As my favorite Los Angeles philosopher, Rodney King, said: "Why can we just get along?"

TEXT of Superintendent Roy Romer's 2nd Annual State of the Schools Address VIEW ONLINE/DOWNLOAD: Superintendent Roy Romer's 2nd Annual State of the Schools Address as a Quicktime Movie [.mov PodCast Roy!] The speech will be televised in its entirety on KLCS-TV (Channel 58) on the following dates: Sunday, July 23 - 1:52 pm Monday, July 24 - 7 pm Tuesday, July 25 - 10 am Thursday, July 27 - 10 am Sunday, July 30 - 7 am Tuesday, August 1 - 11 am Thursday, August 3 – 10 am Supt. Romer Lashes Out at Villaraigosa for Criticism Los Angeles Times, CA - The schools chief says the LA mayor's repeated claims of failures by district personnel and students are propaganda. By Joel Rubin ...

LA mayor, schools superintendent trade barbs over takeover plan KESQ, CA LOS ANGELES LA's schools superintendent Roy Romer got himself into hot water yesterday when he compared Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's drive to take over city ...

Sparks fly over LAUSD control Daily Breeze, CA By Dan Laidman. The fight for control of the Los Angeles Unified School District intensified Thursday with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa ...

Japanese-American leaders demand apology from Romer North County Times, CA LOS ANGELES - Japanese-American community leaders demanded an apology today from Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Roy Romer, who made what ...

Romer Defends School District In Face Of Attacks CBS 2, CA (CBS) SOUTH LOS ANGELES Superintendent Roy Romer defended his record Thursday and attacked Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's efforts to gain a role in the Los ...

Other cities vassals in LA school plan Los Angeles Daily News, CA - Jul 20, 2006 BY JEFFREY PRANG and FRANK VENTI, Guest Columnist. LOS Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's goal in assuming more control over the LAUSD is laudable. ...

Villaraigosa Proposes Free Transit Week In LA CBS 2, CA (CBS) LOS ANGELES People could ride MTA buses and trains free for a week under a proposal being floated by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. ...

Romer accuses Villaraigosa of using 'propaganda' Los Angeles Daily News, CA A day after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa held his first town hall meeting to garner support for the education reform plan, Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Roy ...

Use it or lose it Los Angeles Daily News, CA - Jul 20, 2006 MAYOR Antonio Villaraigosa, having established himself as a conciliatory and compromising politician, has carefully dodged making any pronouncements on the ...

Mayor pushes reform at first town hall talk Los Angeles Daily News, CA - Jul 20, 2006 Addressing a Wednesday evening crowd of nearly 1,000 parents and community members, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa touted his plan to reform the city's schools ...

Where Did the Love Go? LA Weekly, CA - Jul 19, 2006 By DAVID ZAHNISER. For weeks, it seemed like Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had assembled a perfect coalition to support his plan for ...

Mayor To Discuss Schools Plan In Town Hall Meetings NBC4.TV, CA - Jul 19, 2006 LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will conduct the first of four town hall meetings Wednesday on school reform. ...

LA mayor, schools superintendent trade barbs over takeover plan San Jose Mercury News, USA LOS ANGELES - As Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa touted his proposal to take over city schools, the schools superintendent used his annual state of the schools ...

LA mayor, schools superintendent trade barbs over takeover plan San Francisco Chronicle, USA - As Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa touted his proposal to take over city schools, the schools superintendent used his annual state of the schools speech on Thursday ...

LA School Official Criticized After His Own Critical Remarks NBC4.TV, CA LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles schools superintendent Roy Romer got himself into hot water Thursday when he compared Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's drive to take ...

LA mayor, schools superintendent trade barbs over takeover plan San Diego Union Tribune, United States LOS ANGELES – As Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa touted his proposal to take over city schools, the district superintendent used his annual speech to rail against ...

Mayor, Superintendent Trade Barbs Over Takeover Plan abc7.com, CA - LOS ANGELES, July 21, 2006 - As Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa touted his proposal to take over city schools, the district superintendent used his annual speech to ...

LA mayor, schools superintendent trade barbs over takeover plan Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - As Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa touted his proposal to take over city schools, the district superintendent used his annual speech to rail against the mayor and ...

Mayor demands apology Los Angeles Daily News, CA - Superintendent Roy Romer's annual "State of the Schools" address erupted in controversy Thursday after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Japanese-American ...

LAUSD Superintendent Defends His Record CBS 2, CA - (CBS) LOS ANGELES Superintendent Roy Romer defended his record Thursday and attacked Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's efforts to gain a role in the Los Angeles ...