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EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.


A roundup of some of our more important editorials this past week

The union's mayor

Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see .

James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California
 has taken out a union card, selling out any pretense of representing the interests of the people of 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.  in negotiations with the MTA's striking mechanics union.

Stuffed chickens

It's outrageous, but unsurprising, that the financially strapped 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.  spends $16 million a year on off-site training and seminars it could just as easily host at its own facilities.

Voter beware

Let the costly experience of homeowners in the Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography
They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County.
 be a lesson to us all: Stick your head in the sand, and you're likely to get stuck with an awful tax bill.

Honeymoon's over

Mayor Hahn and the Los Angeles City Council The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.  have failed to deliver on the No. 1 promise they made to Police Chief William Bratton and to the public: More cops on L.A.'s streets.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Article Type:Editorial
Date:Nov 16, 2003
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