Bill introduced to end ALRB stalemate
Sacramento UPI A bill to end the stalemate over financing the Agricultural Labor Relations Board would amend the state farm labor law. Assemblyman Floyd Mori says the measure, backed by rural Democrats, would align the board with National Labor Relations Board precedents and extend secret ballot time while reducing mandatory hearings and reimbursements for damages. The bill faces a Feb 17 hearing alongside Assemblyman Nimmo’s rival proposal.
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Supreme Court asked to void rulings allowing short weight
California seeks Supreme Court review of federal rulings that let food and consumer products be sold with short weights. The state cites Rath Packing Co and General Mills cases with support from 16 states, arguing over preemption and whether states may enforce strict label accuracy versus federal allowances for reasonable variations.
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Bilingual hearings spark protest over English only sessions
San Francisco bilingual activists criticize the California PUC for English language hearings on public aid and telecom services. Juan Gonzales and Henry Der urge interpreters and fair access for Spanish and Chinese speakers as hearings proceed in Los Angeles and San Francisco. They accuse hearing officer James Tante of bias and worry non English witnesses cannot testify fully.
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Latinos For Equal Telephone Service
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Los Angeles
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Two Nuclear Tests Barely Felt Near Las Vegas
Two medium sized nuclear warheads exploded within 20 minutes beneath the Nevada desert near Yucca Flat sending shock waves barely felt in Las Vegas 120 miles away The tests were described as weapons tests and not related The blasts ranged from 20 to 200 kilotons marking the second and third U S tests of the year and bringing acknowledged underground tests to 285 since the 10 year old Russia accord.
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NorCal Gets Fresh Rain and Snow Amid Drought Relief
A cold Arctic storm sweeps Northern California bringing rain hail and heavy snow to the mountains. San Francisco records 3.58 inches of rain from July to January and power outages occur after a Mt. San Bruno lightning strike. Tahoe area sees up to 18 inches of snow. Oceanside gets half an inch.
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Kidnapped girl found after three days in California
Kerry Ann Toney, five, was recovered in Santa Barbara and reunited with her divorced parents in Long Beach. An unidentified 15 year old girl, said to be the alleged abductor, was arrested as a juvenile. Police credited citizen tips and a clothing clue in the investigation.
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Blustery West snowstorm prompts travel warnings and ski boom
A blustery snowstorm swept the West from California to Illinois bringing hazardous driving conditions from Montana to northern Arizona. Up to a foot of snow fell in mountains, six inches in Fort Collins, and eight inches near Reno. Ski areas hailed moisture, with Squaw Valley upbeat as locals called it the answer to prayers.
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