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As part of our June 2026 primary voter guide, the Long Beach Post and LAist partnered to ask school board candidates how they’d handle the issues voters said they cared about most.
Long Beach voter guide: LBUSD school board District 1
The race for the school board seat representing Bixby Knolls and North Long Beach has been complicated by a sexual abuse lawsuit and a prior arrest in a deadly hit-and-run. Here’s a guide to the candidates and issues.
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