Los Angeles Schools Strongly Opposed To Takeover By Mayor Villaraigosa
There is currently legislation AB 1381 in the state legislature that, if passed, will give the okay to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to take over a subset of the Los Angeles schools. Recently, the mayors school reform team announced its latest round of changes to the bill in order to sidestep some possible problems to it passing.
Last month, according to the Los Angeles Times August 8, 2006 article, Los Angeles Chief Legislative Analyst Gerry F. Miller made certain speculations about the bill. He believes, if the bill is passed, the following may occur:
-> Some power could shift from the City Council to Villaraigosa;
-> Additional costs may be incurred by the cities that are served by the Los Angeles schools; and
-> These same cities, as well as the Council of Mayors, could incur certain legal liabilities.
Legal responsibilities and costs could shift with the power, since the bill gives responsibility for the subset of Los Angeles schools directly to Villaraigosa, who dominates the Council of Mayors with an 80 percent vote. The Council of Mayors consists of Villaraigosa,...
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