FPPC sues backers of dog racing in California
The Fair Political Practices Commission sues George Hardie, primary sponsor of Prop 13 to legalize greyhound betting, alleging $327000 unreported contributions and concealment. The suit seeks $787000 damages and disclosure of funding sources eight days before the election.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Fair Political Practices Commission
Los Angeles County Superior Court
George Hardie
Hardie
Commission
Watchdog Commission
Daniel Lowenstein
California
Antilles Communications, Ltd
The
Virgin Islands
Christopher Blackwell
Nassau
Assembly
California Greyhound Racing Commission
Prop 14 Backers Claim Deception in Campaign Finance
United Farm Workers and the Yes on 14 Committee filed complaints with the Fair Political Practices Commission alleging opponents failed to disclose fund raising and expenditure reports for Prop 14. They said Fresno donor reports and five grower groups hid contributions of 5000 dollars or more, while recipients reported them to No on 14.
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Sacramento
UPI
Farm Labor Initiative
Prop. 14
Fair Political Practices Commission
Jerry Cohen
United Farm Workers of America
Cohen
Commission
Tire mats from recycled tires proposed to reinforce highways
California researchers propose using recycled tire sidewalls join them with steel clips to form 300 foot long by 50 foot high embankments between soil layers along highways. A test site on State Route 236 in the Santa Cruz Mountains will evaluate the method's stability for earthquake zones.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
California Department of Transportation Laboratory
Santa Cruz Mountains
Viking 2 Moves Rock in Search for Mars Life
Viking 2 nudged a Martian rock named Notch and prepared to scoop protected soil for biology tests. Mission scientists say samples from beneath the rock avoid radiation and wind contamination as they seek signs of life. earlier tests found none. Results may reach Earth later this week via JPL.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Viking 2
Red Planet
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Henry Moore
Mars
Earth
Gerald Soffen
Viking
Health Department warns jail mental health care at risk of abuse
California Health Department and Corrections study across five counties finds 7 percent of inmates and 3 percent of juvenile delinquents suffer psychotic disorders. It criticizes reliance on medication as the sole treatment and urges standard housing practices and early detection to prevent cruelty and system strain. Mentally disordered inmates show high reentry rates and treatment gaps. Los Angeles data highlight mid 30s males with prior mental health contact and juveniles around 16 with prior records.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
State Department of Health
Los Angeles
Fresno
Santa Clara
Sonoma
Humboldt
Arthur Bolton Associates
Departments of Health and Corrections
Jerome
Lackner
Court halts California wage law for men in state
A California Superior Court temporarily suspends the state minimum wage and work rules for men. Judge Walter E. Smith ruled the $2.50 per hour rate may conflict with federal standards and that the Industrial Welfare Commission may have overstepped its authority, potentially causing irreparable injury if enforced now. The old law applied only to women and minors.
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Santa Ana
Calif
UPI
California
Superior Court
Walter E. Smith
California Manufacturers Association
Smith
State Industrial Welfare Commission
Manufacturers’ Organization
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Lompoc
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Wis
Davie McKellar
Muffin
Nency Comer
Orme
Ken
Carol Calvert
Lilley
Virgol Phelps
Treas
Stowell Center Plaza
Health Department
State Department of Corrections
Sandra Jaenicke
Foster's Restaurant
ETNA
TERR
John & Marie Duffy
Tlilley
Virgil Phelps
P.O
Santa Barbara
South County
4Th District
4Th
Guadalupe
County Court House
Tilley
P.O. Box
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