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ENDORSEMENTS

 WE SAY: YES on QS for QUALITY SCHOOLS 

Organizations

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica

 

Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS)

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​​League of Women Voters of Santa Monica

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Los Angeles County Democratic Party

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Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce

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Santa Monica City Council

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Santa Monica College Board of Trustees

 

Santa Monica Democratic Club

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Santa Monica Early Childhood Task Force

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Santa Monica Education Foundation

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Santa Monica Firefighters

 

Santa Monica Forward

 

Santa Monica Malibu Classroom Teachers Assn (SMMCTA)

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Santa Monica-Malibu Council of PTAs (SMMPTA)

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​Santa Monica-Malibu School Board

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Santa Monica Next

 

Santa Monica Police Officers Association

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Santa Monicans for Renters Rights (SMRR)

Elected Officials

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Ben Allen, State Senator, California

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Rick Zbur, Assemblymember, California

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Lindsey Horvath, Supervisor, LA County

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Sheila Kuehl, Former Supervisor, LA County

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Susan Aminoff, PhD, Trustee, Santa Monica College 

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Nancy Greenstein, Trustee, Santa Monica College

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Margaret Quiñones-Perez Trustee, Santa Monica College

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Sion Roy, Trustee, Santa Monica College 

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Barry Snell, Trustee, Santa Monica College

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Louise Jaffe, Former Trustee, Santa Monica College

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Jennifer Smith, School Board President SMMUSD

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Jon Kean, School Board Member SMMUSD

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Maria Leon-Vazquez, School Board Member SMMUSD

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Laurie Lieberman, School Board Member SMMUSD

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Alicia Mignano, School Board Member SMMUSD

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Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein, School Board Member SMMUSD

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Ralph Mechur, Former School Board Member, SMMUSD

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Nimish Patel, Former School Board Member, SMMUSD

 

Patricia Hoffman, Former School Board Member  SMMUSD

 

Phil Brock, Mayor, Santa Monica

 

Lana Negrete, Vice Mayor, Santa Monica

 

Gleam Davis, Councilmember, Santa Monica

 

Caroline Torosis, Councilmember, Santa Monica

 

Jesse Zwick, Councilmember, Santa Monica

 

Judy Abdo, Former Mayor, Santa Monica

 

Rev. Jim Conn, Former Mayor, Santa Monica Retired Minister

 

Mike Feinstein, Former Mayor, Santa Monica

 

Ruth Goldway, Former Mayor, Santa Monica; Retired Chair, U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission

 

Kevin McKeown, Former Mayor, Santa Monica

 

Pam O'Connor, Former Mayor, Santa Monica

 

Paul Rosenstein, Former Mayor, Santa Monica

 

Tony Vázquez, Former Mayor, Santa Monica Member, State Board of Equalization 

 

Ted Winterer, Former Mayor, Santa Monica; Co-Chair, Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS)

 

Terry O’Day, Former Mayor Pro Tem, Santa Monica

 

Ericka Lesley, Chair, Santa Monica Rent Control Board

 

Kay Ambriz, Commissioner, Santa Monica Rent Control Board

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Anastasia Foster, Commissioner Santa Monica Rent Control Board

 

Danny Ivanov, Commissioner, Santa Monica Rent Control Board

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Individuals​

 

Steven Atamian, President, Grant Elementary PTA

 

Zakiya, SMMUSD Parent

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Erika Bell, Exec. Vice President, Santa Monica-Malibu Council on PTAs and Sunset Park resident

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Patti Braun, VP Community Concerns, Santa Monica-Malibu Council of PTAs 

 

Deb Burgin, SMMUSD parent

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Eleanor Cadena, Student, Samohi

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Robert Cadena, Sunset Park resident

 

Leonora Camner, SMMUSD parent

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Thea Cappiccille, North of Montana resident and SMMUSD parent

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Neil Carrey, Exec. Board, SM Chamber of Commerce

 

C. Casper Casparian, Legislative Advisory Chair, Santa Monica-Malibu Council of PTAs

 

Aleson Clarke, SMMUSD parent

 

Anastasia Clarke, SMMUSD parent

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Kathy Cody, Sunset Park resident

 

Gabrielle Cohen, North of Montana resident and former SMMUSD parent 

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Sheryl Cooper, Santa Monica resident

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Jasson Crockett, Chair, SM Chamber of Commerce

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David Davidson, North of Montana resident

  

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Shari Davis, Community for Excellent Public Schools Executive Committe; Parent of 3 SMMUSD alumni

 

Bill Dawson, VP, Sullivan Dituri Real Estate & Mgmt. Co.

 

Daphne Dennis, Ocean Park resident

 

Michael Dubin, North of Montana resident

 

Bradley Ewing, Co-chair, Santa Monica Forward

 

Kim Eyler, Former SMMUSD parent

 

Nicole Faries, President, Santa Monica-Malibu Council of PTAs

 

Mark Faries, MD, Sunset Park resident

 

Mahvash Feder, Former SMMUSD parent

 

Sibyl Fenwick, SMMUSD parent

 

Bruria Finkel, Artist/activist

 

Donald Girard, Sunset Park resident

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Annette Goldstein, North of Montana resident

 

Melissa Goodman, SMMUSD parent

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Pamela Goodman, Santa Monica resident

 

Jay Gordon, Santa Monica Pediatrician

 

Michelle Greco, North of Montana resident

 

Frank Gruber, Former SMMUSD parent

 

Daniel Hall, Former Vice President, Santa Monica Democratic Club

 

Carl Hansen, Co-Chair, Santa Monica Forward

 

Chris Harding, 50-year Santa Monica resident, Past Chair, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce

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Peter Harding, SMMUSD alum

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Jeff Hughes, North of Montana resident

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Sarah Hughes, North of Montana resident

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Individuals Continued

​Debbie Harding, Sunset Park resident; Former SMMUSD parent

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Mark Harding, Sunset Park resident; Former SMMUSD parent

 

Emily Hodgdon, Architect and SMMUSD parent

 

Barbara Inatsugu, President, League of Women Voters of Santa Monica

 

Kristen Jeffers, Santa Monica resident & parent

 

John Jericiau, SMMUSD parent

 

Jon Katz, President, Santa Monica Democratic Club

 

Megan Kelly, Santa Monica resident

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Ellis Kirschenbaum, Sunset Park resident

 

Area Kramarsky, CEPS Steering Committee member; Former SMMUSD parent 

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Mike Kremer, SMMUSD parent​

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Joan Krenik, Member, SMMUSD Facility District Advisory Committee

 

Leslie Lambert, Planning Commissioner, Santa Monica (for ID Only)

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Anita Landecker, Ocean Park resident

 

Shawn Landres, Sunset Park resident & former member, SMMUSD Financial Oversight Committee

 

Paula Larmore, SMMUSD parent and Sunset Park resident 

 

Tom Larmore, 50-year Santa Monica resident

 

Wes Larmore, SMMUSD parent and Sunset Park resident 

 

Yolanda Lewis, Pico Neighborhood resident and former SMMUSD parent

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Danielle Litak, VP Education, Santa Monica Malibu Council of PTAs

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Deb Love, Santa Monica resident 

 

Payal Sanghrajka Maniar, SMMUSD parent

 

Juan Matute, Co-Founder, Santa Monica Forward 

 

Sirinya Matute, Co-Chair, Community for Excellent Public Schools and SMMUSD parent

 

Wilshire Matute, 3rd Grade Student, McKinley Elementary

 

Christa McCaffrey, SMMUSD Parent 

 

Richard McKinnon, Former Chair, Santa Monica Planning Commission

 

Judith Meister, Member, SMMUSD Facility District Advisory Committee; Chair, Santa Monica Public Library Board

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Dee Menzies, Santa Monica educator and resident

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Greg Morena, Santa Monica small business owner; Chair, Samohi Career Day

 

Debbie Mulvaney, Northeast Neighborhood resident

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Kelly Naylor, Grant Elementary parent

 

Erin Neumeyer, Mid-City resident

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Gerda Newbold, North of Montana resident, former SMMUSD parent

 

Anya Pertel, SAMOHI alum '17

 

Joseph Pertel, Sunset Park resident

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Minya Pertel, Samohi, JAMS, and Grant alum

 

John Prindle, Ocean Park Association Board Member

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Manju Raman, Member, Public Safety Reform & Oversight Commission; General Manager, Huntley Hotel Santa Monica

 

Ellis Raskin, Former Planning Commissioner, Santa Monica

 

Kathleen Rawson, President & CEO Hollywood Partnership, former CEO DTSM,  parent of SAMO Grads

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Jim Ries, Planning Commissioner, Santa Monica and Pico Neighborhood parent

 

Karen Rigberg, Former SMMUSD parent 

 

Meyera Robbins, Artist, North of Montana resident

 

Carter Rubin, Pico Neighborhood resident

 

Angela D. Scott, CADEM Assembly District 51 Delegate

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Josh Seegopaul, Member, SMMUSD Facility District Advisory Committee

 

Arthur Southam, Parent of 4 SMMUSD graduates 

 

Elizabeth Gelfand Stearns, Former President, Samohi PTSA (2008-2010)

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Sarah Starks, Sunset Park resident; Samohi, JAMS, and former Rogers parent

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Richard Stearns, Santa Monica resident and realtor

 

Tom Stringer, Sunset Park resident

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Breanna Snyder, Santa Monica High school teacher

 

Linda Sullivan, Pico Neighborhood resident 

 

Robert (Bob) Sullivan, Pres. Sullivan Dituri Real Estate Co. 

 

Sonya Fox Sultan, SMMR Steering Committee and CEPS Steering Committee 

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Mike Terranova, Sunset Park resident

 

Hongying Tina Tan, M.D., Ph.D., Sunset Park resident

 

Melanie Thomas, Santa Monica resident

 

David Tillipman, Santa Monica resident

 

Caro Vilain, Mid City resident

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Dani Vogt, North of Montana resident and SMMUSD parent

 

Alen Voskanian, SMMUSD parent

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Elaine Vukadinovich, North of Montana resident and Samohi parent

 

Winnie Wechsler, Former SMMUSD parent 

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Lacy Wetmore, North of Montana resident

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Amy Wilkes, North of Montana resident

 

Niko Williams, Pico Neighborhood resident

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Amy Wiwuga, Assembly District 51 Central Committee Member, SMMUSD parent

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Denny Zane, Co-chair, Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights

 

Natalya Zernitskaya, Former President, League of Women Voters of Santa Monica

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Titles for Identification Only

Titles for Identification Only

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