[BurbankKarl]

Antonio Villaraigosa (then, Tony Villar) leading a protest to include the Communist organization "Committee to Free Los Tres" on the Steering Committee of the Chicano Studies Center. UCLA campus, May 23, 1974.

[HiJinx]

a junior, said the fighting occurred between African-American and Latino students.

Anything to do with Senor Fox's comment the other day?

[joshhiggins]

Romer said. "It was not racial."

[Terabitten]

Villaraigosa, appearing with Romer during a news conference, reiterated district officials' comments that the violence was not racially motivated. But Erika Robles, 17, a junior, said the fighting occurred between African-American and Latino students.

The first step, Mr. Mayor, is admitting you have a problem.

[mlc9852]

Don't you just love the public schools?

[Spktyr]

As I remember from my days in LAUSD, Taft used to have one major fight a week. This is nothing new.

[combat_boots]

"African-American and Latino students."

This is not the race riot you are looking for. Move along.

[Cinnamon Girl]

Taft has become quite a hub a violence. And, what a good plan to deny the fights are 'racial.' That's what they say in Santa Monica and South Central, too. I went to public high school. We didn't have campus police. This is part of the twisted liberal mentality that regards public schools as a means to keep gangsters off the streets. What a treat for the teachers.

[kellynla]

Most people don't realize that there are 100K gang members in LA and it's just a matter of time before there will be riots and the California National Guard will have to be called out sooner or later to "take out the trash"...

[cherry]

its never racial unless its a whitey fighting a black person.....

nope, nada, nyet...they will never admit to it....

[BIGZ]

But Erika Robles, 17, a junior, said the fighting occurred between African-American and Latino students.

The band played on and Romer already has his nose so far up it's a joke.