Suits fly over reform group oppression in California
In Sacramento AP report Ed Koupal head of People s Lobby accuses state agents and lobbyists of conspiring to steal the name People s Lobby and calls it political oppression. He filed a 1 million damage suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Gilbert Rosales and 10 unnamed defendants, with plans for further suits against state officials and FPPC leaders.
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Sacramento
People’s Lobby
Ed Koupal
Koupal
Los Angeles
Gilbert Rosales
Martin Huff
Franchise Tax Board
John Gardiner
Michael Gagan
Daniel Lowenstein
Fair Political
Rosales
FPPC
Huff
State Capitol
Secretary of State
California
Gardiner
Stern
Gagan
David Cunningham
Jerry Brown
Pat Brown Sr
Bradley
Lowenstein
Retirement credit time extended by executive order
Gov. Brown signed an executive order granting two extra years of retirement credit to some state transportation employees. About 400 workers ages 55 or older were expected to retire by December end, a higher figure linked to the move aimed at easing highway construction cutbacks.
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Sacramento
Brown
Department of Transportation
Jeff Cohen
Leroy Greene
Transportation Department
Cohen
Ex-senator among six jailed in real estate fraud case
Former California state Senator Richard Dolwig and five others received prison terms for a scheme that ran from 1974 to 1975. U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti imposed five years on Dolwig, ten on David Kaplan, and eight on David Gorwitz, with accompanying fines. Others included Earl Vogt, Walter Stradley, and Douglas Cassidy. Conti condemned the “highly sophisticated con game” and noted losses of at least 167,400 dollars, warning that the scheme could have grown to three million.
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San Francisco
California
Richard Colwig
U.S
Samuel Conti
Conti
Colwig
Eurovest, Ltd
Grand Cayman Island
Eurovest
Dolwig
San Mateo
Earl Vogt
Rochester
N.Y
Walter Stradley
Rock Island
Douglas Cassidy
Torrance
Cassidy
U.S. weighs appeal after DeMarco ruling in Nixon tax case
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles weigh a possible appeal after Judge Ferguson dropped charges against Frank DeMarco Jr. relating to a $576,000 Nixon era tax deduction. A prosecution official said they filed a notice of appeal on a previously dropped charge and are reviewing the transcript.
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Los Angeles
Frank DeMarco Jr
Richard M. Nixon
Internal Revenue Service
Washington
U.S. District Court
Warren J. Ferguson
DeMarco
Nixon
Brown may skip top fund-raiser of year
Gov. Brown likely will not attend the Democratic Party’s main fundraising dinner, a spokesman said. The $150000 event in Los Angeles features several presidential hopefuls and is aimed at raising money for state legislative and local campaigns, not for presidential candidates.
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Brown
Bill Stall
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York City
U.S
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Henry Jackson
Washington
Fred Harris
Tom Bradley
California
Alan Cranston
John Tunney
Democratic State Central Committee
Union organizers win access to apple ranch
In Santa Cruz, a Watsonville apple rancher was ordered to allow union organizers access under a state rule. Judge Harry Brauer refused unlimited access for the Agricultural Labor Relations Board but directed coordination with the owner to set two sections where Teamsters and United Farm Workers organizers can talk with workers.
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Apple Ranch
Santa Cruz
Watsonville
Santa Cruz County
Harry Brauer
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
M.V. Pista
Teamsters
United Farm Workers
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