Richard Lopez is running for the MCOE board because he believes every Valley kid deserves a school system that shows up for them. Leadership is action, not a title. Proud to back him. #209Connect #VoteLocal

The 209 isn't a punchline. It's the engine room of California. We grow the food, we move the freight, we show up. Time the rest of the state learned our names. #209Connect

209Connect exists because the Valley deserves its own record. Not LA's. Not Sacramento's. Ours. Every audit, every meeting, every receipt. We document, you decide. #209Connect

Mamdani won block by block, tenant by tenant. The Valley lesson: no one is coming to save us. We organize, we show up, we take power back together. That is how we beat the machine here too. #Organize #209Connect

Every Valley district complains about teacher shortages, then treats its educators like they are replaceable. People do not quit places that invest in them. Retention is a leadership decision, not a budget mystery. #Education #209Connect