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Students outline homecoming and clubs; public commenter urges district leadership on housing and flags AB 1955
Summary
Student leaders and the student representative reported on homecoming, club charters and school events. In public comment, Craig Lazaretti praised the district for exploring workforce housing on district property and criticized Martinez city housing performance; a board member flagged AB 1955, a state law taking effect Jan. 1, 2025.
Student leaders and the district student representative used the Sept. 23 board meeting to share school events and community activities, then community members offered public comment on housing and state policy.
Valeria Gonzales Sandoval, a freshman class liaison at Alhambra High School, told the board that ASB leadership had chartered 46 clubs in six weeks and outlined homecoming activities: a neon‑out theme at the football game, a night rally on Oct. 3, a parade Oct. 4 and a dance Oct. 5. "In just 6 weeks, ASB leadership is pleased to report that 46 student clubs have been chartered for the 2024‑25 school year," she said.
The student representative then reviewed school‑by‑school activity: Las Juntas Elementary held ELAC and site council meetings and conducted a walk audit with Contra Costa Health; Morello Park reported an event attended by about 400 community members; Martinez Junior High noted WEB leader activities and athletics updates; the adult‑education program reported more than 400 enrolled students across programs and forthcoming orientations and presentations.
During public comment, Craig Lazaretti lauded the board’s work on safety improvements and said he supported the district resolution exploring workforce housing on district properties. Lazaretti urged broader community leadership on housing and cited a civil grand jury finding about Martinez’s housing production from 2015–2020. "We were the only city in Contra Costa County that from 2015 to 2020... produced not 1 unit of very low, low, or even moderate income housing," he said.
Later in the meeting a board participant noted recently enacted state legislation, AB 1955, saying it will take effect Jan. 1, 2025, and that the district would need to consider its implications for information shared with parents.
What’s next: staff will continue to publicize school events and the district will monitor implementation implications for AB 1955 and community housing initiatives.
