"The proverbial hot seat had the Vallejo school board's name stamped on its back all year. If it wasn't one thing, it was two, sometimes even three.
From firing the district's first superintendent in years to embarking on a journey to -- possibly -- close one or more schools, Vallejo City Unified School District board members were busy.
With only a few days left in 2009, four current members and one past one reflected on what has happened, and share their hopes for the new year."