{"id":2139,"date":"2010-07-01T10:54:16","date_gmt":"2010-07-01T18:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/?p=2139"},"modified":"2017-05-28T15:53:01","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T23:53:01","slug":"brodkin-files-to-run-for-san-francisco-school-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2139\/brodkin-files-to-run-for-san-francisco-school-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Brodkin Files to Run for San Francisco School Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2140\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2140\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2140\" title=\"img_4079_std\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/2010\/07\/img_4079_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/2010\/07\/img_4079_std.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/2010\/07\/img_4079_std-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margaret Brodkin.  File photo by Luke Thomas.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/author\/luke\/\">Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July 1, 2010<\/p>\n<p>Former Department of Children, Youth and their Families (DCYF) Director Margaret Brodkin has filed to run for San Francisco School Board, Fog City Journal can confirm.<\/p>\n<p>Brodkin filed papers Tuesday with the San Francisco Department of Elections declaring her intent to run for one of three seats up for re-election on the seven-member Board.\u00a0 Board of Education President Jane Kim, Vice President Hydra Mendoza and Commissioner Shree Maufus currently hold those seats.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Kim, who is running in the race to succeed District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly, is not seeking re-election to the Board of Education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve made a career and a calling of advocating for children and youth for\u00a032 years,\u201d Brodkin told FCJ.\u00a0 \u201cNow the next horizon is taking on a leadership position and working with our challenged schools to support opportunity and success for our most vulnerable young people.\u00a0 We need to bring all the resources of the community together so we can all participate in making schools exciting places to learn and centers of the community that address the comprehensive needs of children. My years of experience make me almost uniquely qualified to help create partnerships that will ensure that young people can succeed in school and in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brodkin is lauded across the political aisle for her fierce advocacy for children.\u00a0 Prior to serving as DCYF Director for the Newsom administration, Brodkin served as Executive Director for Coleman Advocates for Children, a San Francisco based child advocacy organization.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2009\/02\/family-and-children-advocates-slam-newsom\/\">ousted<\/a> Brodkin in 2009 when she resisted attempts by the Newsom administration to raid the DCYF budget to help balance that year\u2019s budget deficit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brodkin filed papers Tuesday with the San Francisco Department of Elections declaring her intent to run for one of three seats up for re-election on the seven-member Board.  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