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12/01/1972-12/20/1972
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-1-72
#626
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Compton Municipal Court Judge Ralph A. Biggerstaff to the Los Angeles
County Superior Court.
Biggerstaff, 50, succeeds Judge Harold F. Collins who has retired.
A Republican, Judge Biggerstaff was appointed to the Compton
Municipal Court by Governor Reagan in 1967.
Judge Biggerstaff is a graduate of Compton College and received
his law degree in 1951 from Southwestern University.
A past president of the Compton Judicial District Bar Association,
Judge Biggerstaff will receive an annual salary of $36,393. He and his
wife have two minor children.
######
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-1-72
#627
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
December 4, 1972
through
December 10, 1972
Monday, December 4
thru'
Republican Governors' Conference,
Wednesday, December 6.
Phoenix, Arizona
Thursday, December 7
Depart Phoenix for New York City
(Overnight - New York)
Friday, December 8
Evening
National Association of Manufacturers Annual
Banquet - Waldorf Astoria. Speech.
(Overnight - New York)
Saturday, December 9
No public appointments scheduled
(Overnight - New York)
Sunday, December 10
Depart for Los Angeles
(Overnight - Los Angeles)
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RON LD REAGAN
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-1-72
#628
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Gerard E. Zimmerman of Modesto to the California Recreational Trails
Committee.
Zimmerman, 44, fills the vacancy created by the resignation of
Oscar Holdenried of Lakeport. A Republican, Zimmerman is an avid
outdoorsman.
Committee members receive necessary expenses when on official
business.
#####
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-1-72
#629
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced he has called a special
election to fill the 22nd Senatorial District seat held by the late
State Senator Tom Carrell (D-Los Angeles).
Governor Reagan said the primary election would be held January
30 and the general election, if needed, would be February 27. If one
candidate receives more than 50 percent of the votes cast in the
primary he would win the senate seat.
Senator Carrell died October 15, 1972 while vacationing in Hawaii.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-1-72
#630
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement at a
press conference in Los Angeles, following passage by the legislature
of SB 90:
"Well, of course, I am delighted that at long last the legislature
has approved property tax reform and school financing legislation.
"This bill is a first step and will go a long way in providing
relief that the taxpayers need and deserve.
"The bill guarantees lasting property tax relief for homeowners
who, without question, have been carrying an unfair burden for too long.
It provides relief for renters who have had to shoulder part of the
unreasonable property tax load. And, it gives increased state aid to
those school districts plagued by financial crisis.
"In addition, and extremely important, it protects the taxpayers
from future increases without their consent.
"I believe those members of the legislature who worked long and
hard in behalf of this bill have performed a great service to the
people they represent. I also would like to thank all the citizen
groups who have worked so hard on this landmark legislation. Their
help and expertise has been invaluable."
######
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-1-72
#631
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced that Dr. Richard G. Burau
of the University of California at Davis will take over as chairman of
the Monterey Basin Pilot Monitoring Project.
The project was established in early 1971 to study the problem of
monitoring environmentally harmful material in the Monterey Basin, and
to develop techniques for studying the source, movement, and fate of
these materials in the environment.
Burau, who has been acting head of the project since last September
when Dr. Raymond A. Fleck left to accept a University position in
Michigan, is an associate professor in the University's Soils and Plant
Nutrition Department. He is a recognized authority on such matters as
the accumulation of nitrates in water, geochemistry in relation to
health and disease, and soil aspects of lead and other heavy metal
pollutants.
The project is being conducted by three state agencies responsible
for environmental protection and public safety in California, the
Resources Agency, Agriculture and Services Agency, and Health and
Welfare Agency.
The Monterey Basin, along with its offshore waters, was chosen for
the initial study because it is a compact, easily-defined geographical
area where researchers can identify and measure the three principal
sources of pollution: agricultural, industrial and municipal.
The project is in its final stages, and a report of its findings
is expected to be published in 1973.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-5-72
#632
For the first time since 1970, the number of state welfare
recipients has dipped below two million, Acting Governor Ed Reinecke
announced today.
Figures released by the State Department of Social Welfare for
October shows 1,992,275 Californians received cash grants from the state
compared to 2,010,813 in September.
Overall, California's total welfare caseload, including county
general assistance, dropped 19,590 for the month. The total decrease has
been more than a quarter million people since Governor Reagan's welfare
reforms began in January, 1971. The October drop represents the
sixteenth decrease in the last 19 months.
"The continued decrease in the welfare caseload is convincing proof
that Governor Reagan's welfare reform program is an outstanding success.
It is a fact that his program could serve as a model for national welfare
reform, Reinecke said.
State Welfare Director Robert B. Carleson said the reform program's
earnings clearance system, designed to detect welfare fraud, is having
a deterrent effect on welfare cheaters "and is making it more difficult
for ineligible persons to get on welfare."
Carleson said proposed federal regulations would penalize California
for its "obvious success in welfare reform." His reference was to an
announcement by John D. Twiname, administrator of HEW's Social and
Rehabilitation Service, that the federal government will withhold $689
million in federal welfare payments to states next year unless they weed
out ineligible and overpaid recipients.
"What Mr. Twiname is saying is that when a state moves ahead to
eliminate fraud and overpayments, as California is doing, they will be
penalized,' Carleson said. "We agree with the concept of withholding
federal matching funds for inefficiency. However, those states which
have initiated programs to uncover fraud and overpayments and remove
ineligible recipients from their welfare rolls should not be penalized.
"I am sure this was not HEW's intent. And I am confident that we
can work with federal authorities to develop a workable plan that will
encourage the states to tighten their welfare programs, " Carleson
concluded.
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The September-October decrease in the California's welfare
caseload consisted of a drop of 18,538 in cash grant recipients (AFDC,
aged, blind and disabled) and 1,052 on general relief, funded and
administered by the counties.
The largest decrease was 8,399 in AFDC.
The number on aid to families with unemployed fathers was down by
3,148, and the number of foster children in boarding homes and
institutions increased by 823.
In the adult categories, there were 5,086 fewer recipients on Old
Age Security and 1,864 fewer on Aid to the Disabled. The number of
recipients of Aid to the Blind showed a slight decrease of 144.
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State of California
Department of Social Welfare
Health and Welfare Agency
December 5, 1972
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASELOADS AND EXPENDITURES
October 1972
Recipients
I Payments
Program
October
September
October
October
September
October
19720/
1972
1971
1972₽/
1972
1971
Grand total
2,043,697
2,063,287
2,129,660
$163,124,293
$161,923,023
$160,451,858
Cash grant recipients
1,992,275
2,010,813
2,072,935
159,296,553
158,415,615
156,508,865
General home relief
51,422
52,474
56,725
3,827,740
3,507,408
3,942,993
CASH GRANT PROGRAMS
Average monthly paymentsᵃ/
AGED PERSONS (OAS)
299,511
305,317
316,119
$107.32
$109.66
$105.94
BLIND PERSONS (AB/APSB)
13,925
14,069
13,937
157.33
155.12
150.72
DISABLED PERSONS (ATD)
199,755
201,619
190,148
138.97
132.45
128.95
FAMILIES WITH
DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Family groups (AFDC-FG)
children
892,967
898,764
918,939
88.21
87.26
84.56
cases
390,804
393,159
390,983
201.56
199.48
198.75
total persons
1,264,761
1,273,160
1,282,696
62.28
61.60
60.58
Unemployed cases (AFDC-U):
children
110,219
111,651
143,221
95.82
94.71
86.70
cases
40,769
41,459
51,576
259.04
255.05
240.76
total persons
182,027
185,175
237,511
58.02
57.10
52.28
Boarding Homes and
Institutions (AFDC-BHI):
children
32,296
31,473
32,524
193.72
189.76
167.65
GENERAL HOME RELIEF
Total persons
51,422
52,474
56,725
74.44
66.84
69.51
Family cases
2,467
2,388
2,032
71.09
76.07
86.22
Persons in family cases
7,048
7,036
5,931
24.88
25.82
29,54
One-person cases
44,374
45,438
50,794
82.31
73.19
74.18
Unemployed in labor force (%)
4.9
5.0
5.7
XXX
XXX
XXX
(Seasonally adjusted)
(5.9)
(5.9)
(6.9)
XXX
XXX
XXX
Civilian population (excluding
military)
20,291,000
20,269,800
20,046,000
XXX
XXX
XXX
a/ Cash grant averages for adult aids computed from "net" person counts.
b/ Excludes U casès,
Preliminary.
GRANT PARTICIPATION
SHARING
PROGRAM
MAXIMUM GRANTS
FEDERAL
STATE
COUNTY
ADULTS
OAS
$218,00
50%
50%
-
AB
227.00
50%
50%
---
APSB
227.00
100%
-
-
ATD
Based on Statewide
Average of $145.00 per
month for Fiscal Year
50%
25%
25%
CHILDREN
NUMBER OF
ELIGIBLE
MAXIMUM
AFDC
NEEDY PERSONS
STATE
50%
33.75%
16.25%
IN THE SAME
PARTICIPATION
HOME
BASE
1
$115
2
190
3
235
4
280
5
320
6
360
7
395
8
430
9
465
10 or more
500
AFDC-BHI
FEDERAL BASIS
FEDERAL SHARE
STATE BASIS
STATE SHARE
COUNTY SHARE
FEDERAL
The average
50% of the
50% of the average
67½% of the
Amount paid
CHILDREN
amount paid
federal basis
payment up to $100
state basis
less federal
per child per month
and state shares.
NON-FEDERAL
The average payment
67% of the
Amount paid
CHILDREN
up to $80 per child
state basis
less state share
per month.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE
For costs of providing required and recommended services, 75% Federal - 25% County. Other costs, 50% Federal - 25% State - 25% County
STATE SUBVENTION
$65 State for each new or reissued license up to cost of administration for each fiscal year.
ADOPTION'S ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE
Relinquishment Only
Federal 75% - State 25%
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Federal 75% - County 25% (Title IV B funds limited to Federal appropriation.)
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ED REINECKE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California 95814
Contact: Jerry Vorpahl
(916) 445-0680
NO. 66
12/5/72
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke made the following statement today
during signing ceremonies for AB 889:
"I am pleased to sign this legislation clarifying the intent of
the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and establishing
gúidelines for developers and local governments, made necessary as
a result of the State Supreme Court's "Friends of Mammoth" decision
last September.
"I want to commend the Legislature for their quick action in
dealing with this problem that hit us somewhat unexpectedly. Because
of their decisive action, we have been able to allay the fears of
the state's construction industry as well as business and labor
leaders throughout the state.
"Projects worth millions of dollars being held back now can get
underway and hundreds of laborers and other employees can go back
to work.
"With these guidelines, government agencies at the local level
can proceed in an orderly process to grant building permits and
private developers will have complete knowledge of the requirements
for preparing environmental impact statements,
"These guidelines cover most contingencies as we see them now.
But should unanticipated problems develop later on, we have been
assured they will be resolved at the next session of the Legislature.
"No doubt there will be a need for further guidelines and
refinements down the road, and we will stay on top of this issue to
prevent any additional problems, but we are satisfied that this bill
being signed today is a good step in the right direction."
#
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ROMALD REAGAN
RELEASE. Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-6-72
#633
Governor Ronald Reagan, who is attending the Republican Governors'
Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, today released the following statement
on learning of the death of Assemblyman Carley Porter:
"Once again I am shocked and saddened over the loss of an
outstanding man and legislator. Like Frank Belotti who died last
week, Carley Porter was one of the most respected members of the
legislature. For years he has been the Assembly's expert on water
matters, and will be long remembered for his outstanding legislative
work in that field.
"The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act of 1969 was pioneering
legislation that put California in the forefront of the nation's
effort to protect its streams and waterways. It is a fitting memorial
to his memory.
"Most of all, Carley Porter was a decent, honest man whose vision
and high principle made him a giant among legislators. He was our
friend. We will miss him very much.
"Mrs. Reagan and I extend our deepest sympathies to his family
and join his colleagues in mourning his death."
# # #
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-8-72
#634
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today announced the appointment and
swearing in of C.T. (Jim) Henry of Colfax to the Placer County Board
of Supervisors. The Acting Governor administered the oath of office
late Thursday afternoon.
Henry, 46, won a regular four-year term on the board beginning in
January at the November 7 general election. He will complete the
unexpired term of William Briner who resigned December 1 to accept an
appointment as deputy director of the California Department of Parks
and Recreation.
The mayor of Colfax during the current year, Henry was a member
of the city council for seven years. He was also chairman this year
of the Sacramento Regional Area Planning Commission and had been a
member for the past six years. He resigned those positions upon
assuming his supervisorial post.
Henry is a 1948 graduate of Placer College (now Sierra College)
with a major in business administration.
Supervisor Henry and his wife Claudia, who is a teacher at Colfax
High School, have three children. His annual salary is $8,200.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-8-72
#635
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today announced the following bills
have been signed:
AB 523 - Knox
Requires all agencies created by a joint powers
Chapter 1160
agreement or amendment to file with the Secretary
of State's office within 30 days after the
effective date of the agreement a notice
containing the name of each public agency which
is a party to the agreement, the date upon which
the agreement became effective, a statement of
the purpose of the agreement or the power to be
exercised, and a description of the amendment or
amendments made to the agreement, if any. Within
90 days from the effective date of this bill, all
existing agencies or entities must file this
notice. If any agency fails to file the required
notice, all of its powers cease until it files
the notice.
AB 544 - Keysor
Deletes December 31, 1972, as the termination
Chapter 1161
date for the provision permitting industrial loan
companies to charge an alternative interest rate
not exceeding 11/2 percent per month on the unpaid
principal balance of a loan. AB 544 is identical
to AB 583 (chapter 290) except that this bill
contains an urgency clause.
AB 889 - Knox
Revises existing law with respect to environment
Chapter 1154
impact reports. The bill seeks to codify the
Friends of Mammoth decision and to solve some of
the problems created by the decision.
AB 930 - Warren
Provides for coordination of civil actions sharing
Chapter 1162
common questions of fact or law pending in
different courts. The bill provides that practice
and procedures for coordination of such cases are
to be established by the Judicial Council.
AB 1068 - Monagan
Authorizes the Director of General Services
1163
subject to approval of State Public Works Board
to enter into agreements for the state to acquire
all interest of its concessionaire at Squaw Valley
in exchange for a portion of specified surplus
land, the sale of another portion of such land,
and an option to purchase the remainder.
AB 1544 - Sieroty
Revises the requirements for applicants for a
Chapter 1164
physician's and surgeon's certificate who
graduated from foreign medical schools.
AB 1594 - Maddy
Permits the State Controller to sell unclaimed
Chapter 1165
securities not listed on a national stock exchange
over the counter at prevailing prices or, with
prior approval of the State Board of Control, by
AB 1754 - Russill Chacon
such other method as the Controller may determine
to be advisable.
Provides that Los Angeles County Board of
Chapter 1166
Supervisors may transfer without consideration,
an easement, license or other interest in real
property interests to any water agency for
specified purposes.
AB 1920 - Hayes
Specifies that a court's authority to order child
Chapter 1167
support payments to be made to and enforced by
specified public officials applies to cases where
an order requires payment of child support to a
person rather than only to a parent.
AB 1947 - Biddle
Authorizes the Department of Corrections to
Chapter 1168
contract with public or private agencies for
community correctional center services.
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AB 2029 - McCarthy
Authorizes county service areas to provide area
Chapter 1169
planning through an area planning commission.
AB 2230 - Brophy
Extends the termination date of the statutory
Chapter 1170
provisions authorizing the Low-Income Home
Management Training Program from June 30, 1972,
to June 30, 1974.
AB 2392 - Hayden
Includes regional park districts among those
Chapter 1171
entities to which counties may loan moneys. The
bill authorizes regional park districts to borrow
not to exceed $100,000 to cover operating expenses
between the time of formation of the district and
the first receipt of tax revenue. New regional
park districts were approved by the voters at the
November general election in Marin, Monterey, and
Santa Clara Counties. Tax revenues will not be
available to the new districts until the 1973-74
fiscal year.
SB 190 - Mills
Authorizes the California Toll Bridge Authority to
Chapter 1156
include in any issue of revenue bonds an amount
sufficient to finance the establishment of ferry
systems across the San Diego and San Francisco Bays
and provides that revenues from such a system shall
be pledged as security for bonds issued to finance
its establishment. The bill requires the Authority
to take all steps to finance the establishment of
such systems upon a determination that it is
feasible to do SO.
SB 556 - Behr
Authorizes any county conducting a pilot program
Chapter 1157
pursuant to provisions relating to mobile intensive
care paramedics to provide courses of instruction
and training leading to certification as a mobile
intensive care paramedic. The bill requires where
such training is provided to persons other than
county employees that a fee shall be charged
sufficient to defray the cost of the training.
SB 765 - Petris
Entitles any consular representatives whose
Chapter 1158
governments exempt United States representatives
from national, state and municipal taxes without a
formal treaty, to a refund of taxes paid under the
Motor Vehicle License Tax Law.
SB 1365 - Beilenson
Requires the Department of Housing and Community
Chapter 1159
Development to report to the legislature on its
actions to encourage "new towns.
SB 1510 - Cusanovich
Appropriates $70,845 plus interest from the General
Chapter 1155
Fund to pay the claim of the Argo Construction
Company, Inc., against the state.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
MEMO TO THE PRESS
916-445-4571 12-8-72
CORRECTION
On Release #635, AB 1754 is authored by Russell instead of Chacon.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-8-72
#636
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today announced the following bills
have been signed:
AB 282 - Bagley Allows counties to develop procedures which spread
Chapter 1177
the issuance of public assistance warrants evenly over
each month. The bill also makes technical amendments to
legislation enacted earlier this year relating to child
care centers.
AB 396 - Quimby
Requires the Department of Public Works to maintain
Chapter 1178
state highways superseded by new highways until the
time of relinquishment to the local agency.
AB 748 Conrad
Requires that any proceeding or order of the
Chapter 1179
Department of Motor Vehicles, relating to the
suspension of the driver's license or driving
privilege of any person, or the registration card
or license plates for any vehicle owned by any person
pursuant to specified provisions of the financial
responsibility laws which otherwise require such
suspension, be stayed by the receipt by the depart-
ment of a request from such a person for a hearing.
The bill requires that such provisions remain in
effect pending a decision by the United States
Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of
the procedures of the department relating to the
suspension of drivers' licenses and driving
privileges.
AB 1570 Waxman
Revises provisions for modification of voting
Chapter 1180
machines and vote tabulating devices subject to
approval of the Commission on Voting Machines and
Vote Tabulating Devices. The bill also requires the
Commission to review voting systems periodically to
determine if they are defective, obsolete, or
otherwise unacceptable.
AB 1876 - Brown
Permits tuition due from nonresident foreign
Chapter 1181
students at California State University and Colleges
during 1972 fall term to be collected in installments
during the 1972-1973 college year.
AB 2063 Chappie
Authorizes exemption of portable buildings of a
Chapter 1182
school district not used by the physically
handicapped from requirements regarding access by
handicapped persons upon approval by the Department
of Rehabilitation.
AB 2165 - Burton
Revises the Furniture and Bedding Inspection Act
Chapter 1183
with respect to the fire retardant qualities of
mattresses and upholstered furniture.
SB 31 - Cusanovich
Requests the Department of Public Works to award two
Chapter 1172
major construction projects on the Simi Valley-San
Fernando Valley Freeway during the 1972-73 and 1973-
74 fiscal years. The bill also requests the
California Highway Commission to grant high priority
for other segments of this freeway.
SB 571 - Carrell
Deems the leasing of a condominium for a 99-year
Chapter 1173
period, or for a term which exceeds the life
expectancy of a displaced person, as a purchase of
the condominium in determining amount of relocation
assistance payments to be made when the displaced
person moves from real property acquired for public
use,
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SB 724 - Carpenter
Specifies that, notwithstanding any other provision
Chapter 1174
of law, cities in Orange County incorporated after
July 1, 1971, but before December 1, 1972, shall
not be subject to specified planning provisions
until two years from the effective date of such
incorporation.
SB 1115 - Lagomarsino
Appropriates $40,000 to the Department of Parks
Chapter 1175
and Recreation from the Bagley Conservation fund
for the development of Rincon Point.
SB 1482 - Moscone
Provides that certain charitable organizations are
Chapter 1176
consumers of, rather than retailers of, bracelets
commemorating American prisoners of war, for
purposes of sales and use taxes.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-8-72
#637
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today signed legislation aimed at speeding
up completion of the Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway State
Highway Route 118.
The legislation (SB 31, Cusanovich) is designed to help advance
the completion date of the freeway by three years (from 1978-79 to
1975-76)
Specifically, the bill requests that the State Department of
Public Works award major construction contracts to complete several
unfinished eastern portions of the freeway during fiscal 1972-73 and
1973-74. It also requests that the California Highway Commission grant
high priority to construction of other uncompleted sections of the route.
Reinecke noted that the completed freeway "will serve one of the
most mobile and high density population centers in Southern California.
"This legislation should go a long way toward helping speed up
construction of the entire Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway route
and meet the pressing needs of the commuting public in this growing area,"
he added.
Completion of the freeway will help relieve congestion on both
the San Diego and Ventura Freeways, and on surface streets in the Simi
Valley and San Fernando Valley which are now serving as commuter routes,
Reinecke added.
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Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ROMALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-8-72
#638
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today signed legislation for the
development of Rincon Point, a surfing area 2½ miles downcoast of
Carpinteria on the Santa Barbara-Ventura County line.
The bill, SB 1115, by Senator Robert Lagomarsino (R-Ojai),
appropriates $40,000 to the California Department of Parks and
Recreation to develop approximately 2½ acres of surplus state land
owned by the Division of Highways.
"It is expected that the money will be used to construct a
parking lot and restroom facilities near this outstanding surfing
beach,' Governor Reinecke said. "It is a safety measure that has been
needed for some time since surfers have been parking their automobiles
on the freeway."
The money will come from the Bagley Conservation Fund.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-8-72
#639
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
December 11, 1972
through
December 17, 1972
Monday, December 11
11:00 a.m.
American Farm Bureau Federation Convention,
Los Angeles Convention Center. Speech.
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Tuesday, December 12
10:30 a.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
1:45 p.m.
Swearing in by Governor Reagan of Dr. James M.
Stubblebine as the director of the new State
Department of Health, Governor's Office
(Stubblebine has been serving as director of
Mental Hygiene).
(Overnight Sacramento)
Wednesday, December 13
Noon
Christmas Carol program, Rotunda, Capitol.
Brief remarks.
5:00 p.m.
Lighting of the Christmas Tree, North steps of
Capitol, Governor and Mrs. Reagan.
5:20 p.m.
Staff Christmas party in the Council Room.
Members of the Capitol Press Corps are cordially
invited to join with us.
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Thursday, December 14
Noon
Sacramento Rotary Club meeting, Senator Hotel.
Speech.
(Overnight Sacramento)
& Friday, December 15
No public appointments scheduled.
(Overnight - - Los Angeles)
Saturday, December 16
No public appointments scheduled
(Overnight. Los Angeles)
Sunday, December 17
No public appointments scheduled
(Overnight - Los Angeles)
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Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-11-72
#640
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of John
E. Brittain, Jr., of San Gabriel to the State Board of Dry Cleaners.
Brittain, whose appointment must be confirmed by the State
Senate, will fill the unexpired term of the late Gordon N. Johnson of
Orinda. His term will expire June 1, 1975.
Brittain, a Republican, operates a laundry and dry cleaning
business in Pasadena. He resides at 619 East Longden Drive, San Gabriel,
Brittain was designated the "Drycleaner of the Year" in 1955 by
the California Drycleaners Association. In 1959-1960 he was the state
association's president. He has also served as a director of the
California Laundry and Linen Supply Association.
Members receive $25 per diem per day while on official duty.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-11-72
#641
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Mrs.
Robert Huff of Yorba Linda to the board of directors of the 32nd District
Agricultural Association, Orange County Fair at Costa Mesa.
Mrs. Huff, a Republican, will fill the unexpired term of Mrs.
Mildred Goldthorp of Santa Ana, who resigned. The term ends January
15, 1974.
She is a graduate of the University of Southern California
School of Journalism and was a reporter for United Press in Paris at
the outbreak of World War II before returning to the U.S.
Mrs. Huff and her husband have four acres of oranges and
avocados which are grown organically. They reside at 19002 Buena Vista
Drive, Yorba Linda. She is a leader in the Orange County 4H program.
Board members receive their necessary expenses.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-11-72
#642
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Mrs.
Peggy T. Krapf of Walnut Creek to the Advisory Board for the Mentally
Retarded at Napa State Hospital.
Mrs. Krapf will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of
Virginia Y. Blacklidge, M.D., of Kensington. Her term will expire
December 16, 1974.
A Republican, Mrs. Krapf has a Masters Degree in psychology from
San Francisco State University, She is now employed as a substitute
teacher in special education for the Mount Diablo, San Ramon Valley,
Martinez and Moraga school districts. She resides at 211 Shady Glen
Road, Walnut Creek.
Advisory board members receive their necessary expenses when on
official business.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RON. D REAGAN
RELEASE: ediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-11-72
#643
Governor Ronald Reagan today announded the appointment of
John B. Griffin, M.D., of Walnut Creek to the Advisory Board for the
Mentally Disordered at Napa State Hospital.
Dr. Griffin, who is with the Diablo Orthopedic Medical Group, Inc.,
in Walnut Creek, replaces Margaret M. Duling of Pleasant Hill who has
resigned. His term will expire December 16, 1973.
A Republican, Dr. Griffin is a 1946 graduate of Notre Dame
University at South Bend, Indiana, and received his Medical Degree in
1950 from Northwestern University at Evanston, Ill.
For the past six years, Dr. Griffin has been a consultant to the
state's Crippled Children's Services program.
Advisory board members receive their necessary expenses when on
official business.
Dr. Griffin resides at 306 Dover Drive, Walnut Creek.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-11-72
#644
Governor Ronald Reagan today reluctantly accepted the
resignation of Fred Hummel who has served as state architect for the
past five years.
Hummel, 45, was named to the $29,000 a year post in 1968,
and under his guidance the Office of Architecture and Construction
which he headed was reorganized. In addition, he helped introduce new
and contemporary systems of design and construction which have
resulted in an overall savings to the state of $50 million. During
the same period payroll costs were reduced by $4 million per year.
Reorganization in personnel of the Office of Architecture and
Construction resulted in a reduction in personnel from nearly 1,000
when he took office to the present staff of 220 employees. Hummel
helped place nearly all of those architects leaving state service in
jobs with private firms. The office now functions by the same principles
that private architects employ and is supported by fees charged to
clients.
Hummel, who in 1972, was made a fellow of the American Institute
of Architects--one of the highest honors which can be bestowed on a
member of his profession--is resigning to return to private practice.
He will join the Sacramento firm of Dreyfuss and Blackford as a
principal of the organization. Prior to joining state service, he was
a senior partner in the firm of Hummel, Rasmussen and Love in Ventura.
Some of the major architectural work accomplished by the state
during Hummel's tenure includes many new buildings at state-supported
university campuses, restoration projects in Columbia and Old
Sacramento and the master plan of the California State University at
Hayward.
Governor Reagan expressed deep appreciation to Hummel for
his "outstanding service." The governor thanked Hummel for remaining
in the post, at the administration's request, for longer than he had
originally planned. "Now that you have completed the charge of
reorganizing the Office of Architecture and Construction, I understand
your desire to return to private practice," the governor told Hummel.
"So it is with reluctance, but with my very best wishes for the future,
that I am accepting your resignation," Governor Reagan added.
Hummel, in his letter of resignation to the governor, said "the'
application of the principles of your administration has allowed me to
establish an environment of cooperation between government and private
practice which insures the creation of significant and economic
structures.
"I thank you for the opportunity of serving as a member of your
administration and wish you continued success and good fortune."
Hummel resides in Sacramento with his wife, Sue Anne.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-12-72
#645
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced that the following bills have
been signed:
AB 168 - Duffy
Authorizes the Department of Public Health to make
Chapter 1202
grants, from such funds as are appropriated by the
Legislature for such purpose, to assist organizations
in meeting the costs of developing innovative programs
of education in the health professions.
AB 171 - Cline
Provides that when the correction of an assessor's
Chapter 1203
error on a current property tax roll results in an
increase in tax and the error was caused without
fault on the part of the assessee, there shall be no
penalty or interest imposed on the amount of such tax
increase for a period of 30 days. The bill provides
for a postponement of such penalty or interest for a
period of one year for such a correction on a prior
year's roll, if such increase is over $100 or 50
percent of the tax for the year.
AB 239 - Powers
Makes several amendments to the Land Surveyors Act
Chapter 1204
relating to administration of examinations, issuance
of licenses and disciplinary actions against licensees
AB 253 - Davis
Authorizes the board of the Humboldt County Flood
Chapter 1205
Control District to submit, at a special election in
a zone, subzone, or participating zones, the question
of whether the board may proceed with any project not
involving the incurring of a bonded indebtedness,
including a project which is a contract with the
United States for a water supply for any purpose.
The bill further provides that if such question is
submitted to the voters the board may not proceed
with the project unless a majority of the votes cast
are in favor thereof.
AB 378 - Lewis
Increases the number of superior court judgeships in
Chapter 1206
San Bernardino County from 13 to 14.
AB 496 - Moorhead
Specifically provides that a plea of nolo contendere
Chapter 1207
shall be deemed to be a conviction for purposes of
provisions of the Vehicle Code relating to the
cancellation, suspension, or revocation of the license
of any person to conduct a driver school or of any
driving instructor. The bill also specifically
provides that a plea of nolo contendere constitutes
a conviction of any offense prescribed by the Vehicle
Code, except offenses relating to unlawful parking of
vehicles, for purposes of provisions of the Vehicle
Code regarding drivers' licenses.
AB 585 - Murphy
Increases the number of municipal court judges in
Chapter 1208
Santa Cruz County from two to three.
AB 594 - Lanterman
Provides that in Los Angeles County, county offices
Chapter 1209
requiring special qualifications may be consolidated
if the board of supervisors finds that competent
staff personnel exists to advise the department head.
AB 762 - Keysor
Authorizes the New Car Dealers Policy and Appeals
Chapter 1210
Board or its Secretary to issue subpoenas in the dis-
charge of their duties.
AB 898 - Stacey
Defines livestock carriers and includes them as such
Chapter 1211
within the provisions of the Highway Carriers Act.
AB 1076 - Briggs
Requires the Insurance Commissioner to notify any
Chapter 1212
other employers of a solicitor of the name and address
of a new employer of such solicitor.
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..E 1077 - Monagan
Increases the number of superior court judges in San
Chapter 1213
Joaquin County from six to seven. The bill becomes
operative upon determination by resolution adopted by
four-fifths vote of the San Joaquin County Board of
Supervisors that court quarters are available for the
additional judge.
AB 1093 - MacDonald
Requires the Department of Fish and Game to file an
Chapter 1214
annual report with the legislature indicating the
numbers, the method of take, the area of depredation,
the crops depredated, and the disposition of gray
squirrels taken under designated provisions.
AB 1171 - Hayes
Makes several technical amendments to the Credit
Chapter 1215
Union Law.
AB 1334 - Deddeh
Adds routes to, deletes routes from, and revises
Chapter 1216
description of routes in the California freeway and
expressway system, the state scenic highway system,
and the state highway system.
AB 1387 - Briggs
Readjusts the priority of claims on liquidation of
Chapter 1217
insolvent insurers so that claims for policy holder
benefits have the same priority as claims for unearned
premiums.
AB 1714 - Maddy
Permits California State University and Colleges
Chapter 1218
campuses on year-round operations to incur obligations
for summer quarters subsequent to the enactment of the
Budget Act and prior to July 1 with such obligations
to be payable from appropriations contained in the
Budget Act for such purposes.
AB 1782 - MacGillivay Requires the state and cities and counties in calls
Chapter 1219
for bids for construction of specified trenches and
excavations to require inclusion in responding bids
of a bid item for certain safety measures to be taken
in connection with such trenching and excavation.
AS 1874 - Lanterman
Requires a written plan for after-care services
Chapter 1220
prior to release of a Short-Doyle patient from a
community mental health treatment facility as well
as from a state hospital.
A3 1948 - Biddle
Extends the life of a pilot study by the Department
Chapter 1221
of Corrections of matching job opportunities and
parolees by computer.
AB 1973 - Priolo
Creates the Park and Recreation Revolving Account in
Chapter 1222
the General Fund. Requires all federal grants which
result from the expenditure of state funds for
Department of Parks and Recreation acquisition and
development projects to be deposited in the account.
AB 1988 - Powers
Increases number of judges in the Sacramento Municipal
Chapter 1223
Court District from 10 to 13.
AB 2012 - Arnett
Makes a series of clarifying amendments to the State
Chapter 1224
Housing Law.
AB 2064 - Chappie
Declares policy of the state with regard to the
Chapter 1225
utilization and conservation of mineral resources and
provides that it is the responsibility of the State
Geologist to carry out such policy.
AB 2065 - Chappie
Establishes an arson investigation unit within the
Chapter 1226
Office of the State Fire Marshal. The new unit will
investigate every explosion or fire occurring in an
area which is not within the jurisdiction of an
organized fire department of fire protection district
where there is suspicion that arson or attempted
arson has been committed. The unit will also assist
local fire officials in the investigation of fires or
explosions where arson could be involved.
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AB 2104 - Wilson
Specifies the salaries of a traffic referee and
Chapter 1227
commissioner of the San Diego Municipal Court District.
AB 2127 - Lanterman Modifies legislation enacted earlier this year which
Chapter 1228
provides for the transfer of benefits for state
hospital employees transferring to a local mental
health program.
AB 2337 - Pierson
Increases the number of municipal court judges in
Chapter 1229
the Inglewood judicial district from two to three.
AB
2387
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MacGillivray Appropriates $6,000,000 in augmentation of Item
Chapter 1230
75, Budget Act of 1972.
SB 86 - Grunsky
Permits California State University and College
Chapter 1184
campuses on year-round operations to incur obligations
for summer quarters subsequent to the enactment of the
Budget Act and prior to July 1 with such obligations
to be payable from appropriations contained in the
Budget Act for such purposes.
SB 161 - Grunsky
Appropriates $45,000 to the University of California
Chapter 1185
from the Capital Outlay Fund for Public Higher
Education for payment of street improvement assess-
ment on property of the University of California on
High Street in the City of Santa Cruz.
SB 185 - Stiern
Defines "club" for purposes of club license under
Chapter 1186
Alcoholic Beverage Control Act to include a labor
council meeting specified requirements.
SB 200 - Gregorio
Provides for the elimination of the College Auxiliary
Chapter 1187
Enterprise Fund and a transfer of assets to an account
in the Dormitory Revenue Fund.
SB 229 - Behr
Requires the Director of General Services, in
Chapter 1188
consultation with specified governmental agencies,
to prepare a report on possible public uses of State
lands at San Quentin. The bill requires submission
of the report to the legislature on or before June
30, 1974. It also prohibits the sale, lease,
exchange, or transfer of such property until after
submission of the report and approval of the legislature
SB 334 - Marler
Reduces from 250 to 75 the minimum number of bona
Chapter 1190
fide members required of a described peace officers'
association to qualify for the issuance of a club
license under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
SB 417 - Behr
Requires that for purposes of the Vehicle License
Chapter 1191
Fee Law, the Department of Motor Vehicles report to
the county auditor the address at which each trailer
coach has situs within the county, rather than
reporting to the county auditor on the basis of where
the trailer is registered. The bill requires that
funds from vehicle license fee on trailer coaches be
allocated to local government on the basis of where
the trailer coach has situs, rather than where the
trailer is registered.
SB 680 - Harmer
Requires quadrennial actuarial valuation of the
Chapter 1192
Legislators' Retirement System commencing June 30, 1973.
SB 873 - Holmdahl
Requires that district attorneys throughout the state
Chapter 1193
submit uniform statistical reports concerning their
child support enforcement activities to the Attorney
General.
SB 914 - Harmer
Authorizes the Secretary for Resources to submit a
Chapter 1194
plan or proposed legislation for preservation and
salvage of state archaeological and paleontological
and historical resources by December 31, 1973, instead
of December 31, 1972.
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SB
1218 - Burgener Corrects a technical defect in legislation enacted
Chapter 1195
earlier this year relating to special education
programs.
SB 1226 - Deukmejian Makes amendments to legislation enacted earlier this
Chapter 1196
year relating to pre-sentence investigation of drunk
driving offenses, and reporting of juvenile offenses.
SB 1235 - Coombs
Revises amounts of certain approved expenditures for
Chapter 1197
recreation land acquisition, and certain approved
joint cost allocations for recreation and fish and
wildlife enhancement associated with state water
projects, made by the Department of Water Resources.
SB 1322 - Lagomarsino Authorizes the issuance and replacement of special
Chapter 1198
license plates for motorcycles manufactured in the
year 1942 prior thereto upon payment of specified
fees. The bill requires all revenues above the actual
costs of issuing such plates be deposited in the
California Environmental Protection Program Fund.
SB 1352 - Deukmejian Includes a quarry within property which may be
Chapter 1199
posted against trespassing and loitering, and thereby
makes it subject to provisions of the Penal Code
applicable to posted property.
SB 1450 - Bradley
Includes animal and all types of vehicular riding
Chapter 1200
within term "riding" as used in specified statutes
relati ng to the liability of owners of real property
to others using the land and relating to the liability
of public entities and grantors of easements to
public entities to others using delineated unpaved
roads and trails.
SB 1499 - Short
Specifies that the Division of Labor Law Enforcement
Chapter 1201
may maintain an action against employers who violate
provisions regarding employment of minors. Authority
to bring such suits is presently vested in designated
school authorities.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ROM D REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-13-72
#646
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of his
Health and Welfare Agency Secretary Earl W. Brian, M.D., as a member of
the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. The appointment,
subject to Senate confirmation, will be in addition to his present duties.
Dr. Brian replaces Dr. W. Ballentine Henly, of Glendale, who
resigned. The unexpired term on the commission extends to November 1973.
The Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education was
originally formed to assist students from other western states to
utilize California's medical education facilities to the best advantage
The commission now encompasses other study areas, such as penology,
social welfare and public health.
In addition to his duties as Secretary of the Health and Welfare
Agency, where he administers approximately $6.4 billion in state, federal,
and county funds, Dr. Brian is also a member of the U. C. Davis Medical
School Faculty, serving as Associate Clinical Professor of Community
Medicine. He is also on the staff of the Sacramento Medical Center,
the teaching hospital for the University of California Medical School
at Davis.
The 30-year-old Republican, his wife Jane, and their son Earl III,
in Sacramento. Dr. Brian, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, is
a son of a physician. He earned his bachelor's degree from Duke Universit
and later was graduated from its school of medicine.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: "mediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-14-72
#647
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced that the following bills have been
signed:
AB 598 - Dunlap
Requires the State Department of Public Health to
Chapter 1236
adopt regulations for the handling, processing, and
disposal of hazardous and extremely hazardous wastes.
AB 724 - Bagley
Makes a number of technical changes in the state
Chapter 1237
personal and corporation income tax laws. The bill
also makes a change with respect to open space
assessments of oil lands for school districts and
revises various provisions relating to open space
reimbursement payments.
AB 770 - Murphy
Authorizes each of the constituent agencies within the
Chapter 1238
Department of Consumer Affairs to seek injunctions
against violations of the statutes administered or
enforced by it. The bill provides that petitions
for such injunctions may be filed by the agencies
themselves with the approval of the director of the
department.
AB 1007 - Fong
Deletes the prohibition against pupils over 18 years
Chapter 1239
of age in grades 9 - 12 enrolling in a driver training
course.
AB 1189 - Lewis
Requires the Department of Public Health to maintain
Chapter 1240
a program promoting health care for the aging, with
coordination by the Commission on Aging.
AB 1292 - Badham
Creates a club alcoholic beverage license for a
Chapter 1241
defined non-profit corporation. It would prohibit
issuance of such license to a club which denies
membership or use of its facilities or services on
account of race, color, creed, religion, national
origin, or sex. The bill also specifies with respect
to distances delimiting area contiguous to Riverside
Campus of the University of California in which the
sale of intoxicating liquor is prohibited, by making
mandatory a method of measurement using the shortest
vehicular road or roads, rather than the shortest road
or roads.
AB 1451 - MacDonald Revises the Government Code sections delineating
Chapter 1242
general policy and activities related to the promotion
of world trade.
AB 1505 - Lanterman Authorizes the Department of General Services, with the
Chapter 1243
approval of the State Public Works Board, to dispose
of specified parcels of state-owned property.
AB 1602 - Duffy
Amends the Nursing Home Administrator's Licensing Act.
Chapter 1244
The bill lowers the minimum age necessary to qualify
for a license from 21 to 18. It provides fees for
reexamination, issuance of a duplicate license, and
issuance of a permit for administrator-in-training.
The bill also authorizes denial, suspension, or
revocation of a license on the basis of conviction of
a crime involving, rather than commission of an act
involving, moral turpitude, dishonesty, or corruption.
B 1618 - Warren
Requires the State Board of Education to designate
Chapter 1245
one school district to conduct a three-year pilot
program for dropout prevention based upon a furlough
for community service or industrial skill and technical
training.
AB 1638 - B.Greene
Clarifies the power of cities and counties to partici-
Chapter 1246
pate in federal programs in addition to those in the
present law.
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AB 1730 - Gonsalves Res ires first aid training given to specified
Chapter 1247
policemen, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, members of the
California Highway Patrol specified lifeguards, and
firemen in this state, pursuant to specified provisions
of law, to include training and annual refresher
course in cardipulmonary resuscitation. The bill
requires such first aid training to be according to
standards prescribed by the State Department of Public
Health. It requires the department to designate a
public agency or a private non-profit agency to
provide for each county such training, and provides
that such training shall be furnished at no cost to
the trainees.
AB 1783 - MacGillivray Extends the privilege tax for support of the
Chapter 1248
Marine Research Committee on handling of designated
fish from December 31, 1972, to December 31, 1974.
AB 2018 - Hayden
Amends the provision of the Employment Agency Act
Chapter 1250
which exempts persons engaging in the business of
management consulting who are involved solely in
activities relating to executive or professional
positions with a minumum salary of $15,000 per year.
The bill changes the description of the positions in
question from "executive or professional" to
"management" and increases the minimum salary to
$20,000.
AB 2035 - Maddy
Permits the Director of the Department of Consumer
Chapter 1251
Affairs to provide a library and other materials
relating to consumer problems and to publish a
bibliograpny of consumer information available in the
department. The bill also adds two public members to
the Consumer Advisory Council.
AB 2372 - Beverly
Authorizes the board of supervisors to designate by
Chapter 1252
ordinance a facility for confinement of prisoners for
purpose of the Cobey Work Furlough Law, and to desig-
nate the work furlough administrator as custodian of
the facility. The bill also provides that "education"
for purposes of provision of law relating to work
furlough program includes educational training and
counseling, and psychological, drug abuse, alcoholic,
and other rehabilitative counseling.
SB 99 - Petris
Amends the Health and Safety Code to require
Chapter 1231
agricultural pest control applicators to file spray
reports with the county agricultural commissioner
containing certain specified information. In addition,
the bill provides that such reports shall be made
available for public inspection.
SB 340 - Gregorio
Creates a city selection committee within each county.
Chapter 1232
The city selection committee replaces separate
selection committees for local agency formation
commissions, regional planning districts, planning
districts, Metropolitan Transportation Commission,
Bay Area Air Pollution Control District, and the San
Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
SB 436 - Rodda
Makes technical amendments to legislation enacted
Chapter 1233
earlier this year relating to textbook adoption.
SB 864 - Carpenter
Clarifies the manner in which the exhaust emissions
Chapter 1234
data required on new motor vehicles shall be determined.
The bill also provides authority for the Air Resources
Board to impose costs of assembly-line surveillance of
auto emissions on the automobile manufacturers.
SB 1362 - Boilenson Authorizes the California Hospital Commission to
Chapter 1235
request a review of specified data items relating to
the planning and evaluation of health services by the
State Department of Public Health. The bill authorizes
the Department to provide alternatives to the
commission, in the event that specified data is deemed
deficient or irrelevant.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 5814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-14-72
#648
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Matthias F. McDonald of Sacramento as executive director of the
Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing.
McDonald, 48, who has been a special assistant to the director of
the Department of Finance since 1966, will fill a position that has
been vacant for two years.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, McDonald is a 1954 graduate of the
University of Buffalo with a major in business administration. He has
done graduate work at Buffalo and San Jose State University in industrial
and business management.
McDonald is a former manager of the Systems and Procedures
Department of the Bell Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo and managed the
Organization and Systems Department of General Dynamics/Astronautics in
San Diego. In 1963 he joined the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company
in Sunnyvale where he became manager of the Management Policies
Department.
In addition to his responsibilities with the Department of Finance,
McDonald is an instructor in executive management and coordinator of the
Management Science program for the University of California at Davis
extension program. He has been a teaching associate of the state's
Management Development Training Institute and a volunteer consultant
for the Small Business Administration of the federal government.
McDonald and his wife June have four children. They make their
home at 2773 Curtis Way in Sacramento. A Republican, he will receive
an annual salary of $28,152.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO E PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secreta 1
916-445-4571
12-14-72
Governor Ronald Reagan today will sign AB 69, introduced by
Assemblyman Wadie P. Deddeh (D-Chula Vista), which establishes the
state Department of Transportation.
The bill signing ceremony will be at 1:30 this afternoon, Thursday,
December 14, in the governor's office.
Press coverage is invited. Questions will be limited to bill.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californ: 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-14-72
#649
Governor Ronald Reagan today signed legislation establishing the
new State Department of Transportation in the Business and Transportation
Agency.
In a prepared statement at today's bill signing ceremony, Governor
Reagan said:
"I am delighted to sign this bill into law. It will result in a
California Transportation Plan that has been needed for some time. This
plan will provide balanced transportation systems consistent with our
state's social, economic and environmental goals.
"The new department will be responsible for developing a statewide
transportation system based on regional plans submitted by local councils
of government or transportation commissions. After public hearings and
adoption, regional plans will be brought into the statewide plan with
necessary adjustments for inter-regional systems.
"This will give California a coordinated transportation system
that will better serve all the people now and in the future.
"I would also like to commend Assemblyman Wadie Deddeh, who
introduced the bill and guided it through the legislature, and Secretary
of the Business and Transportation Agency Frank Walton, who worked so
hard on this bill. Both of these gentlemen, and many concerned groups
and individuals around the state, deserve a big 'Thank You' for their
assistance in developing this legislation."
Governor Reagan said the new department, which was created to meet
the broadening role all forms of transportation are playing in today's
environment, will contain the newly created Divisions of Transportation
Planning, Mass Transportation and Aeronautics as well as the present
Divisions of Highways, Legal and Administrative Services.
It absorbs the existing Departments of Public Works, Aeronautics
and the Office of Transportation Planning and Research.
The bill also provides a state account for use in multi-modal
transportation planning and research to be appropriated annually by the
legislature.
The measure empowers the legislature to provide state subventions
to regional planning bodies of up to 70 percent of their non-federally
funded costs for transportation system planning.
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Under provisions of the bill, the State Transportation Board will
adopt guidelines for the preparation of the California Transportation
Plan and regional plans.
The legislation retains the Toll Bridge Authority, the California
Highway Commission and the Aeronautics Board with their current
responsibilities,
Need for the new department was identified by a 24-man task force
established by Governor Reagan in 1968. The governor charged the task
force with the responsibility of defining the state's role in
transportation planning and recommend an organizational structure
that would effectively correlate and plan the transportation needs
of the state in the future.
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Walthall
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californ
95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-14-72
#650
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced he has signed legislation
creating a training center in the State Department of Corrections.
The bill, AB 1798, introduced by Senator Craig Biddle (R-Riverside-
San Bernardino Counties) authorizes the state's first corrections
training center.
The center will provide orientation and professional training for
newly-employed career correctional officers, group supervisors and youth
counselors in the Department of Corrections and the California Youth
Authority.
"I am confident that this new approach to training correctional
personnel will have an important and lasting effect on state institutions
charged with the responsibility of controlling and rehabilitating
thousands of inmates,' Governor Reagan said.
Earl Brian, secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency, which
includes the Department of Corrections, commented:
"This is a major step forward in providing more capable and qualified
professionals who can deal effectively with the adults and youth who are
committed to correctional institutions.
"We presently have scattered training classes within various
departments and contracts with schools for professional education.
However, the center will allow us to ensure that all correctional
personnel receive a thorough orientation and follow-on career development
training.
"The end result will be better programs within our institutions and
increased effectiveness in rehabilitation and public protection,' Brian
concluded.
Approximately $714,000 has been allocated for the correctional center
training program from Department funds and the California Council on
Criminal Justice,
Location for the training center has not been determined.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R ALD REAGAN
Sacramento, Californ.. 95814
MEMO TO VHE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-14-72
The governor's press release #649 re AB 69 creating the new
State Department of Transportation, the effective date of the bill
was omitted from the release---it is July 1, 1973.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC ,LD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-15-72
Governor Reagan will sign SB 714, legislation sponsored by
Governor Reagan to step up the fight against narcotics and drug abuse,
at a special ceremony in the governor's office this morning at 11:30.
Coverage is invited.
Press enquiries will be limited to the bill.
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Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC LD REAGAN
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-15-72
#651
Governor Ronald Reagan today signed legislation launching a broad,
$14.3 million community-based attack on narcotics and drug abuse in
California.
The bill, SB 714, introduced by Senator George Deukmejian (R-Los
Angeles) and entitled the Campbell-Moretti-Deukmejia Drug Abuse Act,
became effective with the governor's signature since it contained an
urgency clause.
Under provisions of the statute many first time drug offenders will
be offered treatment and rehabilitation in place of prosecution. The
act sets up a "criminal justice diversion system" which allows a court
to postpone trial for up to two years while the defendant participates
in a treatment program in his own community. If the defendant's
performance in the program is successful, charges against him may be
dropped.
Other provisions of the act are:
--Designation of the State Office of Narcotics and Drug Abuse as
the state agency with the authority and responsibility for developing
and implementing a comprehensive plan for narcotics and drug abuse
prevention and treatment programs throughout the state;
-Placement, in the Department of Mental Hygiene, of responsibility
for assisting and evaluating community programs including methadone
treatment coordinating drug research projects, developing a central
information resource and data collection system on narcotics and drug
abuse, and developing a community drug education program;
--A requirement for counties operating mental health programs under
the Short-Doyle Act to develop an annual plan for the prevention and
treatment of drug abuse, with the state paying 90 percent of the
counties' costs;
-Establishment of narcotics and drug abuse advisory committees to
local Mental Health Advisory Boards.
The new law provides for approval, monitoring and evaluation of all
methadone programs in the state.
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Methadone, a synthetic narcotic with properties similar to morphine,
can be used by addicts as a heroin substitute. Taken daily, it can block
heroin craving to a degree and help stabilize an addict's behavior.
Methadone itself is habit-forming and most drug experts believe it
should be only used as a last resort in conjunction with other methods
of rehabilitation such as counselling, psychotherapy, education and
training.
The new act requires that methadone programs be strictly controlled
and have a strong rehabilitative element with the ultimate goal of
eliminating all drug dependency.
The Department of Mental Hygiene will establish methadone dosage
and recordkeeping standards to prevent loose handling of the drug. The
department will also set up standards and licensing laboratories making
body fluid analyses for methadone programs. Routine analyses are used
to determine whether the person treated is taking methadone as prescribed
and is using any other drug.
The bill also requires that teachers, in teacher preparation, must
complete a unit requirement in health education which includes the
abuses of drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Governor Reagan announced his drug abuse program, resulting in the
legislation he signed today, in April of this year.
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Walthall
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
MEMO TO THE PRESS
facramento, Californi 95814
4d Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-15-72
#652
Governor Reagan will sign into law SB 90, the bipartisan tax
relief-school finance bill, at 11:30 a.m., Monday, December 18, in
the Pacific Palisades Room, Century-Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles.
Joining the governor for the signing of the landmark legisla-
tion will be Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti (D-Van Nuys), Senator
Ralph Dills (D-San Pedro), Senator Robert Lagomarsino (R-Ventura),
Assemblyman William Bagley (R-San Rafael), Assemblyman Joe Gonsalves
(D-Norwalk) and Wilson Riles, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
Press coverage is invited.
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As in past Christmas seasons, the Reagans will be available
for the traditional family portrait at their home in Southern
California Thursday, December 21.
Photo journalists wishing to cover should call the governor's
press office in Sacramento (916-445-4571) for further details.
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Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
I
ediate
Sacramento, California 5814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-18-72
#653
Governor Ronald Reagan today approved 26 recommendations by his
Blue-ribbon Earthquake Council designed to reduce earthquake hazards in
California through preparedness and research.
The report is the result of nearly a year's intensive study by the
Council. Governor Reagan appointed the panel in January of this year
under the chairmanship of James G. Stearns, secretary of the Agriculture
and Services Agency and a member of the governor's cabinet.
In the report the governor's office of emergency services has been
designated as the lead agency to implement and coordinate many of the
recommendations developed by the council.
"The recommendations should be implemented with all possible speed,'
Governor Reagan said on accepting the report. "The situation is analogous
to preparing for the explosion of one or more gigantic hidden time bombs.
We're not sure when or where they will go off but we know that they are
ticking."
The 26 specific recommendations are generally divided into two types:
those dealing with preparedness for earthquakes and response to earthquake
disasters; and those pertaining to research and investigation into
earthquakes and their causes and effects.
Basic to the recommendations is the need to have both research and
the civic response to earthquake destruction coordinated at the local,
state and federal levels.
Equally basic in the report is the need to have advance plans of
operations in the event of an earthquake. Plans are needed both to
organize the recovery of the area struck by an earthquake and to organize
the research that must be started immediately in order to learn as much as
possible from each and every earthquake to increase public safety.
The report spells out which organization should have prime
responsibility before, during and after any earthquake, and in some cases,
recommends funding so they can meet their responsibilities.
Special and general research projects are suggested and who should
undertake them. The council recommends that thought be given to
establishing an earthquake warning system; that local governments have
disaster and evacuation plans; that emergency medical aid plans be
coordinated and tested; that specificstate and local communication
networks be established for emergency purposes.
Problems of building for maximum seismic safety, of abating unsafe
structures, and of earthquake insurance are also dealt with in the report.
Each recommendation carries with it suggested methods of
implementation which, if followed, provide at least a first step in
significantly reducing losses from earthquakes.
"The greatest of recommendations is of little value if not carried
out, " Stearns said. "Recent estimates of the effect of future great
earthquakes in or near urban areas forecast thousands of deaths. Most
deaths could be prevented if appropriate measures are taken in time."
The council includes representatives of local, state and federal
government agencies, universities, the private sector and the general
public.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californi
95814
Ed Gray, Press Secret
916-445-4571
12-18-72
#654
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement on
signing into law landmark property tax relief-school finance
legislation (SB-90)
moneth
"This is indeed a historic occasion and one in which I am
particularly pleased to take part.
"The measure I am about to sign into law is the culmination of
literally countless hours of discussion and debate in Sacramento's
legislative halls and represents the first decisive victory in several
decades to reform California's antiquated tax structure.
"It is a great victory for the legislative process and the millions
of Californians who have yearned for so long to see the process work in
the difficult area of tax reform.
"This landmark legislation not only reduces the heavy property tax
burden on our beleaguered homeowners, but even more important, it
guarantees that homeowner taxes will be held down in the years to come.
No single public issue has been of greater concern to our people than
that of achieving real and lasting property tax relief.
"In addition, the bill provides relief for renters who have had to
shoulder a part of the unreasonable property tax load.
"And, it will give our schools the additional assistance necessary
to assure a basic quality education for every public school pupil in the
state, no matter where he or she happens to live.
"This important signing would not have been possible without the
efforts of the men here with me. The spirit of compromise and willingness
to resolve major differences which they brought to our negotiations
resulted in an even greater determination to see that the legislation was
enacted into law.
"Speaker Moretti, Senator Dills, Senator Lagomarsino, Assemblyman
Gonsalves, Assemblyman Bagley, Superintendent Wilson Riles and mary others
deserve the gratitude of everyone for their efforts in making the new law
possible.
"But, in the end, we are here today because of the strong support
this legislation received from our citizens the taxpayers who, after
all, will reap the benefits."
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Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californi
95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-18-72
#655
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Joseph L. Dionne, Ed.D., of Monterey, : to the Area VII Mental Retardation
Program Board. He will fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Mary Ada Morton,
R. N. of Carmel, who resigned.
Dionne, 39, a Republican, is Vice President of McGraw-Hill Book
Company. He earned both his bachelor's and master's degree from Hofstra
University, Hompstead, New York, and his doctoral degrees from Columbia
University, New York City.
The unexpired term Dionne will fill extends to June 1973. Normal
board appointments are for three years. Board members receive necessary
and actual expenses.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RON REAGAN
RELEASE:
.mmediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-18-72
#656
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of
Emery R. Walker, Jr., of Claremont, and C. Thomas Dean, Ph.D., to the
State Scholarship and Loan Commission. The appointments require Senate
confirmation.
Walker, Dean of Admissions at Claremont Men's College since 1957,
holds A.B. and M.A. degrees in English and American Literature from Brown
University, Providence, Rhode Island. The 55-year-old Republican is
past president of the Association of College Admissions Counselors,
former member of the selection committee of the National Merit Scholarship
Corporation, chairman of the Avon Products Scholarship Committee and a
member of the Disney Scholarship Committee. He is also a trustee of
Girls' Collegiate School, a private secondary school in Claremont.
Dr. Dean, 54, a Republican, is Dean of the School of Applied Arts
and Sciences at California State University, Long Beach. He earned his
master's and doctoral degrees from Iowa State University in the fields
of industrial and vocational education. He has served as research directo
of National Aeronautics and Space Administration grants to develop
Curriculum Materials (1963-64), Model Spacecraft Construction (1964-65)
and Development of Education Materials for Spacecraft Construction
(1965-66).
Both Walker and Dean have served on the commission since March
1969. Commission appointments are non-salaried. Members serve four
year terms.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, Californi 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-18-72
#657
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of
G. Raymond Arnett, of Carmichael, Harold F. Cary, of San Diego, and
Assemblyman Vincent A. Thomas, of San Pedro, as Commissioners on the
Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission. The appointments, which require
Senate confirmation, will expire September 1975.
Arnett, Director of the State Department of Fish and Game, has
served on the hoard since 1969. He is a 48-year-old Republican.
Cary, 59, a former Vice President of Westgate California Foods,
Inc,, has served on the commission since 1968. He previously was
director of the National Canners Association and a past member of the
board of directors of the National Fisheries Institute. He is a
Republican.
Assemblyman Thomas, whose district includes the home port of one
of the largest commercial fishing fleets on the West Coast, has served
on the Commission since 1968. The 64-year-old Democrat has represented
the 68th District since 1940.
Commission members serve four year terms and receive necessary
expenses.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californi.
95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-19-72
#658
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Municipal
Court Judge Harry F. Brauer, of Watsonville, to the Superior Court
bench in Santa Cruz. He replaces Judge Nick Drobac, who resigned.
Judge Brauer, 46, a Democrat, earned his bachelor's degree from
the University of Chicago, and his law degree from Yale University.
He served on active duty with the U. S. Army during the Korean War.
He is a Director of the Watsonville Community Hospital and also
a member of the Elks Lodge.
As a Superior Court Judge, he will receive an annual salary of
$36,392.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-19-72
#659
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
in California
"December 20 has been designated throughout the nation as POW/MIA
Freedom and Prayer Day.
"It is both appropriate and necessary that Californians and
Americans everywhere pay tribute to and promote public recognition of
the sacrifices being made by our prisoners of war and those missing in
action in Southeast Asia. The observance of POW/MIA Freedom and Prayer
Day will serve as a reminder to us all of the price that sometimes must
be paid to protect and preserve our freedom and the security of the
free world.
"On December 20, the Los Angeles Area POW/MIA Council is sponsoring
a series of tree planting dedications on the State Capitol grounds and
at various naval and air stations throughout the state. These ceremonies
will serve to reemphasize our concern and determination that our prisoner.
of war and those missing in action will be returned to us and to their
loved ones safely and as quickly as is possible.
"As Governor, and personally, I would urge every Californian to
support and join in these observances on December 20 and, on this
occasion, to reflect upon the great debt owed these Americans for their
continuing sacrifices in our behalf."
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-19-72
#660
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Alan W.
Haverty of Hillsborough, as a judge in the San Mateo Municipal Court,
Central District. He replaces Judge F. William Lanam, who has been
elected to the Superior Court.
Judge Haverty, 39, a native of San Francisco, earned his BS degree
from the University of San Francisco and his law degree from Hastings
College of Law. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he was a partner
in a law firm in South San Francisco and also Deputy City Attorney for
the city of Pacifica.
He is married to the former Marianne Downey and they are the
parents of three daughters. The family resides in Hillsborough.
Judge Haverty served on active duty with the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955.
He is a Republican.
As a municipal court judge, he will receive $33,481 per annum.
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Garcia
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secret
y
916-445-4571
12-19-72
#661
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Everett E. Ricks, Jr., to the bench of the Los Angeles Municipal Court,
Compton District. He replaces Judge Ralph Biggerstaff, who has been
elevated to the Superior Court.
Judge Ricks, a 38-year-old Republican, was graduated with
distinction from California State University, Long Beach in 1969. He
earned his law degree from UCLA in 1962.
Prior to his appointment to the bench, he was in private law
practice in Long Beach, and most recently, was a partner in a law firm.
He is married to the former Rosalind Anita Cloud. They and their two
daughters reside in Los Angeles.
As Municipal Court Judge, he will receive an annual salary of
$33,481.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 05814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-19-72
#662
Governor Ronald Reagan today said he is "most pleased" to learn
that California's anti-water pollution program was among the first to
be approved by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
At the same time the governor announced he has signed legislation,
AB 740 by the late Assemblyman Carley Porter, and AB 1925 by Assemblyman
John Knox, which further strengthens California's fight against pollution.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced in
Washington, D.C., that California's State Water Resources Control Board
has been certified to issue waste discharge permits under the new
Federal Water Pollution Control Act which became law October 18, 1972.
"Under this certification, California will operate its own
pollution control program," Governor Reagan said. "It is further
recognition of the advanced and complete program California has been
operating.
"I am also happy to learn that the EPA intends to delegate its
authority in pollution control matters to the states, as Congress
intended."
The Porter bill was necessary to put California in conformity
with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
The bill requires the State Water Resources Control Board and
the regional water quality control boards to issue waste discharge
requirements for persons discharging or proposing to discharge
pollutants into the navigable waters of the U.S. as required by the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
The new law specifies that any person who violates the statute
will be subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each day of
violation.
It also specifies that the amount of a state construction grant
under the Clean Water Bond Act of 1970 shall equal at least 12½ percent
of the project's cost.
Assembly Bill 1925 creates the California Pollution Control
Financing Authority. Under the bill the authority is authorized to
issue and sell revenue bonds and bond anticipation notes to finance
private construction and operation of pollution control facilities.
The bill will provide private industry with an alternative
source of financing pollution control facilities, which may be rented,
leased or purchased from the authority.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RON VD REAGAN
RELEASE: -mediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-19-72
#663
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Clarence A. Stromwall, of Los Angeles, to the Los Angeles Municipal
Court bench. He replaces Judge Nancy Belcher Watson, who was elected
to the Superior Court.
Judge Stromwall, 48, a Republican, graduated from Los Angeles
City College, attended Oberlin College, Ohio and earned his law degree
from Southwestern University. He has also done graduate study in law
at the University of Southern California.
Prior to his appointment to the bench, he was Commissioner of
the Los Angeles Municipal Court. A five year veteran of the Marine
Corps during World War II, he presently holds the rank of Major in the
U. S. Army Infantry Reserve.
He is a retired sergeant of Detectives in the Los Angeles Police
Department, a law instructor at the Los Angeles Police Academy and was
deputy district attorney in 1967-68.
Judge Stromwall is married and has one son. The family resides
in Los Angeles.
As Municipal Court Judge, he will receive an annual salary of
281.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, Californi 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-19-72
#664
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
San Francisco attorneys Robert L. Dossee and Raymond D. Williamson, Jr.,
to the San Francisco Municipal Court.
Judge Dossee replaces the late Judge Leo Friedman and Judge
Williamson replaces Judge Joseph Kennedy who was elected to the Superior
Court. Both newly appointed judges are Republicans.
Judge Dossee, 38, a native San Franciscan, earned his B.S. degree
at Santa Clara and his law degree from the University of San Francisco.
Prior to his appointment to the bench, he was a trial lawyer with the
State Division of Highways. He is married to the former Eleanor Marie
Cheney and they have four children.
Judge Williamson, 34, also a native San Franciscan, was a lawyer
in the San Francisco City Attorney's office prior to his appointment.
He earned both his bachelor's and law degrees from the University of
San Francisco. He is married to the former Carol Munstermann and they
are the parents of three children.
Municipal Court judges receive an annual salary of $33,481.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 5814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-20-72
#665
Governor Ronald Reagan today signed legislation appropriating $5
million in state funds to help develop and make more effective bilingual
education programs in California's public schools.
The bill (AB-2284, Chacon), a key element of Governor Reagan's 1972
legislative program, is designed to make sure that those schools which
wish to participate are able to develop effective bilingual educational
programs which are appropriate to their own particular community needs
and get the programs fully underway during the coming two years.
At the end of that period the schools will be expected to carry on
the funding in their own education budgets. The $5 million appropriation
runs through fiscal 1974-75.
The legislation is aimed at youngsters in the earliest elementary
grades, particularly children of Mexican descent who have learned little
or no English before enrolling in school.
Governor Reagan noted that many of these youngsters require the
additional classroom assistance which an effective bilingual program can
offer. "Making the transition from Spanish to English is often difficult
for these children in the formative first grades of school. They need
the kind of help and encouragement which I believe this legislation can
provide, in order to get them into the mainstream of our educational
system and ultimately into the mainstream of our economic system itself,"
the governor said.
He pointed out that last year he signed legislation which provided
$500,000 in state funds to help develop pilot bilingual programs in San
Francisco and San Diego. Having laid the groundwork for expanding these
programs, AB-2284 is aimed at carrying forward the effort on a broader
scale throughout the state.
Governor Reagan noted that even with the new appropriation, he
understands there is a serious shortage of qualified bilingual teachers
in some areas of the state---a problem which has made it difficult to
move forward as quickly as would otherwise have been possible in this area
of education.
He called on the state's institutions of higher education to address
the problem by producing many more teachers than are presently available
and who are qualified to conduct bilingual education classes.
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He also expressed disappointment that many local school districts
have failed to meet their responsibilities in teaching English to
Spanish-speaking youngsters over the past few decades.
He noted that each school district will be eligible to participate
in those programs authorized by the new legislation. The consent of
the parent is necessary for a child to be included in such programs.
The $5 million appropriation is to be used primarily for special
materials, in-service training for teachers and aides, and other
extraordinary costs associated with the development of bilingual
education programs.
School districts will continue to pay the classroom teacher's
salary, and each district which participates must submit a plan for the
gradual assumption of the total cost of the program.
Over the past three years a hodgepodge of so-called bilingual
education bills were returned to their authors unsigned because they
either were not thought through, violated the concept of local control,
or failed to satisfy the principal purpose of bringing non-English
speaking youngsters into the mainstream of the nation's cultural,
educational and eventually economic life.
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Gray
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 5814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-20-72
#666
Governor Ronald Reagan today signed legislation, Senate Bill 107
by Senator Peter Behr (R-Marin, Napa, Solano Counties), establishing the
California Wild and Scenic Rivers System which will include the Klamath,
Trinity, Smith, Eel and American Rivers.
The new law prohibits the construction of dams, reservoirs or other
water impoundment structures on the rivers in the system with the
exception of the Eel River.
A 12-year construction moratorium is placed on the Eel. After that
period, the new statute calls for the State Department of Water Resources
to report to the legislature on the need for water supply and flood
control projects on the river and its tributaries. The legislature would
then hold public hearings to determine whether legislation should be
enacted to delete all or any segment of the Eel from the Wild and Scenic
Rivers System.
In signing the bill, Governor Reagan said:
"I am delighted that we have been able to resolve several years of
controversy over the preservation and utilization of our north coast
rivers. In these times of rapid change and growth we must honor our
stewardship and preserve for our children some of the natural beauty that
is California while also providing water for their needs.
"I want to make it clear that California will meet its contracted
obligations for the supply of water, and that flood control will continue
to be one of the top priorities of this administration.
"Secretary for Resources (Norman B.) Livermore, and Water Resources
Director (William R.) Gianelli, assure me that as we plan ahead to meet
our future needs, we have the time and resources to plan wisely.
"In 1969, I asked that alternative sources of water from the Eel
River and other streams be studied. These studies are in progress. They
include reclamation of waste water and desalting of sea water. I am sure
that when the legislature makes the review in 12 years, as called for in
the legislation, it will have sufficient information to properly decide
if major development on the Eel River is in the public interest.
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"I appreciate the fact that flood control on the Eel River
continues to be a major problem that must be resolved. It will
therefore be necessary during the coming years for the citizens and
officials in Humboldt County to give careful attention to those actions,
including flood plain zoning and construction of adequate levees to
minimize damages from high water."
Governor Reagan noted that hunting and fishing along the rivers and
streams in the system are not affected by the new law.
The statute requires the secretary for the Resources Agency to
classify each river, or segment of river, as wild, scenic or recreational,
and to submit a management plan to the legislature for its approval.
The Resources Secretary will be responsible for administering the
system. The measure mandates that each component of the system will be
administered to "protect and enhance the values for which it was included
in the system, without unreasonably limiting lumbering, grazing, and
other resource use where the extent and nature of such uses do not
conflict with public use and enjoyment.
"
The bill also prohibits the reservation, use or taking of private
Property for inclusion in the system without just compensation.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californi 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-20-72
#667
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has vetoed
the following bill:
SB 4 - Collier
Enacts the California Protected Waterways Act.
REASON FOR VETO:
"After considerable discussion on the merits
of this bill and Senate Bill No. 107 by
Senator Behr, and after reviewing the argu-
ments from the proponents and opponents of
both bills, I have decided to sign the Behr
measure because I believe it goes further in
solving the problem of protecting the natural
state of our north coast rivers.
"Accordingly, I am returning Senate Bill No. 4
unsigned.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californ
95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
12-20-72
#668
Governor Ronald Reagan issued the following Christmas Message
to the people of California:
"As we celebrate this most joyous and holy season of the year,
I ask my fellow Californians to join me in contemplating the one real
gift we have received the legacy that the Christ Child of Bethlehem
left us
Love.
"Man has within his power to bestow *Peace on Earth, Good Will
to Man' if only he will practice the love of God and love of his
neighbor in an honest, simple, and continuing way.
"As we celebrate the birth of the Child Jesus, let's reaffirm
our faith in the Divine Being, hope in the salvation of mankind, and
love for our fellow man.
"Love, the most important of our Commandments, is the only gift
that lasts, has no planned obsolescence, won't be traded in, and a
gift you cannot buy."
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Garcia