Latinas for the first time make up majority of Bay Area school board

In a school board election that reflects the changing demographics of a Bay Area district, three Latinas are poised to make up the majority for the first time in the district’s history.

Voters elected two Latinas to the West Contra Costa Unified School Board, where they will join incumbent Valerie Cuevas, the first Latina elected to the board four years ago and current board president who was re-elected. Both newly elected women have taught in the district, which includes Richmond and surrounding communities.