'Our leadership says we can trust Antonio and we say we need something more specific.' 'Clearly there is division and it comes down to an issue of trust,' said Warren Fletcher, a union house member and teacher at City of Angels high school in Highland Park.

Duffy, who backed the mayor's plan, and those who opposed the plan and saw Duffy's alliance with the mayor as selling out the union.

The 101-89 vote by UTLA's House of Representatives essentially split the powerful teachers union leaders into two camps: Supporters of Villaraigosa and union President A.J. TOP UTLA leaders back mayor's school reformД«y Naush Boghossian, Los Angeles Daily News, July 13, 2006ДЄfter hours of heated debate late Wednesday, United Teachers Los Angeles leaders voted narrowly to back Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's plan to reform Los Angeles public schools through new legislation in Sacramento. The judge ruled the entire legslation was unconstitutional. In round one of many upcoming legal battles, Superior Court judge questioned the point at which the school board loses control when someone else is given control over some of the schools. The contractual details were revealed an annual salary of $300,000 with perks for the new Superintendent.Д¬ritics questioned the Mayor's announcement of $1 million donation being directed to the 'cluster schools' that will be overseen by Mayor. The new Superintendent's first job would be to remove the 'bad teachers'. Before the Mayor could return from a trade mission in China, the Board named their replacement to succeed Romer as Superintendent. As the five finalists foe the Superintendent's position were revealed, LAUSD officially filed a lawsuit challenging AB1381. In October, 2006, union membership refutes union leadership's support for the new legislation. While a significant portion of coverage focused on the new powers of the Mayor(s), the enacted also gave broader powers to the Superintendent. In the first of what will be many skirmishes over roles and responsibilities, the school board rebuffed attempts from the Los Angeles Mayor's office for confidential information from the ongoing superintendent search. The Governor released a statement after signing the legislation. A few days later, the voted to challenge the legality of the the legislation that gives the Mayor a role in public education for Los Angeles. In September, the Los Angeles Daily News reported that LAUSD spent over $350,000 trying to defeat the mayor's legislative proposal. The next day the Assembly passed the legislation and Governor promised to sign it. In late August, after the Senate passed the legislation the Mayor flexes his muscle with the School Board. As the Legislature moved to pass the legislation in mid-August, Los Angeles Times columnist questioned the Mayor's proposal. Before the legislative session to be held in August, Legislative and City legal counsel weighed on the consitutionality of the potential legislation giving Los Angeles control of the school district. Later in July, the UTLA barely passed a resoultion supporting the mayor's plan. In July, 2006, the Mayor launched a website to promote his vision for Los Angeles schools: Excellence In LA Schools.

Following his election, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's planned to reform Los Angeles public schools through new legislation in Sacramento.

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