Charles Nelson evidently isn't very serious about winning. He has no web
site, he hasn't answered the PEN Candidate Questionnaire and he didn't
appear at the Candidate's Forum on Feb 28th in Altadena. Even the candidates
running for uncontested seats managed to do this kind of due diligence.

So as far as I'm concerned, the only contest is seat 3. Interestingly,
Phelps, the incumbent and a former Muir teacher with children in the
district, did not get the Teacher's Union endorsement. Somehow that makes me
*want* to vote for him.

In an effort to get an even measure of all the candidates, PEN has created
10 questions which each has been invited to answer. You can find these and
many other details in pdf form on their School Board Election page.
http://www.penfamilies.org/?page=145

I wanted to see the answers to their 10 questions side by side, so I have
copied and pasted them on my blog for those who are interested.
http://blog.stonehillnews.com/2009/03/pusd-school-board-elections.htm

In a nutshell, I like Phelps because he's got young children in the
district, he's got teaching credibility, he's got Board experience, and says
things like "Our schools are not very user-friendly." I think we need people
on the Board who think in terms of making the schools more "user friendly."

Anyone else have any opinions on Seat 3?

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Jeremiah Small