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Laney-Peralta Plans Show Up on District’s Agenda By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Friday March 11, 2005
The controversial proposal to develop Laney College and Peralta Community College District lands surfaced briefly and then resubmerged this week, when an item appeared on the Peralta Board of Trustees closed agenda to discuss “real estate negotiations” between Chancellor Elihu Harris and developer Alan Dones, but no report on the negotiations was given to the public in open session. -more-

School Board Mulls New Budget Report, Teacher Labor Action By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Friday March 11, 2005
The BUSD board Wednesday accepted a Second Interim Financial Report on the district’s 2004-05 budget that continued BUSD’s “qualified” budget status and discussed the district teachers’ work-to-rule slowdown over a contract dispute. -more-

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