County braces for heavy assessment appeal season
Los Angeles County officials warned of a likely record year of appeals against property assessment values on James Miz, with filing runs from July 19 to September 15. Assessor Phil Watson will publicly announce countywide increases once confirmed, as sharp rises are expected to roughly double.
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Los Angeles
James Miz
Board of Supervisors
Watson
Flood of home tax appeals expected this year
Homeowners in the area face a flood of tax appeals as reassessments rise. Officials note many will protest due to higher values and the appeals process, with regional offices open for hearings and owners able to request review before the county assessment boards.
Drug overuse probe in state hospitals examined
SACRAMENTO AP The Health and Welfare Agency Secretary Mario Obledo said the state will investigate claims that hospital staff overuse tranquilizers to calm patients. The inquiry follows pressure from the Network Against Psychiatric Assault NAPA. Obledo questioned Reagan welfare reform, saying it deprived citizens of benefits and noting the study also covers patient consent for involuntary treatment and minimum wage rules for hospital chores.
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Sacramento
Health and Welfare Agency
Mario Obledo
Obledo
Reagan
Network Against Psychiatric Assault
NAPA
Gov. Brown
Brown
State halts sickle cell testing order study planned
In Sacramento, health officials voided a two year old mandated sickle cell anemia testing rule and formed a new advisory committee. Health director Dr. Jerome Lackner ordered a six month moratorium and told hospitals to ignore enforcement letters issued by a junior official. An advisory panel will study testing for hospitalized black patients whose parents carry the sickle gene, a disease affecting roughly 60,000 black Americans annually.
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Sacramento
Jerome Lackner
Lackner
Bob Nance
Rates to rise for some household moving firms
California rate hikes take effect August 1 for long distance and certain local moves, with a 4.5 percent rise on long distance and 2 to 7 percent on other services. Public hearings continue on the full 11.57 million requested increase. seven Southern California firms opposed local move raises. Also, CHP charged a 17 year old shooting victim death as manslaughter without malice. Ramiro Gardenas Gonzalez died after a 30 minute chase and tractor-truck theft.
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San Francisco
California
State Public Utilities Commission
Ings
California Moving and Storage Association
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
PUC
EL Centro
Daniel Basinger
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