Steve Zimmer holds middle ground

By Bill Boyarsky
Published on March 28, 2013

After surviving opposition funded by the mayors of America’s two biggest cities, newly re-elected Los Angeles Unified School District board member Steve Zimmer says his win has preserved a “system of checks and balances” in running L.A.’s huge school district.

School board race pits unions against billionaires

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on February 20, 2013

Probably the greatest impact of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s $1 million gift last week to the Coalition for School Reform, an independent political group supporting a slate of three reform-minded candidates for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board seats, was on the potential for re-election by LAUSD board member Steve Zimmer.

Letters to the editor: Boyle Heights, Steve Zimmer, circumcision

Published on July 19, 2011

Letters to the editor

The Education of LAUSD’s Steve Zimmer

By Danielle Berrin
Published on July 5, 2011

It’s been dark for almost five hours, the city has slowed, and even the 101 Freeway is sparse and quiet. Steve Zimmer has just wrapped his last appointment, but rushing home seems foolish when a rare sit-down dinner is an option. Most days Zimmer hardly notices how alone he is, because he never stops working.

Volume 26, Number 19

Published on July 5, 2011