Watson Tax Proposal Faces Close Scrutiny in California
The Watson plan by Los Angeles County assessor Phil Watson would cap property taxes at one percent of market value as of 1969 if enough signatures are collected for the November ballot. It would bar local government funding from property taxes after 1973, potentially creating large substitute-revenue gaps and tax instability statewide. Critics including Assemblyman Belotti and the California Taxpayers Association warn of budget cuts, revenue fights, and possible tax hikes to offset losses, with widespread local doubts about who would receive limited funds.
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Watson
Phil Watson
Los Angeles
Frank Belotti
California Taxpayers Association
CTA
Ukiah Sing Out aims to light up the fair
A new Ukiah teen project inspired by Oroville Sing Out gathers about 70 youths who sing dance and play instruments. They rehearse Mondays at the Fair Grenada for a debut show planned at the Redwood Empire Fair in August and invite adults to join or observe the effort.
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Peta
Oroville
Gun control in California faces mixed fate after committee defeat
Amid strong public backing and in the Kennedy and King murders aftermath, California lawmakers weigh new gun limits. The defeated bill would impose a 15 day waiting period for private and retail sales. a five day wait for concealable handguns was also proposed. The speaker hints at rifle and shotgun registration and another pushes congress to ban private possession of handguns. The defeated author admits the bill would not have prevented Kennedy’s assassination, citing widespread gun availability. Page one news notes Hillside Community Hospital electing new directors Everett Dutton Neal Woods Kenneth Ridgley Paul Marsh James B Massingill and other Redwood Empire figures at a dinner honoring Chester Mac Phee.
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California
Assembly
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr
Lin
Congress
Hillside Community. Hospital
Everett Dutton
Neal Woods
Kenneth Ridgley
Paul Marsh
James B. Massengill
Recreation funding gaps haunt California reservoirs
In the wake of the State Water Project, anglers and campers face dwindling rec facilities as Oroville and San Luis reservoirs fill. Senate Resolution 240 seeks interim study of recreation priorities amid limited funds, bond money, and federal requirements.
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Sacramento
California
Feather River
Plumas County
Oroville
Lake Oroville
San Luis Reservoir
State Department of Water Resources
John L. Harmer
Rllendale
Fish and Wildlife and Recreation
General Fund
Department of Water Resources
Department of Parks, and Recreation
Harmer
Senate
State ‘General Fund
Capitol budget saga dominates California session
Senate assembly conference move steers SB 240 toward final passage as the Capitol tackles a $5 720 billion budget with extended debates over UC extension funding. Governor Reagan faces pressure on housing and government reorganization while the Rumford housing act court ruling creates policy confusion awaiting copies for study.
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Sacramento
Capitol
Senate Assembly
George Miller
D-Alameda
Crown
Assembly
Senate
Ronald Reagan
Earl Warren Retirement Reveals Personal Side of Chief Justice
Merry-Go-Round profile notes Earl Warren’s 14 years atop the Supreme Court. It recalls his Alameda County years, daily family Sundays in Oakland, and his stance on criticism. The piece recounts a Turkish gunboat incident, travels in Yugoslavia and Albania, and his plans after leaving the bench including time with family and continued public service.
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Washington
United States
Earl Warren
John Marshall
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
Alameda County
Calif
Oakland
Bobby
California
Warren
Turkey
Black Sea
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
China
Themc
Montenegro
Tito
Yugoslavia
Pec
Jakavitza
Adlai Stevenson
Supreme Court
Hawaii
Firearm Registration Debate Prompts Citizen Doubt
Ukiah letters criticize San Francisco Marin gun registration requiring a $2 fee, arguing it targets law abiding citizens and won t deter crime. A Redwood Valley note covers Sterling Tucker s call for National Solidarity Day and the League of Women Voters response amid the Poor People s Campaign coverage.
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Ukiah
California
Ukiah Daily Journal
San Francisco
Marin
Powers-That-Be
Redwood Valley
Calif
Sterling Tucker
Urban League
League of Women Voters of the
United States
League
Washington
How sailors earned the nickname tar as ship lore
The origin says tarpaulin garments coated with tar gave sailors the moniker tarpaulins, shortened to tars. The exchange also touches on planetary systems and oxygen in the human body with brief factual notes.
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Frank P. Belotti
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K. N. Farnsworth
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Pat Tony
Bobby Portlock
Charlie Mannon
Dean Clark
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Leland Miller
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Bobby Brown
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Palm Springs
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J.W. Hildreth
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Ukiah Athletic Club
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Santa Rosa
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T. M. Cleland
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L. J. Holzhauser
J. W. Eversole
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