Gloria Romero

California Democrats blast efforts to overhaul schools

2013-04-14 19:55:00

SACRAMENTO — California Democrats on Sunday condemned efforts led by members of their own party to overhaul the nation's schools, arguing that groups such as StudentsFirst and Democrats for Education Reform are fronts for Republicans and corporate...

Senate pares back select committees after years of criticism

2013-03-22 17:32:00

Just before the Legislature broke for its spring break this week, Senate leaders took steps to rein in the number of select committees, which in the past have been used to pad the payroll, sometimes with political cronies, but with few or no meetings....

Tom Morello to rage against Prop. 32

2012-09-27 15:03:52

Bid to curb union spending gets big Democratic backer

2012-07-17 16:35:11

Democrat takes on teachers union in Prop. 32 ad

2012-08-07 07:03:54

Newton: A split among Democrats

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Gloria Romero is a Democrat. She was elected to the California Assembly as a Democrat and later to the state Senate. She served as Democratic leader of the Senate, the first woman to do so. Ben Austin is a Democrat too. He worked in the White House...

Newton: A.J. Duffy in exile

2012-06-18 00:00:00

A.J. Duffy is, at least for the moment, a man without a country. He led United Teachers Los Angeles, the union that represents teachers in the nation's second-largest school district, for six bruising years, tussling with the mayor and several...

Teachers unions' clout in question

2010-11-07 00:00:00

Teachers unions have a well-deserved reputation for exercising political clout. With a nearly unparalleled ability to raise cash and organize their ranks, they have elected school boards, influenced legislation and helped set the public school agenda in...

Police union issues strong rebuttal to state Sen. Romero's remarks on Jamines shooting

2010-09-20 21:35:02

It's a stadium, not an environmental precedent

2009-10-21 00:00:00

Sometime this week or next, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to sign a bill allowing construction of a new, privately financed professional football stadium in the east San Gabriel Valley's City of Industry. The measure, which easily cleared the...

Legislators back Polanski extradition, saying 'no one is above the law'

2009-10-29 16:33:43

In today's pages: A new police chief, new school rules and neocons

2009-11-04 16:33:54

Former state Sen. Gloria Romero, now California director of Democrats for Education Reform.

2013-04-15 21:19:00

, Ellen Corbett, from left, and Denise Ducheny, seated, confer on a third day of tense negotiations.

2009-02-16 00:00:00

ALL SMILES: Villaraigosa, with state Sen. Gloria Romero after the Senate s approval sends the bill to the Assembly.

2006-08-28 00:00:00