California Legislature Stumbles Through 1970 Session
The 1970 California Legislature failed to enact major reforms amid internal quarrels between the old guard and Way faction, Republican Governor Reagan, and pressure from lobbyists. Environmental bills passed amid broader sectional fights, while key tax reform and welfare measures died, risking federal funding and setting up electoral conflicts.
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George Skelton
Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
John Zierold
Capitol
Assembly
Senate
Howard Way
Exeter
Reagan
Way
Jack Schrade
San Diego
Schrade
Old Guard
Robert T. Monagan
Tracy
Monagan
Jess Unruh
Santa Barbara’ Channel
Unruh
Sen
Hugh M. Burns
Fresno
Impatient conservationists push for total DDT ban
San Francisco based activists press for an immediate worldwide DDT ban before 1971. They argue DDT harms ecosystems, persists globally, and threatens species like the brown pelican. experts cite DDE effects on eggs and hormones while critics say proof remains inconclusive.
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San Francisco
UPI
Agricultural Department
Sierra Club
Michael McCloskey
McCloskey
California
University of California
Robert W. Risebrough
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Southern
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Burns
Forester
Gordon Robinson
Uc—Berkeley
Robert van den Bosch
Los Angeles
By Bob Barnes
Leather
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Edwina
St. Santa Maria
King's
Boston
Hutch
Tell City
Genuine
Young Republic
Ocean Ave