Yes on 38: Proposition 38 Endorsements

The following is a partial list of public endorsers for Prop 38.

Education Organizations

Associated Administrators of Los Angeles
California Alliance for Arts Education
California Association for Bilingual Education
California Association for the Education of Young Children
California Alliance of African-American Educators
California Alternative Payment Program Association
California Child Care Coordinators Association
California Head Start Association
California Music Educators Association
California Latino School Board Members Association
California Retired Teachers Association
California School Boards Association
California State Parent Teacher Association PTA)
Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles
Children NOW
Early Childhood Professional Development and Education Collaborative
Educate Our State
Educators 4 Excellence
Family Involvement & Training, FIT for Student Success
Great Oakland Public Schools
Local Early Education Planning Council of Santa Clara County
Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP)
Parents for Public Schools – San Francisco
Pasadena Education Foundation
Performing Arts Workshop
Professional Association for Childhood Education
San Francisco Parent Political Action Committee
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School Districts and County Offices of Education

ABC Unified School District
Alameda Unified School District
Alhambra Unified School District
Alpine County Office of Education
Alpine Unified School District
Apple Valley Unified School District
Arvin Union Elementary School District
Azusa Unified School District
Baldwin Park Unified School District
Bear Valley Unified School District
Brawley Elementary School District
Brawley Union High School District
Buellton Union Elementary School District
Buena Park Elementary School District
Cambrian School District
Camino Union Elementary School District
Campbell Union High School District
Carmel Unified School District
Castro Valley Unified School District
Cloverdale Unified School District
Conejo Valley Unified School District
Corona-Norco Unified School District
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
Culver City Unified School District
Cupertino Union School District
Delano Joint Union High School District
Denair Unified School District
Dixie Elementary School District
El Dorado County of Education
El Monte Union High School District
El Rancho Unified School District
Emery Unified School District
Encinitas Union Elementary School District
Escondido Union School District
Evergreen Elementary School District
Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District
Folsom-Cordova Unified School District
Fontana Unified School District
Forestville Union Unified School District
Fort Bragg Unified School District
Fremont Union High School District
Galt Joint Union Elementary School District
Garvey Elementary School District
Goleta Union Elementary School District
Greenfield Union School District
Hayward Unified School District
Hope Elementary School District
Hueneme Elementary School District
Hughes- Elizabeth Lakes Union School District
Huntington Beach City School District
Imperial Unified School District
Irvine Unified School District
Jefferson Elementary School District
Jefferson Union High School District
John Swett Unified School District
Kernville Union Elementary School District
Lafayette Elementary School District
Lake Tahoe Unified School District
Larkspur-Corte Madera School District
Las Virgenes Unified School District
Lawndale Elementary School District
Leggett Valley Unified School District
Lemon Grove School District
Liberty Union High School District
Little Lake City Elementary School District
Live Oak Elementary School District
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District
Long Beach Unified School District
Los Gatos Union Elementary School District
Los Angeles Unified School District
Lynwood Unified School District
Mammoth Unified School District
Mariposa County Office of Education
Mariposa Unified School District
Merced City Elementary School District
Metropolitan Education District
Mountain View Elementary School District
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District
Napa County Office of Education
Natomas Unified School District
Nevada City School District
North Monterey County Unified School District
Novato Unified School District
Oakland Unified School District
Oxnard Elementary School District
Pacifica School District
Palo Alto Unified School District
Paradise Unified School District
Parlier Unified School District Board of Education
Pasadena Unified School District
Perris Union High School District
Piedmont City Unified School District
Pierce Joint Unified School District
Pittsburg Unified School District
Pleasanton Unified School District
Point Arena Schools
Poway Unified School District
Ravenswood City Elementary School District
Red Bluff Joint Union High School District
Redondo Beach Unified School District
Reef-Sunset Unified School District
Ross Valley School District
Round Valley Unified School District
Sacramento City Unified School District
Sacramento County Board of Education
San Diego City Unified School District
San Diego County Office of Education
San Francisco County Board of Education
San Francisco Unified School District
San Luis Coastal Unified School District
San Marcos Unified School District
San Mateo County Office of Education
San Ysidro Elementary School District
Santa Barbara Unified School District
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
Santa Rosa City Schools
Saugus Union Elementary School
Sequoia Union High School District
Simi Valley Unified School District
Snowline Joint Unified School District
Solano County Office of Education
South Bay Union Elementary School District
South Pasadena Unified School District
South Whittier Elementary School District
Stockton Unified School District
Summerville Union High School District
Sunnyvale School District
Torrance Unified School District
Victor Elementary School District
Visalia Unified School District
Weaver Union School District
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Westside Union Elementary School District
Willits Unified School District
Winters Joint Unified School District

Education Leaders

Steve Barr, Founder, Green Dot Charter Schools
Jeff Camp, Principal Writer, Ed100.org
Maureen Chang, Education Consultant
Megan Chernin, CEO, Los Angeles Fund for Public Education
Johari DeWitt-Rogers, Retired Community College Administrator
Delaine Eastin, Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Angie Garling, California Child Care Coordinators Association
Jackie Goldberg, Former Chair, Education Committee, California State Assembly
Robert Gonzalez, Director, Student Assignment & Demographics, San Jose Unified School District
Alex Kajitani, 2009 California Teacher of the Year
Carol Kocivar, President, California State Parent Teacher Association
Yvette Montano Lizarraga, Brawley Chapter President, CA School Employees Association
David A. Ortiz, Vice-Chair of Members, University of California Santa Cruz
Joan Palmer, Pasadena Educational Foundation
Luis Panduro, Director of Educational Services, Brawley Elementary School District
Mary L. Perry, Education Consultant
Tina Repetti-Renzullo, LA County Teacher of the Year 2011
Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jose Luis Valenzuela, Professor, UCLA, Artistic Director, Latino Theater Company

School Board Members

Art Armendariz, Trustee, Delano Joint Union High School District
Richard Barrera, Trustee, San Diego Unified School District
Frank Chavez, Board Member, Alum Rock School District
Susan Deacon, President, Board of Education, Santa Barbara Unified School District
Oscar de la Torre, Executive Director, Santa-Monica Malibu Unified School District
Jean Flores, President of Board of Trustees, Delano Joint Union High School District
Ricky Garcia, Board Member, San Jose Unified School District
Rosenda C. Garcia, Board Member, Brawley Union High School District
Albert Gonzalez, Trustee, Santa Clara Unified School District
Jorge Gonzalez, Board President, San Jose Unified School District
Frank Herrera, Board Member, Delano Joint Union High School District
Edward Honowitz, Board Member, Pasadena Unified School District
Jo A.S. Loss, Vice President of the Board of Education, Castro Valley Unified School District
Dianna MacDonald, Trustee, Cloverdale Unified School District
Betty Martinez, Trustee, Mount Pleasant School District
Linda Mayo, Trustee, Mt. Diablo Unified School District
Gloria Mercado-Fortine, President, Wm. S. Hart Union High School District
Kathy Moffat, Board Member, Orange Unified School District
Memo Morantes, Trustee, San Mateo County Office of Education
David J. Neighbors, Governing Board Member, Berryessa Union School District
Rachel Norton, Board Member, San Francisco Unified School District
Kathryn Ramirez, Vice President, Board Member, Salinas Unified High School District
Salvador Ramirez, Board Member, El Monte Union High School District
Rudy J. Rodriguez, Trustee, Franklin-McKinley School District
Gloria G. Santillan, Board Member, Brawley Elementary School District
Shayne Silva, Lafayette School District Governing Board
Suzan Solomon, Trustee, Newhall School Board
Louis Wong, President, Imperial Valley College Board of Trustees

School Superintendents

Anne Campbell, Superintendent, San Mateo County Office of Education
Alberto Galindo, Superintendent, Spingall Academy
Ronald A. Garcia, Superintendent, Brawley Elementary School District
Bob Nunez, Former Superintendent, Eastside Union High School District

School Principals

Elia Bustamante, Principal, United for Success Middle School, Oakland Unified School District

Elected California Officials

Alicia C. Aguirre, Current Mayor, Redwood City
Blanca Alvarado, Former County Supervisor, Santa Clara County
Don Campbell, Current City Council Member, City of Brawley
Stephen Cassidy, Current Mayor, City of San Leandro
Laura Chick, Former Los Angeles City Councilmember, Former Los Angeles City Controller, Former California Inspector General for Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Funds
Ron Gonzales, Former Mayor, City of San Jose
James C. Hanks, Current Director, Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors
Bill Hodge, Current City Council Member, City of Calexico
John Huerta, Current Mayor, City of Greenfield
Noema K. Juarequi, Former Director, EDD Office of Imperial County
Lucy Killea, former California State Senator
Tony Madrigal, Current City Councilmember, City of Santa Cruz
George A. Marquez, Current Commissioner, City of Brawley Planning Commission
John Moreno, Current City Council Member, City of Calexico
George Nave, Current City Council Member, City of Calexico
Richard Riordan, Former Mayor of Los Angeles
Ramon Manuel Sagrado, Current Commissioner, City of Brawley Planning Commission
Nestor Enrique Valencia, Current City Council Member, City of Bell

California Public Policy and Community Organizations

The Advancement Project
American Civil Liberties Union – Northern Board
American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties
Arts for LA
California Association for Non Profits
California Civil Rights Coalition
California Foundation Fund
California National Organization of Women
Circulo Cultural
Coalition for Fairness, Equality and Justice for All
The Education Trust - West
The Greenlining Institute
Institute for Socio-Economic Justice
Latino Theater Company
La Voz de Diego
The Mexican-American Political Association-San Jose Chapter
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – San Jose
Powerful Latinas.com
San Francisco Latino Democratic Club
San Jose American G.I. Forum
Santa Monica Democratic Club
The United Way – Los Angeles
Veterans Committee
illiam C. Velasquez Institute

State and Local Public Policy and Community Leaders

Harry Belafonte, President, Belafonte Enterprises
Angeles Ceballos, Board Member, CREER
La Shawn Routé Chatmon, Executive Director, National Equity Project
Anna Chavez Ybarra, Board Member, Cesar E. Chavez Foundation
Carrie Douglass, Senior Director, Rogers Family Foundation
Malissa Feruzzi Shriver, Chair, California Arts Council
Danny Garza, Chapter Chair, Mexican American Political Association
Victor Garza, Chairman, La Raza Roundtable de California
Lidia Montesino, Vice President, Latino Democrats of Santa Cruz County
Edward James Olmos, Actor and Activist
Victor Villaseñor, Author and Pulitzer Prize Nominee
Jose S. Vindiola, Board Member, Calexico Community Action Council/American Legion
Jesse Williams, Actor and Activist

Faith Based Leaders and Organizations

Bishop Charles E. Blake, West Angeles Church of God in Christ
William Saxe Epps, Senior Pastor, Second Baptist Church, Los Angeles
Cecil L “Chip” Murray, Retired Minister, First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Professor, Center for Religion, University of Southern California

Business Leaders and Organizations

Bernard Ashcroft, CEO, Bay Area Business Roundtable
Tony Avon, Owner, Miramar International. Bakersfield
Bay Area Business Roundtable
Black Economic Council
California Black Chamber of Commerce
California Council for Asian American Business Associations
Betty Castillo Najera, CEO, Castillo Management Group
Data Aire Inc.
Jacqueline English, Media Producer
David W.Fleming, Latham and Watkins LLP, Los Angeles
Victor Franco, VP Public Affairs, NBC Telemundo
The Fund for Santa Barbara
Carlos Gomez, CEO, Prime Capital Equities, LLC
David Gutierrez, President, Flayored Layers Music, LLC
Bel Hernandez, Publisher, Latin Heat Magazine
Hispanic Media Group
Edgar Meijia, CEO, Conexion
Nida Muhrm, National Hispanic Media Coalition
Municipal Financial Advisors, LLC
Michael Najera, President, Najera Management Group
National Asian American Coalition
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce
Marie Rivera, President, Trinity Investment Capital, San Diego
Abraham Rubalcava, Former President, Brawley Chamber of Commerce
Colette Rudd, Ph.D, Scientist
Chester A. Ruiz, Co-Founder, RecordLogix Inc.
Robert Severs, President and CEO, Gem Care Medical Group
Silicon Valley Advisors
Jason Wells, Executive Director, San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce, VP, San Ysidro School District

Publications and Journals

The Bakersfield Californian
California Journal for Filipino Americans
Sacramento Observer Newspaper
San Francisco Bay Guardian