Trustee Accountability Center

A public record of votes, attendance, board actions, and major decisions during Gabriel Medina's service on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees.

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Why This Page Exists

"I believe elected officials should make their records easy to find. This page documents my votes, attendance, public statements, and major actions as a PVUSD Trustee so community members can review the record for themselves."

Gabriel Medina, PVUSD Trustee, Area 3

Election History

2020 Election

  1. Oscar Soto1,530 votes · 51.79%
  2. Amanda Hernandez1,424 votes · 48.21%

Margin: 106 votes

2024 Election

  1. Gabriel Medina1,593 votes · 53.38%
  2. Oscar Soto1,391 votes · 46.62%

Margin: 202 votes

2020 to 2024Oscar Soto
2025 to PresentGabriel Medina

Voting Profile

Most Dissenting Trustee During Current Term

Trustee Medina's record reflects consistent attention to fiscal accountability: he has voted against administrative contract expansions while the district cited a budget crisis, and against layoff resolutions affecting classified and certificated staff. His dissents cluster around labor concerns, transparency in board operations, and limits on public comment time.

He has supported community engagement measures, student voice initiatives such as ethnic studies programming and student protections, and labor agreements negotiated with district unions. Where he abstains or steps away, the record is noted line by line below so the community can judge each vote in context.

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Timeline of Service

  1. January 2025Sworn Into Office
  2. February 2025Opposed Initial Layoff Proposals
  3. April 2025Supported CRE Ethnic Studies Contract
  4. July 2025Opposed School Resource Officer Contracts
  5. Fall 2025Proposed Moving Board Meetings from Wednesday to Thursday
  6. October 2025Opposed Superintendent Contract
  7. March 2026Opposed CTO Cabinet Position
  8. May 2026Opposed Deputy Superintendent Position

Attendance and Participation

Several votes are marked AW (Away). This designation reflects occasions when Medina temporarily stepped away from the dais, often due to teaching responsibilities at Cabrillo College, before returning later in the meeting.

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Public Records Library

Board MinutesOfficial minutes through Feb 2026 on BoardDocs Agenda PacketsCurrent agendas and minutes on the PVUSD portal Vote DataThe raw vote dataset behind this page, as JSON ResolutionsBoard resolutions within agenda packets District PoliciesPVUSD board policy library Public StatementsStatements published on this site Meeting VideosPVUSD Streaming on YouTube News CoveragePress coverage collected on the News page