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CUSD Board President Satra Zurita to speak at Delta Sigma Theta September breakfast

From staff reports
COMPTON—Compton School Board President Satra Zurita, who was recently honored as Woman of the Year for the 52nd Assembly District by the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, will be keynote speaker for the Compton Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma More...

CUSD Personnel Commission accused of deception

Complaint filed Sept. 1 in dispute over job qualifications
By Chris Frost
Bulletin Staff Writer

COMPTON— Compton Unified School District employee Ireland Markham has filed an accusation of deception with the District Personnel Commission. More...

Senate bill would let illegal immigrant students get aid

By Juliet Williams
Associated Press

SACRAMENTO— The state Senate on Aug. 31 approved the second half of contentious legislation that would allow students who are illegal immigrants to apply for statefunded scholarships and financial aid. More...

California gasoline consumption down 4.1 percent in May

Average price for a gallon of gasoline in the state hit $4.23 in May 2011
From staff reports

SACRAMENTO—Jerome E. Horton, Chairman of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE), last week announced gasoline and diesel consumption figures for May 2011. More...

McCourt gets $1.2 billion bid for Dodgers

By Greg Risling
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES—Frank McCourt has been offered $1.2 billion to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers to a group backed by Chinese governmentowned investment banks, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. More...

Title II fund questions unanswered after CUSD refuses to discuss more

By Chris Frost
Bulletin Staff Writer

COMPTON—Compton Unified School District Interim Superintendent Karen Frison has turned down a request from The Bulletin to discuss and clarify issues and questions pertaining to the Title II funding controversy. More...

Cleveland thanks CUSD Personnel Commission

By Chris Frost
Bulletin Staff Writer

COMPTON—Service Employees International Union Local 99 spokesperson Adrian Cleveland has publicly thanked the Compton Unified School District Personnel Commission for its efforts to halt the transfers of Nutrition Supervisors. More...

Los Angeles biker event to commemorate Sept. 11

West Coast motorcycle ride supports new veterans home
From staff reports

LOS ANGELES— Bikers Helping Veterans will hold a motorcycle ride to benefit the new Veterans Home of California in West Los Angeles on Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

Democrats propose reforming regulations to help enviro firms

By Judy Lin
Associated Press

SACRAMENTO—Democratic lawmakers and business leaders announced on Sept. 1 a package of bills designed to make California’s regulatory environment friendlier to businesses. More...

News in brief

Bill would ban pay-toplay in Calif. schools More...

Ex-LA teacher union head set to launch charter school

By Christina Hoag
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES—The former president of the teachers union in the nation’s secondlargest school district is moving on to a new job that might surprise many: He is launching a charter school organization after often criticizing such schools in More...

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