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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Official leaves mayor's partnership | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times

Official leaves mayor's partnership | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times


L.A. Unified fails to turn out its population base to pass parcel tax


In a district with nearly 618,000 students, Measure E could have swept to victory with about 204,000 yes votes from parents, employees and others. But with 53% of the vote, it went down to defeat.

L.A. school bond measure falling short of required two-thirds majority


The $100-per-parcel tax would raise $92.5 million annually for four years to offset some of the district's looming funding cuts.

Hawthorne mayor charged with stealing commercial food mixer


A local school district facilities director, he allegedly took the industrial-strength mixer and a cart from a warehouse because he needed more dough for his home pizza oven, prosecutors say.