Fenton, Peel will join MBUSD Board of Education
A funny thing happened on the way to a potentially majority-altering election for the Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Education earlier this month. There was no election. Three trustee seats were up for grabs on the five member school board, which unlike most local elected bodies has no term limits. But incumbent board members Ellen Rosenberg and Christine Cronin-Hurst did not run for reelection, and Jennifer Cochran did not face opposition, since only two new candidates filed to run. So instead of a contested election, a peaceful transition is underway, one that will culminate Dec. 12 when new board members Jennifer Fenton and Sally Austin Peel will take their seats on the dais. Fenton, fresh off co-chairing the hard-fought Measure MB parcel tax campaign, was all geared up for a campaign. She went door-to-door for both Measure MB and Measure C/EE school bond election two years ago (for which she also served as chair) and loved the experience. “I love a good campaign. I was ready to go, and there’s a moment of, ‘Wait. What do you mean there’s no campaign?’” Fenton said. “But I’m going to tell you, this gift of time we’ve had has been instrumental.” Peel was more…
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