Brown undecided on holiday appeal over Good Friday ruling
Gov. Brown weighs whether to appeal a appellate court ruling that state offices cannot close between noon and 3 pm for Good Friday worship. The decision remains under review with no appeal filed yet, and the ruling upheld three hour holiday as unconstitutional in 1975 observance. An earlier court order barred pay for the time off unless used as vacation.
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Brown
Dave Jensen
San Francisco
State Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Alameda County
Robert Bostwick
Bostwick
Shelley Mandel
State Health and Welfare Department
SP Wins Retrial in $3 Million Youth Paralysis Case
Southern Pacific was granted a new trial in a $3 million lawsuit filed for a youth paralyzed in a dive from a SP trestle in Santa Cruz.
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Santa Cruz
UPD
Southern Pacific
Disputed Role of Catalytic Converters in 6 Grass Fires
Officials clash over whether 1975 car catalytic converters sparked six grass fires last fall. Foresters cited the converters as the cause while the conservation chief questioned proof. Also noted, a Santa Cruz jury awarded Robert Lostritto 3 million for a 1972 trestle diving accident with ongoing SP appeals.
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Robert G. Lostritto
Oregon
Santa Cruz
Bicycle path along Santa Ana River in Orange County
The State Highway Commission approved a 10 foot wide two and a half mile asphalt bikeway costing 145000 dollars. It will run on the north side of the Riverside Freeway from Green River Road to Gypsum Canyon Road and connect with existing bikeways, aiming for completion by summer’s end.
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Santa Ana River
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Riverside Freeway
Green River Road
Gypsum Canyon Road
Penalties urged for crimes against elderly in California
State Sen. George Deukmejian of Long Beach introduced legislation to raise penalties when victims are 65 or older. The bill adds up to five years to prison terms for violent crimes against the elderly and would prosecute 16 to 18 year olds as adults in such cases. He argues extended terms deter crimes against seniors who are often vulnerable and target of crime.
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Sacramento
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Deukmejian
Highway 39 Freeway Plan Abandoned in Orange County
Sacramento announces formal abandonment of the Highway 39 Freeway project in Orange County freeing $8.1 million in property for sale. The $177 million six lane route would have run from Pacific Coast Highway Huntington Beach to Garden Grove passing east of Beach Boulevard.
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Orange County
State Highway Commission
Huntington Beach
Fountain Valley
Westminster
Garden Grove
Beach Boulevard
Piped in hearings reach lobbyists offices in California
California lobbyists can install the 12 channel sound system used in Capitol hearings at $200 each. Assemblyman Leon Ralph said the rules were eased to broaden access to legislative proceedings. The system covers major hearing rooms, press rooms, and chambers, with some receivers in offices and a few blocks away. immediate beneficiaries include two lobbyists already installed and five more with orders. others await installation. No monthly charges after installation, with maintenance costs under review. Washington: Rep Harold Johnson proposes surplus federal supplies donated to state and local recreation agencies.
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California
Leon Ralph
Housekeeping Assembly Rules Committee
Los Angeles Democrat
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Fred Taugher
Senate
Assembly
John Williamson
Rules Committee
Governor
Legislative
Capitol
Taugher
Robert Beckus
James Garibaldi
Jack Crose
Washington
UPI
Harold T. Johnson
D-Calif
Bolsa Chica Beach Funding Approved for Expansion Plans
SACRAMENTO The State Public Works Board approved 346 900 for Bolsa Chica State Beach development in Huntington Beach. Allocations include 175 300 for one project and 171 600 for another toward preliminary plans and drawings for expansion programs totaling more than 6 million.
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State Public Works Board
Bolsa Chica State Beach
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