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Another Court Says 'No' to Mayor Villaraigosa
The Mayor’s plan to take partial control of Los Angeles Unified School District is unconstitutional—even though it was passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor. That’s the unanimous decision of a 3-judge appellate panel, upholding the same ruling by a lower court. The decision throws out a state law passed by the legislature…
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe Mayor’s plan to take partial control of Los Angeles Unified School District is unconstitutional—even though it was passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor. That’s the unanimous decision of a 3-judge appellate panel, upholding the same ruling by a lower court. The decision throws out a state law passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Vanessa Romo
LA School Report
Rick Orlov
Los Angeles Daily News
Marlene Canter
Member, Los Angeles Unified School Board
Fernando Guerra
professor of political science at Loyola Marymount University and director of its Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles