EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.A roundup of some of our more important editorials this past weekSpecial Interests United To get an idea of what Mayor James Hahn's anti-secession group, L.A. United, is all about, follow the money. So far, only the downtown power brokers and the defenders of the status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. have lined up behind City Hall. Hahn's broken promise As a candidate, Hahn vowed to protect a fair and open Valley secession process. But as mayor, he has tried every bureaucratic gimmick at his disposal to stall and crush the cityhood movement. Let the public judge To ensure that LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Chief Bernard C. Parks' future is decided fairly and in the best interest of all L.A., the process should be opened up to the public. The Roy Zone In Superintendent Roy Romer's 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. , the rules that are honored elsewhere barely exist. Expedience ex·pe·di·ence n. Expediency. Noun 1. expedience - the quality of being suited to the end in view expediency takes priority over both ethics and results. |
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