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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1969
Page
3
The California Senate rejected a tough campus unrest measure, failing to reach the required majority to raise bail to 3500 for disciplined students. A bipartisan bloc opposed the bill, leaving the plan stalled in Sacramento.
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California Governor Reagan's plan to create a Department of Navigation and Ocean Development would dissolve Harbors and Watercraft, moving its duties plus others to a new department. The Assembly subcommittee pressed for details on name changes and transfers, noting key commissions were not consulted. Witnesses warned vague language could threaten tidelands and state lands management while urging timely formation to aid federal ocean planning.
In Sacramento the leading Democrat on the Assembly Ways and Means Committee said the 6.2 billion budget may be cut by 50 to 60 million dollars, with some sources suggesting up to 86 million. The surplus near 145 million could grow to about 200 million if cuts pass, earmarked for property tax relief and education aid. The budget, approved by the committee, faces possible delays as negotiations continue.
In Sacramento the education sub committee backed a 4 million dollar appropriation for new children's centers. Assemblyman Alan Sieroty of Beverly Hills introduced the bill pending routine ratification by the Education Committee before Ways and Means. Testimony by Willie Mae Addison highlighted 17 centers serving about 1,000 children in Long Beach with waits of at least 40 children per center. The centers aim to aid working mothers, provide training and jobs, and reduce welfare reliance. The House is evenly split, needing Democratic cooperation to pass the budget. Governor Reagan's income tax reform would raise taxes for rental families, with a hypothetical increase of 108 dollars for a family of four earning 10,000 annually.
The California Assembly approved a bill by Assemblywoman Yvonne Brathwaite to require restaurants to reveal the use of chemical meat tenderizer on menus. The measure passed 66 to 0 and awaits Senate action, aimed at helping diners with sodium restricted and other special diets.
The Senate rejected a bill that would raise the sales tax by removing exemptions for railroads airlines and other utilities. The measure would have boosted tax revenue by repealing current exemptions for transportation and related services.
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