California Prop 13 reform report faces funding and balance
The final Gov Brown Government Reform Commission report, with 25 pages of disagreement, seeks a workable balance on Prop 13 effects. It supports state costs for welfare and courts, urges Medi Cal cost control and local cooperation, but divides on a single state pension system and merit raises. A preliminary guide to reform, it notes economies ahead and potential tax increases, depending on future legislative action.
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Government_Reform Commission
Commission
State Supreme Court
Iar
A. Alan Post
Richard Silberman
Gov. Brown
California
Reform Commission
Imperial Valley lettuce strike looms over inflation fight
California growers and farm workers tighten positions in a violent Imperial Valley dispute over pay and work rules. Cesar Chavez pushes for a 5.25 dollar minimum and higher piecework wages while operators push back. President Carter’s inflation policy sits at stake as talks resume amid calls for a rapid settlement and to curb lettuce shortages.
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California
Imperial Valley
Tvend Mmman
Law Danchin
Saw United Irajim Viva
el Centro
UFW
U S Oil Dependence Pushes for Domestic Energy Push
The piece argues for ending foreign oil dependence by boosting home energy sources and nuclear power. It criticizes subsidies to overseas producers, environmental obstruction, and gasoline price controls. It cites Andrei Sakharov on nuclear energy safety and notes lightning as a statistical risk comparison.
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United States
Energy Department
Congress
Andrei Sakharov
Inyokern Kern oldest community in Indian Wells Valley
Inyokern is the oldest settlement in Indian Wells Valley, founded as Siding 16 in 1909 and later Magnolia before taking its present name near the Inyo Kern border. Early growth followed homesteading, farming, and transport, then a revival with highway paving, an airport in 1933, and the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake shaping the local economy.
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Inyokern
Indian Wells Valley
Mojave
Los Angeles Aqueduct
Magnolia
Los Angeles
Inyo
Kern
Robert
U.S. Highway 6
U. S. 395
Trans-World Airlines
Harvey Field
Naval Ordnance Testing Station
Naval Weapons Center
Kern County
China Lake
Governor Brown backs balanced budget amendment stance sparks debate
In a heated letter, Leo McCarthy and Paul Priolo weigh in on Governor Brown’s support for a federal balanced budget amendment and a call for a constitutional convention if Congress fails. They discuss tactics like calling a bill from committee and the political signals behind Brown’s position.
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Brown
Congress
Howatte
Leo McCarthy
Master McCarthy
Assembly
Imis
Darth Vadar
Leo
Finis
Benevolent Society
Paul Priolo
Guest Pulpit Reflects on Feeling God’s Presence Through Home Atmosphere
A reader asks how to sense God amid family troubles including jail and drug use. The answer urges addressing inner barriers, seeking forgiveness, and creating a home-like sacred atmosphere with music, photos, Bible, and prayers to invite God’s presence.
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Antion
Gus
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