Acton Agua Dulce Unified School District School Environmental, Public Records Act and Brown Act issues

Environmental Issues
Keeping the School documents secret


Environmental Issues

8-27-04 - Here is the School's response, 37 days after the Natural History Club letter was sent. It dismisses the group's concerns expressed as "great umbrage in the fact that much native flood-retaining vegetation, including hundreds year old Junipers" as just "landscaping and grading". It's hard for someone from Palmdale to understand our communities' concern with our environment.
8-24-04 - LA County confirms that the School district violated both California and LA County Law and illegally graded without a permit.
8-5-04 - Here is how the board dumbly plows ahead without regard to California Law or community impacts on doubling the students at Meadowlark.

8-5-04 Public comment on Illegal Grading as a non agenda items at 8-5-04 board. No action or comment by the board
8-2-04 - Ron Bird made a formal presentation to the Acton Town Council concerning the illegal grading and the lack of notice to the community about the project by the school
7-31-04 - Information on the school's illegal grading
Title 14. California Code of Regulations Chapter 3. Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act Article 19. Categorical Exemptions 15304. Minor Alterations to Land and 15300 etal
7-26-04 - This letter was sent to various LA County agencies to report the continuation of illegal grading after the School was received a formal a stop work notice on their illegal grading
7-20-05 The Natural History Club of Acton/Agua Dulce takes great umbrage... at stripping the Red Rover Floodplain.
7-14-04 - Letter sent to School Board. I want each of you to be aware of the grading that was done on 7-12-04 and 7-13-04 in the FEMA and LA County designated floodway
Vasquez EIR We have only scanned and converted the flood portion of Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District Vasquez High School Approved Mitigated Negative Declaration The Board approved Resolution #98-99.12 to adopt the final Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program of 5-13-99
7-14-88 Meadowlark Negative declaration. It permits a school of 8,900. No permit can be found for the expansion to 21,000. It Is a joke as each question is marked NO effect the best is no Sewer or septic tanks are to be built. I guess the kid just have to hold it or use the bushes. There are other outlandish answers which we have marked..

Vasquex Scholl site plan Vasquez School site map
Vasquez approved dramage drawing Regular image
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Keeping the School documents secret and out of the publics hands

8-5-05 I am making a request for these documents and even though they Are referred to at the board meeting, to expedite the matter, I am willing to pay the 10 cent per page fee from the funds you have on deposit from me.
8-5-04 School Board agenda 2.15 Ratify the agreement with Michelizzi, Schwabacher, Ward and Bianchi. The Superintendent wants the School Board to ratify her hiring of these new attorneys to help her violate the Public Records Act and keeps their records secret. - passed 5-0 of course

8-3-04 What public records are so sensitive that the school goes to court to block access?
7-31-04 Letter sent by this paper to receive public notice as required by the State law including copies of the State law.
7-19-04 Declarations by school employees supporting the TRO to block access to public records
7-15-05 Deaf mom says district violated disabled act From: Los Angeles Daily News, CA -

7-14-04 - This letter from the School demands that the public must pay a fee to view documents witch are required to be available without charge under state law. When the person notified to board about the law the district retaliated by filling for a restraining order to stop public accesses.
6-8-04 An open letter to the School Board to work with the community
1-9-04 Here is a letter we sent reminding them that they violated the public records act by refusing to respond to our 12-11-03 demand. and to provide documents submitted to board for their action as required by law (54957.5)
1-8-04 Here is a letter we sent reminding them to provide documents submitted to board for their action as required by law (54957.5)
1-22-04 Please provide the actual shortfall for the 2004-2005 year,
1-22-04 I am making a formal request for a copy Ignored again
1-15-04 I am making a formal request for a copy ignored
12-11-03 Bandaras refuses to make documents public and fails to provide copies of the request to the board
9-28-99 Dr. Banderas, We are trying to do a story ,with precise information, concerning the new high school. We would like to know are answers to the following questions....:.
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