Support California's Teachers!

Here in California, we're having a bit of a financial crisis of our own, and our educators and students are starting to feel the pinch. On Friday, March 13th, the teachers in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District got together with parents and students to protest against Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts, which threatens to put our schools at 48th out of 50 states for per pupil spending. It was a great rally and I'm proud of our little town of Santa Maria for showing us so much support.

I was there, with my handy-dandy camera, to document:
























































Here are some video clips of the rally:

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