom) may be the most important provision in nudging teachers back into the classroom. In just the last week, an increasing vaccine supply and the hope of a continued decline in infections has accelerated the progress of reopening schools in large districts like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11863665/questions-linger-as-san-francisco-schools-aim-to-reopen-next-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education-lab/article249615263.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fresno\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans are generally supportive of handing authority to local governments; the leading Republicans seeking to challenge Newsom in a potential recall election this year said they would also not have suspended collective bargaining rights to force reopenings. Just four GOP legislators in the state Senate and Assembly voted against the plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, R-Yucaipa, argued that “it is essential that we have local control.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recalled a recent meeting with constituents, when a frustrated audience member asked her who bears responsibility for the decisions being made at his local school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I said, ‘You are, you are ultimately in control of your local schools,’ ” said Ochoa Bogh, who served on the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District before her election to the Senate last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re not happy then, lo and behold, go ahead and find candidates that reflect your values and your vision of education and get them elected,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Attention on School Boards \u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In a number of cities across the state, many parents aren’t waiting for the next election to decide the fate of their school boards. Recall campaigns against individual board members have been launched in Benicia, La Mesa and San Ramon. And in San Francisco, critics of the board are pursuing a recall and a wholesale change in how members are selected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Facing both impatient Sacramento lawmakers and exasperated parents, “school boards have really been stuck in the middle,” said Troy Flint, senior director of communications for the California School Boards Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re dealing with parent communities which are often rife with division on this issue,” he said. “And they don’t really have the framework needed to effectively pursue negotiations on reopening, because there hasn’t until now been the standard for the state on what acceptable measures of safety are to reopen.”\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003cbr>\nBy and large, parents furious with the lack of progress on reopenings argue their elected boards are too aligned with local teachers unions — and thus more likely to prioritize the safety of educators over the education and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/18/953581851/ive-tried-everything-pandemic-has-cut-options-for-kids-with-mental-illness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mental well-being\u003c/a> of students, which have \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/publication/who-is-losing-ground-with-distance-learning-in-california/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suffered greatly\u003c/a> during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That perceived imbalance is likely a result of shifts in education decision-making over the last half century, said Gary Hart, the former state secretary of education under Gov. Gray Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until the 1970s, school boards had greater control over decisions to tax and spend on local schools. That provided an incentive for business-minded community members to run for seats on the board to provide a check on members more sympathetic to teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That began to change in 1971, when the California Supreme Court ruled that the state’s education funding scheme \u003ca href=\"https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/serrano-v-priest-27628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disadvantaged students in low-income neighborhoods\u003c/a> where fewer local taxes could be raised to pay for schools. Then, in 1978, voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, the landmark initiative that dramatically shrunk the amount of local property tax revenue that schools had traditionally relied on, forcing districts to feed from the trough of state revenue controlled by the Legislature and governor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“School boards no longer had much overall control of their school budgets, particularly as it related to increases in spending,” Hart said. “So as a result of that, I think there was a diminishment of civic leaders serving on school boards.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In their place, he said, emerged increasingly diverse school board candidates who were more aligned with the California Teachers Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Mayoral Involvement\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Beyond recall campaigns, parent advocates and some supervisors in San Francisco say the answer is to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11861151/new-pac-targets-san-francisco-school-board-over-reopening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">move away from a citywide election of school board members\u003c/a> — either by splitting the election into districts, or by \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/heatherknight/article/Should-S-F-City-Hall-control-the-school-board-16005019.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">giving the mayor direct power\u003c/a> to appoint the board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that there needs to be some change, what that change is, is yet to be determined,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed said in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101882236/2010101882236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent interview on KQED Forum\u003c/a>, when asked about the possibility of appointing the board. “I know that folks who don’t even have kids in the school district are paying very close attention to the fact that the leaders of our school district are not up for the task of doing what’s necessary to get our kids back in school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who has joined parents at recent rallies to support reopening, was reluctant to endorse more mayoral control over schools. She told KQED she believes “shared governance in our city is the best model right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"San Francisco Mayor London Breed\"]‘I think that there needs to be some change, what that change is, is yet to be determined.’[/pullquote]Mayors in cities such as Chicago and New York (where schools have opened) appoint a controlling share of their local school boards. But in California, efforts by mayors to play a larger role in school policy have largely fallen flat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2000, then-Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11795095/direct-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">convinced voters to pass Measure D\u003c/a>, giving him three appointments to the school board. But still lacking a majority, Brown wrestled with the board for the next few years before turning his attention to creating his own charter schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in Los Angeles, former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, an adamant proponent of charter schools, received permission from the Legislature to take control of individual schools and hire the district’s superintendent. But months after those changes were enacted, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6663370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">they were ruled unconstitutional \u003c/a>by a Superior Court judge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, school boards have trended toward even greater localized control — with hundreds of districts \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2019/california-school-district-latest-to-change-board-elections-to-better-reflect-diversity-of-community/609854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">switching to electing members\u003c/a> from individual geographic districts, rather than through citywide elections. Most recently, voters in San Diego (who rejected the idea of appointed school board members in 2010), \u003ca href=\"https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/nov/03/election-2020-san-diego-measures-c-d/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opted to move away\u003c/a> from at-large elections altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The debate over reopening schools brings to a head the conflicting feelings of voters, said Larry Tramutola, a political strategist known for his work in school campaigns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People would like to have school boards to be more competent and represent all people,” he said. “But on the other hand, they want district elections, where school board members are elected by basically small neighborhoods, so it’s often difficult to find quality people — experienced, knowledgeable — to run for these seats.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those school board seats often become launching pads for elected officials aspiring to reach higher office — though the reopening debate is certain to test the veracity of that narrative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They can be a stepping stone,” Tramutola said. “But it can be a step into quicksand, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Sara Hossaini contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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