Election: Morgan and Hills win school board seats

Sheri Morgan and Howard Hills defeated incumbent Jan Vickers and first-time candidate Lauren Boeck in the LBUSD school board election. Per Sensible Laguna, the combined Morgan/Hills share was approximately 46.2% versus 42.7% for Vickers/Boeck, with reported turnout of approximately 84%. The new trustees were not seated until December 16.

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1. Community Voice & Updates advocacy Sensible Laguna
   Sensible Laguna · Gary Kasik, Steve McIntosh
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2. Get to know: School board candidate Howard Hills news Laguna Beach Independent
   Laguna Beach Independent

   Pre-election Laguna Beach Independent profile of Howard Hills covering his career in U.S. government legal roles.

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3. Sheri Morgan launches campaign for school board seat news Laguna Beach Independent
   Laguna Beach Independent

   Pre-election Laguna Beach Independent profile of Sheri Morgan covering her 2024 campaign launch.

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4. Meet Lauren Boeck: Parent, educator and LBUSD school board candidate news Laguna Beach Independent
   Laguna Beach Independent

   Pre-election Laguna Beach Independent profile of Lauren Boeck.

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5. Jan Vickers: Sharing district positivity news Laguna Beach Independent
   Laguna Beach Independent

   Laguna Beach Independent profile of Jan Vickers covering her long LBUSD board tenure.

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6. Laguna Beach Unified School District, California, elections primary Ballotpedia
   Ballotpedia

   Nonpartisan reference compiling LBUSD board election results with cross-referenced primary sources.

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7. Board Governance Meeting (Open Session) — Apr 23, 2026 primary Laguna Beach Unified School District
   Laguna Beach Unified School District

   LBUSD recording of the meeting; see /meetings/2026-04-23-governance for a transcript-derived summary.

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