California Assembly panel shoots down traditional family resolution
California Assembly Rules Committee rejected ACR 204 authored by Jay La Suer forcing amendments that removed mother and father language and other data praising the natural family. The panel, including Cindy Montanez Loni Hancock Christine Kehoe and Gene Mullin, stalled the measure as controversy grew.
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Assembly Rules Committee
la Suer
Cindy Montanez
Bob Dylan
Rotunda
Rules Committee
San Francisco
Loni Hancock
Berkeley
Christine Kehoe
San Diego
Gene Mullin
California Senate Bill 1160 debate sparks security clash
A partisan clash erupts as Democrats accuse Republican leaders of delaying the budget over SB 1160 the illegal immigrant driver's license plan. Proponents say the measure secures cities against terrorism while opponents warn it rewards illegal immigration and undermines those who sacrificed to gain U S residency.
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Democrat Latino Caucus
California
California Senator Opposition to SB 1160 Sparks Security Debate
A statement criticizes SB 1160 as harmful to national security and costly for California, arguing it disrespects new citizens and fails to address identity theft or the budget crisis. The speaker urges Democrats to prioritize border reform and state safety, stressing constitutional deadlines and Californians first.
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California
Healthy Start Parenting Classes Return in September 2004
Parents who completed Shafter Healthy Start and Kern CAP sponsored classes praise gains in communication, nonviolence, and discipline. Quotes express patience and desire for more class time. Margaret Ramirez and Priscilla Acosta are thanked for teaching. New info confirms classes resume September 2, 2004 after earlier uncertainty.
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Shafter Healthy Start
Community Action Partnership of
Kern
Shafter
Margaret Ramirez
Priscilla Acosta
Kem
Texans Still Laughing At California Energy
A Kansas-sized energy crisis narrative examines how California ratepayers paid billions to power producers centered in Houston and Tulsa through 2000 and 2001. It notes Enron’s fall and Chevron-Texaco’s rise, with Texas leaders shaping penalties and a recent FERC deal allowing Williams Cos to avoid refunds while traders faced minimal consequences.
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California
Houston
Tulsa
Enron
Chevron-Texaco
Bush
Jef Kenneth Lay
Texas
Patrick Wood
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Wood
Williams Cos
FERC
Williams
Southern California Edison
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Focus on Williams and the energy crisis as crooked deals unfold
The piece charges Williams as a major player in the energy crunch and argues the $140 million settlement is small compared with the true losses. It notes FERC resisted harsh penalties, hints at illicit profits for big utilities, references Gray Davis, Lay, and Dynegy Reliant El Paso, and ends with a corrective note about a ballot initiative donor’s son.
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Williams
FERC
California
Reliant Resources
Gray Davis
Beverly Hills
Lay
Dynegy
Inside Kiwanis Highlights From Kern County Airport Expansion
On June 9 Kiwanis heard Raymond Bishop Kern County Airports Director describe Meadows Field and expansion plans. He noted six general aviation airports serving the county and 24 daily flights to Los Angeles Phoenix and San Francisco. Sheriff Mac Wimbish discussed Homeland Security interagency cooperation and a jail work release program saving about 250000.
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Raymond
Ray) Bishop
Kern County
Bakersfield
Meadows Inda
Meadows Field
Los Angeles
Phoenix
San Francisco
Ray
USAF
Air Force
Mac Wimbish
Mac
Highway Patrol
Homeland Security
Sacramento
Kiwanis
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