, ▁and ▁cook ing . ▁ ▁East in ▁visited ▁schools ▁in ▁all ▁ 5 8 ▁count ies , ▁keeping ▁her ▁commit ment ▁to ▁visit ▁a ▁school ▁a ▁week ▁on ▁average . ▁ ▁She ▁visited ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 0 ▁schools ▁across ▁California . ▁ ▁East in ▁champion ed ▁Universal ▁Pres ch ool ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁Pres ch ool ▁Task ▁Force ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁educ ators , ▁business ▁leaders , ▁civil ▁rights ▁advoc ates , ▁and ▁children ' s ▁advoc ates . ▁They ▁called ▁for ▁Universal ▁Pres ch ool ▁In ▁California ▁within ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁Sub sequently , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁Honor ary ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁successful ▁Proposition ▁ 1 0 , ▁written ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁health , ▁w elf are , ▁and ▁education ▁of ▁children ▁from ▁ 0 - 5 ▁through ▁a ▁tax ▁on ▁to b acco ▁products . ▁ ▁East in ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁term ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁due ▁to ▁term ▁limits ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁former ▁State ▁Senator ▁Jack ▁O ' Con nell . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁a ▁school ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁her ▁in ▁Union ▁City , ▁California , ▁D ela ine ▁East in ▁Element ary ▁School , ▁serving ▁from ▁Trans itional ▁Kinder g arten ▁to ▁ 5 th ▁grade . ▁D ela ine ▁East in ▁Element ary ▁is ▁under ▁New ▁H aven ▁Un ified ▁School ▁District ▁in ▁Union ▁City . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁office ▁as ▁State ▁Super int endent , ▁East in