Assembly backs bigger state aid for community colleges
California Assembly approves a bill to raise state per student funding at community colleges from 643 to 706 dollars and adult education programs from 520 to 58 dollars per student. Leo Ryan calls it the first major school finance bill in four years with 95 community colleges serving about 81,000 students including 30,000 full time. The measure now moves to the Senate.
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Sacrameniy
California Assembly
Sotember House
DSA
Assemblyyoga
Leo Ryan
D-Burningame
Ryan
California
Uealate
Secret probe into Soledad inmate bugging case
Sacramento AP report details a legislative subcommittee secret hearing led by Sen. Nicholas Peters into the Soledad State Prison bugging scandal. Testimony named Dr. Frank Rundle and prisoner Tony Powill, with officers from COCOA criticizing access and questioning the investigation’s scope and intent. The hearing aimed to probe improper transport and unauthorized psychiatric file access linked to the murder case of a corrections officer.
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Sacramento
Nicholas. Petris
D-Osklami
Ater
Priad
Solktad State Prison
Frank Rundle
Rundle
Don Jalinek
Berkeley
Pris
Oner
Tony Pawitt
Pewill
Riverside
Senate Judiciary Conmittee
Petels
Peters
Pervis
Oullfers
Ken Brown
Inquiry Reveals Bugging Claim Near Café and Station
Grattiti Pewitt delivered a note claiming he was bugged. Guthilo the bug shad evn pri ay, Norenan A Gard, an ign tor for the California Justice Department’s Bureau of Criminal Identification, investigated. He said Gard and Camacho listened to the bug from a café parked near Dr. Handle’s home.
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Pewitt
Norenan
A. Gard
California Justice Departmment
Bureau” of Criminal Ientification
Nvestiga
Gard
Camacho
Coastline bill killed in Senate Finance Committee
Coastline measure fails in Senate Finance Committee by 6 to 7 vote. Advocates say the bill's defeat ends chances for passage this session, while backers continue efforts to qualify a coast line measure for the November ballot with signatures exceeding 400,000.
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Sacramento
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Mittee
Ets
California Legislation Review Highlights Debated Bills
A review lists proposed bills on criminal justice, education, housing and taxes. Topics include pregnancy leave for inmates, methadone funding, bilingual staffing in schools, narcotics enforcement, mobile home regulation, financing for middle homes, prohibition on importing nonnative live mammals, mortgage penalty caps, sales tax on prepared foods, and a DMV office in Simi Valley. Also noted are school gym waivers, community college funding, snowmobile noise limits, milk pooling, labor agency recognition of firefighter unions, privacy protections, and various housing and education code provisions.
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Wmiki
Ralph
Los Angeles
Senate
Vascarcallos
D-San Dage
Chacon
D-San Disgo
Cory
Garden Grove
Vicense Board
H. Johnson
D-Ri Monte
Mobley
Ranger
California
Futon
San Francisco
Piersoo
D-Inglewood
Gaih
Bagsey
Rsan Rafael
Simi Valley
State Department of Motor Vehicles
MacDonald
D-Ojal
Caltegen
Ryari
D-Burlingame
Ryan
Murphy
Santa Cruz
Senate kills helmet safety bill amid rider protests
A heated legislative hearing ended with lawmakers killing a helmet safety measure as witnesses argued helmets hinder riders. Motorcyclist Pak Coughlin from Sacramento urged against buying one, while publisher Charles G. Beach warned it would set a dangerous precedent. Supporters said the bill would protect lives and limbs despite objections from many riders and groups.
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Pak’ Coughlin
Sacramento
Lold
Coughlin
Charles G. Beach
T News Magazine
Mike Henshaw
American Motorcycle Association
Biddle
Unwed Wives Tax Break Bill Fails in Senate Finance
Assemblyman Robert Ging sought a tax relief measure for unmarried heads of households with children, but the Senate Finance Committee rejected the bill by one vote. The proposal would have lowered state income taxes for single parents, while not affecting single persons without children. The state Department of Finance estimated an annual revenue loss of 22.5 million dollars if enacted.
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Appaeta
Biddle
Eigtt
Hell's Angels
Sacramento
Senate
Messia
Robert Ging
Canoga Park
Senate Finance Committee
Oline
Dax Ha
State Department of Finance
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Na Assembly
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Lawrence Food Editor
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Peralama
Pirsburg
Richman
San Jose
Santa Rosa
Saratoga
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Woodland
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Portuna
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