Voter voices: Diane Andrews in Santa Monica

The near-empty polling place at Santa Monica’s Virginia Park this afternoon was in stark contrast to last November’s presidential election, when voters waited 30 minutes in line to cast their ballots.

Diane Andrews was among the few people who showed up for the special election. A music teacher, she said it was important that voters take a stand in support of education.

“I feel it’s imperative that we say something about the importance of our teachers and, in my case, especially about the arts,” said Andrews, who teaches at Santa Monica Alternative Schoolhouse, a public school.

-- Robert J. Lopez

-- Video by Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times

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