Tunnell shifts stance on Reagan tax initiative
Santa Maria County Supervisor Curtis Tunnell says he now supports Proposition 1 after a new study. previously he opposed it along with four other supervisors. Catterlin and Frost retained opposition, with Beattie’s stance unclear. The board did not reconvene for a new vote as predicted deadlock loomed.
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Curtis Tunnell
Santa Maria
Reagan
Tunnell
Board of Supervisors
Charles F. Catterlin
Catterlin
Francis H. Beattie
City Council approves filing fee for candidates and more
City Administrator Gene Wahlers said 200 has been authorized for North A Street sign changes to aid traffic enforcement near La Honda Elementary. The council approved a 25 filing fee for elective offices, amended sales and use tax rules, accepted Beautification Commissioner Evelyn Cameron's resignation with a plaque, noted 10 000 spent on meetings in the last quarter, and directed Wahlers to hire a sound engineer to improve the public address system. The next meeting is Wednesday November 7 after the November 6 election.
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Gene Wahlers
la Honda
Evelyn Cameron
Cotsenmeyer
Wahlers
City Hall
Youth in Government Conference Draws Santa Barbara Students
One hundred twenty Santa Barbara County high school students gathered for the sixth annual two day Youth in Government Conference at the County Administration Building in Santa Barbara. County officials hosted tours of facilities to teach students about county government and potential careers. The event was proposed by Supervisor Curtis Tunnell of Santa Maria, who urged young people to explore county government as a career after school. County supervisors welcomed the students at the start of their board meeting.
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Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara
Curtis Tunnell
Santa Maria
Hope Ranch Marches Third Time for Cityhood Bid
Hope Ranch Park submits its third incorporation petition to LAFCO this month as Isla Vista and Goleta Valley push city status. Proponents argue Hope Ranch deserves its own sphere of influence and local control over police, roads, zoning, and services within three square miles, separate from Goleta Valley plans.
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Hope Ranch Park
Isla Vista
Goleta Valley
Commission
LAFCO
William Moore
Hope Ranch Group
Hope Ranch
Half Square Mile University
UC Santa Barbara
Supreme Court Deliberates California Remap Plan
The California Supreme Court began deliberations after a lengthy public hearing on a court panel drafted remap proposal. Witnesses from 27 groups criticized the plan's balance of voting power, with opponents including two congressmen and eight legislators. The plan may affect 19 state senators and 32 assemblymembers.
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San Francisco
UPI
State Supreme Court
Donald R. Wright
Martin J. Coughlin
San Diego
Harold F. Collins
Los Angeles
Alvin E. Weinberger
Assembly
Senate
John Collier
South Pasadena
Sierra Club Opposes Proposition One Tax Initiative
The Sierra Club Arguello Group in Lompoc opposes Proposition One Gov Reagan tax plan. California Legislative Committee says the measure harms environmental programs and shifts costs to local government through higher sales and property taxes, threatening conservation efforts and future environmental legislation.
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Sierra Club Arguello Group
Reagan
Lompoc
Sierra Club
California
County takes over SY Valley airport lease from Jones Estate
The Santa Ynez County Board of Supervisors approve a $55,000 purchase of Fletcher Jones’s 24 year leasehold at Santa Ynez Airport. Morgan Hetrick will stay in the hangar paying $550 monthly and may keep tools and work on a jet plane. He may bid for the fixed base operator contract subject to bidding.
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Santa Ynez Valley
Fletcher Jones
Santa Ynez Airport
Morgan Hetrick
Jones
Hetrick
Bill Luke
Bruce Dodds
Dodds
County to push Zaca Lake as State Park Campground
Santa Ynez Valley seeks county backing to acquire and develop the Zaca Lake area as a state park campground. County Park Director Michael H. Pahos will ask the Board of Supervisors to propose the move to State Parks director William Penn Mott Jr. and to authorize using State Bond Act funds from 1974 for designation and possible expansion of nearby units such as Gaviota Refugio El Capitan and Carpinteria.
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Zaca Lake
Santa Ynez Valley
Board of Supervisors
Michael H. Pahos
William Penn Mott, Jr
State Parks and Recreation
Pahos
Reagan
Gaviota
Refugio
el Capitan
Carpinteria
Los Olivos
Children blamed for hillside grass and brush fire near Mission Hills
County fire officials blame children for a grass and brush fire that burned a small hillside area off Via Semi in Mission Hills. Witnesses saw smoke as children ran from the area and authorities reported oak trees burned but no structures damaged, though nearby homes were briefly threatened.
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Semi
Mission Hills
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McPeek Family Mortuary
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Youth In Government Conference
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