Fair Education Santa Barbara v. Santa Barbara Unified etc.

Filed 12/15/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

FAIR EDUCATION SANTA 2d Civ. No. B309248 BARBARA, (Super. Ct. No. 19CV01875) (Santa Barbara County) Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED

SCHOOL DISTRICT et al.,

Defendants and Respondents.

Fair Education Santa Barbara, Inc. (FESB) appeals from the judgment after the trial court denied its petition for writ of mandate (Code of Civ. Proc.,1 § 1085), seeking to invalidate two one-year contracts between respondents Santa Barbara Unified School District/former-Superintendent Cary Matsuoka

Further unspecified statutory provisions are to the Code

of Civil Procedure. (collectively SBUSD) and Just Communities Central Coast, Inc. (JCCC). We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

FESB is a coalition of residents and taxpayers in Santa Barbara County. SBUSD is a public school district in Santa Barbara County. JCCC is an organization that provides anti-bias training and educational programs to school districts and other organizations. JCCC has worked with SBUSD on various training programs…