City approves $100,000 to defend school takeover
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From Times staff reports
The City Council voted Wednesday to spend as much as $100,000 for outside attorneys to defend legislation that gives Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa some authority over the Los Angeles Unified School District. The mayor had indicated that the city would bear no legal costs for his initiative. Plans changed after the district challenged whether his campaign committee could legally fund litigation costs.
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