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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1983
Page
4
Editorial questions ethics of waived penalties under ordinance 301 in Shafter. Police issued 31 citations between July 13 and August 15 as council debates amending the rule to curb storage of offensive vehicles. A resident says a judge waived one ticket pending a council decision, with emergency measures allowing 24 hour warnings before citations.
In Shafter a longtime resident recounts being ticketed at 2:45 AM for parking a 17 ft fifth wheel trailer in front of his own home after a hot rainy night. He paid $30, laments city enforcement and warns friends with trailers. He says he has lived in the city over 54 years and asked for guidance on the incident.
Assemblyman Don Rogers argues against ACA 2 a Split Roll tax plan claiming it would lift over eight billion in taxes while largely benefiting business by raising commercial property rates from one to two and a half percent and exempting residential property up to two hundred thousand dollars, forcing consumers to bear higher prices.
A Paul Harvey analysis critiques TV news culture in Washington and beyond. He contrasts sensational tabloids with elite journalism, noting ratings drive coverage and questioning sanctimony while praising blunt honesty in tabloid style. The piece, dated 1883 Los Angeles, surveys figures like Roger Mudd and George Brett amid summer media fatigue.
A Richardson column denounces Assemblyman Tom Bates for a proposed bill allowing gays to sue for civil damages over intimidation. It argues the measure creates special legal privileges, cites Democratic sponsors, and laments public apathy while urging moral voter action. The piece invokes Burke and biblical aphorisms to critique California politics.
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