Hernandez and incumbents Macias, Avila win South Whittier board seats

Challenger Jorge Hernandez and incumbents Sylvia Macias and Layla Avila have been elected to the South Whittier School board of trustees.

Hernandez, 24, a political newcomer, received 685 votes, or nearly 38 percent of the vote. Macias was the second top votegetter with 443 ballots, or 24 percent of the vote.

Avila, vice president of a national organization that trains teachers, won back her seat as well, receiving 420 votes or 23 percent of the vote.