12 lagunabeachindy . com OCTOBER 21 , 2022
LBUSD Announces New Director of Communications and Community Engagement
By LB Indy Staff
The Laguna Beach Unified School District ( LBUSD ) announced the hiring of Anakaren Ureño as Director of Communications and Community Engagement on Oct . 14 .
Ureño will manage LBUSD ’ s public information and community relations strategies and develop and maintain community partnerships .
“ Effective communication plays a fundamental role in strengthening relationships , building community and instilling a sense of belonging in our students , staff and families ,” Laguna Beach Unified School District Superintendent Jason Viloria said . “ That interconnectedness cultivates a culture of care in which our students can thrive . I look forward to supporting Ms . Ureño in this role as she rejoins our LBUSD community .”
Ureño joins LBUSD with nearly a decade of public relations and strategic communications experi-
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Anakaren Ureño will start as LBUSD ’ s Director of Communications and Community Engagement on Oct . 31 . Photo / Laguna Beach Unifed School District . Photo / LBUSD
GUEST OPINION
What ’ s Measure Q Really About ?
BY JOE HANAUER
See your voters ’ guide and read Q for yourself .
Supporters say it ’ s only about ‘ Major Developments ’. But Q obliquely states Major Developments aren ’ t only large projects . It lists many other factors that would cause the smallest project to be swept into the definition of major developments . Why didn ’ t the writers say what they meant ? They don ’ t want change even if it doesn ’ t expand a site by an inch . That ’ s what
Q says .
Q says schools are exempt from a public vote . But it also says they ’ re only exempt if the project is solely a school . We need more facilities for our kids , so if a school and a park are proposed , the project would need to go to a public vote .
Q supporters state , “... buildings that retain their size , height and kind .” are exempt from a public vote . What is this “ kind ” stuff ? Why hide what they really meant ? If the proposed use is different from what it had been , the project will likely need a vote .
Clothing store converted to a coffee shop - wait up to two years and risk a public vote after the two years it took to get through the City .
Then there ’ s the requirement of a majority of the Electorate voting Yes for a project ’ s approval - not a majority of those voting . Example – if 60 percent of 18,000 people eligible actually vote , it would mean 10,800 people voted . Therefore 9,000 of the 10,800 voters would be needed to approve a project .
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