WEEKEND QUOTABLES
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| From left are Gap Chairman Bob Fisher, investor Charles Schwab and philanthropist Eli Broad. A state investigation found that the three were among secret donors to right-wing, anti-public school, anti-union group, Americans for Job Security. (Times Wire Services) |
San Francisco investor Schwab gave more than $6.2 million to the same group [Americans for Job Security]. Broad gave $1 million despite his stated support for higher taxes on the wealthy. -- L.A. TimesL.A. Teacher, Geronimo
“Although there probably has never been a more self-aggrandizing, yet endlessly self-pitying superintendent than John Deasy, we will now have the spectacle of observing who is going to beg this prima donna to stay. -- Diane Ravitch Blog
“Because Speaker Madigan is so powerful, controlling access to jobs and contracts, most organizations are