Ukiah Unified bond proposal lands final defeat in 1972 vote
Ukiah Unified voters reject a $5.9 million school construction bond by 3,483 to 3,147 with 60.48 percent turnout. The measure would have funded a new high school, renovations for 6-7-8 grade use, and expanded space at Pomolita Yokayo Redwood Valley Calpella Potter Valley and more. Only absentee ballots provided a two thirds margin. overall approval failed to reach the 66.6 percent requirement.
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Ukiah Unified School District
Ukiahi
Pomolita
Yokayo
Redwood Valley
Calpella
Potter Valley
MSH
Pargas
Talmage Club
Hopland
State agencies back Benbow Dam demolition plan near Garberville
Officials from the State Department of Fish and Game and Parks and Recreation favor destroying the Benbow Dam on the Eel River to aid fish runs. A temporary gravel dam would replace it each winter and be rebuilt each spring to support recreation and water needs. Local input will guide final action while Mendocino State Hospital closure moves forward.
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Sacramento
Mendocino State Hospital
Ernie Banker
State Department of Fish and Game and Parks and Recreation
Benbow Dam
Garberville
Mad River
Banker
Benbow
Harvey Sawyers
Eel River
Fish and Game Committee
Moratorium on Dams Approved for Four North Coast Rivers
The Assembly Water Committee backed a five year moratorium on dam construction on the Smith Trinity Klamath and Eel rivers. The bill directs the Resources Agency to finish waterway management plans by 1977 and bars dams or similar structures during the moratorium.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly Water Committee
North Coast
Eel
Frank P. Belotti
Eureka
Ways and Means Committee
Resources Agency
Smith
Trinity
Klamath
Weather Outlook for Northwestern California Cleans Up Briefly
Showers likely today then clearing this evening with fair conditions through Thursday. Cooler inland today with high near 63 and low around 42 in Ukiah. March 4 1971 and March 21 1972 appear in the dataset with high lows noted, though some figures are unclear.
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California
Ukiah
Ukiah bond defeat keeps district on double sessions
Ukiah Unified district faces extended double sessions after voters rejected a 5.9 million bond. Supt. Murphy and Principal Tully cite weak economy, Mendocino State Hospital closure, and a tax revolt tied to Watson Amendment as reasons. They warn students will lose normal days and activities, though vow to adjust curriculum and scheduling.
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Ukiah Unified
W. O. Murphy
Ukiah Unified District
Bill Tully
Ukiahi
Mendocino State Hospital
California
Murphy
Tully
Ukiah Valley
Reagan asks for 350 million bond to make California schools safe
Gov Reagan seeks voter approval for a 350 million bond on the June ballot to earthquake proof California schools. He notes 1,700 schools fail to meet standards and must be repaired or abandoned by mid 1975. He opposes a majority rule for local bonds and opposes a state lottery. Ukiah council set to consider bids for library furniture.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Senate
George R. Moscone
San Francisco
Moscone
MSH Reagan to mothball Mendocino facility after closing
Mendocino State Hospital may be kept intact by the state after its closing under Gov. Reagan. Al Barbero said the governor agreed to mothball the site and provide county aid while seeking alternate use. No firm closing date yet, with May 1 as admissions end and late fall for on-site presence.
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Mendocino State Hospital
Waldo Cook
MSH
Cook
Margery Boyntoh
al Barbero
Ronald Reagan
Barbero
Reagan
Ted Galletti
Harvey Sawyers
Csea Chaters
Fairgrouni
Director of Mental Hygiene
Assembly Ways and Means
Richard Petersen
Tom Brighamh
Ukiah
Department of Mental Hygiene
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Carl Purdy
Lori Perry
Janeane
F&g
Parks
Human Services
Cal
Assembly
Leon Ralph
Los Angeles
Ukiah-Mendocino
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