California tax initiative fails to reach required signatures
Sacramento AP reports a campaign to raise the two thirds vote for income taxes failed due to California’s Political Reform Act rules. Milton Kramer of the Committee for a Two-Thirds Vote on Taxation cited insufficient valid signatures and the confusion from Proposition 9 as major obstacles. Final counts were pending Monday.
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Sacramento
California
Milton Kramer
Los Angeles
Secretary of State
Political Reform Act
Fair Political Practices Commission
Kramer
Ex con killed in robbery days after parole
Three days after parole from San Quentin, Sidarris Swann 26, was killed by officer Jack Houser at the Nugget card room in Marysville as Swann and an accomplice robbed patrons. An employee triggered an alarm, Swann drew a pistol, and Houser fired fatally. A second robber fled. a bar manager and waitress suffered minor injuries. Swann had a prior six months to life sentence for possession of a sawed off shotgun and assault with a deadly weapon.
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Marysville
San Quentin
Sidarris Swann
Cer
Jack Houser
Houser
Swann
Buster Welch
Ruth Oliver
Los Angeles County
Alameda County
Yule thieves steal candy after bank break in Bakersfield
AP reports Christmas break in at a Crocker National Bank branch in Bakersfield failed to pry open cash drawers. Thieves escaped with two boxes of candy, police said.
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Bakersfield
Crocker National Bank
Caltrans layoffs blocked by court ruling in San Francisco
A California Superior Court judge refused to halt planned CalTrans layoffs. Larry R. Mathis filed a class action alleging unfairness to minorities and an inadequate seniority system. CalTrans aims to cut 475 jobs on New Year’s Eve as part of a 2,800-employee reduction by June 30.
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San Francisco
State Department of Transportation
Larry R. Mathis
CalTrans
San Bernardino
M.E. Mullins
Gov. Brown
Brown
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