Saturday, February 15, 2003

LA Mayor Brawls for Control of School District: Watch 12 min Video

LA Mayor Brawls for Control of School District: Watch 12 min Video

Does the multi billion dollar budget of LAUSD attract power hungry politicians? Watch the Full Disclosure Network™ special Video News Blog (12 min)featuring the raucous debate over AB 1381 between the major players in the battle for control over the Los Angeles Unified School District. This video is available FREE at URL: http://www. fulldisclosure. net/flash/VideoBlogs/VideoBlog35.php on demand, 24/7 as a public service.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 23, 2006

Does the multi-billion dollar budget of LAUSD attract power hungry politicians? Watch the Full Disclosure Network™ special Video News Blog (12 min)featuring the raucous debate over AB 1381 between the major players in the battle for control over the Los Angeles Unified School District. This video is available FREE at URL: http://www. fulldisclosure. net/flash/VideoBlogs/VideoBlog35.php (http://www. fulldisclosure. net/flash/VideoBlogs/VideoBlog35.php) on demand, 24/7 as a public service.

Those featured in the video are:

Antonio Villaraigosa, L. A. Mayor Roy Romer, LAUSD Superintendent Gloria Romero, State Senator Tom Saenz. Chief Counsel to the Mayor Jackie Goldberg, Member, California State Assembly Kevin Reed, LAUSD General Counsel Fabian Nunez, California Assembly Speaker Marlene Cantor, President L. A. Board of Education Scott Folsom, President 10th District PTA Alex Padilla, Los Angeles City Councilman Gerry Miller, Chief Legislative Analyst, L. A. City Gene Krischer, Friends of the Children

The California State Assembly Bill 1381 was proposed to give power over the funds and the schools to the Los Angeles Mayor and to take power from the elected School Board members. In this video many of the critical points are debated while legal experts predict the legislation is unconstitutional and will be invalidated if approved and signed into law.

Full Disclosure Network™ has assembled video clips from a public hearings of the Assembly Public Education Committee, conducted by Chairman Jackie Goldberg and the Los Angeles City Council. Featured are searing debates between angry citizens, the Mayor’s Chief Counsel Tom Saenz and LAUSD General Counsel Kevin Reed.

LA City Councilman Alex Padilla concludes with the question: “This bill is concerned with HOW to take control. But I haven’t heard the answer to the question: ‘Then what?’ Then what will the Mayor do to improve the schools?” This question remains unanswered.

Billed as “the news behind the news” the Full Disclosure Network™ is an independent, educational, public affairs cable program featured on 43 cable systems and the worldwide Internet website www. fulldisclosure. net Hosted by Leslie Dutton, who in 2002 was presented with a public affairs Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the series entitled “L. A.’s War Against Terrorism”. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website.

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