It’s that time of year in Culver City: The school board elections are heating up. Campaign season is in full swing and lawns all over the city are advertising support for (in alphabetical order) Laura Chardiet, Nancy Goldberg, Scott Zeidman and Robert Zirgulis.
One thing is certain and that is that in city, the school board is taken very seriously. On Sunday, most, if not all, the candidates will be holding meet-and-greets over coffee or dessert, and will offer their viewpoints about the state of education in Culver City and the future that they hope to help shape (see the front page for more).
For anyone with school-age children, these opportunities to meet the future members of the school board are an excellent opportunity to ask informal questions and get a sense of the person for whom they may cast their ballot. It may seem like a casual get-together, but it’s a major part a process that should not be dismissed as trivial. When it’s said that Culver City is a small town, this is what is meant. Relish events like these and understand that it is dissimilar from most of the other aspects of life in a metropolis.
We recently conducted an online poll to gauge the progress of the candidates among readers. Zeidman took more than half the votes, while Chardiet finished second and Goldberg third. We extend our apologies to the Zirgulis campaign for the slight (it’s true in politics as in life that the squeaky wheels get the grease). The News has tried to remain neutral in the election (despite what some ardent supporters of a given candidate) may think.
Next month, we intend to illuminate and distinguish the candidates with profiles of each. Nov. 8 is just around the corner. Stay tuned.
