Paramount schools in cost bind spark community anger
Controversy over school closings in Paramount Unified School District follows failed 1970 bonds and rising costs. District seeks reorganization, adds ninth grade, and shuffles students to cut £500,000 annually while parents fear longer trips, schedule chaos, and higher taxes. Joe Hammond leads calls to reopen closed campuses amid April election.
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Palmer Campen
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Alton Childress
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Tommy rock opera at USC underperforms in six show run
USC's production of the Who’s Tommy at Bovard Auditorium features a 24 member cast and strong music but weak pacing and casting. The director uses film strips and ambitious staging that distract from the score which remains the show’s saving grace. Lead Michael Cantor fails to convincingly portray Tommy and overall characterizations suffer despite a dynamic band conducted by Buzz Holmes.
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Bovard Auditorium
Peter Townsend
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Joel Rosenswieg
Michael Cantor
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Steve Seraf
Rick Johnston
Steve Sherman
Amos Travis
John Daley
Buzz Holmes
Bill Martin
Jim McMains
Moose McMains
Penny Moser
Jane Wyner
Cerritos College Financial Aid Deadlines and Programs
Cerritos College sets May 1 as an aid deadline for some programs with later dates for others. About $400,000 in aid across multiple programs is available including work study, scholarships, and on off campus jobs. Eligible students include current enrollees and high school seniors. aid targets low income families and extraordinary financial need.
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Cerritos College
Keith Adams
Amy Dozier
Dean of Women and Financial Aids Officer
Car dealer's wife seeks property in court dispute
Santa Ana Superior Court Judge H Walter Steiner weighs a petition by Mrs Annette Williams to set aside a support agreement and award part of her estranged husband Ralph Williams auto dealer's assets. Williams values assets in the millions and argues the proposed settlement, including a $250000 Newport Beach residence and monthly support of 3000 plus 1000 for child support, is inadequate.
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Santa Ana
H. Walter Steiner
Annette Williams
Ralph Williams
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