Assembly OKs Open Records Law in California
The California Assembly approved an open records bill 67 to 3, requiring annual disclosure of public spending on telephone calls, car trips, and other official expenses by the legislature, the governor, and constitutional officers. The measure excludes pre December 2, 1974 records and omits some private correspondence.
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UPI
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Leon Ralph
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San Francisco Doctors to Boycott Practice Over Insurance Hikes
San Francisco doctors plan widespread refusals to work as malpractice insurance costs surge from about 5000 to up to 18000 dollars per year. Hospitals warn they will slow admissions and impose layoffs if doctors halt services starting May 1. Medical leaders support the action, with officials predicting about half of the city's 1900 doctors could stop practicing.
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San Francisco
UPI
A. Dale Morgan
San Francisco Hospital Conference
San Francisco Medical Society
John A. Driscoll
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Medical Society
Driscoll
California NOx anti smog devices can be removed now
Sacramento reports the Air Resources Board said motorists with 1966 to 1970 NOx devices in Southern California may disconnect them after Gov. Brown signed the bill ending the requirement. The device must be reinstalled when ownership changes. Senator Omer Rains defends the move as not a retreat, citing gas use concerns and scientists’ views.
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Sacramento
UPI
Southern California
State Air Resources Board
Tom Quinn
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Omer Rains
Ventura
Los Angeles Area
Rains
Brown
GM Won't Explain Mass Firing Of 25 Plus Workers
GM defends secrecy over firings of more than 25 salaried employees tied to the Motorgate affair. The probe followed the killing of Francis Smith, a New England service manager, and alleged fraudulent warranty claims by a Boston area dealer. Most terminations occurred in the Bethpage New York zone office.
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UPI
General Motors
Boston
Chevrolet
Bethpage
N.Y
The
Wall Street Journal
Francis Smith
New England
Boston Area
USC faces loss of federal contracts over affirmative action plan
The Department of Health Education and Welfare warned USC to submit written guidelines for its federal affirmative action program or risk more than 13 million dollars in federal research contracts being canceled. The agency cited deficiencies such as lack of underutilization analysis, missing goals for nonfaculty positions, no reporting and auditing system, and insufficient data on salaries and promotions. USC must comply by May 17 to avert contract termination.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Department of Health Education and Welfare
University of Southern California
HEW
Floyd L. Pierce
Civil Rights
San Francisco
USC
Oil depletion allowance repeal fails in Senate vote
Governor Brown's bid to end the 22 percent oil depletion allowance for large producers failed 25-14 in the Senate on Thursday. Supporters pledged a second effort as lawmakers debated broader tax changes and industry impact on jobs and energy goals.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Senate
Brown
Assembly
Democratic
George Moscone
San Francisco
California urges halt to Vietnamese refugee airlift until plans set
State Health Secretary Mario Obledo urged halting the airlift of Vietnamese refugees until the federal government outlines detailed relocation plans. He warned California could face up to 500 000 refugees costing about 5 000 dollars per person annually, demanding federal reimbursement and dispersal among the states.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
United States
Mario Obledo
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Guam
Philippines
U.S
Obledo
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