Unions Unite Against Admin Raises as County Warns of Fiscal Distress

Correction: An earlier version attributed comments about proposed administrator raises to Elizabeth Bredall without sufficient evidence. Those remarks are now presented without naming the speakers. Other unsupported speaker attributions have also been removed. We are improving our system to handle cases of multiple speakers rapidly speaking back and forth with each other to improve attribution.

The Pacifica School District's two labor unions criticized proposed administrator raises at a Sept. 9 board meeting that also featured a sobering county fiscal oversight report and an unexpected $902,000 revenue windfall. The board scheduled an additional Sept. 23 meeting to consider the revised budget, fiscal stabilization plan and proposed administrator compensation.

• Both LSEA and CSEA criticize proposed 3% administrator raises as unfair to underpaid classified workers and unsettled teachers

• County fiscal oversight report keeps "going concern" designation in place, demands district translate $4.1M stabilization plan into actual budget cuts

• Surprise shift to basic-aid status adds $902K in one-time property tax revenue, boosting reserves to 6% — but structural deficits persist

• Public commenter demands accountability on $700,000 in first-year stabilization cuts that exist on paper but not in the budget

• Teachers union opens 2026-27 contract negotiations on pay, hours, class size, and calendar

• Board adds Sept. 23 meeting to review revised budget, fiscal plan, and the controversial administrator compensation proposal