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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Calif nia
Contact: Paul Be
445-4571
7-1-69
#367
The following message was issued today by Governor Ronald
Reagan:
"To my fellow California State Employees:
"I would like to commend California's state employees for
their sense of responsibility and devotion to duty in this time
,
of severe fiscal crisis.
"A survey of departments has shown--as I was confident
it would--that our dedicated state employees have continued
to serve the citizens of this state by carrying out their
duties even though the lack of a state budget precludes
payment at this time for their work and their sense of
responsibility.
"I want to personally assure every state employee that
I will do everything in my power to see to it that every
employee is justly compensated for the services he is now
rendering.
"I know I can speak for the citizens of California when
I say, thank you for your help."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
Contact: Sacramento, California
RELEASE: Immediate
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-2-69
#368
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced two major administration
appointments.
He named Edgar M. Gillenwaters, who for the past two and one half
years has served as state deputy director of finance in Washington, D.C.,
to a newly created post in Sacramento as assistant to the governor for
intergovernmental affairs.
The governor said he has selected Jim Jenkins, Washington, D.C.,
representative for the City of San Diego since 1966, to succeed
Gillenwaters in the nation's capital.
Gillenwaters' appointment to the governor's Sacramento staff is
part of an overall realignment of intergovernmental relations functions
which includes an expanded role for Lt. Governor Ed Reinecke.
Governor Reagan last month designated Reinecke as chief executive
officer for intergovernmental relations and announced the creation of
an Office of Intergovernmental Management which the lieutenant governor
will head.
In his new responsibilities, Gillenwaters will work closely with
Reinecke, and will report directly to Edwin Meese III, executive
secretary to the governor.
Gillenwaters, a 37-year-old Republican and former aide to
Congressman Bob Wilson (R-36th District) will help coordinate special
projects involving the federal government, assist in congressional
liaison, supervise the operations of Governor Reagan's regional offices
in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and participate in the review and
analysis of OEO relationships in California.
Jenkins, 45, will be responsible for liaison in Washington, D.C.,
with members of the California Congressional Delegation, government
agencies and representatives of California industries in the nation's
capital.
GILLENWATERS
A native of Klamath Falls, Oregon, Gillenwaters attended the
University of Colorado. He is married to the former Jane Haas, a native
of San Diego. They have three children and will reside at 4801 Kipling
Drive, Carmichael.
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During the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Infantry as a forward
observer. In 1953, he became assistant manager of Transportes Aereos
de Jalisco (Jalisco Airlines) in Guadelajara, Mexico.
From 1954 to 1958 he was associated with Giant Resources, Inc., of
Denver, serving as assistant production manager, Uranium Engineering
Corporation, Grand Junction, Colo., manager, Edgemont Mining and
Uranium Corporation, South Dakota, both Giant Industries subsidiaries,
and as staff assistant to the parent corporation's board of directors.
He joined Rohr Aircraft Corporation, San Diego, in 1958, where he
was a staff assistant upon leaving in November, 1960. Gillenwaters was
an account executive for Barnes Chase Co., an advertising firm, from
1960 until joining Congressman Wilson's staff in 1963.
He is a member of the National Press Club, National Aviation Club,
Republican Capitol Hill Club and Rotary International.
JENKINS
Prior to going to Washington in 1966 to represent the City of
San Diego, he worked for two years as public affairs officer for the
11th Naval District in San Diego.
He served as a public affairs advisor to Navy secretaries Franke,
Connally, Corth and Nitze at the Pentagon from 1959-64.
From 1949-59, he was a Navy public affairs officer in Europe, Asia
and the United States.
Jenkins, a Republican, attended Occidental College from 1940-41
and graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kingsport, New York,
in 1944. A native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he was raised in
Montebello, California.
He and his wife, Verona, have three boys. Their oldest son, Jim,
is a recent graduate of the University of California at San Diego.
He is a member of the National Press Club, Propeller Club, Public
Relations Society of America, Optimist International, National Aviation
Club and Republican Capitol Hill Club.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVER OR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7-1-69
#369
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the
following bills:
AB 111 - Ryan
Authorizes the provision or exclusion of
(Chapter 296)
payment of psychological expenses in a
disability insurance policy. The bill
prohibits any such policy from prohibiting
the insured from selecting any person
certified to perform psychological services
covered under the terms of the policy.
AB 306 - Crown
Allows the San Leandro Unified and Albany
(Chapter 297)
Unified school districts to qualify for a
10c tax override for adult education
regardless of the inclusion of "adult
education purposes" in the list of purposes
for which the tax overrides approved on
April 9, 1968, and November 5, 1968,
respectively, were to be used which
appeared on the ballot.
AB 314 - Mulford
Makes several technical changes in the
(Chapter 298)
social workers and marriage, family and
child counselors licensing law to conform
to 1968 legislation.
AB 319 - Murphy
Extends the provision declaring yellow-
(Chapter 299)
billed magpies to be nonprotected birds
under designated circumstances until
the 61st day after adjournment of the
1971 regular session of the legislature,
and it also changes the boundaries of
Zone A licensed pheasant club zones.
AB 341 - Schabarum
Requires Director of Industrial Relations to
(Chapter 301)
make a determination of general prevailing
rates of per diem wages in locality within
20 days, instead of 10 days, after the
filing with the director of a verified
petition asking for review of the grounds
upon which wage rates have been determined.
AB 357 - Briggs
Provides that no person who sells real
(Chapter 302)
property shall require as a condition
to making a sale that the buyer negotiate
any insurance, or renewal of insurance,
through a particular insurer, insurance
agent, insurance broker, or insurance
solicitor.
AB 447 - Foran
Allows the Bay Area Pollution Control
(Chapter 303)
District Board to establish compensation
up to a maximum of $50 per meeting, not
to exceed $1200 in any one year.
AB 457 - Duffy
Eliminates the October 1, 1969 expiration
(Chapter 304)
date for the Director of Agriculture to
use the herd depopulation method in the
control of brucellosis.
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AB 463 - Veysey
Permits the Department of Veterans Affairs
(Chapter 305)
to waive occupancy requirements for those
)
who buy a home or farm under Cal-Vet
contract, and then re-enter the Armed
Forces.
AB 470 - Bagley
Requires an emergency medical care committee
(Chapter 306)
to submit an annual report of observations
and recommendations to county board or
boards of supervisors for comment only
and to the areawide comprehensive health
planning agency for its area, in addition
to submitting such a report to the Health
Planning Council and the State Department
of Public Health.
AB 533 - Schabarum
Increases the maximum interest rate allowed
(Chapter 307)
in temporary borrowing by local agencies
from 6 to 7 percent.
AB 620 - Badham
Amends the Electronic Repair Dealer
(Chapter 308)
Registration Law to add good moral
character as a requirement for registration
as an electronic repair service dealer and
lack of good moral character as ground for
suspension or revocation of such
registration.
AB 640 - Mobley
Requires certain schedules in county budget
(Chapter 309)
to show expected expenses of activities
to which they relate, instead of expected
expenditures for such activities.
AB 659 - Brown
Requires the presiding judge of the
(Chapter 310)
superior court with the concurrence of a
prescribed juvenile court judge to appoint
members of juvenile justice commissions.
AB 680 - Karabian
Deletes the requirement that the original
(Chapter 311)
subpoena be shown to a witness in a civil
or criminal matter when such witness is
served with a subpoena.
AB 721 - Deddeh
Clarifies and consolidates the Vehicle
(Chapter 312)
Code provisions relating to left-turn
right-of-way.
AB 745 - Greene, B.
Amends several sections of the Labor Code
(Chapter 313)
to provide uniform references to the
California Apprenticeship Council.
AB 769 - Beverly
Specifies that nothing contained in
(Chapter 314)
prescribed Corporations Code provisions
relating to regulation of retirement
systems shall be construed to limit or
modify exemptions from the Retirement
Systems Law. The bill also requires a
balance sheet and statement of income
required of retirement systems to be
accompanied by a report, certificate, or
opinion of, rather than be prepared by
an independent certified public accountant
or independent public accountant.
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AB 840 - Mobley
Permits the board of directors of a
(Chapter 315)
county waterworks district to fix
compensation of not more than $10
per month.
AB 855 - Burke
Redefines objects and purposes of the
(Chapter 316)
Orange County Flood Control District
to include assistance to Orange County
and cities within the county in emergency
operations to control or mitigate the
effect of tides, waves, and ocean currents.
AB 902 - Powers
Provides that upon withdrawal from a
(Chapter 317)
retirement system established under
the County Employees' Retirement Law
of 1937, a district having no existing
retirees may, at the election of its
governing board, have district contributions
refunded to the district or transferred,
along with employee contributions, to
another public retirement system.
AB 929 - Belotti
Modifies the compensation received by
(Chapter 318)
a county for collecting sewer charges
for another entity.
AB 931 - Milias
Prevents state services from being denied
(Chapter 330)
to handicapped children placed for
adoption on the basis of adopting parents'
income, and eliminates requirement of
payment of costs of services by the
adopting parents.
AB 1048 - Knox
Revises the Government Code provision
(Chapter 319)
concerning fees and charges incurred
on behalf of estate by the public
administrator which are payable by the
county when assets of an estate are
insufficient therefore.
AB 1059 - Whetmore
Amends the Orange County Flood Control
(Chapter 295)
District Act to increase the maximum
tax rate of the district from 20 cents
to 30 cents for the 1969-70 fiscal
year. In addition, the bill authorizes
the electors of the district to change
the maximum tax rate.
AB 1071 - Briggs
Permits insurance agents and brokers
(Chapter 320)
to offset return premiums paid to them
by insurance companies against amounts
owed by the same insured to the agent
or broker for unpaid premiums on the same
or any other policy. It also permits
insurers to pay return premiums through
agents and brokers for such purpose.
AB 322 - Fong
Includes within the meaning of "unsafe
(Chapter 300)
condition" the raising of the center
of gravity or other modification of a
vehicle so as to unsafely affect its
operation or stability.
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#369
AB 1104 - Dunlap
Permits the governing body of county or
(Chapter 321)
city, as an alternative to appointing
five commissioners of a housing
authority, to declare itself to be the
commissionersof the authority in certain
cases.
AB 1124 - Murphy
Extends the effective period of a
(Chapter 322)
certificate or reservation of corporate
name from 30 to 60 days. The bill
further provides that a corporation
organized or existing under California
law, an arrangement plan of which
pursuant to federal law has been confirmed
by court order or decree, has full
authority to carry out plan without
further action on part of directors, and
that such authority may be exercised by
a trustee appointed in the arrangement
proceeding or other specified person.
AB 1179 - Knox
Provides that Insurance Code provisions
(Chapter 323)
relating to standard provisions in
disability insurance policies shall not
apply to, rather than affect, specified
insurance policies. It includes within
policies required to meet such provisions
selected group disability insurance.
The bill further revises provisions
relating to"blanket policy"
AB 1182 - Knox
Requires, rather than permits, the
(Chapter 324)
clerk to assume, in absence of proof
to the contrary, that names on last
equalized assessment roll are qualified
signers of a petition to incorporate.
AB 1276 - Belotti
Permits a wrestling "exhibition" to be
(Chapter 325)
referred to verbally as a wrestling
"match".
AB 1456 - Duffy
Deletes provisions authorizing the
(Chapter 326)
creation of the Hospital and Related
Health Facilities and Services Planning
Committee of the Advisory Hospital Council
AB 1654 - Russell
Directs the Superintendent of Banks
(Chapter 327)
to examine every state bank once each
calendar year instead of once each fiscal
year. The bill would also make a
corresponding change in directors'
examinations, requiring the board of
directors of every state bank to examine
the bank at least once each calendar year,
instead of at least once each fiscal year.
AB 1800 - Dent
Broadens the authority of the retirement
(Chapter 328)
board of a municipal utility district
to invest funds in corporate securities
and bonds.
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#369
SB 11 - Collier
Makes it a felony to injure or destroy
(Chapter 286)
any part of an aircraft in such a manner
as to render it unsafe for use.
SB 79 - Lagomarsino
Revises and recasts the Civil Code
(Chapter 287)
provisions relating to duty and liability
of the county recorder with respect to
recording only a portion of certain
documents presented for recordation and
containing specified instructions not to
record a part thereof. The bill becomes
operative on July 1, 1970.
SB 129 - Marler
Requires a mosquito abatement district
(Chapter 288)
to notify a state agency if any specified
nuisance is found to exist on any property
subject to the control of such agency.
The bill allows the state agency and the
district to enter into contractual
agreements to provide control of the
nuisance.
SB 297 - Cologne
Exempts persons, firms, or corporations,
(Chapter 289)
and public entities, and their employees,
from liability for damages resulting from
the operation of equipment or acts of
personnel when the equipment or services
of personnel are gratuitously loaned
to a school district and are under the
control of the school district.
SB 338 - Marks
Transfers the McAteer alcoholism program
(Chapter 290)
from the Department of Public Health to
the Department of Rehabilitation and deletes
the provision which terminates the Act
on the 61st day after final adjournment
of the 1969 regular session of the
legislature.
SB 470- Dymally
Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the
(Chapter 291)
Unemployment Insurance Code.
SB 668 - Short
Authorizes a special tax levy in a
(Chapter 292)
reclamation district of less than 100
acres and situated within the plan of
improvement for flood control and other
purposes on the Lower San Joaquin River.
SB 814 - Cologne
Provides for the transfer of guardianship
(Chapter 293)
proceedings from the superior court to
an appropriate court in another state,
and revises provisions dealing with
removal of property of nonresident wards
from this state.
SB 993 - Carrell
Makes technical changes in descriptions
(Chapter 294)
of various state highway routes.
SB 1240 - Marler
Increases from 1 cent to 1.25 cents until
(Chapter 329)
June 30, 1970, per gallon tax on motor
vehicle fuel and on use of fuel as maximum
net revenue which may be expended by the
Department of Public Works and California
Highway Commission for general administratic
and maintenance purposes.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: SU. \Y A.Ms.
Sacramento, California
July 6, 1969
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-3-69
#370
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced that eight two-day fact-
finding hearings will be held throughout California during July to gather.
grass-roots information about the needs and problems of youth.
The hearings will pave the way for the state to develop community
programs for youth and to participate in the 1970 White House Conference
on Children and Youth, to be held December 13-18 in Washington, D.C.
The eight hearings will be conducted by the Governor's Advisory
Committee on Children and Youth. The governor said he has assigned
Lt. Governor Ed Reinecke to coordinate the meetings as part of the
statewide preparation for the White House conference, which will attract
thousands of young people and youth service leaders from across the natio
Each of the eight hearings in July will be chaired by either a state
legislator or by Spencer Williams, secretary of the state's Human
Relations Agency.
Hearings will be held in Sacramento July 8-9; San Francisco
July 10-11; San Jose July 17-18; Riverside July 21-22, Los Angeles
July 24-25; Fresno July 24-25; San Diego July 28-29; and Chico July 28-29
Each hearing will provide an opportunity for youth leaders, law
enforcement and correctional officials and the public in general from
nearby counties to discuss the problems of youth.
"Today, the problems concerning young people are of unprecedented
seriousness,' Governor Reagan said.
"We are all familiar with the problems of narcotics, of student
unrest, racial tensions and a disturbing tendency on the part of a
minority of young people to question society's norms. This is a crucial
time for the counties and the state as a whole to discuss the problems
of youth and to plan programs to meet them," he said.
The meetings are part of statewide preparations which will continue
through this summer and fall to develop programs to meet the needs of
young people and to participate in the White House Conference.
Plans include meetings on the community level throughout the state
and two Statehouse Conferences in the fall. One will be held in Anaheim
and the other in Sacramento on November 10-11. From 1,500 to 2,000
delegates, perhaps half of them young people, are expected to attend
these conferences.
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The committees which will conduct the regional hearings in July
have been appointed by Reinecke. Members include representatives of
state agencies concerned with the problems of youth in such fields as
employment, social service, mental hygiene and corrections. The hearing
committees will also include representatives of private industry.
After holding the hearings, the committees will separate the facts
which they gather into clusters of issues and these will be the basis of
position papers to be ready for distribution by September. These papers
will be the cornerstones for discussion at the two Statehouse Conferences,
where the delegates will discuss issues to be brought up for consideration
at the White House Conference.
As part of the statewide program being coordinated by the Governor's
Advisory Committee on Children and Youth, cities, counties and youth-
serving agencies from all parts of California have been asked to
contribute their problems and recommendations.
During the initial preparation period, the representatives of local
areas have been asked to:
1. Review the entire spectrum of problems relating to children and
youth in the respective counties.
2. Develop position papers with recommendations for change
concerning the key issues confronting young people at this time.
3. Make every effort to involve a realistic cross-section of youth
and adults, in both the planning and participation phase, in whatever
activity the county decides to undertake to develop its position.
Meetings to prepare this material have been under way for several
months throughout the state.
The White House Conferences have been a tradition every 10 years
since 1909, when the first was called by President Theodore Roosevelt.
The second White House Conference, called in 1919 by President Woodrow
Wilson, was devoted to the development of programs for youth during the
transition from World War I to peacetime. The 1930 conference, called
by President Herbert Hoover, concentrated on the welfare of young people
during the Great Depression and resulted in the establishment of a
"Children's Charter," a list of the fundamental rights of children.
Several hundred delegates from California, including young people
and citizens who have been prominent in delinquency prevention programs
and youth-serving organizations, are expected to attend the 1970 White
House Conference.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Imme iate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-3-69
#371
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Robert N. Rouch, a Fresno
public accountant, to the California Veterans' Board.
The appointment, which pays $20 per diem plus expenses, requires
confirmation by the Senate.
Rouch, a 44-year-old Republican, succeeds Carl Johnson of Los
Angeles who resigned. Rouch will fill Johnson's unexpired term which
ends January 15, 1972.
A graduate of Kingsburg Joint Union High School and Fresno State
College, Rouch has been a certified public accountant since 1951. He
was the recipient of the Wall Street Journal's student achievement
award the same year.
He is a member of the California State Chamber of Commerce,
California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Fresno State College
Alumni Association and the Bulldog Foundation.
He and his wife Wanda, a graduate of Reedley High School, have
five children and live at 2165 - 18th Avenue, Kingsburg.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: Imme ate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-3-69
#372
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
July 7, 1969
through
July 13, 1969
Monday, July 7
a.m.
Depart Santa Monica Airport for Truckee-Tahoe
Airport.
10:00 a.m.
Arrive Truckee-Tahoe Airport. Proceed via
helicopter to Glenbrook.
10:15 a.m.
Arrive Glenbrook - met by Governor Laxalt and
Secretary Hickel
10:30 a.m.
Board boat for tour of Lake Tahoe.
1:30 p.m.
Depart Cal-Neva Lodge for Truckee-Tahoe Airport.
Transfer to helicopter for tour of Lake.
3:00 p.m.
Return to Truckee-Tahoe Airport. Proceed to Cal-
Neva Lodge.
3:15 p.m.
Joint press conference with Governor Laxalt and
Secretary Hickel.
Return via plane to Sacramento Executive Airport.
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, July 8
1:30 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
p.m.
Depart Sacramento Metropolitan Airport for
Los Angeles.
Overnight - Los Angeles
Wednesday, July 9
Trustees meeting - Los Angeles Headquarters.
Overnight - Los Angeles
Thursday, July 10
7:30 p.m.
ARCS Ball (Achievement Rewards for College
Scientists) International Ballroom, Beverly
Hilton Hotel.
Overnight - Los Angeles
Friday, July 11
9:30 a.m.
Board of Regents Meeting, Berkeley.
Overnight - Sacramento
Saturday, July 12
No appointments scheduled.
Overnight - Sacramento
Sunday, July 13
No appointments scheduled.
Overnight - Sacramento
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO"
RELEASE: In ediate
Sacramento, Californi
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 7-3-69
#373
Governor Ronald Reagan today declared an end to the statewide
flood emergency which has been in effect since January 21.
The Governor praised state, local, and federal agencies for
coordinated efforts in minimizing damage during the rain-flood
periods in January and during the more recent snowmelt runoff.
"This has certainly been a long and difficult flood season
for Californiagenerally and for reservoir operators in particular,"
said Governor Reagan.
William Gianelli, director of the Department of Water Resources,
said "Our flood problems really began in January with the series of
warm tropical-type storms which were SO disastrous to many south
coastal areas. A problem in themselves, these January storms were
also the beginning of the tremendous buildup of the Sierra snowpack
which became another problem later in the spring."
Both the governor and Gianelli paid tribute to reservoir
operators on those streams tributary to the San Joaquin Valley.
"Operating decisions for many reservoirs on many of these streams
were extremely difficult during March, April, May, and June, "Gianelli
said.
"Unquestionably it is possible now to suggest that different
and better operating schedules could have been more advantageous
on certain streams".
The governor expressed sympathy with the many agricultural
and related interests which suffered minor to very major losses
or damages in flood situations.
He particularly noted the very heavy losses in the Tulare
area where some 88,000 acres of prime agricultural land have been
flooded by almost one million acre-feet of water (an amount equal
to Folsom Reservoir when completely full).
"It was an extremely difficult and damaging flood season
affecting many people and many areas. However, I feel that
because of the extensive coordinated efforts in both private and
public sectors, these damages were held to a minimum. Bad as it
was, it could have been so much worse," the governor added.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immed te
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7-3-69
#374 (Budget)
The following items have been blue-pencilled by Governor Reagan:
Item 54.5
For expenditure by the Director of Finance and the
Director of General Services to exercise options
under the agreement with the Public Employees'
Retirement System, dated December 15, 1967, to
repay Public Employees' Retirement System for the
land acquired under Chapter 1407, Statutes of 1967.
I eliminate this item. (Reduction: $7,602,647)
I have eliminated this item because any additional
expenditure of this magnitude from the State General
Fund on behalf of the State Fair and Exposition
would be incompatible with the plan to allow private
enterprise to assume the responsibilities and assets
of the Fair and Exposition.
Item 73
For augmentation of California Museum of Science and
Industry Fund. I reduce this item from $765,202
to $671,355.
Item 74
For support of California Museum of Science and
Industry, Department of Commerce. I reduce this
item from $1,216,557 to $1,122,710 to eliminate the
legislative staffing augmentation.
I have reduced Items 73 and 74 as the state has
increased support of this local project by more
than 100 percent since 1964-65. This budget as
reduced provides a 20 percent increase over 1967-
68 and meets the essential needs of the program.
(Total reduction for Items 73 and 74: $93,847)
Item 82
For support of Department of the Youth Authority.
I reduce this item from $46,429,318 to $46,420,318
by reducing paragraph (b) Operating Expenses and
Equipment from $10,034,854 to $10,025,854. (Reduc-
tion: $9,000)
I have eliminated the augmentation for contract
services with La Verne College because this can
be accomplished within theexisting funds budgeted
for education at the Youth Training School.
Item 109
For support of University of California. I reduce
this item from $755,020 to $655,020. (Reduction:
$100,000)
I am eliminating the augmentation for extension
service in rural areas to maintain the policy that
extension service will be self supporting and
responsive to the demand for this service.
Item 109.2
For support of University of California. I elimin-
ate this item. (Reduction: $1,000,000)
The need for educational opportunity aid to students
must be directed to the areas of greatest need. This
need at the University has been substantially met
by a partial allocation of student registration
fees. The rate and amount of aid at the University
is already considerably greater than that available
in the other segments of higher education. I will
submit a separate message on this important subject.
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#374
Item 109.5
For deferred maintenance, University of California.
I reduce this item from $1,000,000 to $500,000.
(Reduction: $500,000)
The reduced amount generally reflects the level
and priority consistent with the University's pro-
posed plan for meeting this need.
Item 116
For support of Trustees of the California State
Colleges and the California State Colleges. I
reduce this item from $1,042,528 to $600,024.
(Reduction: $442,504)
I am eliminating $400,000 from this item for plan-
ning funds for year-round operations at four col-
leges and $42,504 for the relations with schools
program. Both items were low on the Trustees'
priority list.
Item 116.7
For support of Trustees of the California State
Colleges and the California State Colleges. I
eliminate this item. (Reduction: $5,000)
Approval of this item would represent a departure
from existing policy with respect to replacing
federal grants which have been cut back.
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Item 154
For support of Department of Mental Hygiene. I
reduce this item from $4,889,890 to $3,789,890.
(Reduction: $1,100,000)
I have eliminated funds for Modesto State Hospital
to reflect the continuing reduction in the mentally
ill patient population.
Item 160
For support of Department of Public Health - Aug-
mentation. I reduce this item from $442,943 to
$373,068. (Reduction: $69,875)
I have eliminated the augmentation for a local
area water contamination study. Such problems are
the responsibility of local public health author-
ities.
Item 166
For support of Department of Social Welfare. I
reduce this item from $626,500 to $126,500.
(Reduction: $500,000)
I have reduced the proposed augmentation for the
Community Services Division because the objective
of increasing community placements of mentally
retarded patients can be achieved through appro-
priations provided by items 158, 159 and 344.
Item 280.5
For transfer to the Motor Vehicle Fund. I eliminate
this item. (Reduction: $313,336)
Transfer of this General Fund amount to the Motor
Vehicle Fund is unnecessary at this time. The
Highway Patrol has absorbed these costs to date
within their annual appropriations.
Item 297.1
For civil service special inequity adjustments for
occupational groups which lag more than seven
percent and whose salary range does not exceed
$950 per month. I reduce this item from $6,900,000
to $2,760,000.
Item 297.2
For civil service special inequity adjustments for
specific occupational groups which lag more than
fifteen percent. I eliminate this item. (Reduc-
tion: $500,000)
I have reduced the augmentation and special inequity
adjustment in Item 297.1 to an amount sufficient
to provide a 1 percent inequity adjustment and
eliminated the augmentation and special inequity
adjustment in Item 297.2
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Item 321
For apportionments to public schools. I reduce this
item from $1,511,344,200 to $1,410,897,600 by re-
ducing: (a) $299.87 per ADA to $279.94 per ADA;
(b) (5) $2.17 per ADA to $1.67 per ADA; and (b)
(6) $263.05 per ADA to $243.62 per ADA. (Reduc-
tion: $100,446,600)
This reduces this item to $120,500,000 which is
the $105,500,000 I originally placed in my budget
plus the $15,000,000 made available as a result of
the federal government's lifting of the AFDC freeze.
Item 333
For publishing, purchasing and shipping free
textbooks, Department of Education. I reduce this
item from $24,234,925 to $22,982,191 by reducing
paragraph (b) Operating Expenses and Equipment from
$24,146,891 to $22,894,157. (Reduction: $1,252,734)
The level of expenditure which I am approving is
consistent with current level of service. The
amount reduced represents a substantial increase
in level of support for supplemental textbooks and
late adoptions.
Item 344.5
For support of Department of Public Health - Local
Assistance. I eliminate this item. (Reduction:
$428,097)
The state is attempting to implement a loan insur-
ance program in lieu of direct financial assistance
for local hospital construction.
Item 348
For cost of Special Social Service Programs, Depart-
ment of Social Welfare. I reduce this item from
$19,158,418 to $18,658,418 by reducing paragraph
(d) from $19,605,782 to $17,605,782, and by reduc-
ing paragraph (j) from -$17,481,926 to -$15,981,926.
Funds are already available for this purpose.
(Reduction: $500,000)
Item 351
For Local Assistance, Department of Harbors and
Watercraft. I reduce this item from $3,275,000 to
$2,575,000. (Reduction: $700,000)
This reduction would eliminate State assistance
for harbor development which I feel is premature
at this time.
Item 363
For contribution to counties for providing legal
assistance to indigents charged with violation of
state criminal law. I reduce this item from
$900,000 to $775,000. (Reduction: $125,000)
I have reduced this item to the present level of
state support which is reasonable for a basically
local function.
Item 364.5
For capital outlay, Department of General Services.
I eliminate this item. (Reduction: $641,000)
This item would acquire additional real property
in the capital area. However, the state is cur-
rently studying this problem to determine whether
the capital plan is still realistic. Funds are
already available for hardship acquisitions.
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Item 369.1
For capital outlay, Department of Corrections. I
eliminate this item. (Reduction: $160,000)
I have eliminated this item because it largely
duplicates money appropriated in the Budget Act of
1968.
Item 390.5
For capital outlay, Board of Governors, of the
California Community Colleges. I delete this item.
I agree with this in principle, but this can be
done administratively. (Reduction: $2,392,776)
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: Imm diate
Sacramento, Californi
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-3-69
#375
Governor Ronald Reagan made the following statement upon signing
of the 1969-70 budget:
"Now that the state of California finally has a budget, I would like
to call attention to some key points that are contained in this document
and why I have chosen to veto certain items.
"As youmay know, the budget sent me today by the legislature amounted
to $6,365,772,310. That is a figure quite larger than I had originally
asked for last February. We have spent long hours going over each item.
Since we knew that only one matter, not connected with the budget, caused
the very regrettable delay, we gave the most careful scrutiny to every
item.
There can be no question but that the budget as passed by the Legis-
lature calls for greater spending than can be covered by available revenu
For that reason, I have blue-pencilled out of the budget a total of
$125, 667, 474--which, I understand, is more than any governor has vetoed
in recent times.
"We made substantial economies in the operation of state government
during the past year and I am totally committed to continuing and
expanding those economies during the next twelve months. I do not
believe taxpayers' money must be spent just because it is there.
For that reason I will continue to press for enactment of legislation
returning $100 million to the taxpayers next year through a 10 percent
cut in their income tax payments. I also will continue to seek other
legislation still pending which would enable us to reduce the cost of
programs now fixed by law.
"I want to assure you that every department and agency under my
control will expend only what is absolutely necessary from this budget
and that plans already are under way for more economies in the budget
of the next fiscal year.
"One thing I want to make very clear when we talk about the size of
this year's budget.
"It obviously is a record budget--as all budgets must be in Californi
because of our growth and the cost of inflation. But when records are
talked about it should be doubly emphasized that this budget contains
very substantial sums of money that are merely collected by the state
government and then returned to the people--either directly in the form
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" There is in this budget a total of $280 million for property tax
relief--a direct and important benefit to the taxpayers. Also included
is some $1.6 billion dollars in state money for our local public schools.
The total amount of state funds for local assistance is $3.68 billion.
"And this brings me to a very significant point that is reflected
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in this budget. Education received the very highest priority for funds
of any state agency or department. This was done because I have been
committed from the very start to assuring that the youth of California
not be denied the education they deserve.
"Considerable funds were requested for Educational Opportunity
Programs within each segment of higher education to make possible
enrollment of students who otherwise have been unable to attend college.
Students who are educationally and culturally disadvantaged, with
economic need and who are responsibly predicted to have a reasonable
chance for academic success would benefit from such a program.
"
It is evident that early identification and assistance of such
students is imperative. It also is clear that Educational Opportunity
Programs to date are experimental and that we need to know what really
works as opposed to what reflects only good intentions.
" I agree with the appropriation of $3 million for the community
colleges, which are best situated to carry out effective programs for
the greatest number of students. The state colleges' request for
$2,300,000 has also been accepted because the colleges raised this to
their top priority.
" The University's request for $1 million has been vetoed since the
University has, through student fees and in other ways, worked out
financing which puts them in a very favorable status in relation to the
other systems.
" There are limited resources--they must be wisely expended. The
human need is great; the result of human error can be tragic.
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I urge the governing boards of the three segments of higher educatic
to carry out careful research on the effectiveness of programs to
establish true measures of achievement and success, and to provide
guidelines for future efforts.
11 I want to thank the great majority of legislators in both houses fo.:
the hard work they put into this document. It is unfortunate that a few
sought to destroy the accomplishments that are contained in this budget.
" This is a balanced budget and one that meets the needs of our
citizens and taxpayers. It keeps state spending within our present
revenues. I am very hopeful that when it comes time to sign next year's
budget it will reflect the advances that can be made by adoption of the
meaningful tax relief program I have proposed.
" Thank you. 11
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE:
Imme
ate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-7-69
#376
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that the Oak Glen Job Corps
Conservation Center, near Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, operated
under contract to the federal government by the California Division of
Forestry, will be reopened by the state of California as a conservation
camp.
The center was closed recently by order of the U.S. Department of
Labor.
Oak Glen will be operated jointly by the Division of Forestry and
the Department of Corrections. It will be manned by 80 inmates who will
perform badly needed fire protection and other conservation work in
San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. They will also be available for
emergency response to other areas of the state.
In making the announcement, Governor Reagan pointed out that Oak
Glen will be manned with both inmates and staff by making internal
adjustments and at no additional expense to the state. The shift of
manpower and equipment to make the reopening possible will begin
immediately, the governor said.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Imm
iate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-8-69
#377
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Solvang attorney Arden T. Jensen
to the Santa Barbara County Superior Court bench.
The post pays $30,572 per year.
Jensen, a Democrat, succeeds Judge Preston Butcher who retired.
A 1937 graduate of the University of California Law School, Jensen,
56, has been engaged in private legal practice in Solvang for more than
three decades.
From 1939-60, he served as secretary and attorney for the Santa
Ynez River Water Conservation District. He was also secretary and
attorney for the Solvang Municipal Improvement District from 1935-62.
Jensen has been re-elected to consecutive terms as a judge of the
justice court in the Solvang Judicial District since 1947. He is a
former president of the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District
Board of Trustees.
He is also a past vice president of the Santa Barbara County Bar
Association and is a former president of the California State Judges,
Marshals and Constables' Association.
He and his wife, Florence, have two children and live at
737 Alamo Pintado Road, Solvang.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: WET 8DAY P.Ms.
Sacramento, California
Jul, 9, 1969
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-8-69
#378
Governor Ronald Reagan today was handed a comprehensive, 38-page
report on last Spring's "People's Park" confrontation in Berkeley,
including more than five full pages of documented footnotes.
The report, prepared by members of his staff, outlines in detail
the chronological sequence of events which escalated into the "People's
Park" violence and warns that "other confrontations are possible.
"Whether any new confrontation will involve the 'People's Park'
remains to be seen," the report says.
"But any incident can serve as an excuse for intimidation through
mass marches and demonstrations that have a potential for violence.
"It must be acknowledged that there are militants active within
this state and this nation whose avowed aim is to destroy the
institutions and the governmental structure of our society. They make
no secret of these goals."
The University's efforts to reassert control over the disputed
parcel of land led to a series of mass protest rallies that escalated
into a violent riot and caused Berkely authorities to request National
Guard assistance to restore order.
The report was compiled from numerous sources, including eye-
witness reports, various official records, newspaper reports and the
minute-by-minute logs and reports of the Berkeley Police Department,
Alameda County Sheriff's Department, National Guard and other police
units assigned to Berkeley during the disturbances that occurred during
the period of May 15-25, 1969.
It outlines the history of the 270 by 450 foot parcel of property
at Dwight Way, Haste and Bowditch Streets from the time it was first
earmarked for acquisition by the University in 1956 through April and
May of this year when the site was taken over by swarms of so-called
"street people" and political activists,
Some of the well-publicized greenery planted at "People's Park"
during the time the University of California property was illegally
occupied turned out to be marijuana, the report says.
The marijuana plants were discovered and samples were confiscated
by police after the disputed site was fenced May 15 on orders of the
University.
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The report acknowledged that the "People's Park" development was
supported by some students and private citizens who thought "they were
merely helping make constructive use of an empty lot."
"The participation of citizens who were motivated by a simple desire
to improve the environment was eagerly sought and exploited by those who
used 'People's Park' as an issue for confrontation," the report said.
But it said to the activists, "the basic motivation was defiance of the
law of our society for political purposes."
In the two week period before the University moved to reassert
control over the disputed land, the report said, the "People's Park"
development was the scene of a variety of illegal activities. The 48
formal complaints filed with Berkeley police during that time included
four arrests for violation of drugs or narcotics laws, one arrest for
indecent exposure, one armed robbery, one theft complaint, one charge of
resisting arrest and battery and 39 complaints involving juveniles
ranging from drunkenness to loitering and runaways.
This illegal activity and the refusal of the "street people" to
form a responsible group with which University officials might discuss
the property's usage prompted the University to fence the disputed area
as a means of reasserting control over the property for which it was
legally liable.
The report also notes efforts by Chancellor Roger B. Heyns and
other authorities to discuss potential interim uses for the property
pending its ultimate development as a site for student housing and/or
faculty offices. All such efforts proved futile. It was only after
Chancellor Heyns announced that the property would be fenced that the
supports of "People's Park" formed a formal negotiating committee, the
report notes.
Among other points cited by the report:
1. The City of Berkeley is planning a park only two blocks south
of the disputed site at a cost of $950,000. (The dissidents contended
that there is a shortage of parks in the South Campus Area.)
2. City authorities were concerned that street people would use
the property as a staging area for demonstrations and protests which
could become violent, a concern that the report said was "well-founded"
because Berkeley had been the scene of three other riots or major civil
disturbances in the previous year.
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3. The basic issue involved was, as Berkeley City Manager
William Hanley observed, "whether public property is to be developed
by duly constituted authority or by any ad hoc group that chooses to
assert right and powers over it." Some of the militants supporting
the seizure of the University property openly declared that their
primary purpose was to challenge the University's right to develop the
land as the Board of Regents had specified.
The report devoted 1½ pages to the death of non-student James
Bennett Rector, 25, convicted narcotics violator and ex-burglar who was
fatally wounded by a shotgun blast during the riot May 15. But it said
a detailed account of the circumstances regarding Rector's wounding and
his death four days later must await the formal verdict of a coroner's
inquest.
In a concluding section, entitled "What's Ahead for Berkeley" the
report quotes a 13-point manifesto of radical goals which was printed
in the May 30-June 5 issue of the Berkeley Barb--the same underground
publication which published the anonymous call to the street people to
occupy "People's Park."
This manifesto declared that radical activists want to make
"Telegraph Avenue and the South Campus (area of Berkeley) a strategic
free territory for revolution."
The 13-point program demands, among other things, an end to
enforcement of narcotics laws and "puritanical restraints on culture
and sex," the establishment of "living communes" for "revolutionary
families." It also announced plans for creation of an "International
Liberation School in Berkeley as a training center for revolutionaries
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To enforce these demands, the anonymous declaration threatens
"rent strikes, direct seizures of (private) property" and "resistance
to all legalistic measures used to crush our movement by any means
necessary from courtroom to armed struggle
"
The report concludes:
"Everyone is free to weigh (the message
of the 13-point program) and the threats it contains according to his
own view of whether street corner 'revolutionists' should be taken
seriously.
"But, before dismissing this hazy mixture of Marxism and vulgarity
as the prattling of a few anonymous 'revolutionaries, it should be
remembered that it was just this sort of anonymous declaration that
launched the 'People's Park' controversy."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Imm
iate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-8-69
#379
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"Now that the budget has been passed and the legislature is
progressing with its work, I would like to again call attention to one
of my major proposals of this year that so far is still bottled up in a
committee.
I'm referring, of course, to legislation which will do an almost
unprecedented thing as far as government is concerned--and that is to
give back to the taxpayers part of the money that has been collected
from them.
"With the budget now law and with firm figures on what it will cost
to run the state for this fiscal year there can be no reason why further
delay is necessary regarding our proposal to return $100 million to the
taxpayers through a 10 percent cut in their income tax next year.
"As you know, (in fact everyone knows) the state's surplus will go
into increased financial assistance for the public schools. But there
was no thought ever given to using the $100 million for other spending
programs. We think it should be returned to the people and I am, there-
fore, urging that quick action be taken to move this important measure
out of committee and through both houses of the legislature.
"This $100 million rebate to the taxpayers is, in part, a result
of economies we have made in the operation of state government. I
believe the people of California are entitled to this money--to do other
than give it back would be to return to the old philosophy that
government should tax, tax, tax and spend, spend, spend.
"So I again would like to urge quick legislative approval of the
$100 million rebate. There is no excuse now for further delay." "
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: Imme Tate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 7- 10-69
#380
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed
the following bills:
AB 57 - Greene, L.
Deletes the minimum fees prescribed
(Chapter 372)
under the Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors' Act.
AB 63 - Hayes
Requires the real estate commissioner
(Chapter 373)
to waive, in writing, expressly zoned
industrial subdivisions which are
limited in use to industrial purposes
and commercial leases of parcels in a
shopping center from the requirement of
obtaining a public report prior to sale,
lease, or offering for sale of any lot
or parcel in a subdivision.
AB 85 - Chappie
Provides for the deposit for certain
(Chapter 358)
funds in the Placer County Water Agency
treasury rather than the county treasury.
The bill prohibits combining of the
agency offices of treasurer and auditor.
The bill further authorizes the agency
board to create an advisory council.
AB 101 - Dunlap
Amends the Solano County Flood Control
(Chapter 374)
and Water Conservation District Act to
allow the district to dispose of real
property without a vote of the electors
at an election. The district still
would be required to hold an election
before disposal of water rights or
waterworks.
AB 237 - Burke
Clarifies the Government Code provision
(Chapter 375)
relating to the deposit of funds of a
separate agency or entity created by
a joint exercise of powers agreement
to allow deposit in the treasury of the
agency or entity created.
AB 334 - Veysey
Makes mandatory, rather than permissive,
(Chapter 359)
that county committee school district
reorganization proposal include
authorization for new maximum tax rate
for proposed new district; and includes
in the elements to be used in determining
such rate the revenues required to
provide for specified salary differentials
resulting from the organization.
AB 352 - Biddle
Expressly authorizes a corporation which
(Chapter 376)
acquires its shares upon a merger or
consolidation with a foreign corporation,
or upon the distribution of the assets
of a foreign corporation, to carry such
shares as treasury stock or to retire them.
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AB 380 - Chappie
Allows public utility districts which
(Chapter 377)
furnish water to fix and collect. a
water standby charge.
AB 426 - Monagan
Requires that judges, constables, and
(Chapter 360)
deputy constables of a justice court
rather than judges, officers, and attaches.
be residents eligible to vote in the
judicial district or city or county in
which they are elected or appointed for
at least 54 days prior to their election
or appointment.
AB 430 - Ryan
Transfers from the State to the City
(Chapter 378)
of Millbrae the right-of-way acquired
by the state upon the dissolution of
a specified highway district.
AB 563 - Thomas
Changes the schedule of contributions
(Chapter 361)
by the member states of the Pacific
Marine Fisheries Compact and enlarges
the compact to provide for the States
of Alaska and Idaho to join.
AB 567 - Moorhead
Eliminates the requirement that an
(Chapter 379)
executor or administrator obtain a
court order before commencing and
maintaining an action against co-tenants
for partition of property in which d
decedent left an undivided interest.
AB 641 - Moorhead
Streamlines the procedure to be followed
(Chapter 380)
in granting five days good time credit
per month for persons sentenced to a
city or county jail or police facility
by eliminating the need to get consent
from the board of supervisors. Discretion
is granted to the sheriff, chief of
police, or camp superintendent.
AB 653 - Foran
Provides that a search warrant executed
(Chapter 362)
within 10 days after date of issuance
shall be deemed to have been timely
executed and no further showing of
timeliness need be made.
AB 688 - Porter
Revises the schedule for fees which
(Chapter 363)
must accompany the application for the
approval by the Department of Water
Resources of the construction of any new
dam or reservoir or the enlargement of
any dam or reservoir. The bill also
requires the payment of an annual fee
by owners of dams based upon the height of
the dam.
AB 722 - Deddeh
Clarifies the Vehicle Code requirements
(Chapter 364)
for stopping at a stop sign or railroad
grade crossing.
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AB 725 - Bee
Provides for specified exchanges of
(Chapter 381)
wine returns and provides for specified
exchanges of wine in the same category
under specified sections of the California
Administrative Code when the wine quantity,
container size, and posted price are the
same.
AB 791 - Moorhead
Increases from 14 to 15 years the minimum
(Chapter 382)
age of student drivers taking a course of
automobile drivers' training who may
apply for student drivers' licenses.
AB 873 - Milias
Makes it unlawful to permit or allow any
(Chapter 383)
dog to run, track, or trail any antelope
or elk, as well as deer, during the
closed season.
AB 911 - Hom
Amends the Vehicle Code to provide that
(Chapter 384)
the Department of Motor Vehicles need
not notify the registered owner when a
vehicle is repossessed under a security
agreement or upon transfer involving
creation of security interests as in
change of legal owner only. Notice is
required to be given in repossession
cases under the Civil Code and notice by
the Department constitutes duplication of
effort.
AB 1022 - Moorhead
Declares that unlawful assembly occurs
(Chapter 365)
when two or more persons assemble together
to do an unlawful act rather than to do
an unlawful act and separate without doing
or advancing toward it.
AB 1023 - Bagley
Deletes the requirement that claims
(Chapter 366)
against the Golden Gate Bridge and
Highway District must be approved by an
auditing committee consisting of 3 members
of the district board of directors before
payments of claims by the auditor.
The bill also excludes employee benefit
insurance and workmen's compensation
insurance, as well as physcial damage
insurance covering the bridge structure
itself, from having to be submitted to
public advertising before being awarded
to an insurance carrier.
AB 1173 - Ryan
Reappropriates appropriations made in
(Chapter 385)
Budget Act of 1967 for the San Mateo
Junior College District capital outlay to
be available to construct a science
building and physcial education facilities a
and related site works at Skyline College.
AB 1294 - Ryan
Requires every commercial weighing or
(Chapter 386)
measuring device which automatically
computes the price to contain an effective
interlock which will return the measure-
ment to zero prior to taking each
subsequent weight or measure.
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AB 1402 - Zenovich
Requires that certain information be
(Chapter 367)
submitted with every city or county
charter and charter amendment presented
to the legislature for ratification.
AB 1508 - Schabarum
Substitutes the Los Angeles County
(Chapter 387)
Registrar of Voters for the secretary
of the Southern California Rapid Transit
District as the official responsible
for providing for the preparation and the
enclosure of arguments for and against
measures with sample ballots.
AB 1836 - Fong
Revises time limitations within which
(Chapter 368)
notices of deficiency must be mailed
and claims for increase in deficiency
determinations must be asserted with
regard to sales and use tax, motor
vehicle fuel license tax, use fuel tax,
motor vehicle transportation tax and
alcoholic beverage tax.
AB 1840 - Fong
Makes several technical amendments to
(Chapter 369)
the Revenue and Taxation Code.
AB 1893 - Murphy
Amends the "fancy" and "C" grade for
(Chapter 448)
apples as provided in the Agricultural
Code.
AB 1915 - Russell
Increases the maximum permissible
(Chapter 449)
interest rate of Antelope Valley-East
Kern Water Agency bonds from 5 to 6
percent, and authorizes the district
board to issue general obligation bonds
of an improvement district, in an amount
not to exceed the unissued balance of
the principal amount of certain previously
authorized bonds.
AB 1942 - Chappie
(Chapter 388)
Authorizes a public utility district in
order to make payments to the United State:
under any contract between the district
and the United States, to fix and collect
charges, in lieu, in whole, or in part
of levying assessments, for service of
water by the district to any land. The
bill also authorizes such a district to
charge higher rates for water service to
any landowner in the amount required to
pay any interest costs charged to the
district on any United States Bureau of
Reclamation loan by reason of excess land
held by such owner.
AB 1946 - Chappie
Authorizes the Joint Committee on
(Chapter 370)
Legislative Organization to contract
to sell souvenir pieces of the State
Capitol building.
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AB 1987 - Johnson, H.
Revises issuance procedure for Los
(Chapter 450)
Angeles County Flood Control District
bonds issued after January 1970. It
allows any issue to be divided into two
or more series with different maturity
dates and it authorizes call and redemption
of all or part of a series if a redemption
statement appears on the face of the
bonds.
AB 2024 - MacGillivray
Permits cooperative projects or day
(Chapter 451)
labor work, as other construction
contracts are allowed, to commence on
or after January 1 preceding beginning of
fiscal year for which funds are available
for such projects or work.
AB 2063 - Knox
Requires notice of hearing to exclude
(Chapter 452)
uninhabited territory from a city to
be published once, not less than 10 days
prior to hearing.
AB 2250 - Milias
Removes from Republican State Central
(Chapter 453)
Committee the 20 county central committees
chairmen who were delegates to the state
convention. The bill also provides that
the first meeting of Republican State
Central Committee shall be held on date
designated by committee chairman, rather
than third Sunday of January following
general election, but not less than 15
nor more than 45 days after the organ
izational meetings of the county central
committees.
AB 2251 - Milias
Requires vacancies in state conventions
(Chapter 454)
to be filled by county central committees
not less than six weeks prior to the
state conventions. The bill also requires
vacancies in state central committees to
be filled not less than three days prior
to the first state central committee
meeting.
AB 2253 - Milias
Requires the Secretary of State to
(Chapter 455)
immediately forward any proxy filed with
him to the chairman of the state central
committee or his designate. The bill
also deletes requirement that the
Secretary of State deliver to the state
central committe chairman a certified
alphabetical list of persons designated
as proxies by new members, together with
all proxies received preceding the day of
the committee meeting.
AB 2294 - Bagley
Revisesand modifies various statutory
(Chapter 371)
provisions to bring them into conformity
with the California Public Records Act
enacted in 1968.
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SB 64 - Burgener
Deletes provisons requiring adjustment
(Chapter 331)
in assessed valuation of school districts
and reducing state equalization aid,
supplemental support, and transportation
allowances to school districts due to
receipt by such districts of federal
funds under Public Law 81-874, and revises
provisions concerning reductions because
of districts' receipt of miscellaneous
funds to require 30 percent thereof
to be considered for those purposes. The
bill is operative for the entire 1969-70
fiscal year.
SB 85 - Coombs
Permits the authority awarding a contract
(Chapter 332)
to consent to substitution of subcontracto)
in prescribed cases.
SB 120 - Teale
Extends for five years (July 1, 1970
(Chapter 333)
to July 1, 1975) existing provisions
which authorize a governing board of
a school district to levy a 10 cent
tax per $100 of assessed valuation for
the purpose of effecting corrective
structural repairs, reconstruction or
replacement of school buildings which
do not meet earthquake safety standards.
The bill also provides that the proceeds
of such tax may be accumulated not longer
than July 1, 1975, rather than requiring
them to be expended in each succeeding
school year.
SB 236 - Harmer
Revises standards with respect to
(Chapter 334)
pupil enrollment under which the State
Board of Education may approve the
unification of school districts main-
taining grades kindergarten or 1 through
12, to authorize approval of less than
10,000 average daily attendance districts
under specified circumstances.
SB 255 - Collier
Budget Act of 1969.
(Chapter 355)
SB 267 - Kennick
Allows state aid for probation to continue
(Chapter 335)
rather than end on the 91st day after
adjournment of the 1969 regular session
of the legislature.
SB 270 - Harmer
Requires that a graduate of a foreign
(Chapter 336)
medical school, except a Canadian school,
who meets certain prescribed requirements
be granted a physician's and surgeon's
certificate if he passes an oral examinatic
SB 293 - Beilenson
Authorizes a governing board of a school
(Chapter 337)
district maintaining a regional occupa-
tional center to grant a high school
diploma in accordance with the prescribed
course of study of that school district.
The bill also provides that instruction
offered in the regional occupational center
must be provided by a qualified teacher
holding a valid teaching credential.
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SB 387 - Cusanovich
Revises the Vehicle Code provisions
(Chapter 338)
relating to towing and loading equipment.
SB 422 - Cologne
Increases from $500 to $1, 000 the maximum
(Chapter 339)
amount in demand or value of property
in controversy in municipal courts for
which the court is not required to make
written findings of fact and conclusions
of law.
BB 434 - Teale
Adds community service districts to the
(Chapter 340)
list of districts to which counties can
presently make short term loans.
SB 458 - Cusanovich
Amends and adds various sections of the
(Chapter 341)
Vehicle Code pertaining to lighting
equipment for vehicles.
SB 466 - Lagomarsino
Provides that the party subpoenaing
(Chapter 342)
specified peace officers as witnesses
shall reimburse the employing public
entity $45 per day for each day that the
officer is required to remain in attendance
under subpoena.
SB 488 - Teale
Includes road commissioner and surveyor
(Chapter 343)
among those county offices that may have
duties consolidated. The bill also
authorizes the consolidation of duties
of the sheriff, coroner, and public
administrator into one office in certain
counties.
SB 553 - Collier
Requires cities and counties to deposit
(Chapter 344)
into special gas tax street improvement
or road funds for street or road purposes
the interest received from investment of
money in such funds.
SB 574 - Grunsky
Permits the filing of a motion to transfer
(Chapter 345)
prior to the time the defendant answers
or demurs. The bill further amends the
Code of Civil Procedure to provide that a
defendant appears when he files a motion to
transfer. Other provisons of the bill
provide that the filing of a motion to
transfer will avoid default.
SB 598 - Carrell
Requires that driving school operators
(Chapter 346)
must have 1,000 hours of actual behind
the-wheel teaching instead of only 1,000
hours as a driving school instructor,
unless otherwise qualified. The bill also
requires driving school operators to
furnish a $2,000 bond to the Department
of Motor Vehicles.
SB 605 - Moscone
Increases the additional filing fee in the
(Chapter 347)
San Francisco Municipal Court from $7 to
$9.50.
SB 640 - Deukmejian
Provides that the term of Youth Authority
(Chapter 348)
board member appointed in 1970 shall
expire May 15, 1972, and that of the four
board members appointed in 1971, two terms
shall expire March 15, 1974, and two terms
shall expire March 15. 1975.
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SB 722 - Beilenson
Expands the definition of "food crop"
(Chapter 349)
for purpose of Health and Safety Code
provisions dealing with food crop
growing and harvesting sanitation to
include all fruits and vegetables
intended for human consumption, rather
than such fruits and vegetables as
specified by reasonable regulations.
SB 740 - Dolwig
Makes the procedure for validation of
(Chapter 356)
acts and proceedings of local agencies
taken under color of law for specified
purposes applicable to acts and proceedings
hereafter taken as well as to act and
proceedings heretofore taken.
SB 906 - Grunsky
Provides that jurors' fees prescribed for
(Chapter 350)
attending justice courts shall be $5
for each day's attendance as a juror
rather than $5 per day for each juror sworn
SB 938 - Sherman
Deletes an obsolete reference in a
(Chapter 351)
Business and Professions Code section
relating to attorneys.
SB 1031 - Lagomarsino
Raises the salary of directors of the
(Chapter 352)
Montalvo Municipal Improvement District
from $15 per meeting not exceeding $30
per month, to $30 per meeting not
exceeding $120 per month. The bill also
raises the maximum contract district can
enter without bid from $2,500 to $3,500.
SB 1274 - Moscone
Requires, with respect to retail install-
(Chapter 353)
ment contracts subject to the "Unruh
Act", that the seller give the buyer
at the time of the buyer's signature,
a legible copy of the contract or other
documents the buyer has signed at the
request of the seller. In addition,
the measure provides that penalties
applicable, generally, to such contracts
including criminal sanctions, are applicab
to a violation of this requirement.
SB 1318 - Short
Provides that counties contracting for
(Chapter 354)
special services may provide in such
contracts that compensation is to be
deferred.
SB 1417 - Marks
Establishes a rebuttable presumption
(Chapter 357)
that the most necessary public use for
property appropriated for public use as
a state, regional, county, or city
recreation area, wildlife or waterfowl
refuge, or historic site is such use.
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The following bill has been vetoed by Governor Reagan:
SB 103 - Song
Specifies that certain school psychologists,
clinical social workers, and marriage ,
family and child counselors are
"psychotherapists" for the purposes of
the privilege protecting confidential
communications between psychotherapist
and patient. The bill provides that
there is no psychotherapist-patient
privilege if patient is under 16 years
old, the psychotherapist has reasonable
cause to believe the patient has been
the victim of a crime.
REASON FOR VETO:
Governor Reagan said,
"I am not convinced
that the benefits that may accrue from
an extension of the psychotherapist
privilege will outweigh the harm created
by a measure that will operate to further
exclude relevant evidence in criminal
cases.
Accordingly, he returned the bill
unsigned.
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#381
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Fullerton Police Chief
Wayne H. Bornhoft to the California Council on Criminal Justice.
The post pays necessary expenses. Bornhoft will serve at the
pleasure of the governor.
He succeeds former Los Angeles Chief of Police Thomas Reddin who
resigned.
Bornhoft, 52, has been Fullerton's police chief since 1957. He
worked on the Pasadena police force from 1943-57.
A 1961 graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy in Washington, D.C.,
he also attended Wayne State Teachers' College, Wayne, Nebraska,
from 1934-36.
Three years ago, he was the recipient of an advanced certificate
from the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, State of
California.
He is married, has two children, and lives at 1319 West Maxzim
Avenue, Fullerton.
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#382
Governor Ronald Reagan today named attorney Richard C. Kirkpatrick
to the Santa Maria Municipal Court bench.
The post pays $28,126 per year.
Kirkpatrick, 38, succeeds the late Judge Thomas Welden.
A graduate of South Western University Law School, Kirkpatrick has
been a partner in the Santa Maria legal firm of Gourley, Minier and
Kirkpatrick since 1964.
From January 15-April 1, 1964, he was a deputy district attorney
for Santa Barbara County. He worked as a superior court clerk in Los
Angeles County from 1961-64, and from 1955-61, was a sergeant in the
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Kirkpatrick is a former governmental affairs committee chairman
of the Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce. He is also chairman of the
Santa Maria Bar Association Committee re Public Defender and heads the
attorneys' division of the local Community Chest.
He and his wife, Marjorie, have two children and reside at
511 North Scott Drive, Santa Maria. He is a Republican.
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Contact:
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445-4571
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#383
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Frank L. Hope, Sr., of San Diego
and Wilfred E. Blessing of San Jose to four-year terms on the State
Board of Architectural Examiners.
The appointments pay $25 per diem, plus expenses.
Hope, a 68-year-old Republican, succeeds Arthur E. Mann of Pasadena
who resigned. Blessing, 45, replaces Germano A. Milono of San Francisco.
Terms of the outgoing members expired.
Hope founded his own architectural-engineering firm in San Diego
some four decades ago. He is a past two-term president of the San Diego
Chapter, American Institute of Architects and was president of the
California Chapter, A.I.A., in 1961.
He was a member of the San Diego Planning Commission for eight
years and is a former president of the San Diego University Club.
He lives at 371 San Fernando, San Diego.
Blessing, a Republican, took his education at the University of
California at Berkeley where he received A.B. and M.A. degrees in
architecture.
He is a past president of the San Jose Junior Chamber of Commerce
and Goodwill Industries of Santa Clara County. Four years ago he
received the City of San Jose's "Cutstanding Citizen" award.
A member of the San Jose Fine Arts Commission, Blessing is a
former president of the Coast Valleys Chapter, American Institute of
Architects. He is a past secretary and treasurer of the organization's
California Council.
He lives at 1556 Hicks Avenue, San Jose.
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#384
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Clinton E. Phillips of Los
Angeles and Mrs. Julie K. Rifkin of Sacramento to the State Social
Worker and Marriage Counselor Qualifications Board.
The appointments pay $25 per diem and require Senate confirmation.
The board was created by the 1968 legislature.
Phillips, a 49-year-old Democrat, is director of Paul Popenoe's
American Institute of Family Relations, Los Angeles.
He is a member of the American and Southern California associations
of Marriage Counselors as well as the National and Los Angeles councils
on Family Relations.
He lives at 3221 Shasta Circle North, Los Angeles.
Mrs. Rifkin, a Republican, has long been active in Sacramento
community affairs. In 1966, she was the recipient of the "Woman of the
Year Award" for distinguished community service.
She lives at 1206 43rd Street, Sacramento.
Phillips' term will expire January 15, 1971. Mrs. Rifkin's will
end next January.
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#385
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Lawrence E. Hoyt of San Rafael
as a member of the Governor's Committee on Traffic Safety. The post
is non-statutory.
Hoyt, a 43-year-old Republican, is vice president of the Southern
Pacific Company, San Francisco,
He attended Doane College, Nebraska, the University of New Mexico,
and Stanford University where he received an M.S. degree in civil
engineering.
He joined Southern Pacific in 1948; became superintendent of the
Northwestern Pacific and assistant to general manager in 1954; was
named manager of industrial development in 1959; was promoted to
assistant to the president in 1964; and was elected vice president of
the company in 1967.
He is married, has four daughters, and lives at 116 Kinross Drive,
San Rafael.
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Contact:
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445-4571
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#386
Governor Ronald Reagan today reappointed San Jose businessman
Lawrence L. May to a four-year term on the board of trustees of Agnews
State Hospital.
The appointment, which pays necessary expenses, requires Senate
confirmation.
May, a 54-year-old Democrat, is president of General Appliance
Company, San Jose. He has served on the board since March, 1965.
He is a part owner and director of Serra Hospital, a past member
of the Retarded Children Committee, and a member of the board of
directors of the San Jose Rotary Club, Better Business Bureau, Santa
Clara County Youth Village and Santa Clara County United Fund.
He lives at 1171 Ruth Drive, San Jose.
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#387
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Tulare County Building Engineer
James W. McCutchan of Visalia and Sacramento attorney Alf. R. Stavig
to four-year terms on the State Building Standards Commission.
The posts pay necessary travel expenses.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Oakland Building and
Housing Administrator Jack E. Taylor. A Republican, Taylor has served
on the commission since 1962.
McCutchan, 53, succeeds John D. Morehouse of Oakhurst. Stavig, a
51-year-old Republican, replaces Emil J. Weber of San Francisco. Terms
of both outgoing members expired.
McCutchan, a Republican, has been the building engineer for Tulare
County since 1955. He was previously a building contractor in the
San Francisco Bay Area.
He lives at 1206 South Giddings Avenue, Visalia.
Stavig, a graduate of Harvard Law School and formerly an F.B.I.
agent, has been engaged in private legal practice in Sacramento since
1950. Active in community affairs, he is president of the Family
Service Agency of Sacramento.
He lives at 1600 Del Dayo Drive, Carmichael.
Taylor is a past national president of the National Association
of Housing and Redevelopment and serves as an ex-officio member of the
Oakland Citizens' Committee for Urban Renewal.
He lives at 936 Mountain Boulevard, Oakland.
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#388
Governor Ronald Reagan today named C. E. "Ted" Rathbone, a Los
Angeles business executive, to the State Tourism and Visitor Services
Commission.
The appointment pays necessary expenses and requires Senate
confirmation.
Rathbone, a 59-year-old Republican, succeeds H. T. Hutchinson of
Beverly Hills who resigned. Rathbone will serve at the pleasure of
the governor.
He is vice president of the Refining and Marketing division of
the Union Oil Company of California and currently serves as vice
president of the Los Angeles Convention Bureau.
Rathbone is a member of the travel development committee of the
American Petroleum Institute and serves as a director of the California
Traffic Safety Foundation.
He is also a member of the board of directors of the Verdugo Hills
Council, Boy Scouts of America.
He lives at 2236 East Glennoaks Boulevard, Glendale.
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#389
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the
following bills:
AB 77 - Monagan
Permits the recipient of unsolicited merchandise
(Chapter 400)
to treat such merchandise as a gift. The bill
further allows individuals who are members of
any organization, such as record or book clubs,
to cancel membership by certified mail and
thereafter keep as gifts items received 30 days
after the date the membership has been cancelled.
The remedies available in order to enforce the
bill's provisions are an action for damages and
suits for injunctive relief. Also, attorneys
fees and court costs are allowable to the
prevailing party.
AB 107 - Duffy
Replaces boards of trustees of state hospitals
(Chapter 459)
with advisory boards for each state hospital,
appointed by governor from list submitted by
boards of supervisors of counties within each
hospital's designated service area. The bill
requires separate advisory board for each
program at hospitals providing services for both
the mentally disordered and mentally retarded.
It enlarges the powers of the boards to include
advice with respect to coordination of state,
hospital programs with community mental health
programs or regional programs for the mentally
retarded. The bill also requires boards to
make written annual reports to legislature through
the Department of Mental Hygiene.
AB 115 - Ketchum
Authorizes law enforcement agencies to retain
(Chapter 401)
seized firearms in lieu of destroying them or to
turn them over to criminalistics laboratories
of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and
Investigation or of other local law enforcement
agencies for use in official duties.
AB 159 - Conrad
Provides that an affidavit of registration may
(Chapter 402)
include a request for the voter's social securit:
number. The bill also provides that no person
shall be denied the right to register for
failure to furnish it.
AB 189 - Wakefield
Increases penalties for various crimes involving
(Chapter 403)
possession and sale of restricted dangerous drug
The bill makes such penalties similar to those
now in effect for offenses involving marijuana.
AB 329 - Badham
Makes various technical and nonsubstantive
(Chapter 404)
changes in the Passenger Air Carriers' Act.
AB 340 - Schabarum
(Chapter 460)
Raises the per diem of members of the Industrial
Welfare Commission, directors of the State
Compensation Insurance Fund, members of the
Industrial Safety Board, and members of the
Apprenticeship Council from $20 to $25 per day.
The bill also provides for per diem for members
of the Apprenticeship Council for certain hearing
and for meetings of other committees established
by the council and approved by the director of
Industrial Relations, in addition to meetings
of the council.
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AB 469 - Bagley
Amends the Elections Code to require that the
(Chapter 461)
residence of the wife is to be determined
independently of the husband's residence.
AB 502 - Briggs
Provides that the Penal Code provision which
(Chapter 405)
restricts the sale of intoxicating liquors
within 1-1/2 miles of a university or college
campus shall not apply to the holder of a
retail off-sale license outside of one mile of
the closest building of the Claremont Colleges
to these premises. The bill also provides that
the measurement shall be by the shortest road or
roads connecting the points in question.
AB 538 - Priolo
Permits a seller of a boat to relieve himself
(Chapter 406)
of civil liability either by making proper
delivery of the certificate of ownership and
certificate of number or by notifying the
Department of Harbors and Navigation of such a
sale, instead of requiring the seller to meet
both requirements in order to avoid liability.
AB 576 - Moorhead
Provides title to tangible personal property of
(Chapter 462)
an estate passes to the purchaser at public
sale on receipt or price and delivery to buyer
without necessity of confirmation of sale
by the court. The bill further provides
executor or administrator is responsible for the
actual value of such property so sold unless
the court approves sale after sworn return and
proper showing made by such personal representati
AB 630 - MacDonald
Authorizes the Ventura County Flood Control
(Chapter 407)
District to install and maintain landscaping
in connection with any flood control or storm
drainage facility or work of improvement with
the district.
AB 679 - Garcia
Establishes a procedure whereby the Department
(Chapter 408)
of General Services may lease state-owned real
property for a maximum term of 30 years for the
purpose of having the lessee construct a parking
facility thereon to be leased back to the state.
AB 687 - Porter
Authorizes the State Water Resources Control
(Chapter 409)
Board to adopt regulations governing the testing,
licensing and use of any substance for cleaning
up oil in state waters.
AB 697 - Gonsalves
Exempts from the prohibition against the sale
(Chapter 410)
of alcoholic beverages near a university any
licensee within premises occupied by bona fide
club meeting specified requirements located
within one mile of Whittier College.
AB 796 - Powers
Broadens the exemption in the Business and
(Chapter 411)
Prefessions Code which requires meat, fish,
and poultry to be sold according to weight. The
bill enlarges the exemption to include any
commodity sold by restaurants that is cooked
or heated for immediate consumption on or off
the premises.
AB 801 - Britschgi
Permits board of supervisors to pay from county
(Chapter 412)
funds rewards for information leading to the
apprehension and conviction of persons who
commit criminal acts against the person or
residence of a public officer or employee.
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AB 814 - MacDonald
Provides for the appointment of commissioners
(Chapter 413)
of port districts in Ventura County by the mayor
of the city (with the consent of the council)
within the district.
AB 824 - MacGillivray
Deletes termination date in regard to specified
(Chapter 414)
Water Code provisions authorizing water
conservation districts to issue negotiable
promissory notes. The bill also increases
maximum interest rate at which such notes may
be issued from 6 percent to 7 percent.
AB 828 - Porter
Permits certain maintenance districts organized
(Chapter 415)
prior to May 1, 1969, and county waterworks
districts organized prior to January 1, 1969, to
levy taxes commencing on July 1, 1969.
AB 836 - Lewis
Provides a method of computing final compensation
(Chapter 416)
of members of County Employees Retirement Law
of 1937 who have less than three years of
service.
AB 838 - Lewis
Amends the Vehicle Code to prohibit driving
(Chapter 417)
on the left side of a roadway when upon, as well
as approaching, the crest of a grade and when
approaching, as well as when upon, a curve in
the highway where the driver's view is
obstructed.
AB 839 - Lewis
Amends the Vehicle Code to specify that a
(Chapter 418)
vehicle may be driven across a two-way left
turn lane.
AB 942 - MacDonald
Authorizes a county sanitation district to
(Chapter 419)
borrow an amount equivalent to 85 percent of the
district's annual revenue from a county or from
another sanitation district. Such loans could
be made only to repair damages caused by fires,
earthquakes, landslide, mudslide or tidal waves.
AB 983 - Wilson
Permits a county purchasing agent, with the
(Chapter 463)
approval of the county board of supervisors and
after giving published notice, to sell county
electronic data processing equipment on
condition that the equipment be leased back to
the county.
AB 1008 - Monagan
Declares that a county has all powers granted to
(Chapter 420)
housing authorities by Farm Labor Center Law.
AB 1012 - Foran
Revises and expands the class of applicants
(Chapter 464)
for certificates of authority to engage in the
insurance business that are exempt from
prohibition aginst granting such certificates
to certain out-of-state applicants.
AB 1018 - Wakefield
Changes the name of California Medium Security
(Chapter 421)
Prison to the California Men's Colony. The
bill also augments the list of specific prisons
and institutions presently under the jurisdiction
of the Department of Corrections.
AB 1066 - Lewis
Expands the regulation to insurance sold with
(Chapter 422)
loans of a duration of ten years or less. Preser
regulation applies to loans of five years or less
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AB 1070 - Lewis
Revises the definition of "revoked credit card"
(Chapter 423)
for purposes of provisions of the Penal Code
relating to crimes involving credit cards.
AB 1075 - Moorhead
Makes it a misdemeanor for a person to
(Chapter 424)
fraudulently identify himself for purpose of
securing admission to premises or grounds of
specified correctional institutions if such
person would not otherwise qualify for
admission.
AB 1125 - Biddle
Provides that when specified persons petition
(Chapter 425)
for authorization to exchange stocks, bonds,
or other securities, of an estate for other stock
bonds, or other securities, the court, upon showi
of good cause, may order that the required
notice of such exchange be given for a shorter
period than 10 days, or that it be dispensed
with.
AB 1171 - Powers
Amends the American River Flood Control Act by
(Chapter 426)
changing the time within which a prospective
candidate for the District Board of Trustees
must file a statement of intention and
nomination papers with the district board.
Under the district's present Act this time
period is different than that specified in the
Election Code.
AB 1189 - Dent
Adds to the Contra Costa County Storm
(Chapter 427)
District Act an alternative procedure for
dissolution of a district zone.
AB 1222 - Dunlap
Makes the installation of or the maintenance
(Chapter 428)
after April 1, 1970, of, two-way mirrors in
specified areas such as rest rooms, locker
rooms, fitting rooms, motel and hotel rooms
a misdemeanor. The bill makes exemptions for
areas used for correctional, custodial or
medical treatment purposes, public or private
educational facilities, and buildings operated
by state and local law enforcement agencies.
AB 1523 - Badham
Changes the month in which the terms expire
(Chapter 465)
for members of 27 boards within the Department
of Professional and Vocational Standards from
January to June.
AB 1264 - Duffy
Deletes the requirement that the Research
(Chapter 429)
Advisory Panel order return of hallucinogenic
drugs to the chief of the Bureau of Narcotic
Enforcement upon withdrawing its approval of
a research project.
AB 1378 - Beverly
Raises the maximum yield allowed on bonds issued
(Chapter 430)
under the Parking Law of 1949 from 6 percent to
7 percent.
AB 1393 - Moorhead
Deletes the requirement that an appearance must
(Chapter 431)
have been made on behalf of the decedent as of
the time of death in order for a claimant to
obtain relief from the late filing of a claim
against the estate respecting a suit pending
against the decedent at the time of his death.
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AB 1418 - Sieroty
Deletes the Public Utilities Code requirement
(Chapter 432)
that a household goods carrier's failure to
comply with applicable law, regulation or
permit must be willful to authorize revocation
or suspension of permit.
AB 1433 - Ketchum
Increases the maximum compensation paid to
(Chapter 433)
board members of a municipal water district
from $20 to $30 for each meeting (for a
maximum of two meetings in one calendar month).
AB 1470 - MacDonald
Provides for the merger of Ventura County
(Chapter 434)
Waterworks District No. 6 with the City of
Thousand Oaks.
AB 1516 - Crandall
Provides, with respect to a vehicle or vessel
(Chapter 435)
parked or operated in an area within the state
park system in violation of specified laws,
rules, or regulations, that the registered owner
of the vehicle or vessel is rebuttably presumed
to be the person who parked or operated the
vehicle in such area.
AB 1535 - Greene, L.
Makes a clarifying nonsubstantive change in the
(Chapter 436)
Business and Professions Code provision relating
to landscape architecture.
AB 1622 - Greene, B.
Provides that county officers designated by
(Chapter 437)
board of supervisors, rather than the probation
officer, have various duties and responsibilities
in respect to provisions of law relating to the
support of wards, dependent children, and other
minor persons.
AB 1676 - Porter
Makes procedural changes with respect to
(Chapter 438)
elections held under the Uniform District
Election Law.
AB 1677 - Deddeh
Deletes various superseded and inoperative
(Chapter 439)
provisions of the County Employees' Retirement
Law of 1937.
AB 1691 - Mobley
Provides that any surplus in an improvement
(Chapter 440)
fund under the Municipal Improvement Act of
1913 which is to be credited against an
assessment payable in installments shall be
credited against next unpaid installments
rather than prorated against all unpaid
installments.
AB 1694 - Porter
Makes numerous changes in the law governing
(Chapter 441)
metropolitan water districts. It incorporates
Government Code provisions regulating the
investment of surplus monies and operation of
a retirement system. The bill deletes the
requirement that the board of directors act
by ordinance rather than resolution on certain
administrative, personnel and contract matters.
AB 1701 - Beverly
Permits a lessor or lessee of real property to
(Chapter 442)
give notice in writing of termination of
tenancy from month to month by mailing a copy
of notice in a specified manner to the other
party. The bill permits a lessee to give such
notice to the agent of the lessor to whom
the lessee has paid previous month's rent by
the same manner or by personally delivering
a copy of the notice to the agent.
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AB 1718 - Beverly
Provides that applicants for a
(Chapter 443)
life insurance license may use their business
address on the application where they are
agents for a single insurer, rather than having
to use their residence address.
AB 1735 - Britschgi
Adds a definition and standard in the
(Chapter 444)
Agricultural Code for dietetic fruit yogurt.
AB 1747 - Arklin
Requires the California Highway Commission to
(Chapter 445)
include information furnished by school
districts among the factors which the commission
must include, in its report to interested
persons and public agencies, as having been
considered in determining state freeway locations
AB 1757 - Hayes
Provides that in cases of a motion to
(Chapter 446)
disqualify a judge for cause, for the delivery
of the written statement of objection to each
party or his attorney who has appeared in the
action. The bill also extends the time from
five to ten days in which a judge may file
his answer admitting or denying any of the
allegations contained in the statement.
AB 1841 - Fong
Redefines the occasional sale exemption from
(Chapter 447)
sales and use taxes.
AB 2064 - Knox
Requires that a copy of an ordinance withdrawing
(Chapter 466)
city territory from a fire protection district
be filed with the tax levying authority of the
district.
AB 2249 - Milias
Requires the chairman of county central
(Chapter 467)
committees to notify the state central committee
chairmen of appointments made to fill vacancies
in county central committees.
SB 364 - Deukmejian
Provides that temporary teaching certificates
(Chapter 389)
issued by counties to teachers whose credentials
are being processed shall be valid for not more
than 120 days, rather than not more than 90 days
in the case of all school districts.
SB 475 - Beilenson
Changes specified Education Code references
(Chapter 390)
to state college "semester" to college "term."
SB 476 - Beilenson
Repeals Education Code provisions no longer
(Chapter 391)
in effect relating to tenure rights of academic,
teaching, and administrative employees of the
state colleges.
SB 568 - Danielson
Repeals the Food Warehouseman Act. The Act's
(Chapter 392)
regulatory purposes are met by other provisions
of the Public Utilities Code.
SB 616 - McCarthy
Provides that ordinances adopted by cities to
(Chapter 393)
decrease weight limits shall not apply to
vehicles operated by any highway carrier
regulated by the Public Utilities Commission
while transporting any materials to or from a
public works project when the bids for the
project were opened prior to the adoption of
the ordinance, unless an alternate direct route
is provided.
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SB 627 - Petris
Requires the board of directors of a regional
(Chapter 456)
park district to show the receipts and
disbursements and balance of assets and
liabilities of such district, rather than
the receipts, and their source, and the
disbursements and their purpose, in the annual
publishing of the audit of the financial
condition of the district.
SB 718 - Song
Provides that the failure of a seller to give
(Chapter 394)
required notice in connection with sale of
drycleaning business or equipment of unlicensed
person will make seller liable for any expense
or damage caused by failure to give notice
rather than make contract null and void.
SB 761 - Dymally
Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the Education
(Chapter 395)
Code.
SB 806 - McCarthy
Authorizes sheriffs to charge a fee to cover
(Chapter 457)
costs of furnishing reports on certain private
investigators and adjusters.
SB 931 - Deukmejian
Provides that the articles of incorporation of
(Chapter 396)
nonstock corporation may be amended, if bylaws
so provide by vote or written consent of
tow-thirds of a specified policymaking committee.
SB 933 - Song
Deletes the provision which required the
(Chapter 397)
State Board of Registration for Civil and
Professional Engineers to register without
examination in metallurgical engineering
applicants who applied prior to June 30, 1966,
and who met specified qualifications.
SB 1057 - Carroll
Collects various Public Utilities Code
(Chapter 398)
provisions relating to airport obstructions
under one article. The bill also updates
certain references to Federal Aviation
Administration regulations.
SB 1060 - Whetmore
Revises Civil Code language relating to
(Chapter 399)
waiver of provision precluding prepayment
penalty for residential subdivision lots.
SB 1279 - Way
Provides for the continued existence of
(Chapter 458)
county committees on school district
organization.
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RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californi
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
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#390
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Catheys Valley rancher-
businessman Edward B. Robertson to the board of directors of the
35-A District Agricultural Association. The association operates the
Mariposa County Fair and Homecoming.
The post is non-salaried.
Robertson, a 46-year-old Democrat, succeeds Glenn Binning of
Catheys Valley who resigned. Robertson will fill out Binning's
unexpired term which ends January 15, 1970.
Robertson, a cattle rancher, also owns and operates Custom Tractor
Service, Catheys Valley. He has long been active in 4-H work and is a
member of the Farm Bureau and California Cattlemen's Association.
His address is P.O. Box 87, Catheys Valley.
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RELEASE: Imme iate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-11-69
#391
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Willows rancher and livestock
judge Glen P. Eidman to the board of directors of the 42nd District
Agricultural Association. The association operates the Glenn County
Fair.
His post is non-salaried.
Eidman, 45, succeeds William G. Lambert of Willows who resigned.
Eidman will fill out Lambert's unexpired term which ends January 15, 1970
Eidman, a Republican, is a past president of the Glenn-Colusa
Cattlemen's Association and is a member of the Livestock Production
Credit Association Advisory Board, State Vocational Agricultural
Education Advisory Board, Glenn Wool Growers' Association, and the
Chico State College Advisory Board.
A 1949 graduate of the University of California at Davis, Eidman
taught vocational agriculture in Colusa and Willows from 1950-53. He
was Glenn County farm advisor in 1954 and two years later became
director of the Glenn County Agricultural Extension Service.
He went into cattle and sheep ranching in 1957.
His address is Star Route, Willows.
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RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-11-69
#392
Governor Ronald Reagan has named Napa insurance man Angelo Turchet
to the board of directors of the 25th District Agricultural Association.
The association operates the Napa Town and Country Fair.
The post is non-salaried.
Turchet, 50, succeeds Robert W. Jenson of Napa who resigned.
Turchet will fill Jenson's unexpired term which ends January 15, 1972.
Turchet has owned and operated the Doughty Insurance Agency, Napa,
since 1950. He is a 1937 graduate of Napa High School and served in
the U.S. Army during World War II.
He is a former president of the 20-30 Club and Independent
Insurance Agents' Association, and currently serves as president of
the Elks' Hall Association. He is also a member of the governing board
of Justin High School, Napa.
He lives at 250 Stonecrest Drive, Napa.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Califorr
Contact
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-11-69
#393
Governor Ronald Reagan today proclaimed July 16 as California
Bicentennial Day. Text of the proclamation follows:
"WHEREAS, In the year 1769, after many hardships and disappointments,
Governor Gaspar de Portola and Fray Junipero Serra established
California's first permanent settlement in what now is the
City of San Diego; and
"WHEREAS, In that year, Governor Portola led an expedition up the Lower
Baja California coast to a point overlooking San Diego Bay;
and Father Serra established the Mission de Alcala, the
first of the twenty-one missions; thus these two pioneers
laid the foundation of the route which later became El Camino
Real; and
"WHEREAS, This, then was the beginning of civilization in the Golden
State, that is now the most populous in the Union, glorying
in achievements unparalleled in the history of mankind; and
"WHEREAS, It is most fitting and proper that the present generation
honor this historical milestone of theppast, and express its
appreciation of the rich cultural and historical heritage
of our great state; and
"WHEREAS, The California Legislature did, on November 16, 1967, by
resolution petition the Postmaster General of the United
States to issue a stamp commemorating California's
bicentennial; and
"WHEREAS, The United States recognized this achievement and will issue
a California Bicentennial Commemorative Stamp on July 16, 1969,
in the City of San Diego,
"NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do hereby
proclaim July 16, 1969, as CALIFORNIA BICENTENNIAL DAY, and urge all
citizens of California to take cognizance of the issuance of the
California Bicentennial Stamp at San Diego and to participate
appropriately " in the observance of California's birthday throughout
1969.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7-11-69
#394
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
July 14, 1969
through
July 20, 1969
Monday, July 14
Office Appointments
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, July 15
10:00 a.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, July 16
A.M.
Depart for Washington, D.C.
Overnight - - Washington, D.C.
Thursday, July 17
Governors' Meeting
P.M.
Return to Sacramento
Overnight - - Sacramento
Friday, July 18
A.M.
Office Appointments
P.M.
Depart for Los Angeles
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, July 19
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, July 20
No appointments scheduled
Afternoon
Return to Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-14-69
Governor Ronald Reagan will sign AB-413 (Porter), the
so-called water quality bill, and AB-1970 (Wilson), which will enable
California's savings and loan associations and banks to invest in
national housing partnerships, at ceremonies in his office beginning
at 11 a.m. today.
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Sacramento, Californ
Contact:
Paul Beck
446-4571
7-14-69
#395
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement on
the signing of AB-1970, Wilson:
"I am delighted to be able to sign this bill, AB-1970, into law
because it will enable California Savings and Loan Associations and
banks to invest in National Housing Partnerships.
"The Federal Housing Act of 1968 provides for the formation of
national and local partnerships to involve industry and financial
institutions in the development of low income housing.
"I am also pleased to see that a Californian of the caliber of
Ray Watt will be heading up the National Housing Corporation from
Washington.
"The National Housing Partnership program encourages the investment
necessary to help produce housing where it is most needed, for lower
and moderate income families.
"The corporation is to be funded through private stock subscriptions
using existing Federal housing assistance programs.
"This bill, authored by Pete Wilson, removes the legal barriers
which stand in the way of participation by financial institutions in
our state,
"I especially want to commend you, Pete, for carrying the bill and
also Jim Hall, Chuck LeMenager and Michael MacBan for the close
cooperation and work you have given this important piece of legislation." "
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-14-69
#396
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement on
the signing of AB-413 Porter:
"The legislation I am about to sign here today known as the
California Water Quality Improvement Act of 1969 represents truly a
forward step in our efforts to improve the quality of life and
environment in our state.
"I am especially pleased to sign it, not only because it has been
a key part of our legislative program, but also because it now moves
California into a real position of national leadership in the field of
water quality and environmental protection.
"It will strengthen the ability of the State Water Resources Control
Board and regional water quality control boards to fight pollution by
bringing waste discharges within established water quality objectives.
"Time does not allow me to name all of the people who worked so
hard to make passage of this legislation possible.
"I would, however, like to single out Assemblyman Carley Porter
for the important role he has played in its success, as well as
Senator Gordon Cologne for his fine work in the upper house.
"Representing the administration and also very deserving of
credit are Ike Livermore, Secretary for Resources, and Kerry Mulligan,
Chairman of the State Water Resources Control Board."
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RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7-15-69
#397
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the
following bills:
AB 87 - Briggs
Authorizes a county welfare department to
(Chapter 469)
refer a welfare recipient to a private
employment agency at the same time the
recipient is referred to the State Department
of Employment, and authorizes the county to
contract with private employment agencies for
the cost of their services.
AB 136 - Veysey
Includes community colleges and community
(Chapter 518)
college students in work experience
programs. The bill also includes work
study programs for high school and community
college students meeting specified criteria
in purposes for which an appropriation is
presently made for new or expanded work
experience education programs in certain
high schools.
AB 200 - Cullen
Provides that upon the recommendation of
(Chapter 519)
a judge of the juvenile court the Department
of Motor Vehicles shall suspend immediately
for a period of one year the driver's
license of any minor if the court makes a
finding that the minor was the operator
of an automobile and violated any offenses
relating to narcotics, marijuana, or restricted
dangerous drugs.
AB 293 - Crown
Declares legislative intent regarding
(Chapter 498)
provisions in the state plan for the hospital
construction program, relating to the
relative need of the projects contained there-
in.
AB 413 - Porter
Enacts the California Water Quality
(Chapter 482)
Improvement Act of 1969. The bill revises
the laws governing water quality and water
pollution control, including provisions
relating to the State Water Resources
Control Board, regional water quality
control boards, the Water Quality Advisory
Committee, state financial assistance for
water pollution control, waste water
reclamation and reuse, and other related
matters.
AB 448 - McGee
Provides that when a judge who has left the
(Chapter 470)
bench and who had elected to leave
contributions in the Judges' Retirement Fund,
dies prior to age 65, his accumulated
contributions shall be paid to a designated
beneficiary.
AB 464 - Stull
Establishes the classification of underwater
(Chapter 483)
parks in the State Park System.
AB 465 - Beverly
Authorizes a court, both before and after
(Chapter 520)
submission of cause to jury, rather than
only before such submission, to permit
sworn jurors in criminal cases either to
separate or be kept in charge of proper
officer. The bill is effective December 31,
1971.
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AB 472 - Bagley
Gives board of supervisors power to delegate
(Chapter 499)
to the county administrative officer authority
to execute certain contracts up to $2,500.
AB 476 - Briggs
Amends an Insurance Code provision relating
(Chapter 471)
to automobile liability insurance to add
a cross-reference to relevant provisions
of the Vehicle Code.
AB 594 - Stacey
Amends the Vehicle Code to establish a
(Chapter 472)
schedule whereby all special identification
plates assigned to cotton and farm trailers
will expire at a uniform time every three
years.
AB 629 - MacDonald
Requires that the county cost of public
(Chapter 484)
assistance payments for persons released
from state hospitals remain the responsibility
of the county from which they entered the
state hospital for a period of three years.
AB 682 - Belotti
Provides that every person who, in obedience
(Chapter 500)
to the summons of the state forester or
his agent, assists in extinquishing a forest
fire shall be compensated at the same wage
rate, excluding fringe benefits, as state
employees performing like services.
AB 710 - Powers
Provides that if a member of the County
(Chapter 501)
Employees Retirement Law of 1937 is unable
to furnish certain prior county service
information, that the rate of compensation
applicable to him at the time he first
became a member of the system after the
period to be credited shall be used in
computing such prior county service.
AB 714 - Vasconcellos
Permits a court action to be brought for
(Chapter 485)
the purpose of obtaining for a child adopted
by the petition a new birth certificate
which specifies that a deceased spouse of
the petitioner who was in the home at the
time of the initial placement of the child
is a parent of such child.
AB 809 - Briggs
Permits the Department of Alcoholic Beverage
(Chapter 502)
Control, when so requested by a licensee
or applicant, to place conditions on a
license without the necessity of proceedings
related to petitions for licenses, protests
against the issuance of licenses, and actions
to suspend or revoke licenses. Tt also allows
the department to impose conditions related
to the personal qualifications and conduct
of a licensee.
AB 830 - Moorhead
Changes from $100 to $200 the minimum amount
(Chapter 486)
of property damage for purposes of application
of the motor vehicle financial responsibility
laws.
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AB 880 - Briggs
Excepts student assistant or interns
(Chapter 473)
employed by the Departmnet of the Youth
Authority in training programs from the
Labor Code provisions limiting employment
by public agencies of noncitizens.
AB 880 - Brown
Amends provisions of the Medical Practice
(Chapter 503)
Act relating to the licensing of graduates
of foreign medical schools.
AB 882 - Parnes
Permits the carry over into succeeding fiscal
(Chapter : 21)
year any unexpended balance of the moneys
collected from school districts to pay
one-fourth of the administrative costs
of the State Teacher's Retirement System.
AB 906 - Knox
Allows a land surveying practice to be
(Chapter 474)
carried on by partnership or other
organization not composed entirely of licensed
land surveyors or registered civil engineers
if such a surveyor or civil engineer is in
charge of all surveying practice of the
organization. The bill also permits land
surveying organization to operate under
fictitious name or names of surveyors and
engineers living or dead who are, or were
when alive, members of the organization.
AB 922 - Lewis
Allows a local legislative body to issue bonds
(Chapter 487)
authorized prior to November 13, 1968, under
the Vehicle Parking District Law of 1943 for
a period of 24 years at 6 percent interest.
The bill authorizes a commission formed
pursuant to Vehicle Parking District Law
of 1943, to consist of 3 or 5 members, rather
than 3 members.
AB 923 - Brown
Provides that no court shall pronounce judg-
(Chapter 522)
ment on a defendant where the probation
report is involved unless the court,
prosecutor and defendant or his attorney have
been given a copy of the probation officer's
report at least two days, or upon request
of the defendant, five days prior to the date
of consideration for such report by the court
for the purpose of judgement. The bill
also provides that the court shall order
the probation officer to discuss the contents
of the probation report with the defendant
who is not represented by an attorney.
AB 947 - Duffy
Prohibits the payment under Medi-Cal to a
(Chapter 475)
provider of service in which he or his
immediate family has a significant beneficial
interest unless there is on file with the
Director of Health Care Service and the
Health Review Program Council a statement
of the nature and extent of such interest.
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AB 998 - Dent
Authorizes the taking of shrimp and stag-
(Chapter 488)
horn sculpin in specified areas by trawl
nets. It authorizes the taking of mollusks,
sand crabs, and shrimp in a specified area
by means of hand-operated applicances.
The bill also standardizes the size of
shrimp nets.
AB 1015 - Beverly
Allows the granting of a final decree of
(Chapter 489)
divorce one year after the appearance of the
defendant in addition to one year from the
service of the summons upon a defendant.
The bill also provides that where a court
appoints an attorney to represent either
the minor or the parents who are unable
to afford counsel in an action to have a
minor declared free from custody and
control of the parents, the attorney shall
receive reasonable sums for such representation
AB 1025 - Bagley
Provides that the person having the
(Chapter 490)
responsibility to comply with provisions
of the Uniform Supervision of Trustees
for Charitable Purposes Act relating to
registration and filing of reports shall
pay the reasonable expense necessarily
incurred by the state in the investigation
and prosecution of any proceeding to secure
such compliance.
AB 1078 - Briggs
Permits joint school district included
(Chapter 476)
within territory to which an areawide
foundation program is applicable to increase
school district tax rates for 1969-70 fiscal
year by an amount sufficient to recover
any loss of revenue because of omission to
levy the maximum tax rate during the 1968-69
fiscal year.
AB 1173 - Z'berg
Provides that a trustee in bankruptcy or
(Chapter 491)
a holder of a conditional sales contract
who has purchased the contract for his
portfolio of investments and who is not an
assignee for purpose of collection may
commence in action in small claims court.
AB 1154 - Grunsky
Permits general law cities electing mayors
(Chapter 504)
to provide for theelection of the mayor
for a 2-year term rather than a 4-year term.
AB 1237 - Veysey
Provides that for purposes of membership
(Chapter 477)
in the Public Employees' Retirement
System, "county peace officer" shall include
the marshal and each regularly employed
deputy marshal of a judicial district.
AB 1279 - Hom
Authorizes counties to establish checking
(Chapter 505)
accounts for purchasing agents for purchase
of miscellaneous and emergency services and
supplies.
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AB 1292 - Briggs
Deletes the requirement applicable
(Chapter 506)
to certain insurance and insurers that
contracts of insurance be executed or
renewed through a resident agent or after
approval of such agent and countersigned
by such agent.
AB 1293 - Ryan
Raises the borrowing limits on negotiable
(Chapter 507)
promissory notes of a county water district
from $500,000 to $1,000,000.
AB 1304 - Pattee
Allows beer manufacturers, as well as other
(Chapter 508)
specified person, to advertise in a defined
type of publication of a bona fide food
retailer trade association.
AB 1326 - Knox
Authorizes cities to remove, and to assess
(Chapter 492)
the costs of removing, overhead utility
lines in underground utility districts if
the owner refuses to remove overhead facilities
after notice and within a reasonable time.
AB 1334 - Hayes
Requires that public assistance warrants
(Chapter 509)
be placed in mail in time for receipt on
first postal delivery day of the following
month.
AB 1367 - Brathwaite
Permits the Los Angeles Board of Education
(Chapter 510)
to bring requirements of the local district
retirement system with respect to disability
retirement into alignment with the State
Teachers' Retirement System.
AB 1494 - Gonsalves
Provides that when a warrant of arrest has
(Chapter 478)
been delivered to a peace officer and the
person named in warrant is otherwise law-
fully in custody of the peace officer, the
warrant may be executed by such peace officer
or by any clerk of a city or county jail
acting under authorization and direction
of such a peace officer.
AB 1515 - Crandall
Permits candidates for any office to
(Chapter 511)
circulate and sign their own nomination
papers. The bill also permits persons
engaged in circulating nomination papers
and recall, initiative and referendum
petitions for signatures, to sign such
papers and petitions themselves.
AB 1682 - Briggs
Revises the definitions of "bus passenger
(Chapter 479)
vehicle and "schoolbus" for purposes
of the vehicle code.
AB 1688 - Mobley
Makes revisions in the Improvement Act of
(Chapter 513)
1911 for provisions regarding payment of
assessments levied upon certain publicly
owned property including the rate and
time of payment of the interest thereon,
the payment of such time of payment of the
interest thereon, the payment of such
assessments in installments, and the form
and contents of the certificates issued
representing such assessments.
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Ab 1697 - Moorhead
Recasts the Probate Code provisions relating
(Chapter 512)
to reference of disputed claims in probate.
AB 1790 - Waxman
Specifies the procedure for the sale of
(Chapter 480)
unredeemed personal property of a tenant
against whom a judgment in lawful detainer has
been enforced.
AB 1813 - Belotti
Fixes the sheriff's fee for the service of
(Chapter 514)
various kinds of attachments and executions
at $5. The bill also increases the fee
for the service of a subpoena from $2 to $3.
AB 1865 - Lanterman
Requires planning commissions and legislative
(Chapter 515)
bodies of cities and counties to hold public
hearing prior to recommending the adoption
of a state highway route by legislature,
as well as the selection of a state highway
location by the California Highway Commission.
The bill also requires a city council or
board of supervisors to hold public hearing
prior to entering into an agreement with the
Department of Public Works regarding city
street or county highway in connection with
a state freeway.
AB 1970 - Wilson
Permits banks and savings and loan associations
(Chapter 493)
to issue and sell securities guaranteed under
the National Housing Act. In addition, they
would be authorized the acquire and hold
stock in certain corporations created under
the provisions of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968. Further, it
permits investment in the Government
National Mortgage Association bonds.
AB 2079 - Knox
Amends the Corporations Code, which sets
(Chapter 481)
forth the method of accounting for shares
issued without par value. The change would
allow the board of directors to designate
the portion of consideration received for
no-par value stock to be attributed to
stated capital and paid-in surplus for
shares having a liquidation reference.
The bill also requires that noncapitalized
surplus should be reflected on the books
of an acquiring corporation according to
"generally accepted accounting principles."
AB 2297 - Bagley
Authorizes the use of declaratory relief
(Chapter 494)
to determine the applicability of laws
relating to open meetings of state and
local agencies, and mandamus or injunction
to prevent violations of such laws.
AB 2318 - Russell
Provides that certain grant and annuity
(Chapter 516)
societies may reinsure their total liability
under an annuity agreement with an admitted
insurer for a single premium.
AB 2337 - Wilson
Permits an arresting officer to take a person
(Chapter 517)
before a magistrate for a violation of
Vehicle Code provisions relating to the refusa]
to submit a vehicle and load to an inspection,
measurement, or weighing or a refusal to
adjust a load or obtain a permit.
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AB 2350 - Ralph
Appropriates $160,000 to the Enterprise
(Chapter 523)
City School District to enable the district
to pay contracted indebtedness, due and
owing, in the 1968-69 fiscal year. The
loan is to be repaid plus interest over
a two-year period.
SB 321 - Burgener
Provides that no member of the governing
(Chapter 495)
board of a junior college district shall,
during the term for which he was elected,
be eligible to serve on the governing
board of a high school district whose
boundaries are coterminous with those of
the junior college district.
SB 768 - Collier
Requires voters in the Montague Water Con-
(Chapter 496)
servation District to be owners of real
property in the district and specifies
voters need not be district residents.
SB 788 - Song
Provides that no power of appointment
(Chapter 468)
affecting real property, where the creating
instrument has been previously recorded
or where the creating instrument was a will
and the order or decree of distribution has
been previously recorded, shall be terminated,
in whole or in part, as to such appointive
real property by execution of a release
of such power until such release is recorded
in the county where such appointive real
property is located.
SB 1035 - Mills
Deletes an obsolete Election Code provision
(Chapter 497)
permitting any state senator running for
reelection in 1966 to use the word "incumbent"
on the ballot.
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Sacramento, Califor. a
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7-15-69
#398
Governor Ronald Reagan today sent the following directive to
all agencies and departments of state government:
"As you are well aware, it is the basic and continuing policy
of this administration to reduce the cost of government to the lowest
possible level commensurate with efficient state operations. None of
us can be happy about the $6.22 billion budget recently enacted. Even
in the face of national inflation and mounting costs, it must be
reduced.
"Therefore, I announce to you these definitive manpower and
budgetary goals for the executive branch. We must achieve these goals.
"It shall be our goal to hold the employment level in the
executive branch to the lowest possible level, without permitting
employee increases during the term of this administration despite the
growth of our population and inflation.
"I believe that this goal can be achieved through control of new
hirings.
"To achieve these definitive goals, I ask every department head
to reexamine his program needs and to ascertain how he will reduce
through attrition the number of employees under his supervision. This
will serve as a prelude to our budgeting process for 1970-71. In
preparing that budget, we will allocate specific sums to each agency
and each non-agency department. The various departments will be
required to submit program format budgets within the sums so allotted
and to pattern their priorities and their programs accordingly. We
will allow supplementary program requests to be separately submitted on
a priority basis. These programs will be considered in relation to
statewide priorities within the existing tax resources. The highest
priority will be tax reduction.
"The cost-saving work you have done to date makes it possible to
increase our aid in support of primary and secondary education, to
increase property tax relief, and to fund a $100 million 1970 income
tax rebate. We can still do more to reduce the size and cost of
government, and, through attrition, hold down the number of total
employees without impairing the essential services of government.
"Thank you for your help."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVER
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, Califor,
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-15-69
#399
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed legislation
enabling the Enterprise City School District in Los Angeles County to
pay its indebtedness.
The bill, AB-2350, appropriates $160,000 to the district to pay
debts due and owing for the 1968-69 fiscal year. The loan, plus
interest, is to be repaid to the state over a two-year period.
"It is regrettable that poor management of the district's financial
affairs has caused this problem, " the governor said.
"However, failure to provide assistance to the district would
have seriously hampered the education of children and denied pay to
its employees," he said.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE:
Ir
diate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-16-69
#400
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Mrs. Evelyn M. Chamberlin and
Ivan N. Staten as new members of the Board of Vocational Nurse and
Psychiatric Technician Examiners.
Mrs. Chamberlin is chairman of the Department of Vocational Nursing
at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. She resides at
14226 Starbuck Street, Whittier, California. Mrs. Chamberlin replaces
Sister Anita, S.M., R.N., of San Francisco whose term expired.
Ivan Staten is a licensed vocational nurse at the Community
Hospital in Santa Rosa and replaces Verna Berens of Bakersfield,
California, whose term has also expired. He lives at 3451 Montgomery
Drive in Santa Rosa.
Mrs. Chamberlin and Mr. Staten will serve four year terms and will
receive necessary travel expenses as members of the board. Both are
Republicans.
The governor also announced the reappointment to the board of
Mrs. Jean M. Kristjanson of San Mateo. Mrs. Kristjanson is a visiting
nurse with the San Mateo County Department of Public Health. She is
a Democrat.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVER'
RELEASE:
mmediate
Sacramento, Californ
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-17-69
#401
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"The announcement by eleven California table grape growers who
attempted to follow an uncharted course in negotiating contracts with
the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee demonstrates in dramatic
fashion the needs of American agriculture for congressional action.
The well-intentioned efforts of these negotiations served only one
purpose: to illustrate the futility of negotiating with someone making
non-negotiable demands in an area where no ground rules exist.
"The growers entered the talks with good faith. They learned
quickly that UFWOC had no intention of negotiating but only demanding.
They learned quickly that discussions could end only in failure.
"There is only one way to bring an end to the boycott and to the
turmoil in the vineyards that is equitable federal legislation to
take in all of agriculture, worker and farmer alike. Congress is the
proper and only forum for the solution.
"There are a number of pieces of legislation before the Congress,
including the 'Consumers' Agricultural Protection Act' by California's
Senator Murphy. The law embodies protective principles in the act so
vital to American agriculture and all its component parts.
"The time has clearly come for Congress to move on this problem
and develop responsible solutions to protect the American consumer,
the farm workers and growers alike."
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RELEASE: I ediate
Sacramento, Califor. a
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7-16-69
#402
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke, at the request of Governor Ronald
Reagan, today issued the following proclamation:
"The President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, having
proclaimed Monday, July 21, 1969, a day of national participation in
honor of the Apollo XI Lunar Mission, I, Ed Reinecke, Acting Governor
of the State of California, do hereby declare Monday, July 21, 1969,
a day of participation to be observed consistent with Section 6700 (n)
of the Government Code and by all public schools, colleges and
universities.
"State Departments and Agencies will maintain sufficient work
forces to meet emergency situations and provide vitally necessary
public services."
"The prayers of all Californians are with the Apollo 11 crew,"
said Governor Reinecke. "I hope all Californians will share in a
special sense of pride because of the major role played by California's
aerospace industry in the Apollo 11 Mission."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-18-69
#403
Governor Ronald Reagan today nominated Justice John R. Allport as
an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District,
Division Three. Justice Allport's nomination must be confirmed by
the Commission on Judicial Appointments.
Allport is currently judge of the Superior Court for the County of
Los Angeles. He lives at 28106 West Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
Allport, a Republican, succeeds Conrad Moss who is deceased.
The post pays $39,132.
Allport began his private law practice in 1939 and served four
years with the Navy during World War II.
He is a member of the Association of the Southern California
Defense Counsel, the American Board of Trial Advocates, American College
of Trial Lawyers and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.
He is married and has four children.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: Im. diate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-18-69
#404
Governor Ronald Reagan today named attorney John Loomis as Judge
of the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the
County of Los Angeles. The post pays $30,572.
Loomis, a Republican, succeeds Judge Herbert Walker who is retiring
on August 31, 1969.
Loomis is a magnum cum laude graduate of Stanford University and
received his law degree from Stanford Law School in 1938. He is a
partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Betts, Ely and Loomis.
He is a member of the California State Bar, the American Bar
Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Whittier Bar
Association. In 1964-65 he was President of the Association of
Southern California Defense Counsel. He is currently on the Board of
Directors of the Defense Research Institute.
Loomis is married and has two sons. He and his wife, Isabelle,
reside at 15258 East LaCalma Drive, Whittier, California.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-18-69
#405
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Bruce K. Nestande as a member of the recently formed State Advisory
Council on Vocational Education. He will serve at the pleasure of the
governor and receive necessary travel expenses.
Nestande is the director of the Independence Hall and Souvenirs
for Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park. He lives at 715 MacDuff Street,
Anaheim.
Nestande graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1960 with
a degree in Economics. Upon graduation, he received a commission in
the U.S. Marine Corps and is currently a captain in the Marine Corps
Reserve.
Nestande's wife, Beverly, is a school teacher and they have two
sons.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: 1. ediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-18-69
#406
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued this statement in regard to
what he called the "extremely unfortunate and illegal strile" by
members of the Vallejo Police and Fire Departments:
"Protection of life and property must be guaranteed. is governor
I will not permit any citizen of California at any time to be denied
vital police and fire protection services. The state will meet the
situation which now exists in Vallejo with whatever assistance it can
and should provide. No one has the right to strike against the public
safety. I want to assure the citizens of Vallejo that their right to
police and fire protection will be met and I have communicated that
assurance to local officials. That same assurance also is given to
all citizens of California."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7-18-69
#407
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
July 21, 1969
through
July 25, 1969
Monday, July 21
1:30 p.m.
Picture with recipient of Community Radio Watch
Award (People-to-People program supporting local
law enforcement), Governor's Office
1:45 p.m.
Presentation by Governor of Young Californian's
Medal for Bravery and Service, Governor's Office
2:30 p.m.
Cabinet Meeting (Senator Murphy to attend),
Governor's Office
4:00 p.m.
Informal press availability with Senator Murphy
following Cabinet Meeting, Governor's Council Room
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, July 22
9:30 a.m.
Torch lighting for Special Olympics (JC-sponsored
program for benefit of mentally retarded), West
Steps of Capitol
Proceed to Agriculture Building
10:00 a.m.
Brief remarks to Agricultural employees on the
50th birthday of the department
1:30 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, July 23
Office Appointments
Overnight - Sacramento
Thursday, July 24
3:00 p.m.
Governor's Council Meeting, Governor's Office
Overnight Sacramento
Friday, July 25
Office Appointments
p.m.
Depart for Los Angeles
Overnight Los Angeles
Saturday, July 26
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, July 27
No appointments scheduled
afternoon
Return to Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-18-69
#408
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Robert L. Meyer as a member of the Local Applications Advisory Board.
Meyer represents the Rural Housing Authority on the Board.
He will serve at the pleasure of the Governor and receive
necessary travel expenses.
Meyer, a Democrat, replaces Harold Livingston who resigned.
He is the owner of Meyer Tomatoes - Growers - Packers - Shippers
in King City.
Meyer is chairman of the board of the California Fresh Green
Tomato Marketing Order, chairman of the Monterey County Low Income
Housing Committee and Chairman of the King city Farm Housing Committee.
He lives at 325 Mona Vista Place in King City.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: SUNDAY A.Ms.
Sacramento, California
July 20, 1969
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-18-69
#409
Governor Ronald Reagan Saturday urged quick action in legislation
designed to extend the life of the Bay Conservation and Development
Commission.
"Last January, in my State-of-the-State Message, I told the people
of California that legislation was vital to protect the Bay. I have
said repeatedly since then that action must be taken.
"Seven months have passed since that time and legislation to
protect one of the most priceless resources of California still has not
received final approval from the legislature.
"There has been more than enough time for full and complete debate
and study of this critically-needed legislation," the governor said,
adding:
"Regrettable as the delay has been, quick action now can resolve
this issue and preserve San Francisco Bay for all Californians.
"This session of the legislature is rapidly coming to a close and
the legislature cannot afford to leave Sacramento without fulfilling
its responsibility.
"I, therefore, urge the Senate committee to iron out whatever
details are still unresolved and to do it with the utmost dispatch,"
the governor said."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-21-69
#410
Governor Ronald Reagan issued this statement following the
departure of the astronauts from the moon's surface:
"Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins. These men and the spacemen before
them, who helped set the stage for this truly remarkable feat, will be
remembered by history as pathfinders of the universe, first citizens
of an interplanetary community.
"But they also have a chance to become a symbol helping reunite
us here on earth. They can become new patriots for America, and new
heroes for a world that badly needs heroes. These brave and
compassionate men can help turn the people away from so-called leaders
whose design is to turn nation against nation and human against human.
"Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins and others like them have
answered the call to greatness with humility and dignity.
"Let us treat them as heroes and call on them to help return peace
and freedom to the world. May each of us, in the spirit of their great
achievement, make a strong commitment to brotherhood and human
understanding. We must strive to end injustices on earth even as we
cross through the threshold of the universe."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-21069
#411
7-21-69
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has nominated five
California young people for the nation's 1969 Young American Medals for
Bravery and Service. He will present each of them with a bronze
medallion and certificate at a brief ceremony in his office today.
Winners of the national awards will be selected from among the
nominees of all 50 states by the Young American Medals Committee,
chaired by J. Edgar Hoover.
The governor noted that in order to have a representative cross-
section of acts of heroism and service, mayors, chairmen of county
boards of supervisors and California legislators were contacted for
their recommendations.
Out of more than 50 nominations from California, five young people
were chosen.
BRAVERY:
NATHAN KINNON, age 18, 9533 Burr Street, Oakland, Nathan was
crossing over the Oakland estuary in his car when he saw a young boy and
his dog struggling in the water. Bystanders, who were not close enough
to the boy to assist him, saw Nathan leave his car and dive into the
water from the bridge, fully clothed, and brought the boy and his dog
safely to shore. Nathan did not tell anyone about the rescue because
the youngster he saved did not want his parents to know he was near the
water.
CAROLYN REDMER, age 17, 7170 Kuhl Drive, Bell Gardens, and
ROBERT J. GOFF, JR., age 18, 7162 East Gage Avenue, Bell Gardens.
Robert, after several would-be rescuers were driven back by intense heat
and dense smoke, climed in a window of a burning house to rescue a
ten-month old baby. The mother had left the burning house to find help.
Despite the heat and smoke, Bob found the child, carried him back to
the window and handed him out to Carolyn who in turn gave him mouth-to-
mouth resuscitation immediately.
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SERVICE
LINDA McCONNELL, age 17, 737 West Center Street, Manteca. During
a 1968 Christmas drive within the City of Manteca, Linda collected
gifts and personally wrote over 700 letters to servicemen in Vietnam
to accompany the gifts. She also was responsible for other young
people entering into the program. Her hard work, combined with the
efforts of others, enabled the City of Manteca to send over 3,500
Christmas packages to Vietnam, each with a personal letter.
MARCEE RETHWISH, age 15, 1757 Garrison Way, El Cajon. Marcee
organized and participated in a teenage march on City Hall in support
of American servicemen in Vietnam, despite opposition from some male
students who opposed her position. Marcee also organized a public
prayer meeting for the crew of the Pueblo which involved renting a
pavilion and paying an organist's fee. She used baby-sitting money
she had saved to pay expenses and when this was exhausted, she had
buttons saying "Support our GIs" made up which she sold and paid for
all expenses for the prayer meeting from the profits.
Governor Reagan lauded the acts of bravery and service performed
by the more than 50 youngsters whose names were submitted to him for
the California selection.
"Surely their quick thinking, courage and consideration for
others Codes well for the nation's future, " he said.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-21-69
#412
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the
following bills:
AB 84 - Chappie
Authorizes irrigation districts to construct,
(Chapter 533)
maintain, and operate recreational facilities
in connection with any dams, reservoirs, or
other works owned or controlled by the district.
AB 186 - Karabian
Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the
(Chapter 534)
Education Code.
AB 236 - Burke
Authorizes the governing board of a school
(Chapter 535)
district, whose territory is served by one or
more public agencies providing library services,
to contract with them for library services for
pupils.
AB 252 - Foran
Grants first priority to specified claims for
(Chapter 524)
wages, salaries or fringe benefits of employees
of a seller or transferor of an alcoholic
beverage license in distribution of consideration
exchanged for such license when the consideration
is not sufficient to pay claims of creditors of
seller or transferor in full.
AB 389 - MacDonald
Provides receipt of premium on insurance policy
(Chapter 536)
may be cancelled for nonpayment of any or all
of a premium which is actually unpaid if the
cancellation right is reserved to the insurer
in the policy.
AB 393 -
Amends the Labor Code to include constables and
(Chapter
marshals within the definition of "sheriff."
Its effect would be to extend to those latter
groups presumptive disability for heart trouble,
hernia, and pneumonia under the Labor Code, and
also a leave of absence with full pay up to 365
days in lieu of disability payments.
A3
407
Greene,
B.
Provides that the Fair Employment Practice
(Chapter 526)
Commission may order employers engaged in
unlawful employment practice to take action,
rather than affirmative action.
AB 446 - Belotti
Makes several technical clarifying amendments
(Chapter 537)
to the Agricultural Code provisions relating
to dairy standards.
AB 465 - Baverly
Authorizes a court, both before and after
(Chapter 520)
submission of cause to jury, rather than only
before such submission, to permit sworn jurors
in criminal cases either to separate or be kept
in charge of proper officer. The bill is
effective December 31, 1971.
AB 471 - Bagley
Authorizes community services districts to
(Chapter 538)
establish zones of benefit to finance improvement
and services within a zone.
AB 595 - Stacey
Deletes provision for the termination of
(Chapter 539)
suspension of registration card and license
plates and the storage of motor vehicle where
the owner or driver of motor vehicle gives
prescribed proof of ability to respond in
damages by having a specified motor vehicle
liaibility policy.
AB 671 - Burke
Specifies that the services of a permanent
(Chapter 540)
employee of a school district may be terminated
on June 30, if he has failed, upon request, to
notify district by July I of his intention to
remain in the services of the district.
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AB 699 - Foran
Requires local authorities to give adequate
(Chapter 541)
notice by signs or marking before parking
prohibitions are effective. The bill exempts
alleys, and permits local authorities to restrict
or prohibit parking between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00
a.m. without posting.
AB 818 - Beverly
Provides that the crime of pimping is committed
(Chapter 542)
when any person, rather than male person only,
derives support from earnings of another person,
or solicits for another person, and knows that
such person is a prostitute, rather than knows
that such female person is a prostitute. The
bill also provides that the crime cf pandering
is committed when a person procures another
person for purpose of prostitution, rather than
a female person for a house of prostitution, or
induces another person to become a prostitute,
rather than a female person to become an inmate
of house of prostitution, or receives or gives
money or thing of value for procuring another
person for purpose of prostitution, rather than
a female person for a house of prostitution.
AB 876 - Brown
Provides that any person possessing either the
(Chapter 527)
education or the experience, or any combination
of both, rather than only both the education and
the experience, equivalent to accredited training
may be licensed as a vocational nurse, where
otherwise qualified.
AB 903 - Schabarum
Adds combinations of motor trucks and truck
(Chapter 543)
tractors while being operated in a "driveaway-
towaway" operation to the combinations of
vehicles whose total length may exceed 60 feet.
AB 905 - Murphy
Provides that, if an arrest is made for the
(Chapter 528)
commission of a misdemeanor or infraction,
rather than misdemeanor only, an arrest can be
made between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. if the arrest
is made for offense committed in presence of
arresting officer or private person making arrest
the arrest is made in a public place; the arrest
is made when person is in custody pursuant to
another lawful arrest; or the arrest is made
pursuant to warrant which, directs that it may
be served day or night.
AD 919 - Dunlap
Eliminates the prohibition against the sale of
(Chapter 529)
intoxicating liquor within one and one-half
miles of the exterior limits of the Veterans'
Home of Yountville.
AB 936 - Pattee
Permits pasteurized process cheese food,
(Chapter 544)
pasteurized cheese spread, and cold pack cheese
food, to be sold for institutional or industrial
sale in packages larger than two pounds. Present
law limits all consumer sales of these products
to packages of two pounds or less.
AB 987 - Cullen
Amends the Penal Code to make it a misdemeanor
(Chapter 545)
or felony for a person to fraudulently submit a
claim for payment to any state board or officer
or any county, city, or district board or
officer. As used in this bill, "officer" include
a "carrier" as defined in the Welfare and
Institutions Code.
AB 988 - Beverly
Prohibits the operation of aircraft in a manner
(Chapter 530)
that will result in the discharge into the
atmosphere of specified air contaminant for
period of over 10 seconds in any one hour.
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AB 1235 - Z'berg
Provides that vacation credits accumulated by
(Chapter 546)
any public employee are exempt from attachment
or execution. Present law exempts the vacation
credits of state employees.
AB 1243 - Mulford
Authorizes regional park district police to
(Chapter 547)
remove abandoned vehicles from regional park
district property.
AB 1272 - Townsend
Amends the County Employees Retirement Law
(Chapter 548)
of 1937 to permit county board of supervisors
to elect to pay the costs of the increase in the
member's contributions for his service retire-
ment annuity resulting from a cost-of-living
adjustment, and permits the board to elect to
pay cost-of-living increases over 3 percent in
both retirement and death allowances.
AB 1303 - Pattee
Includes beer manufacturers among those
(Chapter 549)
suppliers that are required to charge specific
interest charges, and to impose specific credit
restrictions on retailers delinquent in payment
for beverages sold and delivered to them.
AB 1306 - Hayes
Permits a prescriber to authorize his employee
(Chapter 550)
to orally transmit a prescription if he gives
the furnisher written evidence of the authori-
zation. This authority is limited to pre-
scriptions other than narcotics.
AB 1695 - Moorhead
Makes various changes in the Financial Code
(Chapter 531)
provisions relating to loans to officers,
directors, and employees of banks.
AB 1739 - Britschgi
Deletes an obsolete Business and Professions
(Chapter 551)
Code section reference.
AB 1761 - Hayes
Authorizes the exercise of prescribed additional
(Chapter 552)
powers granted to a conservator pursuant to
court order.
AB 1920 - Sieroty
Provides that specified reports of oil and gas
(Chapter 553)
operators filed with the Division of Oil and Gas
shall be open to inspection by the State Board
of Equalization and by the assessor of the
county in which the well is located.
AB 2101 - Hayes
Provides that the Unruh Retail Installment Sales
(Chapter 554)
Act shall not apply to any building construction
contract, with or without real property.
AB 2182 - Veysey
Authorizes school districts which maintain work
(Chapter 532)
experience and work study programs to provide for
the employment of pupils in part-time jobs
located outside the district and provides that
such employment may be by any public employer.
It also authorizes school districts to pay wages
to these pupils whether assigned within or
without the district. No payments may be made
to or for private employers.
AB 2269 - Russell
Revises county authorization to apply to the
(Chapter 556)
Department of Finance for estimate of increase
in its population for purposes of vehicle license
fee distributions from each year to once each
calendar year.
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AB 2175 - Johnson, R.
Appropriates from the Harbors and Watercraft
(Chapter 555)
Revolving Fund an amount equivalent to the
unexpended balance as of June 30, 1969, of the
appropriation made by Item 288 of the Budget Act
of 1967, making such amount available for the
purposes provided in this item; and in addition,
would provide $160, 000 for a grant to the County
of Butte for construction of a two-lane boat
launching ramp, parking and sanitary facilities
at Lime Saddle Area of Oroville, Reservoir State
Recreation Area.
AB 2278 - Stull
Provides for absent voting by persons confined
(Chapter 557)
by illness or disability in place of residence
as well as in hospital, sanatorium or nursing
home.
The following bills have been vetoed by Governor Ronald Reagan:
AB 655 - Brown
Provides that the degree of proof necessary in
juvenile court proceeding to support a finding
that a minor is a person who committed crime
is clear and convincing evidence rather than
preponderance of evidence.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said,
"The juvenile court is not
considered to be a criminal court. Yet the
degree of proof proposed by AB 655 would be a
step towards establishing a criminal court for
the juvenile offender. I do not think that such
a change is desirable." Accordingly, he
returned the bill unsigned.
AB 925 - Brown
Repeals Penal Code provision empowering the
governor to revoke the parole of any prisoner.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said,
"This measure repeals Penal
Code Section 3062, which empowers the governor
to revoke the parole of any prisoner. I believe
that this authority should be retained to cover
those situations where, in the case of extreme
emergency, the public safety requires that a
parole must be revoked, and the members of the
Adult Authority are not available to take
immediate action." Accordingly, he returned
the bill unsigned.
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PRESS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE AT NOON, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1969
Caspar W. Weinberger
Director of Finance, State of California Sacramento 916 445-4141
"If the Legislature fails to enact significant tax reform
this Session--a tax reform program that guarantee; a reduction in
residential property taxes, California will be faced with the threat
of another 'Proposition 9' proposal and campaign, which could do
the utmost damage to our State," Caspar W. Weinberger, State
Director of Finance, told the Los Angeles Town Hall at noon today.
"Governor Reagan's tax reform program is the only one
which guarantees a reduction in residential real estate taxes.
All of the other proposals call for increased State or local
taxation, and express the hope that this new revenue will be used
to reduce the homeowners' tax. The Governor's plan recognizes that
the homeowners' real estate tax is one of the most regressive we
have, and that its burden falls heaviest on the homeowner with a
low income. Governor Reagan's plan would shift more than half
of this very regressive tax to three forms of taxation which are
directly related to ability to pay: Sales tax, income tax, and
non-residential real estate tax. The shift would be permanent
unless the people themselves voted to have more local taxation.
"The substitute State revenue would then be used to
finance 80 per cent of the cost of public schools, a cost which is
now borne, to far too great an extent, by the regressive residential
real estate tax.
"Furthermore, the new tax base that would then support
our public school system would consist of taxes which grow with the
economy--that is, the sales and income taxes--instead of requiring
a continual increase of the most regressive of all taxes,
residential real estate. Thus, the revenues contemplated under the
Governor's tax reform program would support not only the State
payment of 80 per cent of the public school system, but they would
also support the automatic increases in that cost that have been
required by inflation.
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"In the Los Angeles Unified School District, where the combined
tax rate, including junior colleges, is now $3.97, and e State now
provides about $145 million of the total school cost, under the
Governor's plan the residential tax rate would drop more than $3, to a
tax rate of only 81 cents per $100 of assessed value, and the State
would supply Los Angeles schoolswith $383 million instead of the
present $145 million. In order to accomplish this shift, there would
necessarily have to be small increases in the sales and income taxes
and in the taxation of business property.
"It has been said that there have been too many change in the
Governor's program, and that therefore the entire plan should be
studied further. The changes that have been made are entirely con-
sistent with the Governor's statement last April, when the plan was
presented, that he would be more than willing to listen to and act upon
all suggestions for removing inequities, or securing improvements in
what is admittedly an extremely complicated subject matter.
"There will be more changes in this same vein, For example, we
are searching now for a method of financing, within the existing tax
structure, additional benefits for renters in the form either of
additional tax reduction or additional credit on the State income tax.
"We are also seeking by every means possible to secure the
support of the federal government for granting a federal income tax
credit for the amount of the increased State income tax which will go
to support our school system. This is one of the best methods of
federal tax sharing, and we have been greatly encouraged in our efforts
by the favorable reaction of United States Senator George Murphy and
Vice President Spiro Agnew, and others in charge of the federal govern-
ment's relationships with state and local government.
"The suggestion has also been made that the Legislature should
adjourn by August 8, and that this will not leave time enough for
consideration of as complicated a subject as tax reform.
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"Let me say in response to that, that if the Legislature adjourns
without enacting significant tax reform which guarantees residential
tax reduction, we will be furnishing the best kind of ammunition to
those who circulated the Proposition 9 initiative last year, and whom
we believe stand ready to take similar action next year if we fail
now.
"Proposition 9 forbade the use of property taxation for many
services and left real solutions hanging in the air unresolved.
Proposition 9 also shook the faith of investors in our credit and cur
bonds. It necessitated a long and expensive campaign to ensure its
defeat.
"All of these evils will be multiplied if we do not finish the
job and secure real tax reform before the Legislature goes home."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: In diate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7-22-69
#413
Governor Ronald Reagan proclaimed today as California Agricul-
ture Day.
Text of the proclamation follows:
"WHEREAS, the California Department of Agriculture this year
is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of its establishment as a depart-
ment of state government; and
"WHEREAS, during this half century California has become the
leading agricultural state in the nation and has held that position
for the past 21 years; and
"WHEREAS, agriculture is California's largest single industry,
provides a solid foundation for the economy of the state, and
contributes significantly to the health and well-being of the people
of the state; and
"WHEREAS, the California Department of Agriculture, including
the County Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers of Weights and
Measures, has played an active and essential role in the achievement
of this proud record,
"NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do
hereby proclaim July 22, 1969, as CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE DAY, and
extend my congratulations and commendation to the California Department
of Agriculture on its 50th anniversary and for its outstanding work
during the past half century."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-22-69
#414
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today the appointment of
Dwane Wittmayer as a member of the Tourism and Visitor Services
Commission. The post requires Senate confirmation.
Wittmayer, a Republican, is vice president of sales for Pacific
Southwest Airlines and resides at 5322 Prosperity Lane in San Diego.
Wittmayer, 38, has an extensive background in commercial aviation and
tourism and is a past director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau
of San Diego.
Wittmayer replaces J. Floyd Andrews on the Commission. He will
receive necessary travelling expenses and will serve at the pleasure
of the governor, not to exceed 4 years.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-22-69
#415
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Mrs. Sylvia LeSage as a member of the State Board of Cosmetology.
She will represent the public on the board.
Mrs. LeSage, a Republican, is a housewife and lives at 15 DeSablay
Road in San Mateo. She replaces Mrs. Maggi Cobb Byrd of Los Angeles.
Mrs. LeSage will serve a four year term and receive $25 per diem.
The governor also announced the reappointment to the Cosmetology
Board of Anthony Vazzoler. He is a Republican and the owner of a
Los Angeles beauty shop.
Vazzoler* is past president of the Coiffure Guild of Los Angeles
and a member of the Advisory Committee of Cosmetology.
He lives at 2535 West Avenue 35, Los Angeles.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-23-69
#416
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today the appointment of
William L. Ritzi as Judge of the Superior Court of the State of
California in and for the County of Los Angeles.
Ritzi is now assistant district attorney of the County of Los
Angeles and lives at 236 South Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills.
Ritzi is a Republican and graduated from both college and law
school at the University of Southern California. From 1942 to 1945
Ritzi served as Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern
District of California. He joined the District Attorney's office of
Los Angeles in 1947 and in 1959 wrote a book entitled "The Legal
Aspects of Delinquency Prevention." It is currently used by the
Delinquency Control Institute at the University of Southern California.
Ritzi is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the
American Bar Association. He is a former director of the Association
of Deputy District Attorneys and currently is Director of the Peace
Officers Shrine Club.
Ritzi replaces Judge Orlando Rhodes who has resigned. Ritzi's
salary is $30,572. He is married and has a son and a daughter.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-23-69
#417
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the
following bills:
AB 370 - Badham
Declares that it is against public policy for
(Chapter 560)
an employer or group of employers to charge an
applicant a fee for employment with such
employer or with any employer who is a member
of the group of employers.
AB 625 - Schabarum
Reduces the amount of the gas tax refunds on
(Chapter 561)
fuel used by crop dusters operating from public
fields from 7 cents to 5 cents per gallon.
AB 661 - Bagley
Provides that persons appointed to an office
(Chapter 575)
of a district subject to the provisions of the
Uniform District Election Law, including a
school district office, shall not use "incumbent"
description of the office or its title as a
ballot designation but may use "appointed
incumbent" if he is a candidate for that office
at the next election.
AB 676 - Burke
Amends the Education Code provision which lists
(Chapter 576)
the persons and entities to whom the Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction is authorized to
distribute obsolete textbooks, by permitting
the superintendent to donate such books to any
nonprofit charitable organization, and to
children and other persons in the state or in a
foreign country for the purpose of increasing
the general literacy of the people.
AB 729 - Stull
Provides for a maximum tolerance of 8 percent
(Chapter 577)
from the specified net weight requirement on
avocados after the date of packing.
AB 758 - Arklin
Requires that all money received by an agent
(Chapter 578)
of the Department of Harbors and Watercraft
from the sale of certificates of number shall
be kept separate and apart from any other funds
of the agent and shall belong to the state at
all times. It declares that in case of an
assignment for the benefit of creditors,
receivership or bankruptcy, the state shall have
a preferred claim against the agent, receiver,
or trustee for all moneys owing to the state.
AB 949 - Duffy
Makes it a crime for any person, with intent to
(Chapter 562)
defraud, to present any false or fraudulent clain
to submit false information for the purpose of
obtaining greater compensation or to knowingly
submit false information for the purpose of
obtaining authorization for the furnishing of
services or merchandise under Medi-Cal. The
bill provides that such enforcement does not
prevent the use of any other criminal or civil
remedy.
AB 991 - Powers
Provides that a person may, by will, appoint a
(Chapter 563)
guardian for the property of a minor living or
likely to be born.
AB 992 - Powers
Deletes the estimate of actual cash value of
(Chapter 564)
the premises from the required contents of a
homestead declaration by heads of families and
other persons, and separate homestead
declarations by married persons.
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AB 1175 - Knox
Provides the method for the assessment of land
(Chapter 565)
subject to an enforceable restriction under the
Land Conservation Act during the interim period
between the notice of nonrenewal of the contract
and the termination of the enforceable
restriction pursuant to the contract.
AB 1398 - Brown
Provides that an arbitration award shall not be
(Chapter 579)
conclusive on any party in an action or
proceeding between the insured, insurer, legal
representative, or heirs and the uninsured
motorist to recover damages arising out of
accidents upon which the award is based.
AB 1485 - Veysey
Provides for the inspection of schoolbuses by
(Chapter 580)
authorized employees of, rather than members of,
the California Highway Patrol.
AB 1518 - Priolo
Requires examination of savings and loan
(Chapter 581)
associations by the Commissioner of Savings and
Loan once every two years, rather than every
year.
AB 1560 - Biddle
Revises provisions of the Government Code
(Chapter 566)
relating to the amount of the sheriff's special
appropriation.
AB 1706 - Beverly
Requires the application by the plaintiff or
(Chapter 567)
his attorney for an entry of default or default
judgment to include an affidavit that a copy of
such application was mailed to defendant's
attorney of record, or if none, to the
defendant at his last known address.
AB 1713 - Wakefield
Makes clarifying amendments the Health and
(Chapter 568)
Safety Code provisions relating to the trans-
portation of explosives.
AB 1737 - Britschgi
Provides that, if a school of cosmetology or
(Chapter 569)
electrology moves to a new location, without a
change of ownership the licensee shall qualify
only such new premises as would a new licensee.
AB 1756 - Hayes
Authorizes any part, not less than 10 days prior
(Chapter 570)
to commencement of the trial or at any settlemen
conference to serve an offer in writing to the
other party to have a judgment based on terms
and conditions offered, and if the party to whom
the offer is made refuses to accept it prior to
certain date and there is a judgment less
favorable to him than the refused offer, bars
him from recovering costs and authorizes the
court to order him to pay various costs of the
other party, including fees to expect witnesses.
AB 1805 - Dent
Changes the date prior to which damage to
(Chapter 582)
property must have occurred for property owners
to qualify under the calamity reassessment
procedure from July 1, 1968 to August 1, 1968.
AB 1806 - Dent
Amends the penalty provision in the Agricultural
Chapter 571)
Code for local regulation and licensing of dogs.
The bill doubles the fine for the first and
second violation from $25 and $50 respectively
to $50 and $100 respectively. In addition it
deletes the mandatory 10-day jail sentence for
the second offense.
AB 1894 - Murphy
Eliminates the mandatory first aid requirements
(Chapter 572)
for members of volunteer fire departments,
except those who serve as member of an emergency
reserve unit of a volunteer department or fire
protection district.
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SB 295 - Beilenson
Authorizes the governing board of a school
(Chapter 558)
district maintaining an opportunity school to
confer a diploma upon any pupil who has
satisfactorily completed a prescribed course
of study an opportunity school maintained by the
district, The bill also includes opportunity
programs within provisions governing opportunity
schools and classes.
SB 433 - Bradley
Increases various application and annual fees
(Chapter 559)
for certificates of authority for reciprocal
insurers and licenses for rating organizations,
and revises due and delinquent dates for such
fees.
SB 709 - Grunsky
Provides for exemption from liability for acts
(Chapter 573)
or omissions of any rescue team established by
any licensed hospital or a hospital operated
by federal, state or county government.
SB 1230 - Marler
Increases the number of shooting days permitted
(Chapter 574)
on Zone A (natural habitat) licensed pheasant
clubs from 75 days to 100 days.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-23-69
#418
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed two bills
tightening existing laws making it a crime for those who provide
services under Medi-Cal to submit false claims.
The bills, AB-949 (Duffy) and AB-987 (Cullen) both were supported
by the governor.
"It is indeed regrettable that a few selfish individuals have
necessitated more stringent ammendments to current laws in order to
prevent this type of dishonesty," = the governor said.
AB-949, which was part of the governor's legislative program,
makes it a crime for any person, with intent to defraud, to present any
false or fraudulent claim, to submit false information for the purpose
of obtaining greater compensation or to knowingly submit false
information for the purpose of obtaining authorization for the furnishing
of services or merchandise under Medi-Cal.
The bill provides that such enforcement does not prevent the use
of any other criminal or civil remedy.
AB 987 amends the Penal Code to make it a misdemeanor or felony
for a person to fraudulently submit a claim for payment to any
State board or officer, or any county, city, or district board or
officer. As used in this bill, "officer" includes a "carrier" as
defined in the Welfare and Institutions Code.
The Department of Health Care Services said it had been difficult
to initiate prosecutions because both prosecuting officers and the
courts have not recognized the State's fiscal intermediaries as agents
or officers of the State.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERI
MEMO TO THE RESS
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-23-69
For your information, Governor Reagan will make an important
announcement at a special Press Conference to be held Monday
July 28, 1969, at 11:15 a.m. in the Press Conference Room (1190)
Members of his cabinet will join him for this far-reaching
announcement.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-23-69
Governor Ronald Reagan will sign a proclamation at
11:20 a.m. Thursday, July 24, in his office, proclaiming this
week as Aerospace Week, and calling attention to the role California
played in the Apollo 11 Mission as well as other space exploration.
Press coverage is invited.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-24-69
#419
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued a proclamation commending the
aerospace industry for its major support role in the highly successful
moon mission of Apollo 11.
He proclaimed Aerospace Week in the State of California from
August 24 through August 30.
The governor also noted a spectacular Aerospace Fair to be held
during the 1969 California State Fair and Exposition.
During the signing of the proclamation the governor was joined by
three Californians who participated in the first manned rocket flight
which took place at March Field, California, in August 1941. They are
General Homer A. Bouchey, A.F. (Ret.), Fred S. Miller and E. S. Forman,
pioneers all in the aerospace industry.
"Citizens of our state should take special pride in the dedication
and resourcefulness of our aerospace industry, which played such an
important part in the accomplishments of Apollo 11," Governor Reagan
said. "I want to extend the heartfelt thanks of all Californians to
the thousands of men and women who contributed substantially to this
achievement."
The Governor pointed out that NASA figures show that some 3,800
contractors contributed to the space program in California during the
past year. More than 35 percent of the funds for the program are being
spent in the state; since 1962, for example, more than $9 billion have
been spent here on the program.
"Millions of manhours have been logged by Californians working on
Apollo," the governor noted. He added that nearly 100,000 California
residents are currently associated in some way with the program."
Governor Reagan singled out for tribute, North American Rockwell
Corporation's Space Division, prime contractor for the Apollo project.
In addition to serving as prime contractor, North American built the
spacecraft and the liquid propellant engines which launched the moon shot
from Cape Kennedy.
The Governor also praised Aerojet-General Corporation, builder of the
engine that placed the spaceship into lunar orbit and boosted it out of th
moon's gravity for a safe return to earth; McDonnel1-Douglas Corporation,
which built the third stage that settled the moonship into earth orbit,
then boosted it on toward the moon; TRW, Inc., developer of the descent
engine which took the craft to the surface of the moon; and The Garrett
Corporation provider of the life support system for the astronauts on thei
trip to and from the moon.
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"These and other contractors, large and small, should be
congratulated by a grateful nation for their part in this successful
space journey, = Governor Reagan said, "Our aerospace industry is an
outstanding example of the creative genius of private enterprise. The
industry also demonstrates the capacity of business and universities
to join with government in a common cause for the betterment of mankind. "
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-23-69
#420
Governor Ronald Reagan proclaimed the week of August 24
through 30, 1969, as Aerospace Week throughout California.
Text of the proclamation follows:
"WHEREAS, The year 1969 has fulfilled the boldest dream of
mankind, to break loose the bonds of Mother Earth and the influence of
her gravity and to set foot upon another celestial body; and
"WHEREAS, The State of California occupies a position foremost
in the entire nation in aerospace technology and in the manufacture of
aerospace products; and
"WHEREAS, Aerospace is one of the two largest industries
within this state, providing jobs for 640,000 citizens; and
"WHEREAS, Aerospace technology has contributed greatly to the
fields of medicine, communications, computer technology and weather
forecasting, and holds the promise of contributing to the solution of
mankind's increasing problems of air and water pollution, transportation
congestion, and urban blight; and
"WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper that the State of California
take this occasion to salute the daring astronauts for their courage
and personal sacrifices in the extra-terrestrial flights carried out
under the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration for its vision, coordination, and
planning in these successful adventures; and
"WHEREAS, The State of California recognizes the many
contributions of its citizens in helping to realize mankind's dream
of landing on the moon, and is commemorating the aerospace contributions
of its people and industries by a spectacular Aerospace Fair at the 1969
California State Fair and Exposition,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do
hereby proclaim the week of August 24 through 30, 1969, as AEROSPACE
WEEK throughout California.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-23-69
#421
Governor Ronald Reagan today proclaimed the week of
September 8 through 14, 1969, as Country and Western Music Week
in California.
Text of the proclamation follows:
"WHEREAS, Country and western music has made tremendous
contributions to the heritage of this country and has made many
friends for America throughout the world,
NOW THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do
hereby proclaim the week of September 8 through 14, 1969, as
COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC WEEK IN CALIFORNIA.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-25-69
#422
Governor Ronald Reagan today proposed that Interstate 5 through
California be designated the "Apollo Freeway" in honor of the American
astronauts who made man's first landing on the moon.
He was joined in the request by the Republican leaders of the
California legislature, Assembly Speaker Robert Monagan, R-Stockton,
and Senate President Pro Tem Howard Way, R-Exeter. Speaker Monagan
introduced a concurrent resolution today asking that the highway be
renamed as a permanent memorial to the voyage of Apollo 11 and to the
courage of its crew--astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin and
Michael Collins. The legislation will be handled by Way in the Senate.
"It is especially appropriate that this vital roadway be designated
as the Apollo Freeway," Governor Reagan said, "because our state,
particularly the great San Joaquin Valley, is one of the few geographic
points on earth which the astronauts report can be readily identified by
men travelling through the far reaches of space.
"Interstate 5 travels through the San Joaquin Valley and through
many of the California communities in which so much of the nation's
aerospace industry is concentrated," the governor noted. "The Apollo
Freeway will be a lasting tribute to the entire space team which helped
make possible this incredible feat.
"It will honor not only the courage of the men who first set foot
on the moon, but also the thousands of men and women of California whose
scientific skills charted their path to space."
The governor said the Apollo Freeway would serve as a link between
this era of space pioneers and future generations who will travel through
California or will view it from space during the exploration flights that
are certain to follow in the years ahead.
If approved by the California legislature, the State Department of
Public Works will be requested to build and maintain appropriate plaques
and markers along Interstate 5 showing the official designation as the
Apollo Freeway.
The resolutions also requested that copies of the document be sent
to each of the three astronauts,
Text of the proposed concurrent resolution, relative to the naming
of Interstate 5 as the Apollo Freeway, follows:
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"WHEREAS, for the first time in the history of mankind, brave and
courageous astronauts from these United States of America have landed on
the moon and returned safely to the earth; and
"WHEREAS, the results of this first giant step of mankind in opening
up the planets are far greater than the mind can now contemplate; and
"WHEREAS, this successful mission was the result of many years of
study, work and devotion of resources by our scientists, our industries,
and our citizens; and
"WHEREAS, the State of California has contributed richly to this trip
by reason of its many industries, its scientific organizations, and the
thousands of skilled workers involved in this work; and
"WHEREAS, it is fitting that recognition be given not only to our
successful space team including our astronauts and also to the industries,
scientists, and other individuals from California who made this possible;
and
"WHEREAS, Interstate 5, running from the southerly border throughout
the state to the northerly border, traverses many of the areas where
this momentous work occurred so that it is a great connecting link
between these activities; and
"WHEREAS, astronauts have noted that the state of California, and
particularly the great San Joaquin Valley through which Interstate 5
runs, is a landmark which can be observed from space; now therefore, be it
"Resolved by the Assembly of theState of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That Interstate 5 in California be designated and
named the Apollo Freeway in recognition of this effort which has made
possible man's first flight to, and landing on, the moon, in recognition
of the intrepid astronauts, and in recognition of our industries, our
scientists, the thousands of men and women of California who through
their knowledge and skills have contributed to this great achievement;
and be it further
"Resolved, That the Department of Public Works is requested to
erect and maintain appropriate plaques which conform to Federal regulation
on portions of this highway showing this official designation; and be it
further
"Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly is hereby requested
to transmit a suitably prepared copy of this resolution to Astronauts
Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins, and to the Director
of Public Works.
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RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-25-69
#423
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
George T. DeLong as a member of the County Board of Supervisors,
Second District, Sonoma County. He replaces Leigh S. Shoemaker of
Petaluma.
DeLong is 32 years old and a graduate of the University of
California at Berkeley. He is a native of San Francisco and owner of
George Buick-Pontiac in Petaluma.
He is currently Director of the Petaluma Chamber of Commerce,
acting vice chairman of the Petaluma Water Commission, member of the
Petaluma School Board Advisory Committee, Treasurer of the Petaluma
Rotary Club, and vice president of the Petaluma Young Republicans.
DeLong is married, has two children and resides at 731 Cindy Lane
in Petaluma.
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RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
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#424
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Robert A. Houghton as a member of the Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training. Houghton replaces Thomas Reddin of Los Angeles
who has resigned.
He is currently Deputy Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
and will represent chiefs of police on the board. Houghton, a
Republican, has been approved by the Attorney General as required by
law and will receive necessary travel expenses.
Houghton is a graduate of UCLA and taught police science subjects
for 12 years at Los Angeles State College.
He is chairman of the Research Committee of the California Peace
Officers Association and Membership Committee Chairman of the Al
Malaikah Shrine Temple.
Houghton lives at 13305 Arminta Street in Hollywood, California.
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#425
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the following appointments
to the newly created advisory committee on drug manufacturing. Each
of the new members will serve a four-year term and receive necessary
expenses.
James E. Tingstead, supervisor of pharmaceutical technology
laboratory at the U.C. Medical Center. Dr. Tingstead received his B.S.,
M.S. and PhD. in pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin. He spent
10 years as manager of pharmacy research with the Upjohn Pharmaceutical
Co. of Kalamazoo, Michigan. He lives at 19 Pueblo Court in San Rafael.
-Irving Porush, director of quality control and analytical
chemistry for Riker Laboratories in Northridge, California. Porush
holds a degree of Master of Science in analytical chemistry from the
California Institute of Technology and a B.A. in analytical chemistry
from U.C.L.A. He lives at 755 North Orlando Avenue in Los Angeles.
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#426
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
William A. Strobel, 43, veteran California newsman, as Assistant Press
Secretary.
For the past two years Strobel has been responsible for the press
contact and news information for the Pacific Gas & Electric Company's
San Francisco and San Jose Divisions.
He joined the Oakland Tribune as a reporter, rewriteman and feature
writer in January 1946 and except for an 18-month period as a publicist
at Lake Tahoe worked on the Tribune until May of 1967 when he joined
PG&E.
He is a winner of the Joseph R. Knowland Award for feature writing.
He is a graduate of Hayward Union High School and attended San Jose State.
Strobel, who lives in Castro Valley, is married and has two
children. He is a Republican.
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Sacramento, California
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#427
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Vernon L. Sturgeon to the State
Public Utilities Commission. Sturgeon will fill the unexpired term of
Frederic P. Morrisey who resigned. The post pays $26,250 per year and
requires Senate confirmation.
In accepting Mr. Morrissey's resignation Governor Reagan expressed
"a deep appreciation for the decade of diligent service by Mr. Morrissey
to this commission and it is with regret, but understanding, that he
wants to return to the academic life."
Sturgeon is a former California State Senator from Paso Robles and
since 1966 has been Legislative Secretary to Governor Reagan.
Sturgeon was born October 1, 1916, in Arizona, and attended
California elementary and high schools.
Since 1940 he has been the owner-operator, with his wife, of a
milk distributorship plant in Paso Robles.
He is married to the former Esther Maston and they have three
children- Mrs. Lee Sonne, 28, Mrs. Marvin Rexius, 26, and Richard Lewis,
21.
From 1952 to 1954 he was the Water Commissioner for the City of
Paso Robles, 1954-56 he was police commissioner for the City of Paso
Robles. He was elected three times as mayor of the City of Paso Robles
and served in the California Senate from 1961-65.
He has been a member of Scottish Rite Bodies, Masons and Shrine.
He is also a member of the Elks and Loyal Order of Moose. In addition,
he is a member of the Commonwealth Club.
Sturgeon, a Republican, has been a member of the executive committee
of the Republican State Central Committee.
Sturgeon and his wife reside at 863 Commons Drive in Sacramento.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVER.
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RELEASE: In adiate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-25-69
#428
Governor Ronald Reagan sent the following reply today in
response to a letter to him from Assembly George Zenovich:
"Thank you for your letter on tax reform.
"You are fully aware of my desire that my tax reform bill be
enacted during this session.
"May I remind you, however, that although every public
statement by members of the Democratic Assembly leadership has
been to the effect that Democrats will support my tax reform program,
performance has been somewhat different.
"In the last committee in which my program was heard, not
one Democrat voted for the bill. Furthermore, only 2 Democratic
members of the Committee even bothered to stay to the end of the
hearing for the vote.
"On June 28, a modified bill on phase one of my tax reform
program was presented on the floor of the Assembly and not one
Democrat voted for the bill.
"If Democratic members have a difference with the Assembly
leadership about the adjournment of the 1969 Legislative session, I
would suggest you express those feelings to the Speaker."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-25-69
#429
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Alan R. Bailey to the Industrial Safety Board.
He replaces Anthony Guerrero of Modesto whose term expired.
Bailey is a retired president of Pacific Lighting Service Co. in
Los Angeles. He is also a member of the Board of Directors.
In 1956 he was senior vice president of Southern Counties Gas Co.
of California. He was then made vice president and assistant to the
president of Pacific Lighting Service and Supply Co.
Bailey will serve a four-year term and receive $20 per diem and
expenses.
He is a Republican and lives at 5665 West 6th Street, Los Angeles.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-25-69
#430
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
July 28, 1969
through
August 3, 1969
Monday, July 28
11:15 a.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE Cabinet members to attend
1:45 p.m.
Presentation by Allan Furth of Golden Spike, Governor's Office
4:45 p.m.
Depart for Seattle
Overnight - Seattle
Tuesday, July 29
Governor's Conference
Overnight Seattle
Wednesday, July 30
Governor's Conference
Overnight - Seattle
Thursday, July 31
1:30 p.m.
Arrive Office - Office Appointments
4:30 p.m.
Depart for Los Angeles
Overnight - Los Angeles
Friday, August 1
p.m.
Depart Los Angeles for San Diego
Overnight - San Diego
Saturday, August 2
11:00 a.m.
Dedication of Coronado Bridge
Noon
Civic luncheon- Hotel Del Coronado
Overnight Del Coronado
Sunday, August 3
p.m.
Depart San Diego for Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-28-69
#431
The following guidelines have been set by Caspar W. Weinberger,
director of the Department of Finance for preparation of the 1970-71
budget.
Governor Reagan has announced that it is the policy of this
administration to reduce the cost of government to the lowest possible
level commensurate with efficient state operations. Even in the face
of national inflation and mounting costs, every effort must be made to
reduce the budget.
It is also our goal to hold the total employment level in the
executive branch to the lowest possible level, and certainly below the
total levels of employment we found when we took over in 1967.
To achieve these goals, we will allocate specific sums to each
agency and each non-agency department for their 1970-71 Budget. The
various departments will be required to submit program format budgets
within the sums so allotted, and to pattern their priorities and their
programs accordingly. Supplementary program requests may be separately
submitted on a priority basis. These programs will be considered in
relation to overall statewide priorities, within our existing tax
resources. One of the highest priority programs will be tax reduction.
The 1970-71 governor's budget will be prepared in the following
manner. Each department head will receive a departmental allocation
for the 1970-71 fiscal year. It will be necessary for the department
to submit the higher priority programs which can be financed within the
allocation, as the amount allocated will be the limit of funds available
for the basic or "Departmental Allocation Budget.' (This allocation
process represents a significant difference in approach and should be
reflected in the preparation of the Program Memorandum, originating as
the result of the Governor's Policy and Program Conferences.) Each
department will prepare the list of such programs, with approximate
costs for each to be included in the departmental allocation budget, for
submission to Department of Finance by August 25, 1969.
Each department head may also list supplemental requests in priority
order with approximate costs which, if developed must be submitted to
the Department of Finance no later than September 8, 1969.
Both lists will be reviewed by the Department of Finance. Hearings will
be held as required between September 22 and October 10, and, upon
completion of final determinations by the governor, decisions will be
announced no later than October 13. Departments will then prepare
detailed program budgets, as well as line-item expenditure budgets,
including the approved allocation budget and any approved supplemental
requests, and submit them to the Department of Finance as soon as
possible after October 13, 1969, and in no event later than November 17,
1969. Where there is a difference in the procedures and timing required,
this letter will supersede the conflicting portions of State Administrative
Manual Sections 6212 and 6812.
Note that the emphasis will be on making decisions first, and then
upon preparing detailed budgets for approved programs.
In accordance with the goals established by the governor, your
allocation information is attached.
The program list you prepare for this allocation must give emphasis
to those programs which best serve the needs of the state. Naturally, I
hope you can develop, if practicable, less costly alternatives to meet
your objectives. I realize that you may wish to consider supplemental
requests while you prepare your program list for the allocation budget.
Your supplemental requests, ranked in departmental priority order, must,
of necessity, be considered by the governor in terms of total statewide
priorities for the limited resources available. Obviously, therefore,
it is essential that only programs of high priority be included.
Your program list to be submitted to the Department of Finance by
August 25, 1969 should include the following information:
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a. Program name (based on the 1969-70 current budget).
b. Amount requested for program for 1970-71 together with
comparable amounts for 1968-69 and 1969-70.
C. Brief description of programs (only if new or an expansion).
If you wish to submit a list of supplemental request items, that
list should be submitted to Department of Finance by September 8, 1969,
and should be arranged in descending priority order and should include
the following information:
a. Program name.
b. Amount requested for 1970-71.
C. Brief statement of whether the program is:
1. a new program
2. an expansion of an existing program, or
3. a restoration of funds eliminated as a result of the
initial allocation process.
d. A thorough program analysis, including a comparison of
additional benefits and costs.
e. Alternatives available, including probable consequences if
supplemental request is not approved.
With respect to supplemental requests, you should know that only
the most strongly justified and urgent requests can be considered.
After the total program levels for the 1970-71 fiscal year have
been announced, departments will prepare the detailed program budgets,
as well as line-item expenditure budgets, including 1969-70 fiscal year
reestimates, and submit them to the Department of Finance as soon as
possible, and no later than November 17, 1969 in completed form for
final printing.
A modified price and population letter will be issued as soon as
practicable for your guidance.
It is incumbent upon each department head to review and modify his
1969-70 operational plan so that there may be a reasonable transition
during the 1969-70 fiscal year to the programs and levels approved for
the administration's 1970-71 program.
Let me emphasize that all of us in the Department of Finance stand
ready to be of any assistance to you that you may wish. We all have a
difficult but extremely important task in building the 1970-71 budget,
and realizing this, we will be glad to have anyone in the department work
with you at any and all stages of the process if you desire,
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OFFICE OF THE GOVER JR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-28-69
#432
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"It has long been our policy to make maximum economies in our
state government that are consistent with the effective operation of
the government and with meeting the genuine needs of Californians.
"We have moved a good way toward this goal but still not as
far or as rapidly as I would like. In part, this has been due to the
very serious financial condition of the State when my administration
took over, and the consequent need to put our financial house in order
and to balance a budget swollen by the adoption of many programs by the
prior administration without the necessary revenues to pay for them.
"We have achieved substantial economies through our own cost
reduction programs as well as through the adoption of many of the
recommendations of the businessmen's task force that surveyed all of
state government immediately after I took office. Our proposed rate
of spending in the fiscal year is only 4.9 percent ahead of the
spending rate of the fiscal year just closed. While this is a
significant achievement, particularly when we realize that inflation
alone adds nearly half a billion dollars a year to the cost of
continuing in effect programs we already have, it is still not enough
to produce the major reductions in the cost and size of government that
we all want to achieve.
"As another step in our progress toward our goals, we adopted
last year, for the first time, a full-scale program which enables us
to identify not only the various programs engaged in by each department
but to measure the cost of those programs, rather than simply the cost
of departmental activity in total. This was an essential step toward
enabling us to make the kind of reduction we hope to make.
"Therefore, I am very pleased to announce new prodedures which
we have all agreed upon and adopted for the construction of the 1970-71
budget. These procedures are designed to achieve our first fiscal
goal: The major task of reducing the cost of California's government
even in the face of inflation and the fact that only a little over a
third of the total budget is actually controlled by the Governor.
"Inasmuch as a large part of any governmental or other budget
is spent in the form of salaries and wages, it will also be our
second major goal to hold the employment level in the Executive Branch
below the levels of employment we found when we took over in 1967.
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"To achieve these goals, our plan is to prepare the 1970-71
budget in this way:
"We will allocate specific sums to each agency and department
of the state government, and that sum will be below the amount the
department or agency is now receiving. Each department will then
submit its own program budget, using the sums so allocated, and they wil.
of necessity, therefore, be required to propose only their highest
priority programs, and trim, or eliminate entirely, some of the things
we are now doing. We will then, on the basis of the departmental
suggestions, make up the preliminary draft of the whole budget, having
in mind overall statewide priorities, and the absolute necessity of
staying within our existing revenues. Incidentally, I might remark that
one of the highest priority programs statewide in 1970-71, as in the
present year, will be tax reduction.
"Each department may also submit a supplemental list of high
priority programs that it wishes to fund, and again we will consider
these supplemental lists on a priority basis and include only the
most necessary in our budget.
"We believe it is absolutely essential, for several reasons,
to have as economical and low cost a State government as is consistent
with our ability to provide the genuine needs of the people.
"First, this is the only way we will ever be able to secure
significant tax reduction. Second, it is perfectly possible, in view
of the strong anti-inflation measures initiated by the federal government
and now taking hold, that our present taxes will not produce the
revenue they produced last year, and we are determined not to ask our
people for any increase in taxes. Third, it is entirely consistent with
the policy of our federal government to try to hold governmental
spending to a minimum, as part of our contribution to the war on
inflation. An ever-increasing scale of government spending contributes
more to the ever-growing and extremely dangerous cycle of inflation
than any other single fact.
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"Let me emphasize that the plan we have adopted does not provide
for an across-the-board cut of any percentage figure. On the contrary,
it is a plan which enables the departmental directors and others
directly in charge of our major operations to determine what are the
highest priority programs in which they are engaged, and to allocate
the available resources to those programs. The decisions for the
most part will be those of the program managers in the field based upon
their intimate working knowledge of their own department or agency.
This avoids many of the difficulties and basic problems inherent to an
across-the-board slash which may cut far too deeply into very necessary
programs, while leaving too much waste in others.
"We realize that we have embarked on a very difficult task
and one that will undoubtedly call forth a great volume of criticism
from those whose way of life and whose whole outlook has been spending
of governmental funds on an increasing scale. Many of these people
sincerely and honestly believe that the solution to virtually all
problems is increased governmental spending. We emphatically disagree,
and it will be our goal to show that the legitimate, and in many cases
pressing, needs of our people can be met in our existing tax revenues
and still leave room for tax reduction.
"That is our goal and we are all pledged to address ourselves
to secure it with all of the energy and dedication we possess.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-29-69
Until he can obtain permanent housing, Bill Strobel will be
staying at the El Rancho Hotel and may be contacted after hours there
at 371-6731, Room 287, during the week.
On weekends he will be at his home in Castro Valley at
415-537-7663.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: Inmediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7-29-69
#433
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the creation of a
Commission on Educational Reform to review California's entire system
of public elementary and secondary schools and to recommend ways to
improve it.
The appointment of the special task force on education fulfills
a pledge Governor Reagan made in his 1969 State-of-the-State message.
Robert E. Hanson of Santa Ana, an executive of the accounting
firm of Arthur Young & Company, was appointed chairman of the
commission. Dr. Conrad Briner, Professor of Educational Administration
at the School of Education, Claremont Graduate School, will be vice-
chairman.
"Our citizens are expressing a growing concern about education,"
Governor Reagan told the organizational meeting of the commission
yesterday. "It is clear that we must take concrete steps to improve
the quality of our education and restore the public's confidence in
our most important institution."
The governor asked the commission members to pay particular
attention to possible reforms in the areas of educational finance,
organization and management of school administrations, teacher training
and the certification process, salaries and the possibility of a merit
system, classroom practices and curriculum development. He also
asked the commission members to determine creative ways of meeting the
differing needs of urban and suburban schools and to explore "the
proper functions of schools in today's society."
In his creative study on education last year, the governor said,
"Our nation is founded on a concern for the individual and his right to
fulfillment, and this should be the preoccupation of our schools and
colleges."
He reiterated this theme in his charge to the Commission on
Educational Reform. Education, the governor said, must remain
California's No. 1 priority. "This administration is deeply committed to
providing quality education appropriate to the capabilities and
motivations of every individual."
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Although California spends more of its tax dollars on schools
than on any other activity, the governor noted that "education has
lost much of the public confidence and esteem that it held for so
many decades. There are clear signs of challenges unanswered and too
little evidence of progress toward solutions by the educational
establishment.
Some of the problems confronting education, he said, "reflect
directly on the inequities in the distribution of finances.
Others arise from deficiencies in the supply and effectiveness of
teachers.
"There is disappointment in a lack of success in coping with
specific challenges brought by youngsters from some ethnic or under-
privileged groups
school systems are top heavy with administration
(and) there continues to be a tragic undervaluing of technical training
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The commission's broad mission is to analyze all these problem
areas and to recommend creative and constructive solutions.
Dr. Alex Sherriffs, the governor's education secretary and his
associate, Special Education Consultant John Kehoe, will assist the
commission in the study.
Members of the Governor's Commission on Educational Reform are:
Mr. Robert E. Hanson, Chairman
Mrs. Marcella T. Johnson
Arthur Young & Company
Instructional Planning Branch
888 North Main Street
Los Angeles City Schools
Santa Ana, California
450 North Grand
Los Angeles, California
Dr. Conrad Briner, Vice-chairman
Professor, School of Education
Mr. Charles D. Mack III
Claremont Graduate School
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Claremont California
70 Hegenberger Road
Oakland, California
Mrs. Wilma L. Chidlaw
120 Dorothy Way
Mr. Haig Marashlian
Chowchilla, California
Director, Southern California
Regional Occupational Center
Mr. Phillip H. Coelho
2300 Crenshaw Boulevard
Teaching Assistant
Torrance, California
Sacramento State College
6000 Jay Street
Mrs. Elaine Funaro Pfeiffer
Sacramento, California
Hope School
3970 La Colina Road
Mr. George A. Gustafson,
Santa Barbara, California
Principal
Tularcitos Elementary School
Mr. M. John Rand, Superintendent
35 Ford Road
Temple City Unified School Dist.
Carmel Valley, California
9516 Longden Avenue
Temple City, California
Mr. Jack P. Hornback
Superintendent, San Diego
Mr. James M. Reynolds, President
City School District
Reynolds Printosign Company
4100 Normal
9830 San Fernando Road
San Diego, California
Pacoima, California
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Mr. Edwin M. Rich
Mr. H. M. Schuppert
Director Emeritus
Vice President
Lick Wilmerding High School
Bank of America, Main Office
705 Ocean Avenue
Sacramento, California
San Francisco, California
Mrs. Charles Schwab
Mr. Rollin M. Russell
40 Oak Mountain Court
Vice President, Sonico, Inc.
San Rafael, California
Subsidiary of Shell Oil Company
1008 West 6th Street
Dean Thomas M. Weiss
Los Angeles, California
School of Education
California State College
Mr. Eugene Simmons Woods
at Long Beach
Fremont High School
6101 East 7th Street
7676 South San Pedro Street
Long Beach, California
Los Angeles, California
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7-29-69
#434
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed the
following bills:
AB 102 - Greene
Prohibits wards of the juvenile court
(Chapter 590)
under the age of 16 from laboring in fire
suppression work. The bill provides that
juvenile court wards and wards of the
Youth Authority between the ages of 16
and 18 years may be required to labor in
fire suppression work only if permission
has been received from the parent or
guardian and the ward has completed a
prescribed course of training in forest
fire fighting and fire safety.
AB 259 - Veysey
Authorizes the defendant, in actions for
(Chapter 608)
personal injuries against specified members
of the health profession to move the court
for an order requiring the plaintiff to furni
a written undertaking, with at least two
sufficient sureties in a sum not to exceed
$500
AB 406 - Greene
Makes it an unlawful employment practice, wit
(Chapter 609)
certain exceptions, for an employer to
refuse to select a person for a training
program leading to employment, or to bar
or discharge him from such a training
program, because of the race, religious
creed, color, national origin or ancestry
of such person.
AB 493 - Pattee
Provides that any wine, winery product
(Chapter 610)
or brandy produced or manufactured in
California by a licensed winegrower, wine
blender or manufacturer which now or here-
after is held in bond by any such licensee
shall be subject to taxation only on the
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first day in March immediately following
its production or manufacture.
AB 681 - Z'berg
Requires that a copy of the written contract
(Chapter 611)
for health or dance studio services be
given customer at time of signing contract.
The bill permits cancellation of contract
by the customer without penalty within
10 days after he receipt of such copy
rather that within 10 days after date of
contract. The bill also requires that a
copy of the dance studio bond be filed with
the Secretary of State.
AB 763 - Zenovich
Allows savings and loan associations to
(Chapter 612)
issue more than one class or series of J
guaratee stock.
AB 783 - Milias
Provides that the governing boards of
(Chapter 613)
certain school districts can, by resolution,
waive the districts' rights to receive aid
previously authorized by the district's
voters under the State School Building
Aid Law of 1952.
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AB 1273 - Townsend
Amends the County Employees' Retirement
(Chapter 621)
Law of 1937 to allow the surviving spouse
of a county employee who dies in service
after working for the county for five
years the choice of accepting either a
life annuity or a lump sum plus a life
annuity.
AB 1274 - Hayes
Require owners of 1958 year model vehicles
(Chapter 622)
to maintain the motor vehicle pollution
control devices which were factory installed
under the requirements of the National
Emissions Standards Act. The bill further
requires owners of 1969 and later motor
vehicles to maintain crankcase devices
that were factory installed pursuant to
the same federal act.
AB 1373 - Fong
(Chapter 623)
Changes the reference. from clerk to
secretary of the governing board of a
junior college district, in the Education
Code provisions relating to the annual
organizational meeting of such boards.
AB 1480 - MacDonald
Authorizes placement by the Department
(Chapter 624)
of Mental Hygiene of persons committed
as narcotic drug addicts, habit forming
drug addicts and mentally retarded persons
in any state hospital, rather than a
designated state hospital.
AB 1817 - Unruh
Revises the "Unruh Act", relating to
(Chapter 625)
credit and installment sales of goods
and services to make it conform to
regulations under the federal Truth in
Lending Act.
AB 2056 - Knox
Increases the maximum allowable interest
(Chapter 600)
rates on future issues of various public
securities to 7 percent. The bill permits
districts to sell certain general obligation
bonds at 7 percent rate under specified
conditions. It also permits redevelopment
agencies to sell bonds at a discount of
up to 5 percent on specified conditions.
AB 2080 - Knox
Removes limitations under the Corporate
(Chapter 626)
Securities Law of 1968 on advertising
concerning securities which are subject
to supervision, regulation or examination
by specified public agencies or entities.
SB 22 - Sherman
Provides that if an instrument to be
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recorded is a release of any lien upon
real or personal property, the county
recorder shall not accept the instrument
for record unless the release sets forth
name of obligor or obligors whose
obligation is basis of the lien being
released.
SB 27 - Harmer
Amends the Penal Code to provide that to
(Chapter 593)
make a killing either murder or mansCaughter
the victim must die within three years and
a day, instead of one year and a day.
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AB 817 - Bee
Repeals the prohibition against the
(Chapter 614)
sale of alcoholic beverages on the
date of statewide elections. Existing
law permits the sale of alcoholic
beverages on the day of local elections,
AB 853 - Conrad
Repeals obsolete Labor Code provisions
(Chapter 615)
prescribing various building safety
requirements relating to projection
and related rooms of movie theaters.
AB 916 - Biddle
Amends the Medical Practice Act to
(Chapter 616)
permit medical students to treat the
sick or afflicted whenever and wherever
prescribed as a part of their course of
study and to receive compensation for
such work.
AB 981 - Belotti
Provides that the increase in the
(Chapter 591)
maximum tax rate of a junior college
district to any interdistrict attendance
agreements and any part and equipment
lease agreements, shall remain in effect
until the end of the seventh, rather
than fifth, consecutive fiscal year
following the election date at which
the first district bond issue passed,
in junior college districts in which such
seventh year expires on July 1, 1971,
rather than July 1, 1969. The bill also
provides that such increases shall remain
in effect until end of fifth, rather
than fourth, consecutive fiscal year in
districts in which such fifth, rather
than fourth, year expires on July 1, 1971,
rather than on July 1, 1970.
AB 1042 - Stull
Provides that 200 minutes of physical
(Chapter 617)
education shall be offered each 10
schooldays in an elementary school
maintaining any of grades 1 to 8, rather
than in an elementary school district.
AB 1069 - Lewis
Provides that braille books and other
(Chapter 618)
special materials purchased for blind
students from state or federal funds,
are property of the State of California
and shall be available to blind students
throughout the State as the State Board
of Education shall provide.
AB 1152 - Miller
Authorizes school district governing
(Chapter 619)
boards to permit school facilities to be
used for child care programs for children
of elementary school age in addition to
children of preschool age.
AB 1225 - Crandall
Permits employers to pay wages once
(Chapter 599)
each calendar month to executive,
administrative, and professional
employees as defined by the Fair
Labor Standards Act, provided that all
of the wages earned or to be earned
during the month are paid on or before
the 26th of the month.
AB 1266 - Lewis
Adds an anti-discrimination article to the
(Chapter 620)
Insurance Code provisions regulating
life and disability insurance.
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SB 285 - Whetmore
Requires swimming pool C tracts
to
contain
(Chapter 583)
plans and specifications approved by purchaser,
and to particularly describe work to be done.
It requires prior written authorization for
additional work. The bill further requires that
the contractor's name, license number, and
classification to be on contract, and that copy
of signed contract be delivered to the party
contracting for construction of pool.
SB 388 - Cus anovich
Requires a hospital to notify a patient, within
(Chapter 584)
ten days of the first day of his confinement,
of his rights to disability insurance benefits,
and to supply him with the necessary application
forms if he is eligible.
SB 404 - Sherman
Substitutes for specific names of federal
(Chapter 601)
agencies with whose regulations on transportatio
of radioactive materials those of State
Department of Public Health must be compatible
any federal agency or agencies required or
permitted by federal law to establish such
regulations.
SB 410 - Stiern
Provides that any member of a personnel
(Chapter 602)
commission in a school district having a merit
system, must be a resident of and a registered
voter in the concerned district, and must be a
known adherent to the principle of the merit
system. The bill prohibits an employee of the
district or a member of a county board of
education or the governing board of any school
from serving as a commissioner.
SB 456 - Deukmejian
Authorizes the Director of the Youth Authority,
(Chapter 585)
with the approval of the Youth Authority Board,
to participate in local work furlough programs
that have been established by counties.
SB 606 - Petris
Changes the 5 percent penalty period for late
(Chapter 603)
filing under the Bank and Corporation Tax Law
from 30 days to a month. It extends the statute
of limitations for filing refund claims where a
taxpayer is required to report a change or
correction by the Internal Revenue Service. The
bill also expands the authority of the Attorney
General to inspect bank and corporation tax
returns and reports.
SB 515 - Marler
Requires that expenditure for city public works
(Chapter 594)
project exceeding $3,500, rather than $2, 500,
be contracted for and let to the lowest
responsible bidder.
SB 644 - Moscone
Increases the maximum fee which a sheriff may
(Chapter 595)
charge for caring for property which is under
attachment, execution or claim and delivery,
to $25 for an eight-hour period or any part
thereof. It would also increase the maximum fee
which a "keeper" may charge to $50 for a twenty-
four hour period.
SB 673 - Cologne
Amends the Probate Code to provide authority for
(Chapter 596
the executor or administrator to lease real
property of an estate for a period longer than
ten years where there is a showing of advantage
to the estate with respect to a longer lease and
that written notice of a hearing be mailed to al.
legatees and devisees or to all named heirs at
least twenty days prior to the date of hearing
on the petition. The bill further provides that
such a lease may not be granted if any person
interested in the estate objects.
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SB 676 - Cologne
Authorizes the Riverside Dunty Board of
(Chapter 586)
Supervisors to adopt by two-thirds vote a
resolution or ordinance which shall be
conclusive evidence of the public necessity of
proposed public improvements by the Riverside
County Flood Control District.
SB 750 - Harmer
Reduces from three to two months the time from
(Chapter 604)
the first publication of notice to creditors
after which a petition for preliminary
distribution of an estate may be brought.
SB 760 - Dymally
Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the Penal
(Chapter 597)
Code.
SB 793 - Lagomarsino
Repeals obsolete provisions relating to
(Chapter 587)
admission to practice law.
SB 944 - Stevens
Provides that persons who participate in an
(Chapter 588)
educational program, pursuant to the work
furlough law, will be treated as an escapee if
they do not return to their present place of
confinement upon completion of their participa-
tion in the educational program.
SB 1095 - Lagomarsino
Requires the State Board of Optometry to admit
(Chapter €05)
to the examination for a certificate of
registration as an optometrist any applicant
who meets specified requirements.
SB 1284 - Burgener
Requires legislative advocates to get a
(Chapter 606)
certificate of registration from the appropriate
established legislative committees prior to
acting as advocates. The bill allows
appropriately established legislative committees
to revoke certificate of registration for
failure to file required expense reports after
90 days from date reports are due.
SB 1300 - Deukmejian
Dispenses with approval of a boundary alteration
(Chapter 598)
by the legislative body of the city from which
territory is to be excluded if the territory is
in a single block, zoned for single family
residential use, and the boundary between the
two cities runs through each of the residences
located upon the territory to be excluded.
SB 1302 - Way
Provides that county of residence of person who
(Chapter 589)
is lost or in danger of life and is searched for
shall pay to county or city and county conducting
search in any case where the expenses of such
search exceed $500, two-thirds of the reasonable
expenses thereof in excess of $500.
SB 1363 - McCarthy
Requires that county clerks on the 135th day
(Chapter 607)
before each presidential and direct primary
furnish the Secretary of State with specified
supporting documents.
The following bill has been vetoed by Governor Reagan:
AB 112 - Z'berg
Provides that where a person was convicted of
possession of marijuana on or after September. 15,
1961, but prior to November 13, 1968, and was
not sentenced to and did not serve a term in
state prison but placed on probation, if the
conditions of probation are met, the offense,
upon application, may be declared a misdemeanor
by the sentencing court.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
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An emergency one cent per gallon increase in the state gasoline
tax--establis hed to raise funds to repair flood damaged streets and
highways will be terminated August 31, Governor Ronald Reagan announced
today.
The levy, which has been in effect since June 1, is being ended
three months ahead of schedule.
A provision in the legislation permits the governor to end the
temporary levy whenever he feels sufficient funds have been raised to
make the repairs designated by the bill.
Before the temporary tax was enacted last April, Governor Reagan
tried to obtain legislative authority to use other funds to make the
necessary repairs without raising the gasoline tax. After the passage
of the bill, the governor said, "I want to make it clear I will terminate
the additional tax at the earliest possible moment."
The early termination date was recommended by State Director of
Public Works, James A. Moe. Moe estimated that approximately $24 million
will have been raised by the additional one cent levy by the end of
August. That amount, plus the $1.6 million already available in the
streets and highways disaster fund, is expected to be sufficient to repair
last winter's flood damage to city streets, county roads and state
highways.
Governor Reagan said funds raised by the temporary one cent gasoline
levy also should be sufficient to cover the requirements of a snow removal
bill currently being considered in the legislature. That measure,
AB 2347 by Eugene Chappie, R-Cool, would provide funds from the temporary
tax to aid cities and counties in meeting snow removal costs. An extremely
heavy snowfall last year resulted in unusual snow removal expenses for
about 20 counties and four cities.
The state gasoline tax now is eight cents per gallon. It will revert
to seven cents per gallon when the temporary levy is ended August 31.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
J. Stanley Green of Glendale as executive secretary of the Commission
on Educational Reform.
The commission, appointed by the governor to seek creative
solutions to problems facing California's elementary and secondary
schools, held its initial meeting this week.
Green, 57, is supervisor of internal audits of the Southern
California Gas Company. He previously served as representative in the
field of education on the governor's survey on efficiency and cost
control.
A Republican, he is a member of the Foundation for the Advancement
of California's Community Colleges, the executive board of Verdugo Hills
Boy Scouts of America Council, the American Gas Association, the
Pacific Coast Gas Association and Delta Sigma Pi (professional inter-
collegiate commerce fraternity).
He is a graduate of Drake University and holds a degree as
bachelor of commercial science.
Green and his wife Gretchen live at 830 Misty Isle Drive, Glendale.
They have three children.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Y. Charles Soda, Oakland contractor and civic leader, to a four-year
term as a member of the California Horse Racing Board.
He is a commissioner and chairman of the Building Committee
of the new Oakland Museum, a member of the Board of Regents of St.
Mary's College and chairman of its athletic board, chairman of
affiliates and a member of the Advisory Board of California State
College in Hayward. He is also a member of the Governor's Judiciary
Advisory Committee.
A Republican, Soda lives at 457 Merritt Avenue in Oakland.
He succeeds Edgar A. Hills of San Francisco, whose term has
expired.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today proposed that President Richard Nixon's
birthplace in Yorba Linda be made a National Historic Site.
He recommended that the home at 18061 Yorba Linda Boulevard in the
Orange County community be acquired, developed and operated by the
National Park Service. "Preserving the Nixon home is in the national
public interest. It is the birthplace of a man who has made history whil
serving the nation as Congressman, United States Senator, Vice President
and President,' Governor Reagan said.
The governor's recommendations are contained in a report completed
by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. It was forwarded
to the President for action at the federal level of government.
(A joint resolution memorializing the President and Congress to
acquire and restore the Nixon birthplace and to designate the site as a
national historic site is being introduced in the legislature by State
Senator James Whetmore, R-Garden Grove).
In its report, the Department of Parks and Recreation recommended
that 9.7 acres be acquired initially for development of the site.
This would allow for the purchase of the Nixon home, the Richard M.
Nixon elementary school, and would approximate the original eight acres
of Nixon ownership where the President's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nixoi
planted a citrus orchard.
In addition, the area would provide limited parking and provide
space for interpretive facilities.
Cost of the initial acquisition is estimated at $550,000. The
department recommends a full feasibility study by the National Park
Service to determine whether additional land should be acquired for a
library, museum and other facilities.
The proposal is one of three offered by the department.
Another calls for the acquisition of 22.9 acres at a cost of
$1,400,000 to allow for the complete restoration of the home and the
agricultural setting of the original Nixon holdings, plus museums,
special exhibits, a library, administrative functions, parking, restrooms
and other facilities required by visitors.
A third proposal calls for the acquisition of 1.9 acres at a cost
of $50,000. This would include the Nixon house but would make no
provision for parking facilities and would permit development of adjacent
areas that could destroy the historical atmosphere, the department said.
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Governor Reagan pointed out that a further objective of the project
could be to establish a repository for the Nixon memorabilia and library
for scholars. This would depend upon the decision of the Nixon Foundatio
a group of 25 trustees who will recommend a location for the repository
and library.
Although no detailed estimate was made the cost of restoring the
home and surrounding property to its original condition may run in excess
of $100,000, the department said.
In making the recommendation, Governor Reagan expressed appreciation
to the Nixon Birthplace Foundation, an organization separate from the
Nixon Foundation, for its assistance in developing the report.
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Legislative reductions in the agency's 1969-70 fiscal year budget
will require the release of five employees of the California Disaster
Office, State Director Charles P. Samson announced today
The cutback is necessary because the legislature eliminated $80,000
from the budget that Governor Ronald Reagan recommended for the agency.
The reduction means a total revenue decrease of $160,000 in the disaster
office's operating budget because it will result in the loss of an
estimated $80,000 in federal matching funds.
The legislature directed that cuts be made in the areas of emergency
plans development, emergency information and training, radiological
defense counter measures and federal grant programs. Since those program
areas involve little or no equipment purchases which might be deferred
or reduced, it required a reduction of personnel to absorb the budget
cutback, Samson said.
A total of 12 personnel spaces are being eliminated, effective
August 14, but this will involve the release of only five employees,
Samson said. The other positions are being cut from the agency's budget
by not filling existing vacancies and by reassignments to other positions
"Every effort will be made to assist those being released in their
efforts to find other positions in state government, " Samson said. "We
have attempted to comply with the legislature's directive by not filling
vacancies and by reassignments which require the least possible personnel
adjustments. We also will seek to minimize the reduction of services by
transferring the affected program responsibilities to our existing staff,
wherever this is possible," " Samson said.
The California disaster office is the state emergency planning office
and is funded partially by state revenue and partially by the federal
government. Its activities include civil defense education training,
research and emergency planning. It also coordinates state activities
during natural disasters.
The cutback in the disaster office is not related to the economy goal.
announced earlier this week by the Reagan administration.
That effort involves implementing the program budget concept in all
state operations in an effort to accomplish substantial economies in the
proposed 1970-71 fiscal year budget.
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City manager Thomas R. Parks of Imperial Beach and San Diego County
public health engineer John T. Melbourn were appointed today by
Governor Ronald Reagan to the governor's advisory committee on Tijuana
River problems to the U.S. section, International Boundary and Water
Commission.
Prior to his appointment as Imperial Beach city manager, Parks
served as an assistant city manager of National City and El Cajon and as
city administrator of Vista.
He is a native of San Diego and has attended San Diego City College
and San Diego State College.
Parks is a Republican. He and his wife Corenne have three sons.
The family home is at 1478 First Street, Imperial Beach.
Melbourn is a Democrat and a professional engineer with an extensive
background in health, sanitary and water projects. He is chairman of
the San Diego County Cross-Connection Advisory Committee and the San
Diego County Coastal Lagoon Study Group and a member of the Environmental
Health Planning Subcommittee of the San Diego County Comprehensive
Health Planning Association.
He is also a member of the American Public Health Association,
the National Society of Professional Engineers, the American Society of
Civil Engineers and the San Diego County Water Works Group.
Melbourn, his wife Helen and their three children live at
4937 Mt. Antero Drive in San Diego.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Robert
B. Asbury of Fresno to the Aerospace-Aviation Education Task Force.
The task force advises the governor on aerospace education programs
and makes recommendations on the adaptation of space and aviation
concepts at the elementary, high school and junior college levels.
A veteran pilot, Asbury is general operations inspector assigned
to the Federal Aviation Administration's Fresno General Aviation
District office.
He holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering
from the Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute, Indiana and is a
graduate of the Air Corps Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas.
Asbury also completed 26 years in the U.S. Air Force Reserve
Program, six of them on active duty, and achieved a command pilot's
rating and the rank of colonel.
He also holds an airline transport pilot's certificate and formerly
was an instrument flying ground school instructor at Fresno City College.
He and his wife have three children, The family home is at
2520 West Magill Avenue, Fresno. Asbury is a Republican.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Kenneth
M. Forry, superintendent of the Albany City Unified School District,
to a four-year term on the Teachers' Retirement Board.
A member of the retirement system, Forry has served as a teacher
and administrator in Oakland, Martinez, and Marin County schools.
The position pays necessary travel expenses.
He holds a degree from the University of California and attended
graduate schools at Stanford University and the University of California.
A Republican, Forry is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the California
Teachers' Association, the California Association of School Administrato:
and holds a life membership in the National Education Association.
He and his wife, Lorraine, live at 1602 Sonoma Avenue, Albany.
They have three children.
Forry succeeds Rex H. Turner of Menlo Park, whose term expired.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today reappointed five members to three-year
terms on the California Arts Commission.
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They are Mrs. Aileen E. Abbate of Fresno, Lowell Davis of San Diego,
Mrs. Antonia F. Olker of Chico, Mrs. Nancy Banning Call of Beverly Hills
and Mrs. Carolyn H. Hume of San Francisco.
Senate confirmation is required for these positions which pay
necessary travel expenses.
The commission is empowered to accept federal and private funds for
artistic purposes, makes surveys of California's artistic and cultural
activities and assists communities to develop local artistic programs.
Mrs Abbate 5350 North Roosevelt Avenue, Fresno, is a past
president of the Women's Board of the Fresno Art Center and a member of
the Fresno Symphony League.
Davis, 4476 Hortensia, San Diego, an attorney, has been president
of the San Diego old Globe Theater for more than 20 years and served on
the late President Eisenhower's advisory committee on the arts.
Mrs. Olker, 273 Cohassett Road, Chico, is a member of the Chico
Community Little Theater, the Chico Bidwell Mansion Restoration Committee
and the Butte County Historial Society.
Mrs. Call, 617 North Alta Drive, Beverly Hills, is a member of the
Los Angeles Board of Education's advisory committee on cultural resources
and finance committee chairman for the Los Angeles Junior League's Junior
Arts Center and Gallery.
Mrs. Hume, 3355 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, is a member of the
board of governors of the San Francisco Symphony and a director of the
Society for Asian Art.
She is also a member of the International Council for the Museum of
Modern Art in New York and a past president of the San Francisco Youth
Symphony Concerts.
All are Republicans.
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