By Joyce Tsai | East Bay Times
Seven candidates will be competing for two open seats on the West Contra Costa school board on the Nov. 8 ballot. …
Antonio Medrano, a former school board trustee who served from 2008 to 2012 before losing his re-election bid. He is a retired community college and high school teacher who remains active in the district.
Don Gosney heads the Ivy League Connection and is an ally of former board President Charles Ramsey. He has been an outspoken critic of spending $1 million for a forensic audit of the district’s $1.6 billion school construction bond program.
Tom Panas, chairman of the district’s Citizens Bond Oversight Committee.
He has advocated for the forensic audit, as well as increased transparency and accountability for the district. …