L.A. school board races receive unusual donation: $1m from NY mayor
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $1 million to committees supporting school board candidates -- in Los Angeles. Credit: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images
A $1 million donation from across the country has upped the ante big time in the three Los Angeles Unified school board races.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a policy ally of L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, donated the seven figure sum to the Coalition For School Reform, an independent expenditure committee Villaraigosa started years ago to make his mark on the school board. The committee is supporting the campaigns of incumbent board president Monica Garcia and newcomers Antonio Sanchez and Kate Anderson — candidates opposed by the city's teachers union.
The donation brings the coalition’s war chest to $2.5 million. The group has already spent hundreds of thousands
A $1 million donation from across the country has upped the ante big time in the three Los Angeles Unified school board races.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a policy ally of L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, donated the seven figure sum to the Coalition For School Reform, an independent expenditure committee Villaraigosa started years ago to make his mark on the school board. The committee is supporting the campaigns of incumbent board president Monica Garcia and newcomers Antonio Sanchez and Kate Anderson — candidates opposed by the city's teachers union.
The donation brings the coalition’s war chest to $2.5 million. The group has already spent hundreds of thousands