Applause erupted among an overflow crowd Tuesday as City Council members unanimously approved a proposal to open a $14.4 million charter elementary school in a run-down part of the city.
Proponents of Rocketship Public Schools’ efforts to build a campus at 1700 Cavallo Road celebrated the decision with hugs and handshakes following a nearly two-hour public hearing during which parents, educators, business owners and a pastor urged the council to endorse the project…
