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Every event in this timeline is backed by at least one of the sources below. Sources are categorized by type, not by credibility — readers judge credibility from the tag and the publisher. The Voices section groups op-ed, letter, and advocacy authors by the posture their published writing consistently takes.

70 sources · 8 voices · Source library · Voices

Source library

Primary documents (29)

Official records: press releases, board minutes, audits, MOUs, government filings.

  1. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Nov 13, 2025
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  2. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Sep 11, 2025
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  3. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Sep 25, 2025
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  4. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Oct 9, 2025
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  5. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Jul 24, 2025
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  6. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Aug 14, 2025
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  7. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Oct 23, 2025
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  8. LBUSD BoardDocs — Public Board Agendas and Minutes
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  9. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Mar 26, 2026
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  10. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Feb 12, 2026
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  11. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Mar 12, 2026
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  12. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Jan 8, 2026
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  13. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Jan 22, 2026
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  14. Budget Study Session (Open Session) — May 12, 2026
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  15. H&W Benefits Overpayment and Corrective Action (Board Presentation)
    Laguna Beach Unified School District — Business Services
  16. Superintendent — Laguna Beach School District
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  17. Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Apr 9, 2026
    Laguna Beach Unified School District
  18. Board President Statement on Superintendent Transition
    Laguna Beach Unified School District — Board of Education · Sheri Morgan
  19. Laguna Beach Unified School District — CalSTRS Audit Report (EA25-11, Revised Final)
    California State Teachers' Retirement System — Audit Services
  20. Regular Board Meeting - April 16, 2026 (Open Session)
    Laguna Beach Unified School District

News coverage (18)

Newspaper or local news outlet reporting.

  1. Laguna Beach Unified welcomes new superintendent, Dr. Jason Glass
    OCDE Newsroom (Orange County Department of Education)
  2. Criticism of Laguna Beach school board members grows, reaches city streets
    OC Register (republished via School Board Spotlight)

Op-eds & letters (16)

Opinion pieces and letters to the editor in news outlets.

  1. The Good, the Bad, and the Boring of School Bonds
    A Public Record for Laguna Schools (publicrecordlaguna.com) · Erika Hennon Rule
  2. When Oversight Becomes Interference
    A Public Record for Laguna Schools (publicrecordlaguna.com) · Erika Hennon Rule
  3. How Dare They
    A Public Record for Laguna Schools (publicrecordlaguna.com) · Erika Hennon Rule
  4. The Math Behind the Outrage
    FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna (republishing Laguna Beach Independent letter) · Erika Hennon Rule
  5. Letter: Contrasting views on former LBUSD Superintendent Jason Viloria's tenure
    Laguna Beach Independent · Kate McMahon, George Weiss
  6. Fair Game 051226
    Stu News Laguna · Tom Johnson
  7. Guest Opinion: Who's Really Destabilizing LBUSD?
    Laguna Beach Independent · Thasa Zuziak
  8. Letter: There's a new special-interest group in town
    Laguna Beach Independent · Shaheen Sheik-Sadhal
  9. Letter: School Board and FUEL
    Laguna Beach Independent · Kirk Langton
  10. How a School District Unravels
    A Public Record for Laguna Schools (publicrecordlaguna.com) · Erika Hennon Rule
  11. Our School District Is Not A Spreadsheet
    A Public Record for Laguna Schools (publicrecordlaguna.com) · Erika Hennon Rule
  12. LBUSD is Done Being Ignored
    A Public Record for Laguna Schools (publicrecordlaguna.com) · Erika Hennon Rule
  13. Beyond One Metric: What LBUSD's LCAP Shows Us
    A Public Record for Laguna Schools (publicrecordlaguna.com) · Erika Hennon Rule
  14. What's Going On in LBUSD? Start Here
    A Public Record for Laguna Schools (publicrecordlaguna.com) · Erika Hennon Rule
  15. This Is How You Muddy the Water
    A Public Record for Laguna Schools (publicrecordlaguna.com) · Erika Hennon Rule

Advocacy publications (7)

Community group publications and Substacks from known political actors.

  1. Community Voice & Updates
    Sensible Laguna · Gary Kasik, Steve McIntosh
  2. What is happening at LBUSD right now
    FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · Emily Rolfing
  3. One LBUSD. One Community. April 16, 2026 Board Meeting Recap.
    FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna
  4. Our Mission — FUEL
    FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna
  5. Dark Money and LBUSD: A Sobering Tale
    George's Substack · George Weiss

Voices

Commentators, advocates, and union leaders who have authored published pieces about LBUSD governance. Posture labels reflect the consistent side an author has taken in their published writing — not personal opinions held privately. Where authors plainly self-describe an alignment, we record it; where alignment is ambiguous or limited to a single piece, we leave it unlabeled.

8 authors · 21 pieces catalogued.

Aligned with district staff / Glass (4)

Authors whose public writing consistently sides with district administration and Superintendent Glass and is critical of the current board majority.

  1. Erika Hennon Rule pro-staff / Glass
    Parent advocate and writer; publishes 'A Public Record for Laguna Schools' (publicrecordlaguna.com)
    10 pieces · 2026-03-02 → 2026-05-12
  2. Emily Rolfing pro-staff / Glass
    FUEL Treasurer
    1 piece · 2026-05-11
  3. Shaheen Sheik-Sadhal pro-staff / Glass
    FUEL Chair / President
    1 piece · 2025-02-07
  4. Thasa Zuziak pro-staff / Glass
    CSEA Chapter 131 President (LBUSD classified staff)
    1 piece · 2026-04-24

Aligned with current board majority (4)

Authors whose public writing consistently sides with the current board majority (Morgan, Hills, Perry) and is critical of district administration or Glass.

  1. George Weiss pro-board majority
    Former Laguna Beach City Councilmember; publishes on Substack
    4 pieces · 2025-03-14 → 2026-05-09
  2. Steve McIntosh pro-board majority
    Principal, Sensible Laguna; published in Laguna Beach Independent
    2 pieces · 2026-03-16
  3. Kate McMahon pro-board majority
    Co-author of letters to the Laguna Beach Independent
    1 piece · 2025-03-14
  4. Kirk Langton pro-board majority
    Author of Laguna Beach Independent letters to the editor
    1 piece · 2025-04-25