California bill would raise pensions for judges dropped
Sacramento AP The author of a measure to boost pensions for former California judges dropped the bill after learning it would also widen benefits to people including Attorney General Evelle Younger. Assemblyman Louis Papan said the broader application revealed by press reports prompted him to withdraw support. Younger said he knew little about the measure and offered no position.
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Sacramento
California City
Evelle Younger
Louis Papan
D-Daly City
Younger
Papan
San Mateo
Marcel Biscay
Papati
Riverside
Martin Salditeh
Los Angeles County
Superior Court
Associated Press
Mental aid bill for offenders gains Senate vote
In Sacramento the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare approved Assemblyman Frank Lanterman’s outpatient mental health treatment bill by a 7-0 vote amid amendments to ease fears it could involuntarily widen psychiatric care. The measure would let judges order outpatient care for convicted mentally ill offenders as a condition of treatment.
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Sacramento
Senate Committee On Health and Welfare
Frank Lanterman
la Canada
California Medi Cal cost cut bill approved by Assembly
Legislation to expand Medi Cal eligibility increases the spend down deduction for aged disabled and blind recipients. The bill raises monthly income thresholds and lowers the participant deductible, saving about 1.5 million for the state, and moves to the Assembly floor after a Senate reference. Critics say benefits may aid minor offenders. opponents oppose expanding mandatory treatment. The measure proceeds to Senate Finance for review.
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State Bureau
Sacramento
California
Assembly
Joseph M. Kenrick
Long Beach
Kennick
Ballot Friday On Orange County Tax Hike Plan
Gov. Reagan signed a measure allowing Orange County voters to decide on a one cent sales tax increase to fund transit. The bill by Assemblyman John Briggs would let the county transit district board submit the proposal to voters.
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Sacramento
UPI
Reagan
Orange County
John Briggs
R-Fullerton
Orange County Transit District
Senate Kills Chavez Backed Farm Labor Bill
The Senate rejected a fast track hearing for a farm labor bill backed by Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers, while Teamsters and growers opposed. The measure would have let workers choose representation by secret ballot, but the plan failed 16 to 19, making passage unlikely in the final days of the session.
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Senate
Sacramento
UPI
Cesar Chavez
Teamsters
Richard Alatorre
James R. Mills
San Diego
Chaveza United Farm Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union and Growers
Mills
Assembly
Chavez
George Moscone
San Francisco
California Legislature votes to oppose offshore drilling
Sacramento AP reports the California Legislature moves to formally oppose oil drilling off the Southern California coast. Assemblyman Howard Berman authored the nonbinding resolution urging federal action to designate the area a national preserve. the measure advances from the Planning and Land Use Committee but faces Senate hurdles. Atty Gen. Ivette Younger sued to block drilling pending an environmental impact review. Conservationists criticize the plan amid federal preapproval and environmental concerns.
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Sacramento
California
Assembly
Wednnes- Chie
Howard Berman
Los Angeles
Congress
Berman
State Senate
Ramsins
Bermai
Ivete Younger
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Political reform coalition pushes five bills in Sacramento
An unusual bipartisan group led by an aide to Governor Reagan and including Republicans and Prop 9 supporters seeks five measures to curb union and corporate campaign contributions, curb public employee political activity, restrict official fundraising, move the primary date, and require ballot analysis by reading experts. Names cited include Dixon Arnett, Robert Badham, and Mike Antonovich.
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Sacramento
Guv. Reagan
Dixon Arnett
Redwood City
Arneth
Robert Badham
Newport Beach
People’s Lobby
Ralph Nader Citizen Action Group
Arnett
Frente
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Yreka
George Zenogieh
Fresno
Ralph Dills
Gardena
James Wedworth
Leo McCarthy
Clare Berryhill
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Unite For Reform
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