Charter School: The mantra in the San...
Charter School: The mantra in the San Fernando Valley is more local control. Now some teachers and parents in Tujunga are attempting to practice what they preach . . . On Monday, they go before the Los Angeles Board of Education to discuss plans for the Northwest Charter School, where faculty and advisors will decide what students learn and how they learn it. The campus could open its doors in September to 100 students, becoming the fourth charter school in the Valley.
* MAKING A PITCH: Cal State Northridge baseball Coach Mike Batesole is trying to lure back players after the financially troubled program’s revival. C8
* HOLT DIES: Joseph Franklin Holt III, a staunch Republican who represented the Valley for four terms in Congress, has died at 73. B4
* CAT COLLECTORS: The animal collector or “cat lady” syndrome is a growing concern for humane societies and animal control agencies, which end up caring for the animals when they are finally discovered. B3
* FRIARS CLUB: A Woodland Hills man who ripped off fellow members of the Friars Club in a multimillion-dollar investment swindle was sentenced to four years in prison. B1
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