Senate approves limits on California school integration power
In a 2 to 10 vote the legislature approved a constitutional amendment by Sen. Alan Robbins to link state equal protection to the U S Constitution and curb faster school integration by state courts. Critics warned it would weaken civil rights and abandon Abraham Lincoln. If the Assembly backs it, the measure goes to next year's ballot.
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Sacramento
Abraham Lincoln
Assembly
Alan Robbins
D-Van Nuys
U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
Robbins
California Supreme Court
State High Court
Los Angeles Unified
David Roberts
Roberts
Los Angeles
Nicholas Petris
Oakland
Mandatory prison for attacks on aged gains
SACRAMENTO The Assembly approved legislation to impose mandatory state prison terms on crimes of violence against aged or disabled persons. The bill by Sen George Deukmejian passed 58 to 4 and goes to the Senate after prior approval. It also says 16 year olds convicted of violence against seniors or disabled individuals are to be treated as adults and denied probation.
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Sacramento
Assembly
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Senate
Deukmejian
Governors considers delaying judgeships over reform plan
California Governor Brown weighing whether to veto or sign bills creating new judgeships as the state faces a growing court backlog. Legal affairs secretary J Anthony Kline said the governor is becoming skeptical that more judges alone solve the problem and would prefer delay until major court reforms are proposed.
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Brown
J. Anthony Kline
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California
Kline
Peripheral Canal bill clears major hurdles
SACRAMENTO AP A 3.5 billion water plan to build the Peripheral Canal passed key hurdles gaining approval from the Assembly Ways and Means and Water committees and moving to the Assembly floor. The plan would authorize a 43 mile canal around the delta and four large Northern California reservoirs at a projected 605 million dollars amid years of debate with environmental and local officials weighing protections against saltwater intrusion.
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Assembly
Ways and Means and Water Committees
Gov
Brown
Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Full Assembly
Ways and Means
California
San Francisco Bay
Water Committee
Stan Statham
R-Chico
San Joaquin Valley
California Board rules push desegregation targets
California State Board of Education adopted rules ordering districts to identify racially segregated schools and craft reasonably feasible desegregation plans by January 1979 with start in September. Schools must recheck every four years and report minority makeup as districts face possible lawsuits for noncompliance. Riles warned the rules overstep, saying community decisions matter more.
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API
State Board of Education
California
Wilson Riles
Los Angeles
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Riles
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