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West Contra Costa Unified School District Elections
General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
30,720 students

Two of the five seats on the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. No incumbents filed to run for re-election, guaranteeing two new members joined the board. Former candidates Mister Phillips, Antonio Álvarez Medrano, and Ayana Kirkland Young and newcomers Don Gosney, Tom Panas, Miriam "Stephanie" Sequeira, and Carlos Taboada ran for the seats.[1] Phillips and Panas were elected to the board.[2]

In addition to choosing two new board members on November 8, 2016, citizens of the West Contra Costa Unified School District voted on whether the district should extend its funding measure for eight more years. The candidates running in this race discussed the measure in a candidate forum on September 29, 2016. Those in favor of passing the measure said it was necessary after a forensic financial audit revealed the district had misspent construction bond funds, leaving little funding left to complete renovations. Those opposed to extending the measure suggested that the district instead look to private funding sources.

The controversy surrounding the district's misspent bond funds led to the resignation of former superintendent Bruce Harter and the hiring of new superintendent Matthew Duffy. In an effort to regain community members' trust, board member Valerie Cuevas proposed limiting campaign contributions to $1,000 for school board elections. Cuevas said such limits would help the voters have faith in the district again, but other board members and school board candidates disagreed.

The district was also involved in other funding conflicts. In June 2016, the district had to amend its spending plan for state funds after a complaint filed with the California Department of Education revealed $4.3 million had been omitted from a fund earmarked for services for high-need students. In March 2016, the district settled a lawsuit with the California Charter Schools Association that alleged that the district had not shared previous bond money with its charter school students.

See also: What was at stake in the West Contra Costa Unified Board of Education election?

With no incumbents running for re-election, the 2016 race was guaranteed to add two new members to the West Contra Costa Unified Board of Education. Two new members were also added to the board in 2012 and 2014. Click here to see how else this race compared to past elections in both the district and the state.

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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The West Contra Costa Unified Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Three seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and two seats were up for election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[3]

To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to register with the county elections office by August 12, 2016. If incumbents did not file by that deadline, the filing deadline was extended for non-incumbent candidates until August 17, 2016.[4]

To vote in this election, residents of the school district had to register by October 24, 2016.[5] Photo identification was not required to vote in this election.[6]

Candidates and results

At-large

Results

West Contra Costa Unified School District,
At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mister Phillips 22.63% 28,018
Green check mark transparent.png Tom Panas 18.57% 22,990
Miriam Sequeira 15.98% 19,777
Ayana Kirkland Young 12.55% 15,529
Antonio Álvarez Medrano 12.08% 14,954
Carlos Taboada 11.05% 13,683
Don Gosney 6.84% 8,468
Write-in votes 0.29% 363
Total Votes 123,782
Source: Contra Costa County , "Presidential General Election Official Results - Final," accessed December 7, 2016

Candidates

Don Gosney Antonio Álvarez Medrano Tom Panas Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Scholarship program administrator, Ivy League Connection
  • Owner and operator, Fine Flicks by Don Gosney

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  • Former board member, 2008-2012
  • Retired teacher

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  • Retired accountant
Mister Phillips Green check mark transparent.png Miriam "Stephanie" Sequeira

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  • Graduate, Solano Community College, San Francisco State University, and the University of California at Hastings
  • Attorney and educator
  • United States Navy Reserve, 2004-2013

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  • Education advocate
Carlos Taboada Ayana Kirkland Young

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  • Graduate, San Francisco State University and the John F. Kennedy School of Law
  • Attorney

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: California elections, 2016

The district's board of education election shared the ballot with a tax measure for the school district, a number of statewide ballot measures, and elections for the following offices:[7]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[8][9]

Deadline Event
August 1, 2016 Semi-annual campaign finance report due
August 10, 2016 - November 8, 2016 24-hour campaign contribution reporting period
August 12, 2016 Candidate filing deadline
August 17, 2016 Extended filing deadline for non-incumbent candidates for open seats
September 29, 2016 First pre-election campaign finance report due
October 24, 2016 Voter registration deadline
October 27, 2016 Second pre-election campaign finance report due
November 8, 2016 Election Day
January 31, 2017 Semi-annual campaign finance report due

Endorsements

The following is a list of official endorsements made in the West Contra Costa Unified School District election. The table includes endorsements from organizations, political parties, media outlets, and state officials. Some candidates were also endorsed by local officials. For a longer list of endorsements, click on the candidates' names.

Candidate endorsements
Endorsement Don Gosney Antonio Álvarez Medrano Tom Panas Mister Phillips Miriam Sequeira Carlos Taboada Ayana Kirkland Young
Political parties
California Democratic Party[10]
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Democratic Party of Contra Costa County[11]
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Contra Costa Young Democrats[10]
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East Bay Young Democrats[10]
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El Cerrito Democratic Club[10]
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Local media
East Bay Times[12]
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Organizations
United Teachers of Richmond CTA/NEA[13]
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Evolve[14]
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CCSA Advocates[15]
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Education Matters[16]
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Richmond Progressive Alliance[17]
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Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council[18]
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Students for Education Reform Action Network (SFER AN) of West Contra Costa[19]
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Richmond Police Association[20]
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BlackBoard of West Contra Costa[10][21]
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Black Men & Women[10]
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Black Women Organized for Political Action Richmond/Contra Costa Chapter[10]
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Black Mobilization, Organization, Education Richmond (BMOER)[10]
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State officials
State Sen. Loni Hancock (D-9)[20]
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Campaign finance

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See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016

Candidates in this race were required to file two pre-election reports. The first was due on September 29, 2016, and the second was due on October 27, 2016. If candidates received more than $1,000 from a single source between August 10, 2016, and November 8, 2016, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours of receiving the contribution.[9]

Candidates who did not raise or spend more than $2,000 on their campaigns had to file an exemption form by September 29, 2016. They did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[9]

Candidates who had a remaining balance from previous campaigns or who had raised or spent money on their campaigns prior to the candidate filing deadline had to file a semi-annual campaign finance report by August 1, 2016. The next semi-annual campaign finance report was due January 31, 2017.[9]

Reports

Candidates received a total of $205,734.55 and spent a total of $140,260.54 as of November 1, 2016, according to the Contra Costa County Elections Division.[22]

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Don Gosney $21,000.00 $1,018.57 $19,981.43
Antonio Álvarez Medrano $2,850.00 $972.35 $1,877.65
Tom Panas $132,906.95 $115,084.92 $17,822.03
Mister Phillips $31,029.64 $21,236.95 $9,792.69
Miriam Sequeira $15,590.95 $1,909.54 $13,681.41
Carlos Taboada $2,357.01 $38.21 $2,318.80
Ayana Kirkland Young $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Past elections

What was at stake?

2016

Election trends

See also: School board elections, 2014
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Two new members were guaranteed to be elected to the West Contra Costa Unified Board of Education on November 8, 2016, as no incumbents filed to run for re-election. Voters in the school district previously added a number of new members. In the district's 2014 election, newcomers won two out of the three seats, and in 2012, newcomers took both seats on the ballot. Those new members won some open seats, but, unlike the 2016 race, one incumbent was also defeated each year.

School board election trends
Year Candidates per seat Unopposed seats Incumbent success rate Seats won by newcomers
West Contra Costa Unified School District
2016 3.50 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
2014 3.33 0.00% 50.00% 66.67%
2012 2.00 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
California
2014 1.91 25.18% 79.00% 38.14%
United States
2014 1.89 32.57% 81.31% 38.24%

Issues in the election

Tax measure
See also: West Contra Costa Unified School District, California, Parcel Tax, Measure T (November 2016)

In addition to choosing their next board members, voters in the West Contra Costa Unified School District voted on Special Tax Measure T, a ballot question that asked to extend the existing school funding measure. The measure passed with over 74 percent of voters casting ballots in favor. A two-thirds majority was required to pass the measure.[2][23] The measure question appeared on the ballot as follows:

“ To maintain quality education with local funding the State cannot take, including: protecting core academics, reading, writing, math, and science, attracting and retaining quality teachers, supporting science lab materials and activities, providing lower class sizes, preparing students for college and the workforce, shall West Contra Costa Unified School District extend the existing school funding measure for 8 years, at the current 7.2 cents per square foot of building area, providing $9.8 million annually, exempting seniors and requiring independent citizen oversight?[24] ”
—West Contra Costa Unified School District (2016)[23]
October candidate forum

All seven candidates in this race participated in a candidate forum on October 13, 2016. You can watch the forum below.

September candidate forum

Four of the seven candidates who ran in the West Contra Costa Unified Board of Education election participated in a candidate forum organized by the Fairmede-Hilltop Neighborhood Council on September 29, 2016. Candidates Don Gosney, Antonio Álvarez Medrano, Carlos Taboada, and Ayana Kirkland Young discussed the district's finances and charter schools.[25]

Don Gosney

Most of the candidates at the forum expressed support for Measure T, which appeared on the ballot along with the school board election on November 8, 2016. Medrano said the measure would help “reduce class sizes” and “keep libraries open.”[25]

“This is an either/or situation,” Gosney said about the measure. “We either vote to tax ourselves to help educate our kids or we can vote to spend money on more jails.”[25]

Carlos Taboada

Both Gosney and Taboada said the measure was necessary. “We need another billion dollars. There’s no way in the world we can come up with that kind of private money,” Gosney said. “The only way to do it is to throw more bond measures at you and see if you’re willing to pay for it.”[25]

Young was not as sure the measure had to be passed and suggested an alternative means of finding funding for the district. “The charter schools can go and get private money,” she said. “Well, why can’t we?”[25]

The candidates were in agreement on the subject of charter schools. They all criticized the use of public funds for charters. Prior to 2016, the district did not share parcel tax revenues with its charter schools, but that changed when the district agreed to share access to those revenues to settle a lawsuit filed by the California Charter Schools Association.[25]

Ayana Kirkland Young

“Every year we’re losing about 200 students to the charter system and they take that money with them,” Medrano said. Young said that sharing the parcel tax revenue “creates lack in the traditional public schools.”[25]

The candidates also expressed concerns about private interests influencing schools. Taboada said he resented that a portion of his taxes as a homeowner would go toward “venture capitalists” and “educational industries that are unaccountable.”[25]

Candidates Tom Panas, Mister Phillips, and Miriam Sequeira did not attend the forum. Panas did not offer a reason for his absence from the forum. Phillips said he could not attend due to professional obligations, and Sequeira said she had to attend the Local Control Accountability Plan’s Parent Committee instead. “Whether I were to get elected or not, I am still a parent of the district and needed to make sure I was actively participating in where decisions are being made,” Sequeira said.[25]

Issues in the district

Financial audit reveals mismanagement of bond funds

A forensic financial audit for the school construction bond program at the West Contra Costa Unified School District revealed "misspent funds, inconsistent budget reports, noncompliance with district policies and potential conflicts of interest," according to the Richmond Confidential. The audit investigated how the district had spent $1.6 billion in funds from six bond measures approved by voters between 1998 and 2014. The results of the investigation were presented to the board of education on September 19, 2016.[26]

Ivette Ricco, a member of the investigation subcommittee, said the bond money had not been spent appropriately. “Now we have nothing left,” said Ricco. Though not all of the construction projects in the district were completed, nearly all of the $1.6 billion in the bond program had been spent by the time the audit was presented to the board of education. A total of $160 million remained, though Ricco estimated "another billion” dollars would be needed to finish the remaining projects.[26]

Examples of misspent funds included the district paying for a construction management firm's sick and vacation time though it was not authorized by the firm's contract, the board approving over-budget contracts, and budget summary balances not matching up with previous reports. The audit was conducted after the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Securities and Exchange Commission separately started investigations into the district's bond funds in 2014.[26]

“What really deeply troubles me is the sloppiness, the lack of checks and balances,” said board of education member Liz Block, who also served as chair of the investigation subcommittee. “What it makes me wonder is how widespread is this?”[26]

The audit recommended that the district begin regular fraud and ethics training and that the board of education start a Recommendations Implementation Task Force.[26]

Board debates limiting campaign contributions
Valerie Cuevas

West Contra Costa Unified Board of Education member Valerie Cuevas proposed a resolution in July 2016 that would limit direct campaign contributions from individuals or organizations to school board candidates to $1,000. California's Political Reform Act did not set contribution limits for local candidates; instead, cities and counties were given the power to set those limits. If passed, Cuevas' proposal would make the district the first in the Bay Area to adopt such contribution limits.[27]

“This is about what we’re going to do about creating trust in our district,” Cuevas said when she introduced the proposal. Cuevas said she hoped to end rumors of district corruption after the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Securities and Exchange Commission separately looked into the district's bond funds in 2014.[26][28]

Board of education member Todd Groves, who did not file for re-election in 2016, did not agree with the proposal. “I don’t think we’re going to make much of a difference in the political landscape of this district with this resolution,” said Groves. “I would like to see people more evenly participate in the political process, but I don’t think this gets us there. To bring it up at this time seems primarily to help some people and not others.”[28]

Board of education candidate Don Gosney also opposed the contribution cap. He said groups invested in contributing to school board elections would instead do so through less transparent means if the proposal was passed. Gosney also said that the proposal implied candidates were corrupt if they accepted contributions.[28]

“Do you truly believe that people can be bought off so easily? That they have no integrity?” said Gosney. “(Campaign donors) support candidates that think like them and they expect these elected candidates to continue to support the same issues they do. That’s as simple as it gets.”[28]

The contribution proposal was again discussed in a school board meeting on August 10, 2016. Instead of voting on it, board members sent the proposal to the governance subcommittee for additional research.[28][29] The governance committee discussed the proposal at a meeting on August 15, 2016, but the issue was not brought back to the full school board in 2016.[30][31]

The California State Assembly also proposed changes to local campaign finance laws in 2016. AB 2523 proposed extending state campaign limits of $4,200 to local elections. It also proposed allowing local boards to set their own contribution limits.[28] The bill was considered by the California State Senate in August 2016 but was ordered inactive.[32]

Matthew Duffy joins district as new superintendent
Matthew Duffy

Matthew Duffy became the new superintendent of the West Contra Costa Unified School District in the summer of 2016. He took over after Contra Costa County's longest-serving superintendent, Bruce Harter, stepped down on June 30, 2016. Harter served the district for 10 years.[33][34]

Harter announced his resignation two years before his contract was due to expire. He said his decision to leave related to the allegations of mismanagement related to the district's bond funds.[33]

Once Duffy stepped into the role of superintendent, he said he was impressed by the district's buildings. “It is amazing. Most districts don’t have the opportunity to do this, and it’s really special to … build new schools or completely renovate new schools,” Duffy said. “I spent my career in old, dark, dank buildings, and I know that whenever we renovated a space, it made a difference.”[34]

Anton Jungherr, chairman of the Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee, said he was impressed with Duffy. He said Duffy quickly took steps to improve the district's communication and transparency after he became superintendent.[34]

Prior to joining West Contra Costa Unified, Duffy served as an associate superintendent in the Milpitas Unified School District for three years. His experience also included serving the Oakland Unified School District as a principal and area superintendent and working as a teacher and vice principal in New York City.[35]

District amends spending plan in reaction to Department of Education complaint

The West Contra Costa Unified School District agreed to amend its spending plan for state funds in June 2016 in reaction to a complaint filed with the California Department of Education by the group Public Advocates on behalf of district parents. The complaint was filed in March 2016 and said the district violated state law when $4.3 million was omitted from its 2015-2016 Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). Officials from the Department of Education agreed, saying that the district had not transparently displayed funding as required by state law.[36]

The complaint dealt with the district's use of state funds earmarked for services for high-need students, such as low-income students, English language learners, and students in foster care. The district's initial spending plan for those services did not include $4.3 million of those earmarked state funds.[36]

After the complaint was filed, the district held a public hearing and consulted with parent committees. The West Contra Costa Unified Board of Education voted to approve revisions for the 2015-2016 spending plan on June 15, 2016, which included returning the $4.3 million to the district's funds for high-need students as well as committing to carrying over any unspent funds to the 2016-2017 LCAP.[36]

"[T]he message from the CDE and the local action by WCCUSD sends a clear signal to school districts throughout California: local plans must fully account for the spending of these funds and if the funds are to be allocated mid-year, the law still applies," said Public Advocates attorney Rigel S. Massaro.[36]

District settles lawsuit with CCSA
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The West Contra Costa Unified School District reached a settlement with the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) in March 2016. The lawsuit, filed by the association in May 2014, alleged that the district did not provide voter-approved funding from Measure G to public charter school students. The district agreed to four terms in the settlement:[37]

  • To provide 50 percent of the proportionate share of Measure G parcel taxes to charter schools within the boundaries of the district from the 2015-2016 school year through the 2018-2019 school year.
  • To provide proportionate shares of parcel taxes with any new charter schools within the district.
  • To provide 100 percent of the proportionate share of any future parcel tax measures passed by voters with charter schools in the district.
  • To adopt a board policy outlining the entitlement of in-district charter school students to an equal share of parcel tax funds.

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About the district

See also: West Contra Costa Unified School District, California
The West Contra Costa Unified School District is located in Contra Costa County, California.

The West Contra Costa Unified School District is located in Contra Costa County in central California. The county seat is Martinez. Contra Costa County was home to an estimated 1,126,745 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[38] The district was the 29th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 30,720 students.[39]

Demographics

Contra Costa County outperformed California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 39.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of all state residents. The median household income for Contra Costa County was $79,799, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 10.5 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.[38]

Racial Demographics, 2010 - 2015[38]
Race Contra Costa County (%) California (%)
White 66.8 72.9
Black or African American 9.6 6.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0 1.7
Asian 16.8 14.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.6 0.5
Two or more races 5.2 3.8
Hispanic or Latino 25.3 38.8

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Contra Costa County[40]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 290,824 136,517
2008 306,983 136,436
2004 257,254 150,608
2000 224,338 141,373

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Contra Costa County, California, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Presidential General Election," accessed August 18, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Contra Costa County, "Unofficial Results - Election Night Final," accessed November 9, 2016
  3. ↑ West Contra Costa Unified School District, "Our Board," accessed August 12, 2016
  4. ↑ California Elections Code, “Part 5, Section 10600-10604: School District And Community College District Governing Board Elections,” accessed June 15, 2016
  5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
  6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "California Online Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
  7. ↑ Contra Costa County Elections Division, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: Presidential General Election," accessed September 23, 2016
  8. ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed July 27, 2016
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 Stephanie for School Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 13, 2016
  11. ↑ Democratic Party of Contra Costa County, "2016 General Election Final Endorsements," October 10, 2016
  12. ↑ East Bay Times, "Editorial: End West Contra Costa pay-to-play culture," October 11, 2016
  13. ↑ United Teachers of Richmond CTA/NEA, "Phone Banking and Canvassing for 55,58, T, and School Board," September 18, 2016
  14. ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 11, 2016
  15. ↑ CCSA Advocates, "Our Endorsements: November 2016 Elections," accessed October 27, 2016
  16. ↑ Education Matters, "Community Panel Endorses Panas, Sequeira for West Contra Costa School Board," September 19, 2016
  17. ↑ Richmond Progressive Alliance, "Support Measure T and school board candidates who will strengthen our neighborhood schools," accessed October 11, 2016
  18. ↑ Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council, "2016 Endorsements," accessed October 13, 2016
  19. ↑ Students for Education Reform Action Network, "Our Endorsements," accessed October 25, 2016
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Ayana Young," October 19, 2016
  21. ↑ Tom Panas for West Contra Costa School Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 28, 2016
  22. ↑ Contra Costa County Elections Division, "Contra Costa County Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed November 1, 2016
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Contra Costa County Elections Division, "November 8, 2016 General Election Local Measures," accessed October 11, 2016
  24. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 Richmond Confidential, "School board candidates discuss charter schools, district funding," October 10, 2016
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 Richmond Confidential, "Investigation reveals possible WCCUSD fund mismanagement," September 19, 2016
  27. ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Chapter 4: Contribution Restrictions," accessed October 17, 2016
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 East Bay Times, "West Contra Costa: Should school district limit campaign contributions to clean up image?" July 18, 2016
  29. ↑ Go Public Schools West Contra Costa, "8/10 Highlights: Campaign Contribution Limits," August 15, 2016
  30. ↑ West Contra Costa Unified School District, "Governance Subcommittee Meeting August 15, 2016," accessed March 30, 2017
  31. ↑ West Contra Costa Unified School District, "Agenda Online Site," accessed March 30, 2017
  32. ↑ California Legislative Information, "AB-2523 Local elective offices: contribution limitations: Status," accessed October 17, 2016
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 The Richmond Standard, "WCCUSD superintendent Bruce Harter to retire June 30 after 10 years," January 16, 2016
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 East Bay Times, "New West Contra Costa Unified superintendent seeks to build trust," August 25, 2016
  35. ↑ West Contra Costa Unified School District, "Superintendent of Schools," accessed October 17, 2016
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 Public Advocates, "District Agrees to Revise Plan for Spending on High-need Students," June 16, 2016
  37. ↑ California Charter Schools Association, "CCSA Settles Lawsuit Against West Contra Costa Unified School District Seeking Parcel Tax Funding Equity for Charter Public School Students," March 3, 2016
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 United States Census Bureau, "Contra Costa County, California," accessed July 26, 2016
  39. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
  40. ↑ Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters, "Past Election Results," accessed July 11, 2014
2016 West Contra Costa Unified School District Elections
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Election date:November 8, 2016
Candidates:At-large: • Don Gosney • Antonio Álvarez Medrano • Tom Panas • Mister Phillips • Miriam "Stephanie" Sequeira • Carlos Taboada • Ayana Kirkland Young
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