budget

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jul 21 2011

With layoffs imminent, unions gear up to fight back

The Compton City Council passed a budget at its Tuesday meeting that officials said avoids a government shutdown but that is expected to result in layoffs.

The city council voted 3-1 to approve the budget, with Janna Zurita, Lillie Dobson, and Mayor Eric Perrodin voting “yes,” and Yvonne Arceneaux casting the only “no” vote. Willie O. Jones, was absent.

The majority of the viewing public was upset with the outcome, and many  yelled and stormed out of the meeting.

Mar 17 2011

Creates housing authority to defend city against fund grab

Carson, following the lead of several other Southern California cities, has taken a bold step to protect the properties and assets of the Carson Redevelopment Agency from being seized by the state. To do so, the City Council and the redevelopment agency jointly created a housing authority, and during a special meeting on March 8 transferred the properties and funds into the new entity under city control.

Joseph Wright  |   OW Senior Staff Writer
Jul 1 2010

AVC could have solid reserve

Antelope Valley College could end up with a $5.8 million reserve, based on its tentatively approved 2010-11 budget.
College trustees recently reviewed and unanimously approved the budget for the 2010-11 school year, with expenditures of restricted and unrestricted dollars from the general fund estimated to reach more than $65.2 million, and revenue gauged at slightly more than $66.8 million.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Mar 4 2010

New Speaker targets jobs and budget reform

Getting people back to work and approaching the budget in a more human way are two of the top priorities for new Speaker of the Assembly John Perez.
Perez, a Los Angeles Democrat who talked about his humble circumstances growing up that were ameliorated in part by a loving, supportive family, was sworn in as the 68th Speaker of the Assembl Tuesday.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Feb 18 2010

Compton’s got swing

It is common knowledge that budget cuts in public schools often mean so-called “non-essential” programs like art, music, etc. are scaled back drastically or eliminated all together.
A group of retired educators in Compton saw this happening in their local schools and decided to step in and try to make a difference.
In 2004, they formed the Compton Conservatory of Music with the intention of supplementing the music education programs in Compton Schools.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.