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Public callers press SFUSD on CVRA concerns and allege Brown Act breach
Summary
Zoom and in‑person speakers raised the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) risk to the district and FairVote and others presented analyses alleging racially polarized voting; an attorney for the sender of the CVRA notice alleged the district violated the Brown Act when it distributed correspondence.
Diane Silver of FairVote told the San Francisco Unified School District board that the organization’s analysis found "meaningful levels of racially polarized voting" in school board races from 2016 to 2022, arguing the data show white voters were able to elect their preferred candidates while AAPI and Latino voters were not. She said increased "bullet voting" amplified that effect.
Tom Sherring…
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