Reality check In "Translation Equation" (April 22), we were treated to a quotation from Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board Member Chris Arend: "The rule is when you address the board ... you can address the board in English. You do not address the board in Spanish, which none of us understand." Let's unpack that. According to the 2019 census (the most recent data I could get for Paso), Paso Robles was 38 percent Hispanic or Latino. It was 57.3 percent white alone. Furthermore, the 2019 California census reported the state was 39.4 percent Hispanic or Latino, and merely 36.5 percent white alone. Trends suggest that the Hispanic or Latino percentages have gone up since 2019.