Sonja Shaw is running for a seat on the Chino Valley School Board in the Inland Empire. “I’m running because I want to make sure that parents have a voice on the board, and to preserve the rights of a parent,” Shaw said. “During the shut down, parents were pushed out, and we have had enough—these are our children, our future.” August 14, 2022. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
Fast food workers from across California rallied at the state Capitol in Sacramento, urging lawmakers to pass AB 257. Aug. 16, 2022, Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters
Sonja Shaw is running for a seat on the Chino Valley School Board in the Inland Empire and holds a training binder that details the process of running for office in Chino on August 14, 2022. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
Students wait in line before heading to their classrooms on the first day back to school at Sunkist Elementary School in Anaheim on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP

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