State Board of Public Health Faces Death in Health Reform
California lawmakers react as the State Board of Public Health risks abolition under a sweeping Health and Welfare reorganization. Critics warn centralized agency control could reduce accountability and public input, while supporters urge streamlined administration. A public meeting in Sacramento on April 25 aims to air concerns and seek options.
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State Board of Public Health
Health and Welfare
Reagan
Director of
F. Harold Johnson
William C. Herrick
M.D
California
Louis F. Saylor
Department of Public Health
Board of Health
Saylor
Brian
Earlman
Health and Welfare Agency
Medical
Pharmaceutical
Reagance
Gordon Duffy
Generete
Sacramento
Goleta Considers Court Action Over Water Allocations
Goleta County Water District counsel recommends going to court to enforce rights to surplus Lake Cachuma water. Attorney says current contract interpretation deprives South Coast entities of nearly 1600 acre feet and overallocates to Santa Ynez River District, risking 1973 74 allocations if not fixed.
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Goleta County
Bureau weighs stopping spill at Bradbury Dam to boost Cachuma storage
The U S Bureau of Reclamation is considering raising Bradbury Dam gates to halt spill and increase Cachuma Lake storage. Victor Barth of the Sacramento regional office queried water district managers and Santa Barbara on reaction. Goleta District Manager Robert Bitten supported the idea, noting it would raise safe yield and not harm downstream entitlements. Water officials say the bureau has not previously taken such action.
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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Bradbury Dam
Cachuma Lake
Victor Barth
Bureau
Sacramento
Santa Barbara
Barth
Robert Bitten
Goleta County
Bitten
Reading leads Oakland mayoral race to runoff with Seale
Mayor John Reading topped Black Panther Bobby Seale by over 34 000 votes but fell short of 51 percent in Oakland's eight candidate race. A May 15 runoff will decide the winner as Reading advances to a second term and Seale campaigns as first time public office bidder.
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Oakland
UPI
John Reading
Black Panther Party
Bobby Seale
Seale
California
Reading
Black Panthers
County issues seven new drilling permits in Cat Canyon field
County authorities issued seven oil drilling permits to Shell Oil Co and one to Union Oil Co to extend Cat Canyon operations south of Sisquoc. The board, by 4-1 vote, ordered ministerial permits in established fields with fewer environmental reviews, sparking debate over discretionary power and environmental oversight. Mobil Oil on Santa Rosa Island faces delays pending land use rider and court action.
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Dick Praul
Shell Oil Co
Union Oil Co
Cat Canyon
Sisquoc
Paul Price
Board of Supervisors
County Petroleum
Santa Maria
North County
Francis Beattie
Lompoc
Shell and Union
Kading
State Division of Oil and Gas
Price
County Petroleum Office
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Jerome Williamson
The
Y-Mennettes
Dan Morse
Lompoc Valley
Goleta
Washington
Peter J. Brennan
Labor Department
Department
Uniformed General Services Administration
GSA
Brennan
Clark & Larsson
Volkswagen
East Ocean Avenue
Santa Ynez River
First Valley Bank of
North
H” and
Walnut Avenue
County Counsel's Office
Petroleum
George P. Kading
Curtis Tunnell
Starbuck
McPeek
North H Street
Order of the Golden Rule
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