A smiley face isn’t always just a smiley face. Behind the yellow, wide-eyed emoji’s grin lurks an intergenerational minefield. The ubiquitous emoji means happy, good job or any number of other ...

Smiley, 71, started with the district as a teacher in 1974, working her way up to principal and then deputy superintendent. ... “I think Dr. Smiley would do a good job,” Hixon said.

Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, worked as a clerk at the A.K. Smiley Public Library as part of his “Job for a Day” series.