Melvoin Watch

School Board Member’s Office Faces Another Ethics Complaint

Is Allison Holdorff Polhill, Chief Advisor to LAUSD BD4’s Nick Melvoin, improperly using district facilities in her City Council campaign?

From the Allison Holdorff Polhill for LA City Council 2022 website

“No school district funds, services, supplies, or equipment shall be used for the purpose of urging the support or defeat of any ballot measure or candidate.”

- California Ed Code Section 7054

Earlier this year, complaints were filed with both the Los Angeles Unified School District and the City of Los Angeles claiming that Board Member Nick Melvoin had run afoul of ethics rules meant to protect the integrity of elections. Allegations were made that Melvoin had improperly converted his school board Twitter handle to one that is used for campaign purposes, promoted his campaign’s social media accounts using district resources, and used pictures of students that could have possibly been taken on LAUSD property.

A new complaint filed with the LAUSD’s Inspector General’s office suggests that violations of ethical principles are growing like a cancer in Melvoin’s Board…