Local Democrats gave their endorsement last night to San Diego Unified school board candidate Kevin Beiser, a middle school math teacher running against current board member Katherine Nakamura, and to incumbent John de Beck. The choices were unanimous.
Here are some interesting points about their endorsements:
• Dems picked Beiser, a Democrat, over Nakamura, also a Democrat. That means Nakamura is fighting her own political party to keep her seat. A third Democratic candidate, Stephen Rosen, didn't participate in the endorsement process.
Jess Durfee, leader of the local Democrats, said Beiser won out over Nakamura partly because he backed the project labor agreement, which ties school construction work to workplace guarantees that unions want. Nakamura opposed the labor pact.
"He strongly support teachers and is willing to find other places to cut," Durfee said. "He