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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1970

Page

6

Assembly Votes Channel Oil Ban in Santa Barbara

The California Assembly passed a 6 4 vote urging the federal government to halt offshore drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel and seek state control over active wells. Aimed at pressuring Congress and the President, the measure now moves to the State Senate with leaders predicting support for a broader ban.

Sacramento Santa Barbara Channel Assembly Democratic Jess M. Unruh Congress State Senate Unruh

Father and son die in San Diego trailer fire

A smoldering cigarette and a mattress caused a mobile home blaze in San Diego killing a father and his two year old son. Investigators traced the fire to the mobile residence and ruled out other causes. The tragedy prompted firefighters to remind residents to ensure proper smoking safety and fire prevention.

San Diego

Tax Relief Plan Aims to Aid 1.8 Million California Elderly

Sen Milcom Marks introduces a four bill package in Sacramento to provide tax relief for about 1.8 million elderly Californians. The measures include a renter tax credit for those over 65, raising the income limit for Senior Citizens Property Assistance, delaying property tax payments for low income homeowners, and allowing Social Security increases to go fully to recipients without offset from state programs.

Sacramento UPI Milcom Marks Monday Marks San Francisco California

State Figures Can Be Juggled, Study Says

A Sacramento analyst told the Legislature that the State Finance Department mishandles vital figures and that revenue forecasts can be manipulated for political ends. He cited an eight percent error in the 1969 revenue estimate, a $307 million gap, as evidence of weak techniques and the risk of large funding swings.

Sacramento State Finance Department

Law limits student role in firing faculty at colleges

Sacramento UPI reports Senator Alfred H. Long introduced a bill to bar state colleges from delegating authority to students to fire or suspend faculty. The measure would allow student input only in an advisory capacity, not in staffing decisions.

Sacramento UPI Alfred H. Long

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