科切拉谷联合学区委员选举：4人竞逐第1选区2个席位
科切拉谷讯——位于加州河滨县东部的科切拉谷联合学区（Coachella Valley Unified School District，CVUSD）将在11月3日大选中改选学区委员会席位：该学区第1选区（Trustee Area 1）的2个席位共有4名候选人竞逐，选民最多可投2人。第1选区的2个席位目前由 Valerie García 与 Joey Acuña Jr. 分别担任，其中长期任职的 Acuña 不再竞选连任。
现任委员 Valerie García 寻求连任。她现任学区委员会副主席，2022年首次当选，任职于加州教师协会（California Teachers Association），担任外勤服务专员。她表示，施政重点是保持学区财政稳定、保住学生所需的项目、改善校园安全，并强化透明度与委员会问责。
挑战者 Norma Flores Rivera 是一名家长，首次参选。她自2003年起任职于河滨县警长局，在选票上以「家长」为职业身份，未在县选民信息指南中提交候选人声明。
挑战者 Rafael Medina 是一名房地产经纪人，也是一名幼儿的父亲，首次参选。他在县选民信息指南的候选人声明中提出：负责任地开支、保障学生安全、改善校园设施。
挑战者 Loretta Perez 是一名家长，首次参选。她曾与其他家庭一起，就 John Kelley 小学霉菌暴露的安全状况向学区提出索赔。
CVUSD 是一个 K-12 学区，辖23所学校、约15,817名学生，服务 Indio、Coachella、Thermal、Oasis、Mecca 等东科切拉谷社区，学区范围横跨河滨县与帝国县。第2选区仅 Alena Callimanis 一人参选、无人竞争，该席位将不列入选票。（GSM 据《沙漠太阳报》报道）
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Four Candidates Vie for Two Seats in Coachella Valley Unified's Trustee Area 1
COACHELLA VALLEY — Two seats on the board of the Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD), in eastern Riverside County, California, will be contested in the November 3 general election, with four candidates running in Trustee Area 1; voters may choose up to two. The two seats are currently held by Valerie García and Joey Acuña Jr., and Acuña, a longtime trustee, is not seeking reelection.
Incumbent Valerie García, the board's vice president, is seeking a second term. First elected in 2022, she works as a field services specialist for the California Teachers Association. She says her priorities include keeping the district financially stable, protecting programs students need, improving school safety, and strengthening transparency and board accountability.
Norma Flores Rivera, a parent making her first bid for the board, has worked with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department since 2003. She lists her occupation on the ballot only as "parent" and did not submit a candidate statement in the county voter information guide.
Rafael Medina, a real estate agent and father of a young son, is also running for the first time. In his candidate statement in the county voter guide, he lists responsible spending, student safety, and improving school facilities as his priorities.
Loretta Perez, a parent making her first run, was among a group of families who filed claims against CVUSD alleging years of unsafe conditions tied to mold exposure at John Kelley Elementary School.
CVUSD is a K-12 district with 23 schools serving roughly 15,817 students across the eastern Coachella Valley — including Indio, Coachella, Thermal, Oasis, and Mecca — spanning Riverside and Imperial counties. The Trustee Area 2 race, where Alena Callimanis is the only candidate, is uncontested and will not appear on the ballot. (GSM, based on The Desert Sun)
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来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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