Taxpayers group urges restraint on county merit pay
The Board of Supervisors considered deferring 1,473 bi weekly in merit increases as Richard Temple of the County Taxpayers Association urged cutting county expenses. Administrative Officer Raymond D. Johnson supported deferrals while controversy over merit pay continued. The board approved the deferral 5 to 0 after morning debates ended with questions about wage board standards and potential gimmicks.
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Taxpayers’ Association
Board of Supervisors
Richard Temple
County Taxpayers’ Assn
Raymond D. Johnson
George H. Clyde
Assn
Zack Stringer
Clyde
Fifth District
Curtis Tunnell
Temple
Fourth District
Francis Beattie
National Pay Board
Johnson
Group criticizes hiring of attorney for sheriff
The County Tax Action Association protested county approval of attorney Dennis Merenbach to represent the Sheriff's Department in a Civil Service Commission hearing into the firing of Sheriff Captain Joel B. Honey. Association President Hal Burnett questioned the use of outside counsel, citing costs up to 25000 dollars and past Isla Vista rioter involvement.
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The
County Tax Action Association
Dennis Merenbach
Sheriff's Department
Civil Service Commission
Joel B. Honey
Association
Hal Burnett
Merenbach
Burnett
Isla Vista
Honey
Sheriff's Office
VAFB welcomes new chaplain and BART's bold Bay Area transit
Chaplain (Colonel) James R. Sullivan assumes Vandenberg AFB duty replacing Chaplain (Colonel) Edward L. Eardley. Sullivan, a Chicago priest, joined the Air Force in 1950 and has served in Europe and Greenland, last at Lackland AFB. BART, led by Bill Stokes, promises an 80 mph air conditioned rail, 18 minute downtown San Francisco arrivals, and a 75 mile system aimed at easing congestion for up to 100,000 daily riders beginning March 1972.
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James R. Sullivan
Vandenberg Afb
Edward L. Eardley
Langley Afb
Virginia
Caldecott Tunnel
Berkeley Hills
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Powell and Market
BART
Contra Costa
Alameda
Stokes
California
Bay Area
Marin
Golden Gate Bridge
Theng Island Railroad
San Francisco Bets on BART Expansion Plans
A 1990 master plan envisions 210 more miles connecting all nine Bay Area counties with an auxiliary link to Sacramento. Congress backs a five year 3.1 billion mass transit program while a southern airport to Menlo Park spur could cost 700 million. Bill Stokes argues urban areas must fund transit while noting fare and travel time benefits.
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BART
Torcento
Montreal
Mexico City
Bay Area
Sacramento
Congress
Lion
San Francisco
Menlo Park
Stokes
Bill Stokes
Orinda
San Francisco-Oakland
Caldecott
Bay
Early Christmas Shopping Promos Serve Customers and Stores
The piece argues pre Thanksgiving promotions ease crowded stores and staffing, helping merchants stock and display goods and allow Santa to meet more children. It claims early shopping benefits customers, merchants, and employees, framing promotions as public service from progressive stores.
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Santa
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Ment
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Texas
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