San Francisco to vote on scandal-plagued school board

Oct 20, 20210

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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2018, file photo, Alison Collins, right, speaks during a meeting in San Francisco. San Francisco parents and other residents frustrated by the city's scandal-plagued Board of Education will get a chance to recall three of its members. City officials announced Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, that a special municipal election will be held Feb. 15 after an effort to recall the board members gained enough signatures to put it on the ballot. Voters will decide the fate of two vice presidents, Collins and Fauuga Moliga, and Board President Gabriela Lopez. (Liz Hafalia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco parents and other residents frustrated by the city's scandal-plagued Board of Education will get a chance to recall three of its members.

City officials announced Monday that a special municipal election will be held Feb. 15 after an effort to recall the board members gained enough signatures to put it on the ballot. The board has seven members.

Voters will decide the fate of Board President Gabriela Lopez, Vice President Faauuga Moliga and Commissioner Alison Collins.

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