Legal Opinion
Mendoza v. State
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 17, 2007No. B195835PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSKEY, J.
Mayors in certain large cities around the country have been granted control of the school districts in those cities. Antonio Villaraigosa, the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles (the Mayor), sought similar control over the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) through state legislation. The California Constitution grants to the voters within the LAUSD the right to determine whether their board of education is to be elected or appointed. Therefore, the Legislature could not simply enact a statute granting the Mayor authority to appoint the members of the LAUSD Board of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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