Paula Boland

A few months ago, Assemblywoman Paula Boland was on the front page every day fighting for her Valley secession bill. A headline about her opponent dubbed him "Candidate What's His Name." Now Democrat Adam Schiff has a name and a title--state senator from the 21st District--and is the first Democrat in many years to represent the Glendale-Burbank area. The former federal prosecutor beat Boland handily, racking up 52% to her 43.8% in a race heavily funded by both political parties.

Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn picked up the endorsement Thursday of former Assemblywoman Paula Boland, who accused challenger Antonio Villaraigosa of being soft on gang criminals and child abusers. Villaraigosa disputed that criticism after he visited Granada Hills Charter High School on Thursday to discuss education. The city councilman, in turn, said Hahn was not being open with the public in refusing to release his appointments calendar, as Villaraigosa has.

Two former San Fernando Valley legislators, forced from the Assembly by term limits, have been named to well-paying posts on separate state commissions. Former Assemblyman Richard Katz (D-Sylmar) will make as much as a member of the California Medical Commission--$75,600 a year--as he did as a lawmaker. And former Assemblywoman Paula Boland (R-Granada Hills) will earn $38,094 annually for sitting on the California Narcotic Addict Evaluation Authority.

Re "Valley Secession Drive Turns Its Focus to LAUSD Split," Nov. 14. I attended the Valley VOTE (Voters Organized Toward Empowerment) breakup of the Los Angeles Unified School District meeting on Nov. 13. I was pleased to note a remarkable consensus for improving the quality of public education for students. It was also delightful to observe political officeholders Paula Boland and Joel Wachs provide clear leadership guidance to attendees. Of particular interest was the sense of urgency for immediate action to make public education more responsive and invested in the needs of local school communities.

"There's a new sheriff in town, and I'm it." That was Paula Boland's pet phrase when she was appointed chairwoman of the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Her enthusiasm was so palpable, you could almost hear spurs clanking. A mere six months later, Boland has been stripped of her figurative badge--kicked out of Dodge by the real new sheriff: Speaker Doris Allen (R-Cypress), who, if she couldn't silence her critics, was out to show them who was boss.

Inside the softly lit Tiffany ballroom at the Biltmore Hotel, a political dance was in full swing and Adam Schiff was the most sought-after partner. Enthusiastic about a poll showing Schiff inching ahead of Assemblywoman Paula L. Boland in the 21st District state Senate race, the Democratic leader of the Senate, Bill Lockyer, roused the partisan audience with hope that a district that has been forever Republican is about to change.

Assemblywoman Paula Boland (R-Granada Hills) and businessman Robert Oltman were considered front-runners for the Republican nomination in the 21st State Senate District when retiring state Sen. Newt Russell threw them a curveball: He endorsed their opponent Wilbert Smith. The endorsement from Russell has the potential to turn the contest into a three-way race if perennial candidate Smith, director of community relations for Gov.

As a 26-year-old Republican voter in the 38th Assembly District, I am offended by Paula Boland's continual reference to Rob Wilcox as a "young boy." In using such a description, Boland seems to imply that age should determine eligibility to serve as an elected representative. As a "young person" myself, I strongly disagree; Sacramento has enough warhorses. What California needs is a leader with fresh ideas and a whole new approach to problem-solving. We're in the '90s now and Dark Age politics must give way to an enlightenment.

Assemblywoman Paula Boland (R-Granada Hills) announced Friday that she will seek reelection in the 38th Assembly District, which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley and Ventura County. "In these trying economic times, it is important for residents . . . to have a strong voice against future tax increases," Boland said in a statement announcing her reelection bid.

"Alarcon Fund-raising Leads Katz Over Last Three Months," March 24. I want to strongly object to the use of my money to support Richard Katz' fund-raising. Katz receives $75,000 per year of our tax money given to him by Cruz Bustamente as a member of the California Medical Assistance Commission. The taxpayers of Los Angeles and the state of California cannot afford such unwarranted giveaways of our money to ex-legislators such as Katz and Paula Boland, who was given a new state post at $38,000 per year.

At a time when cappuccino was still exotic, avocado was a desirable color and ranch-style homes were sprouting up throughout the San Fernando Valley, a handful of greenhorn political activists huddled in a restaurant on Ventura Boulevard to hatch a plot against the city of Los Angeles. Their mission: uncoupling the Valley from Los Angeles to form a separate, independent city. The year: 1975.

At a time when cappuccino was still exotic, avocado was a desirable color and ranch-style homes were sprouting up throughout the San Fernando Valley, a handful of greenhorn political activists huddled in a restaurant on Ventura Boulevard to hatch a plot against the city of Los Angeles. Their mission: uncoupling the Valley from L.A. to form a separate, independent city. The year: 1975.

"Alarcon Fund-raising Leads Katz Over Last Three Months," March 24. I want to strongly object to the use of my money to support Richard Katz' fund-raising. Katz receives $75,000 per year of our tax money given to him by Cruz Bustamente as a member of the California Medical Assistance Commission. The taxpayers of Los Angeles and the state of California cannot afford such unwarranted giveaways of our money to ex-legislators such as Katz and Paula Boland, who was given a new state post at $38,000 per year.

Former Assemblywoman Paula L. Boland reports that someone walked up to her recently and said, "You realize you turned the city upside down." That's not a bad description of the mark this self-proclaimed "citizen legislator" made in her six years in the Assembly. "All I did was bring our voices there," said Boland, 57, a former real estate saleswoman and longtime Granada Hills community activist.

Reports that Paula Boland's political career was dead appear to have been premature. After being forced from the state Assembly because of term limits and losing a bid for state Senate in November, the controversial Republican from the northwest San Fernando Valley proved her popularity was still intact by winning a post on the city's new charter reform panel last week. Boland insists that the commission post is not an attempt to step back into the political limelight.

After two years of quiet work and grass-roots meetings, backers of a proposal to break up the giant Los Angeles Unified School District unveiled an ambitious plan Saturday to split off the San Fernando Valley and create two new districts that would house nearly a third of L.A.'s public school children. The long-awaited plan from those who originated the breakup movement would divide the Valley into northern and southern halves with about 108,000 students in the north and 88,000 in the south.

Taking advantage of the new political landscape in Sacramento, two legislators from opposite sides of the aisle have joined forces to propose a legislative plan to dismantle the Los Angeles Unified School District. Assemblywoman Paula Boland (R-Granada Hills) and state Sen. Tom Hayden (D-Los Angeles) will both sponsor legislation early next year to dissolve the 636,400-student district and replace it with several smaller school systems. "Sen.

A campaign worker for Democratic Assembly candidate Irene Allert called Friday for a state investigation of anonymous charges that Allert's Republican opponent, Paula Boland, illegally received campaign funds from unreported real estate transactions. A Boland spokesman denied the charges and characterized them as an "outlandish, last-minute attack" and "really pathetic."

The road to breaking up a school district is a lengthy one that includes petition drives, reviews, hearings and probable appeals. In the case of the Los Angeles Unified School District--which has many firm opponents to a breakup--the effort to carve up the district probably will include lawsuits.

After two years of quiet work and grass-roots meetings, backers of a proposal to break up the giant Los Angeles Unified School District unveiled an ambitious plan Saturday to split off the San Fernando Valley and create two new districts that would house nearly a third of L.A.'s public school children. The long-awaited plan from those who originated the breakup movement would divide the Valley into northern and southern halves with about 108,000 students in the north and 88,000 in the south.