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LAUSD Water Investigation |
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Written by Joel Grover and Matt Goldberg
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 17:39 |
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Missing Documents Obtained LOS ANGELES -- KNBC has obtained new evidence that the Los Angeles Unified School District knew in recent years that the drinking water at numerous schools was tainted with high levels of lead. Last week, investigative reporter Joel Grover exposed how he found unsafe amounts of lead in the water at some L.A. area schools that he tested. Almost a month ago, KNBC asked the school district for records of any testing it had done in recent years for lead in the water at schools. Officials told KNBC they hadn't done much testing, and that the records Grover wanted didn't exist. But he kept pressing them. And now, they've finally handed over all these documents: a paper trail revealing a big lead problem at even more schools. Buried away in the files at the L.A. Unified School District are test results that show the district analyzed drinking water at numerous schools starting in the late 1990s, and found dangerous amounts of lead, like at Woodlake Elementary in Woodland Hills. Records now show the district found high levels of lead in the water there eight years ago. But officials have been telling parents recently the problem was first discovered last fall. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 May 2008 10:06 )
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Coalition Sues City over "Affordable Density" Pretense |
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Written by D. Heimpel
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Thursday, 24 April 2008 19:26 |
THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa have inadvertently united a patchwork of neighborhood groups stretching from the Valley to Venice, whose members have joined to stop city leaders from tossing out hard-won neighborhood zoning rules that keep a lid on overdevelopment. The Council and mayor, saying they were complying with a state requirement to encourage more affordable housing, recently put on the books an ordinance that allows much bigger apartment complexes in areas whose residents believed they had won the battle against overconstruction. “They broke the law, like usual,” says Robert Silverstein, a Pasadena attorney who opposes the so-called “density bonus” that waters down existing zoning. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 April 2008 16:13 )
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LAUSD Has Highest Dropout Rates |
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Written by Desk
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 13:13 |
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A new study out Thursday says the Los Angeles Unified School District accounts for 15 percent of the state's high school dropouts. The study, conducted by UC Santa Barbara, adds that's largely a function of the district's massive size. Overall, LAUSD has a dropout rate of 5 percent, ranking it 75th among the state's 531 districts. The study shows just 100 high schools account for more than 40 percent of the state's dropouts. -end |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 April 2008 17:09 )
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L.A. City Hall steals from the poor to give to the rich |
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Written by Daily News
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Friday, 25 April 2008 10:33 |
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The British comedy troupe Monty Python had a skit as part of its 1970s show that parodied the legend of Robin Hood, who took from the rich and gave to the poor in medieval times. The skit was about Dennis Moore, a foolish bandit whose idea of redistribution of wealth, as the skit's song revealed, was a bit confused, though funny, and involved flowers: "He steals from the poor and gives to the rich." Los Angeles' elected leaders, however, don't seem to realize that the skit was just a joke because they are doing a good job of emulating Monty Python's fool - but without any sense of irony. Or the lupines. To be sure, it was poor timing for City Hall's leaders that the $65.5 million in Grand Avenue redevelopment tax breaks surfaced on the same day as the City Council's first-ever "revenue day" (or, more appropriately "tax hike day"), and just days after the mayor proposed more than $90 million in fee hikes. But for the public, it was fortuitous because the juxtaposition of these two events painted a stark but accurate picture of the true nature of the city's elected leadership. That picture can be boiled down to: "Steal from the poor and give to the rich." This rare glimpse of priorities puts to rest the lie that City Hall is working for the people. At every turn, city officials put the interests of monied and politically powerful people, such as billionaire developers and unions, first. It just makes good political sense: |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 25 April 2008 10:55 )
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Written by Subha Ravindran
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 12:19 |
BEVERLY HILLS (KABC) -- The Beverly Hills City Council is moving forward with plans to build a high-rise complex at the site of the Beverly Hills Hilton. The Council approved the final steps of the project - which includes a hotel, condos, and conference center - with a 3-2 vote on Monday night. A second vote, set for next month, is needed to finalize the development. The Beverly Hills North Homeowners Association plans to gather signatures to put a referendum on the ballot to overturn the Council's decision. It will also call for a recall of council members who support the project. "This is so pitiful, so pitiful. I'm hurt by it, I'm generally hurt by it," said Beverly Hills resident Terre Thomas. "I raised my children here, and I feel pushed out, and I don't want to feel pushed out. This is my home." |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 April 2008 13:27 )
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