Tag: Marne Foster

  • New SD School Board Member Sworn In

    New School Board representative Marne Foster | Photo Credit: Will Carless By Will Carless The San Diego Unified School District’s newest school board member, Marne Foster, was sworn in Monday night at an unusually festive school board meeting. Foster, who handily beat opponent Bill Ponder in November’s election, replaces Shelia Jackson as the board representative…

  • Election Results: The Ones City Heights Residents Were Watching

    By Megan Burks Yesterday I visited three polling places in City Heights – Church of The Brethren in Fairmount Park, the City Heights Recreation Center and the Mid-City Police Substation – to talk with voters about which candidates and measures motivated them to get out and vote. Below are the results of some of those…

  • School Board Candidate Marne Foster Vows Not to Miss Another Debate

    Voters haven’t seen much of school board candidate Marne Foster on the campaign trail. She wasn’t at the school board debate at Politifest. Nor was she at last week’s school board candidates’ forum sponsored by UpforEd and the League of Women Voters. She was invited to meet with the U-T San Diego Editorial Board, but the…

  • Foster Leads in Schools Race

    By Will Carless Bill Ponder, a retired university administrator, squared off against Marne Foster, a community college administrator and instructor. Both are political newbies, and neither raised much money or ran much of a campaign. Photo Credit: Will Carless And why would they? Both were guaranteed a place on November’s ballot. As such, Tuesday’s vote…

  • City Heights Election Guide

    By Megan Burks Tomorrow is the first time residents of City Heights will vote as members of the city council’s ninth district. The community and politicos alike will be watching to see, not just who wins, but also what precedent voters set for the new district. That’s because redistricting volunteers who shaped the district last…