San Diego Unified trustees John Lee Evans and Richard Barrera say they will seek re-election to the school board, while trustee Shelia Jackson says she will not. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson
By Will Carless
It’s not the easiest job in town, yet at least two people are still lining up to try and become the next member of the San Diego Unified School District’s board of trustees.
Three seats on the board are coming up for reelection in June, those of Richard Barrera, John Lee Evans and Shelia Jackson. Barrera and Evans both say they’re running, but Jackson announced late last year that she’s stepping down.
So far, we haven’t heard about any potential opponents to against the two incumbents, Barrera and Evans. In November, we identified four people who were lining up to fight for Jackson’s seat. Jackson represents several schools in City Heights.
Two of those four, Jerome Torres and Tony Burks, told me they have now dropped out of the race. Torres said the financial pressure of moving to the district made the decision to run too ominous and Burke said he’s going to focus on things “beyond the school board.”
The remaining possible candidates are:
• Bill Ponder, a retired college administrator, and
• Gerald Brown, a local minister and nonprofit employee.
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