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Government & Politics

Ordered to turn himself in for deportation, day laborer remains free after last-minute appeal

by Charles MaldonadoMarch 8, 2017November 7, 2019

Jose Luis Gomez Castor’s lawyers say he was arrested because he’s Latino, not because he committed a crime.

Land Use, Schools

Two options for Gentilly Terrace building: French-immersion school or program for students with behavioral problems

by Marta JewsonMarch 8, 2017November 7, 2019

The neighborhood association is pushing for Audubon Charter School, which wants to open a second location.

Investigations, Schools

School district employees’ involvement in charter application raises questions of conflict of interest

by Marta JewsonMarch 7, 2017November 7, 2019

The employee who supervised the last five traditional public schools in the city just quit her job to become CEO of ExCEED, a group that wants to turn them into charters. Four of the people who used to work for her, and still work for the district, are named in its application.