MAYOR TO PUSH FOR CONTROL OF LAUSD.Byline: RICK ORLOV Staff Writer Taking his campaign for education reform to a citywide audience, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. is expected to use tonight's State of the City address to ask the public to back his efforts to take control of 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. . Even with the city facing a budget deficit of $295 million and controversial increases in trash fees and utility rates, Villaraigosa will focus on education because of its importance to the future success 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. , a spokeswoman said. "Reforming our public school is the central challenge facing Los Angeles," spokeswoman Janelle Erickson said. In addition to calling for a greater effort by educators, students and parents, he also will detail his vision for the city's public schools, including the system of governance Governance makes decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems. . Other components of the mayor's speech include his plans to raise trash rates to hire 1,000 more police officers, reduce traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and plant 1 million trees. He also will outline his plan for closing the $295 million gap between revenues and expected expenditures. The State of the City address, started by former Mayor Tom Bradley Noun 1. Tom Bradley - United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998) Bradley, Thomas Bradley with a low-key speech to the City Council in his chambers, has broadened over the years to serve as a stage for the city's top elected official to cite his accomplishments and lay out a broad agenda for the coming year. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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