Election 2024: Bond promises Hermosa Valley School science labs, athletic facilities, safety
by Kevin Cody Measure HV, the $28.7 million Hermosa Beach school bond on the November 5 ballot, was foremost among the subjects school leaders wanted to talk about to parents gathered in the bowl at Hermosa Vista School’s Back To School night last Thursday, August 5. But they couldn’t because political campaigning on school campuses is illegal. Instead, Principal Hillary Overland mentioned how the bowl was part of the school’s remodel, made possible by Measure S, the $59 million school bond passed in 2016. Newly appointed Superintendent Susan Wildes shared with the parents the sentiment she expressed at the start of the school year, when she told Easy Reader why she came to Hermosa. “Everyone I talked to — teachers, principals, parents — told me they love this district. They don’t just like it. They love it. That strong emotion is what drew me.” PTO president Jennifer Kucera mentioned how appreciative she was of the parents’ involvement, as evidenced by the number of parents attending the Back to School Night, which appeared equal to the 430 students enrolled at the school. The final speaker, Education Foundation President Belinda Oakes, raised the sobering fact that state funding…
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