Comments on: Sup’t of Public Instr. ballot fight in court today

By: Bob Raines

Bob Raines — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:19:50 +0000

no one’s going to challenge the fact that Torlakson isn’t really a teacher, but his hired guns challenge the fact that a former public school superintendent can’t say he’s a retired school superintendent? Horse crap. One more example of the mess in Sacto.

By: Mary Ann Harries

Mary Ann Harries — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:12:51 +0000

It sounds like the typical “dirty” politics as usual! What give Tom Torlekson the right to call himself an educator when he hasn’t taught for thirty years? What has he done during his term to promote and assist in “bettering” our public education system? I think he needs to begin listening to the advice of those educators who have first-hand knowledge of what and how to do the job, i.e. Larry Aceves

By: Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:53:34 +0000

Freedom of Choice:
The state system is broken as well as the process. There are to many ways that the system needs fixing, however it really needs to be on a level playing field for all political candidates starting from major parties, to decline to state or independent candidates. Fairness is a word that needs to take precedence in the voters porcess of equality and it is important. One party shouldn’t have an advantage over any other party or non party for qualifying for the ballot. ie state assembly Democrat’s or Republican’s only need 40 signatures to get on the ballot. The decline to state or independent candidates need 3% of the registered voters in their district from the last general election to get on the ballot. So how is that fair 40 signatures versus 6,178 registered voters signatures. The system needs an overhaul badly and needs it now as there are over 2 million decline to state registered voters in CA and 40 thousand in the 11th Assembly district in Contra Costa County. It is time to clear the air and start speaking up to show everyone we are free Americans to vote fairly and freely for our candidates of choice.
Ben Johnson
Decline to state Voter

By: Kimberly A

Kimberly A — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:36:46 +0000

Tom should focus on sharing what his vision is for education not spending time and energy trying to question a valid ballot designation.

Whoever wins should win on the merit of their ideas, vision, and commitment to getting our broken educational system fixed.

By: John W

John W — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:40:25 +0000

What a load of garbage! One more reason to reject Torlakson.