Maywood activists’ fight against new school is costing L.A. Unified

Residents opposed to building High School No. 8, which would displace hundreds, have cost the district $20 million in state funds. But the school will be built anyway, officials say. Some say this small city’s struggle to block construction of a high school may be a losing battle, but a tenacious group of Maywood activists has managed to hit the Los Angeles Unified School District where it hurts …

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Red Phone: Las Animas construction update

“The landscaping at Las Animas Elementary School has become very bad. The field and all surrounding areas, including the strips along side the adjacent streets, are a mess. I understand that there is construction happening, but this has become an eyesore. Is there something that can be done? There is no contact info on the GUSD Web site.” Red Phone: Dear Rocky Footing, The project has been …

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