Assembly OKs putting 18 year old vote on ballot
In a 60 to 9 vote the California Assembly backed placing on the ballot a measure to lower the voting age to 18. The move mirrors a Senate plan to seek a state constitutional change, contingent on action by both houses, and ties into a broader push for 18 year olds to gain full adult status.
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Newport Beach
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Riverside
Robert Burke
Huntington Beach
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Los Angeles
Charley Conrad
Sherman Oaks
Willam Ketchum
Paso Robles
Donald MacGillivray
Santa Barbara
John Stull
Leucadia
Brown
U.S
California
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Fullerton
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Democratic Assembly
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Moretti
Solon Presses Reagan to Align California Welfare Rules
Assembly Speaker Hob Moretti demanded that Gov. Reagan immediately assure California will conform to federal welfare requirements. Reagan criticized federal HEW and court rulings while notingCalifornia faces potentially losing hundreds of millions in federal matching funds if compliance fails. He questioned court decisions on welfare grants and urged staffing reviews in Washington. He also addressed servicemembers families and a VD epidemic linked to permissive living.
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State Supreme Court
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Assembly OKs five cent gasoline sales tax for transit
California Assembly Transportation Committee approved a bill by Assemblyman Wadie Deddeh to levy a five percent sales tax on gasoline to fund mass transit. The tax would raise about 30 million annually for counties and cities, with 120 million directed to a State public transportation fund for redistribution, while some funds could support other road needs. Opposition from Auto Club groups urged earmark flexibility.
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Wadie P. Deddeh
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Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee
Automobile Club of Southern California
California State Automobile Association
Measure gives tenants right to bargain
SACRAMENTO Two Democratic lawmakers unveiled landlord tenant reform legislation proposing tenants form associations to bargain collectively with landlords. Sen. Nicholas C. Petris and Assemblyman Henry Waxman introduced measures developed with the California Housing Coalition. Key provisions require landlords to bargain in good faith with tenant associations and allow tenants to start dwellings offered for rent or ease are unfit to live in.
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Nicholas C. Petris
Oakland
Henry Waxmans
Los Angeles
California Housing Coalition
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