Stu News reports three declared candidates for the November 2026 board election
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FUEL
Families Unified for Education in Laguna
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- 2025-02-07
FUEL is a parent-led advocacy organization focused on LBUSD governance, self-described as a 501(c)(4) non-profit in its February 2025 introductory letter to the Laguna Beach Independent by Chair Shaheen Sheik-Sadhal. FUEL publishes board-meeting recaps and advocacy pieces at fuellaguna.org and organizes public engagement around the district budget, the Local Control and Accountability Plan, legal costs, the health-and-welfare benefits audit, and board members' voting records. Generally critical of the current board majority's direction.
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Tom Johnson's May 29, 2026 Fair Game column in Stu News Laguna reported three declared candidates for the three LBUSD Board of Education seats up for election in November 2026: incumbent board member…
Malczewski, Sheik-Sadhal, Smith
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FUEL publicly announces formation as 501(c)(4)
GovernanceA letter to the Laguna Beach Independent published February 7, 2025 by Shaheen Sheik-Sadhal publicly introduced FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna — and self-described the organization…
Sheik-Sadhal, Rolfing, Pawling 
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Pool Modernization community update with 18 public commenters
OperationalAt the September 26, 2024 board meeting, Kristen Rose (Foresight Planning & Development Consulting) and Roger Clark (Ruhnau Clark) presented the LBUSD Pool Modernization concept including project…
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- Stu News Laguna · 2026-05-19
- FUEL Statement on the Interim Superintendent and Permanent Superintendent advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-05-14
- Voice of Laguna · 2026-05-14
- FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-05-12
- FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-05-11
- FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-04-10
- LBUSD Board Meeting Recap: March 26 + April 9 Preview advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-04-09
- How We Actually Honor Laguna Beach Taxpayers advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-04-01
- March 26 Board Meeting: What's on the Agenda and What We Are Watching advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-03-26
- March 12 Board Meeting Recap: FUEL's Perspective and What You Need to Know advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-03-20
- FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-03-20
- Who Is FUEL? Meet the Families and Community Behind the Movement advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-03-19
- February 26 Recap and March 12 Meeting Agenda advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-03-11
- February 12th Recap + THIS Thursday's 2/26 Meeting: What's at Stake advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-02-24
- FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-02-11
- FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-01-29
- If You Want Facts About Our Schools, Start With the Families in Them advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-01-27
- FUEL Newsletter — January 22 LBUSD Board Meeting Recap advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-01-25
- FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2026-01-12
- FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-12-17
- FUEL Recap: Nov. 13 LBUSD Board Meeting and Upcoming Events advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-11-21
- Trustee Howard Hills 'FUTURE' Ad and District Communications advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-10-29
- FUEL Update: What We Learned from the October 9 Board Meeting advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-10-16
- Trustee Howard Hills September 2025 Communication advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-10-13
- FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-10-13
- October 9th LBUSD Board Meeting — Public Comments advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-10-12
- FUEL's Feedback on BP 9310 FINAL DRAFT Revisions advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-09-10
- FUEL's Feedback on BP 9310 First Reading Revisions advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-09-08
- FUEL Summer Update — Initial Meeting with Dr. Glass advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-07-23
- FUEL Statement on the Appointment of Dr. Jason E. Glass as Superintendent of LBUSD advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-05-23
- Effective School Board Governance: What It Means and Why It Matters — a FUEL Laguna Webinar advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-05-13
- FUEL Hosts District Finance 101 with Jeff Dixon advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-04-29
- LBUSD Finance 101: How Our Schools Are Funded — a FUEL Webinar advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-04-21
- FUEL Board: The 4/17 School Board Meeting Follow Up advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-04-18
- LTE: There's a new special interest group in town advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-04-15
- FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-04-15
- LTE — Howard Hills: Be silent money, not a woobie-hugger advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · 2025-04-15
- Laguna Beach Independent · 2025-02-07