Assembly backs bills to open PUC rate procedures
The California Assembly approved six bills to open PUC rate setting for electricity, water, and gas. The measures require public writing of all proceedings, ban private meetings, mandate public hearings before rate changes, limit temporary increases to 90 days, and require a quorum for legal actions, sending the package to the Senate.
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California Senate panel rejects antispray can ban bill
A Senate Finance Committee vote defeated SB217, a two year ban on many aerosol cans, after opposition from manufacturers and the Teamsters claiming massive job losses. Scientists warned fluorocarbons may deplete the ozone, risking higher skin cancer, while supporters pressed for public health and environmental protection.
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Dunlap
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Governor Manfred Named OES Director in California
The governor appoints Charles Manfred of Los Angeles as director of the state Office of Emergency Services. William Becker of San Francisco is named chief deputy director of the state Industrial Relations Department. The Senate approves several measures including prisoner integration in county jails and mail payment of traffic fines.
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United Press International
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Charles Manfred
Los Angeles
State Office of Emergency Services
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William Becker
San Francisco
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Senate
Hart
Santa Barbara
Assembly
Westgate founder faces $1.5 billion damage suit in San Diego
Trustees of bankrupt Westgate California Corp file a suit against founder C. Arnholt Smith and associates alleging they created an illusion of profitability while diverting assets for personal gain. The case seeks over $500 million in general damages and at least $1 billion in punitive damages.
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San Diego
UPI
Westgate California Corp
C. Arnholt Smith
Westgate California
Smith
Westgate
Richard Nixon
Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S. National Bank
Equity Funding case opens in Los Angeles with big stakes
In a packed federal courtroom Judge Malcolm Lucas presided over the start of the Equity Funding civil action valued at 2 to 3 billion dollars. Illinois and California state governments along with major accounting firms face a complex fraud case involving fictitious policyholders and massive losses for banks funds and investors.
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UPI
U.S
U.S. District Court
Malcolm Lucas
William J. Scott
Illinois
California
Equity Funding
Life Insurance
Scott
Gus Solomon
Equity Funding Corp. of America
Equity Funding Life Insurance Co
Wall Street
Fresno Bee editors jailed for grand jury source refusal
Three Fresno Bee staffers George Gruner William Patterson and Joe Rosato were sentenced to indefinite jail terms for contempt after refusing to reveal their source in grand jury testimony. Judge Denver Peckinpah stayed the sentence until May 23 to allow appeals under California Shield Law.
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UPI
Fresno Bee
George Gruner
William Patterson
Joe Rosato
Peckinpah
California
The
Bee
Grand Jury
State to Cut Milk Prices Across California
The Brown administration announced an average two cent per half gallon cut in minimum state milk prices, with a Sacramento area price suspension as an experimental open market test. The change, expected to save consumers about 20 million dollars, shifts to measuring retailers costs more precisely and may prompt higher prices on other produce to offset milk revenue losses.
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UPI
Brown
Food and Agriculture
Luther T
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Wallace
Roy Alper
California
del Norte
Humboldt Counties
Los Angeles
San Francisco
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New clinical tests at a major university hospital show the ODRINEX Plan helps you lose excess weight quickly. The tablet acts as a hunger tamer, letting you eat three meals a day while eating less. Safe when directed, it promises improved appearance and well being with a satisfaction or money back guarantee.
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