Now You Know Why the Academy Was Run Out of Town

Ari L. NoonanSports

I was powerfully unimpressed with the two professionals whom Katia Bozzi, the founder of the Star Prep Academy, chose to represent her in Monday night’s showdown fight against the Redevelopment Agency. Their sad-sack performances would stamp her ability to evaluate personnel as questionable at best. Based only on their appearances at the speaker podium, a reasonable man can take one step back and say, “Ah, Mrs. Bozzi, now I understand why you lost.” Ostensibly, the Star Prep Academy was issued a 90-day cease-and-desist order to shut down/quit its facility for ignoring the city’s building and safety regulations. City Hall, adopting a spurned lover’s role, wrote letters, made telephone calls and met twice with Academy people. Each time, City Hall’s pleas to conform were couched in the cuddly, cutesy spirit of “oh, pretty please obey our rules.” Each time, the Academy, which seems to be a sturdy, worthy enterprise, apparently blew them off until very recently when someone got the message this was serious.