Lompoc Resident Seeks Cautious Growth and Preservation
Connie Savage a longtime Lompoc Valley resident and active member of the American Association of University Women and Preserve Lompoc’s Unique Surroundings argues growth must be balanced with local resource limits. She cites studies from Lincoln Mass Boulder Colo Santa Clara and Ventura showing leapfrog development can hurt tax bases and urges development within agricultural lands flood plains seismic zones and open space protections. She notes current urbanization pressure is not as strong but emphasizes recruiting economic development should diversify beyond aerospace while preserving area standards.
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Lompoc
Connie Savage
Resistance
Lompoc-Vandenberg
American Association of University Women
Los Angeles
Lincoln
Mass
Boulder
Col
Santa Clara
Ventura
California
Palo Alto
Savage
U.S
Flinkingshelt Leads Commission Attendance In 1972
Parks and Recreation Commission chairman Larry Flinkingshelt has attended 22 of 24 meetings since January 1972. Eugene Forbes is at 11 sessions, with Dino Pesci and Michael Siminski at 20 each, Joe Valencia 17, Marjorie Thomas 14, and Leonard Akronowitz 10 since July. The panel also discussed bus-use guidelines, budget priority meetings, and development plans for Lompoc. A Citizens Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on the General Plan formed, pushing for 40 acre zoning to protect farmland and curb strip development into county land.
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Larry Flinkingshelt
Parks and Recreation Commission
Flinkingshelt
Eugene Forbes
Dino Pesci
Michael Siminski
Joe Valencia
Leonard Akronowitz
Lompoc
PLUS
AAUW
Beverly Smith
Beattie
Citizens
County Planning Department
California seeks revival of cross filing in state elections
A long debate over restoring cross filing in California politics surfaces as lawmakers weigh repealing the 1959 ban. Proponents argue it would cut campaign costs and boost candidate quality while reducing partisan infighting. opponents warn it undermines party responsibility and harms incumbents.
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Hiram Johnson
Warren
Randolph Collier
George Deukmejian
Deukmejian
California
Oregon
Quality Seminar in Santa Maria 10th Annual Event
The 10th annual Quality Seminar will be at the Holiday Inn Santa Maria Friday night and Saturday in support of California Quality Week. Dee Blades chairs the local ASQC chapter. Judge Richard Kirkpatrick Jr. speaks on Law and Our Environment at the kick-off dinner. Saturday includes breakfast, three morning speakers, lunch, and an after dinner session with Dr. Meyers on Pollution, Dr. Collins on Product Liability, Jay Cooper on Product Liability Law, and Harrington on Off Line Testing.
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Holiday Inn
Santa Maria
California
Eagan
American Society For Quality Control
Dee Blades
Richard Kirkpatrick Jr
John E. Meyers
Murder suspect cheered by fellow Armenians
Armenian community members from Fresno and Los Angeles applauded 77 year old Gourgen Yanikian as he left a Santa Barbara court after a readiness session. They said they came to provide moral support for his case tied to the 1915 massacre. Yanikian pleads not guilty as the judge weighs trial timing amid FBI document returns and potential delays.
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Dick Praul Gourgen
Yanikian
Santa Barbara
Floyd Dodson
Fresno
Los Angeles
James T. Lindsey
Vasken Menasian
FBI
Menasian
Lindsey
Dodson
Hasen
Mehmet Baydar
Bahadir Demir
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Steve LA Rue
Marjorie Thomas
Commission
E.G. Waters
S. Maria
Mary Collins
Jay P. Cooper
H. James Harrington
Constellation
Vandenberg Village
Geica
McDonald's Fish
McDonald’s
Ostlund’s
Lompoc Plaza
McDonalds
North H
Sacramento
UPI
William E. Mayer
Ucla
Psychiatric Hospital
Starbuck
McPeek
Merth H Street
The
Order of the Olden Bale
Admiral
Admiral Slimline
St. Lompoc
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