Assembly Moves to Put Measure on Ballot
California Assembly backs Unruh plan to send a gun control plebiscite to the Elections and Reapportionment Committee. The 41 to 35 vote drums up support from Democrats, while Republicans oppose. The public vote would advise lawmakers but not bind them. A protestor in the gallery was ejected for displaying a gun control sign.
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Bob Schmidt
Our State Bureau
Sacramento — Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
Unruh
Jack R. Fenton
D-Montebello
John L. Wocosek
Santa Ana
Shoemaker
Wocosek
Willie L. Brown
San Francisco
W. Craig Biddle
Riverside
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Kennedy
New York
Ambassador Hotel
Los Angeles
Deadline Set for Quake-Proofing in California Schools
Governor Reagan signed a bill requiring unsafe school buildings, especially those built before 1933, to be strengthened or abandoned by 1975. The Shoemaker bill, authored by Assemblyman Leroy F. Greene, targets seismically vulnerable structures and expands quake safety standards across the state. The text also references gun legislation debates and the Kennedy assassination context during California political events.
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Sacramento
UPS
Ronald Reagan
Leroy F. Greene
Voters Set to Decide on County Transit Tax
Rapid transit officials announced a countywide sales tax measure on the November ballot to fund a $2.5 billion high speed rail and expanded bus network. The plan, backed by the Southern California Rapid Transit District, would raise a half cent in Los Angeles County with $75 million expected in 1969 70 and rising to $121 million by 1981 82. District president Don C McMillan said ordinances will be prepared to enact the measure once approved by the State Senate.
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Southern California Rapid Transit District
State Senate
Assembly
Senate
Los Angeles County
Don C. McMillan
McMillan
RTD Installs Silent Alarm and Radio on 200 Buses
Southern California Rapid Transit District announced a silent alarm module Sam and two way radio Emma in 200 buses to curb robberies and improve schedule adherence. Acting general manager Milton McKay said the dispatch center will alert on problems and enable drivers to contact police immediately. There were 94 robberies on the four county system year to date through July 18.
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Southern California Rapid Transit District
Sam
Emma
Scheddle
Milton McKay
RTD
McKay
Working Man Aid Endorsed in California Senate
Sacramento report says the Senate Finance Committee backed a one year pilot of 200000 to provide supplemental payments to full time workers who earn less than welfare entitlements. The plan would bridge the wage gap plus a 5 percent incentive to work, prompted by a case where a man lost 100 dollars monthly after finding full time work.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Eugene Chappie
R-Cool
Chappie
Sacramento County Welfare Department
Mr. X
Reagan Gets Movie Tax Relief Bill
The California Senate approved a bill granting a 2 million dollar property tax cut for the motion picture industry and sent it to Gov. Ronald Reagan. The measure includes an Assembly rider requiring state reimbursement to local governments missing revenue. Governor Reagan faces a decision on signing the measure.
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Reagan
Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Senate
Ralph C. Dills
D-Gardena
Assembly
Senate Expulsion Powers for Protesters Earn Senate OK
The Senate approved a bill by Sen. John G. Schmitz 26 to 11 to require expulsion of students and firing of faculty members who take part in violent college protests. The Assembly education committee meanwhile killed a similar measure. The panel also rejected a bill to permanently ban UC or state college students convicted of protest violence.
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UPS
Senate
Assembly
John G. Schmitz
T-Tustin
Sembly Education Committee
Schmitz
Gordon Cologne
R-Indio
University of California
Sales Tax Sharing Plan Clears Assembly
The Assembly approved a plan allowing cities to share sales tax revenues from businesses on boundary lines. The measure, a constitutional amendment by Assemblyman John T. Knox, was amended by the Senate to bar cities from raising taxes above the current one cent.
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Assembly
John T. Knox
Richmond
Senate
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