CARDENAS RETHINKS SCHOOL BILL; ASSEMBLYMAN RETREATS UNDER FIRE ON LAUSD.Byline: Paul Hefner Daily News Sacramento Bureau Under fire from proponents of breaking up the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. , Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. Tony Cardenas Tony Cardenas served in the California State Assembly. In the Assembly, he had the powerful position of chair of the Budget Committee. He is now a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 6th district, which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley. said Thursday that he was reconsidering the introduction of legislation that would require a districtwide vote on any breakup. Cardenas, D-Panorama City, said he had mistakenly indicated last week that he would carry the measure on behalf of the district's teachers union. On Thursday he said he hadn't completely made up his mind about the issue. ``It was in fact just an idea. It's still an idea,'' Cardenas said. ``You'll find out (today) whether I do or don't.'' Lawmakers have until today to introduce bills for the remainder of the legislative session. Cardenas said he has many more ideas for legislation than he is allowed by rules to introduce. He said he hasn't decided whether the union's proposal will make the cut. ``Frankly, it has to compete with the rest of them,'' Cardenas said. Backers of a drive to break schools in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. away from the district said they were pleased to see Cardenas distance himself from the proposal. They condemned Cardenas last week for planning to back the measure, which they saw as an attempt to thwart any breakup effort. Current law allows the state Board of Education to decide who votes on any reorganization, and in the past the board has let residents in areas trying to form a district decide the matter themselves. ``It's always good for someone to recant and regroup re·group v. re·grouped, re·group·ing, re·groups v.tr. To arrange in a new grouping. v.intr. 1. To come back together in a tactical formation, as after a dispersal in a retreat. and do the right thing before going down the wrong road gets out of hand,'' said Paula Boland, a former member of the Assembly who has championed the breakup effort. ``It's obvious his constituents don't like it. I would hope he wouldn't vote for it no matter who the union gets to carry it.'' Officials for United Teachers Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. did not return calls for comment. Boland speculated that the union was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. someone else to introduce its measure. ``They'll use their might and power to find an author to do their dirty work,'' she said. ``Lots of luck.'' |
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