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SOTA parents press board to keep Friends of SOTA role; union raises concerns about new security contractor
Summary
Speakers representing Ruth Asawa School of the Arts urged the board to maintain the Friends of SOTA role managing the artists-in-residence program. Separately union organizers flagged problems after the district’s new security contract with ABC Security, alleging underbidding and health/wage threats to officers.
Multiple public speakers at the Oct. 8 meeting urged the board to preserve existing arrangements for the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts' artists‑in‑residence program and criticized a district decision to reduce the program’s funding and reconsider the nonprofit Friends of SOTA (FOSOTA) as fiscal agent.
Michael Paladino, president of the Friends of SOTA board, said the nonprofit administers artists‑in‑residence logistics, insurance and payments and noted the group must raise more than $200,000…
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