Editorial calls for freeing California harbors from red tape
The piece argues the Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles drive regional prosperity with about 110000 area jobs and 2.3 billion dollars in annual indirect benefits. It criticizes state unitary and inventory taxes and heavy permit red tape, urging repeal and trade-development focus to keep ports competitive and preserve employment.
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Los Angeles
California
State Commission On Economic Development
Oregon
Washington
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Long Beach Harbor
Fred B. Crawford
Senate Select Committee On Maritime Industry
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Commission For Economic Development
Nevada
George Koppel
Brown
Coast Guard
Mervyn M. Dymally
Brake on bureaucracy and sunset laws in state agencies
The state legislative analyst argues sunset laws fail to cut agencies, noting only Alabama and Colorado have had them a year. California already has budget oversight and internal reviews, yet agencies persist. A sunset law could force annual agency termination decisions, curb growth, and empower taxpayers to demand cuts despite lobbying by incumbent beneficiaries.
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Alabama
Colorado
Legislative Auditor General
Sacramento
Editorials on UFOs and lunar speculation stir reader debate
A Dec 5 letter warns against the UFC project citing a prior Air Force study finding no significant evidence. Sydney Harris discusses Neil Armstrongs moon voyage and the value of speculative thought. A reader praises Rams players for charity, protests Terminal Island Drag Strip closure, and defends local racing. The author also critiques local school board actions and Dr Guengerich’s leave, urging fiscal accountability and informed judgment.
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Air Force
Sydney Harris
Neil Armstrong
Armstrong
Leonardo da Vires
Aristotle
Copernicus
Isabella
Christopher Columbus
Burger calls half of U S lawyers incompetent
Chief Justice Warren Burger told a British panel that 50 percent of U S attorneys are incomplete, a sharp indictment of the profession. He warned many may become judges or influence decisions, and questioned why laws are struck down by higher courts despite attorney representation in legislatures.
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U.S. Supreme Court
United States
U.S
Burger
Is Social Security a Ponzi style con game seen here
In Joan Bec's review of Stealing from the Rich David McClintick argues Social Security bears similarities to a Ponzi fraud though differences exist. He notes the system's intergenerational transfer nature and rising payrolls versus looming funding gaps, concluding social policy is not a Ponzi scheme but invites scrutiny and debate.
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Tulsa
Robert Trippet
Cols
U.S
Congress
Pine Avenue to Replace Garden Grove Jewelers Signaled by Councilman
Councilman Phillips answers Messrs Owens jewelers at 350 Broadway noting Garden Grove move to Pine Avenue. The area will feature secondhand shops laundromats and bargain sales venues amid a shift in business mix. Owens jewelry remains established with no interest in other projects.
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Phillips
Messrs. Owens
B. Broadway
Garden Grove
Pine Avenue
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