Reforms urged for land value rules in county
Supervisor Kenneth Hahn called for sweeping reforms in property assessment practices to curb large yearly hikes that raise tax bills. He noted the county tax rate rose 2.4 percent over five years, while Westchester Venice Chatsworth San Marino and parts of Glendale saw 60 to 100 percent assessment increases this year, lifting bills $50 to $100 monthly and threatening fixed income seniors. He outlined four reform steps.
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Kenneth Hahn Friday
Westchester
Venice
Chatsworth
San Marino
Glendale
Hahn
Los Angeles County
California
Philip Watson
Citizens’ Economy and Efficiency Commission
Grand Jury
Gov. Brown
Action Line answers housing health and tax questions
A Long Beach reader asks about banning birds at a convalescent hospital due to health rules and skin irritation. The Health Department cites a July 13 regulation on safe conditions and cites possible disease and mite transmission. The column also covers potential disability benefits for pregnancy, a homestead declaration process, and proposed changes to property tax and assessment practices in Los Angeles County.
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P.N
Long Beach
Ken Johnston
B.E
Sacramento
U.S. Supreme Court
California
Louis J. Papan
Daly City
Papon
San Pedro
Los Angeles County Recorder
N. Broadway
Los Angeles
Calif
County Recorder
Brothers held in bar death in Long Beach
Two brothers were held after a fatal stabbing at Flashback Bar on Long Beach Boulevard. A 29 year old man died and Paul McDermott, 24, was seriously injured. Michael Higgins, 27, is held on murder suspicion. his brother Kenneth Leroy Higgins, 27, is being held for questioning.
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Long Beach
Long Beach Blvd
Withels
Paul McDermott
St. Mary Medical Center
Don Walchowski
Dan Sallman
Michael Higgins
Orange Avenue
Broadway
Higgins
Kenneth Leroy
Walchowski
Sallman
Pricing for Home Delivery and Sunday Papers
The list shows suggested retail prices for home delivery daily and Sunday at 4.00 per month or 48.00 yearly, Sunday only 2.00 per month or 24.00 yearly, and single copy rates. Mail options for daily and Sunday cost 5.25 monthly and 63.00 yearly, with Sunday only at 3.50 and a 10.00 option noted as 2.0 or 3.0.
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MAIL
Pilot lands safely on Fiesta Island near Mission Bay
Long Beach pilot Tom Stanbury escaped unharmed after a forced landing on Fiesta Island in Mission Bay San Diego. He could not reach Lindbergh Field four miles away and landed on a deserted beach near Stony Point.
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Bay Beach
San Diego
Long Beach
Fiesta Island
Mission Bay
Tom Stanbury
Lindbergh Field
Stony Point
Inglewood officer shoots armed robber during chase
An Inglewood policeman fatally wounded a man after a gunman attempted to rob two New York City officers at a restaurant near Hollywood Park. Cade, a 23 year old from Los Angeles, and Patrick Miles, 22, also from LA, were booked for murder and armed robbery. a juvenile and two others were arrested.
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Inglewood
New York City
New York
Armando Ramirez
Luis Pizzuti
Hank Solorio
Hollywood Park
Ramirez
Norwood Aaron Cade
Los Angeles
Solorio
Cade
Patrick Miles
California
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Independent Press-Telegram
Dooley
Broyhill
Barkamericard
EL Dorado
Sunline Old Towne
Sunline
China
Dooley’s Lower
Dooley’s Hardware Mart
NO. Long Beach
Dooley Furniture Mart
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