Línda Lo Chávez

Voted on Feb. 26, 2026 to lay off two executive administrators to cut an $8 million deficit. The vote was 3-2, with Herrera-Loera and Minh Nguyen opposed.

February 26, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Helped write the school closure plan the board adopted unanimously on Dec. 2, 2024, closing six schools for 2025-26 to help close a $20 million deficit.

December 2, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Signed the voter guide argument against Measure I, a renewal of Alum Rock's $214-a-year parcel tax, saying the district had not improved test scores enough to deserve more money.

June 8, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted with a unanimous board on April 29, 2021 to close Fischer and Mathson middle schools and merge them into Renaissance Academy, facing a deficit of more than $3 million.

April 29, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Was part of the 4-1 board vote on April 16, 2019 to cut more than 50 district jobs, including every librarian, to close a budget gap of about $14 million. Dolores Marquez cast the only no vote.

April 16, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted with a unanimous board on March 14, 2024 to delay closing the middle school grades at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss, arguing the school deserved more time to grow enrollment.

March 14, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Abstained on Aug. 4, 2026 when the board passed 4-0 a resolution opposing a planned ICE detention site in South County. She questioned weighing in on a facility outside district lines.

August 4, 2026

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Voted on Aug. 4, 2026 to delay a contract with RealOptions Obria, a crisis pregnancy center chain, to teach sixth graders relationship skills. The 3-2 vote followed public outcry.

August 4, 2026

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Voted on July 16, 2026 to hire Marnie Hazelton as Alum Rock superintendent through June 2029 at a $275,000 base salary.

July 16, 2026

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Cast the only no vote on May 28, 2026 against letting community groups study rebuilding the burned former MACSA youth center, saying the money is not there right now.

May 28, 2026

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Voted on May 20, 2026 to adopt Map 111, the district's first map of trustee election areas. The vote was 3-2.

May 20, 2026

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Was part of the 4-1 board majority that fired Superintendent German Cerda without cause on July 31, 2025. Corina Herrera-Loera cast the only no vote.

July 31, 2025

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Was voted in as Alum Rock board president on June 7, 2024, after the board removed Corina Herrera-Loera from the post at a special meeting.

June 7, 2024

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Voted on March 14, 2024 to fire Alum Rock Superintendent Hilaria Bauer. The board split 3-2, with Chavez, Andres Quintero and Minh Pham in favor.

March 14, 2024

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Voted in December 2023 to tear down the former MACSA youth center on land picked for teacher housing. Andres Quintero cast the only vote to save it.

January 20, 2024

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Cast the only no vote on July 21, 2022 against letting leftover Measure J school bond money pay for below-market housing for teachers and staff. The measure passed the board 4-1.

July 21, 2022

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Voted on Dec. 9, 2020 against declaring a board seat vacant and filling it by appointment instead of a special election. The motion passed 3-2.

December 9, 2020

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As board president on Feb. 6, 2019, switched her vote to break a 2-2 tie and appoint Corina Herrera-Loera to a vacant Alum Rock board seat.

February 6, 2019

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