SCHOOL BOARD CHOOSES REPLACEMENT vs

A PROFESSOR AT MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE, WAS SELECTED TO FILL THE VACANCY ON THE MONTEREY PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD. DOCTOR ALAN HAFFA BEAT OUT THE OTHER 7 APPLICANTS, AND WILL FILL THE 7TH BOARD SEAT. IT WAS LEFT OPEN WITH THE DEPARTURE OF TERRI DEBONO. THE POSITION COULD DECIDE SOME CRUCIAL ISSUES, SINCE THE BOARD HAS BEEN SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE ON MANY PREVIOUS DECISIONS. HAFFA WILL BE SWORN IN AT THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, WITH . HIS TERM RUNNING THOUGH DECEMBER OF 2005.