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MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2014 - DECEMBER 21, 2014
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Ride-Sharing App Uber: Sexual Offenses Intimidation Against Passengers and Lawsuit for Alleged Insufficient Background Checks in School Controversy by jennifer schlueter by Vickie Vértiz
than 136 different service projects in the five communities that encompass the District— Anaheim, Cypress, La Palma, Buena Park, and Stanton—and surrounding areas. The projects, which range
After a state senator complained, the Orange County District Attorney requested that the president of the Anaheim City School District investigate allegations of parent intimidation and harassment as they try to improve their struggling school. According to the Orange County Register, a group of parents have been collecting signatures to take over Palm Lane Elementary School under the so-called “parent trigger law” or the Parent Empowerment Act. But when Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, who was a co-sponsor on the law, sent a letter November 21 to the district attorney, his office outlined “allegations of intimidation of parents and advocates that Huff said could be law violations,” said the paper. Michael Lubinski, a senior assistant district attorney, sent a letter to Jose Moreno, the school board president on November 24 asking him to address the accusations. The paper added that, Lubinski asked Moreno to inform his office of any improper conduct by parents or anyone else. “Our intent in reaching out to you is to make sure all efforts have been made to ensure that members of the public and the school district comply with the procedures outlined in the Parent Empowerment Act,” states the letter as quoted in the Register. “The process must work
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Travis Kalanick, founder-CEO of Uber, at the 2014 Launch Festival .
While Uber has been banned in Portland, Nevada, Delhi, Spain, Thailand, etc. for unfair and illegal business practices as well as a rape incident, several other cities and
countries are also investigating a potential boycott of the app that is competing with taxi services. According to the official website, Uber currently provides 52 countries with a (most-
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ly) cheaper alternative for cab rides with private drivers and their cars. As convenient as the services are, stories about (sexPlease see page 4
AUHSD to Help District with First "Servathon" on King Holiday More than 2,200 Anaheim Union students are gearing up to stage the first-ever AUHSD Servathon, which will be held on Monday, January 19, 2015, coinciding with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday and National Day of Service. The Servathon is a fun-
draiser similar to a jogathon, but instead of getting sponsors for laps, participants get sponsors for hours of community service. The students, who hail from all of the District's 19 junior high and high school campuses, will be raising money while accomplishing more