Dr. Rocio Rivas is a LAUSD alumna, and parent. She has been a life-long advocate for students, teachers and public education. She has served as the President of the Highland Park Neighborhood Council, represents her community as a Democratic Party delegate and worked on the LAUSD Board as Policy Deputy for School Board Member Jackie Goldberg.  

Dr. Rocio Rivas has the experience and vision to create a bright future for public education alongside parents, teachers, students and the entire community. She is committed to equitable funding for our public schools so we can create green and healthy community schools with small class sizes, fully staffed classrooms, mental health resources and resources for the entire school community.  

Karen Bass has fought for Los Angeles her entire life. As a nurse, she provided care for the residents of Los Angeles. She organized in her community to break cycles of substance abuse, poverty and violence. In the State Assembly, she led our state through the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, fast-tracking  billions in stimulus to help at-risk Californians. She has continued to fight for Los Angeles in the House of Representatives.  

As Mayor of Los Angeles, she will bring us all together to build a city where no one goes without healthcare, without housing, where we are all paid a living wage and public education is invested in.  

Carlos Cerdan: Carlos is a life-long Montebello resident, MUSD alumni and current educator. He understands that the School Board must lead on uplifting the entire community. That is what Carlos has done with his career: leading a 2019 strike that led to the largest increase in funding in nearly 30 years and championing a living wage for essential workers while on the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council.   

As a School Board Member, he will fight for increased college accessibility, fully funded classrooms, smaller class sizes, strong community schools and dedicated green spaces.

Steven Veres has been a bold advocate for students, parents and teachers on the LA Community College Board of Trustees since 2011. As the most recent President, he led the LACC through the COVID-19 pandemic. Outside of simply transitioning to remote learning, he also worked to ensure that students’ basic needs like food, housing and wifi were cared for.  

He has also been a leader in climate justice, investing nearly $4 billion to modernize buildings across all 9 campuses. In this new term, Steven will continue to advocate for the needs of educators and students.  

3 out of 4 LA residents pay more than 30% of their salary in rent. Nearly 70,000 of our neighbors are unhoused.  The only way forward is by enacting a bold Housing for All agenda that makes real the promise of housing as a human right.  

This tax on billionaire real estate transactions over $5 million, United to House LA is projected to raise nearly $1 billion a year to eliminate homelessness, make housing more affordable, and prevent more people from losing their homes. 

Arts and music in K-12 is crucial in the development of students. Research suggests a vibrant arts education supports cognitive development, academic success and mental wellbeing. Yet, only 1 in 5 CA schools have a full time arts teacher. Prop 28 willcommit $1 billion a year (the largest investment in the country) to arts education, with a focus on ensuring our most at-need schools are getting the support they need.