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CITY CLERi(S OFFICE
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r7 regulsr meet.in,' of the 7'r�affic and P.�r/rinJ Cormniss.ion oY ':he (�i_Cti of L
�.as ha=1d on the abo;�e daLe .in the L'i,�z� CoiU�ci.1 Ch.�ni�rs nf I,snr.�ood Citc°]1�11,
1133p N,i�11.is Roz�c7, I_ L':�]_iForfi.i.a at F:00 p.n,.
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The rne�Ci_ng r.as ca�.11er] f:o oi°der Iro the Cha.irn3.an :4rc1'iamla-AUZt. Cc,7un.i_ssio;,�=rs
Cunnir�gh�n, S.in�l;son, b�r�,l'it, Eatt]e ar,d Ch,3.i1-n�;n Arch�nik�ult: ansrered re�]J,
ca11. Pz�esent: �,et°e Jam,2s Devore, r,�sociate C.i_��i1 anc( Oretha irl_Z12.zv»s,
Lin�.inerrins ni�-isi_on.
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.I_�nes De;ore annoiu�ced t.hat the ..oenda of ;Vo;'emLer 1i, 19°b', r.:as duli �x:sted
7Z hours prior to th2 �ch<�u1ed m2etin� in accor�dance tu ;`he Bror,i�'s �ct.
1�'P/,?O:'H/ OF P:.GtiL'C/�S ,
Cha.irm:zn ,;'rcham&3ult reques(:ed a eorrection to thc rn.inutes of Cktqber 27,
7.98&. Ch� � i, ie•�der adjour�irnent., the senteoce rez�d, '.� motion �.as made b,�
C.onm�issioriez Cion�ir;�h,vn to �djourn the meetir�g to GLtober Zi, 1.933, af; 6:00
p.m. " The senCence shoul,d read, 'A mot,ion r;as made. 1��- Gb�mnissione�r Cwu�i.ngham
to adjouz�i t,he ment,ing t;o ,Voc�aml�er 1i, :9fiS, at 6:00 p.rn. "' Conn�ti.ssionei�
r;un».ingham raquested a aocrection t.r., Chc subj2ct m.inut.es. pn j�agn Z, under
Pub.f,ic Ora.Z Commiu�.ir_�atiotrs, I;a.r.:lgz-nph ], the senLeuce r�e�id, "Commi.tis.
Cui�nin,�ll;�m enention�=d that thc: �arl�.i_n,�� ��esti�ict.io�� r.�as fx,stc-w�7 Cc� prc;r�i.d<=
�u�l�lring to emplo?�ees atacl s�u;lenYS nf lirtr.¢,�ou' Higl� Sr_hoo.Z �nd i;�esidents on tl�at
street. The sentence shoir.ld read, "Cc;mm�ssioner Cw';ningham me.ntioned �tl�,�t the
Ihar�lr.irig restz�ict.i.vn r,-i� ��;;tc-.�A (;o prot-.ide parlri.ng to the resi�7er�ts on thaL
str�et. ° C,nnnn.i_ssi.oner Fka.ttle: motioned to acce��t 1:i�e ntiriutes, .�s rv;zen:�ed, of
tlre Ck�l,nlxr 2i, J9E3, nreeti«g �nd Gom�ai_ssi.ouri� 'ii-.i.�*hY. ��condecl tl��e mc�l;ior�.
The u�inutes �:ere .vppi urrani.moiis.li�.
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Sei�_r-zal resid�nis r�es.idiri� oii Czaa�Zin .=i��criue, .luxt Ba�st of' 7iu11i� Rc�� �,z.r�
}�r�^s�.nt. ,;`ure��].i.s Her•r;andez of 3�E;! Ca; .=1r inforrn�,d the Co;nm.ission
f:htiY. she suLr;�i.tl:c_vj Lo the I'�.;b1ic irorhs/F.rtg.ir'ieer.in, Ui��is.i.on a Ixat.ition ol�� s.i=-
naCures, reguesting aj�proozil o�' �:k�rking sticl, to residenl:ti Cha1: li �-e 21on,
the subjecL acY=a ol [ixr�]in atienue. ,-1 r�oj��- pf that jx.'r.i_Cior; r.d5 g.��en to ea�:rr
Comm2ss�oner for� re��ie„-.
J. Pe��n,rr resl�r'�dr�r3 th:jY., thra 1xtiC_i_on iiad 1xs�cvi m_i-ie�,�d I�,� Jos�>ph h;�n_-°',
!iir��tar <;i lh.l tr'c�!°lcs. J, li��:.orr� ir;For�m�,d f;he C�muutis.i.an th:�t �"�,. �'-�r��
�L.=itEVi Cl�ai ' 1�•esti i�,t�=d ��yrl,in� r��as .;r�.�i.'i;.i.Zr J.;Sted :��.x;ir r�-�qii..7r, r;P tr,�.
rasidents r.h�,� l.i�-e on Carl_ir� ,�i�2i;��e, he stz�(:ed th:�L tl�a issu:d�ica of sticl�et,-,
a.*_ Lh.i.:,: I;i,nie, rz;�e riot jx:rrnitCcd. .altez�nzatii �,oi.t�d Pw l,n c;)�rai���� Chc- 2 liour_s
�rar��lr.in.k tn � hours or .lift; ilis �,�reserlt parl�ing res(;r��et,iun.
/itlu;3rdn Flernzu�dez �f 3ii6 L:3r1in ;?�c-��ue, c>ipressed th,a*, xe:ause of Che
e�ist.in� restricted r�.�ai�kir�g, I�e h�s recei���J mani- ti�lcets 1'or �.iol<:t�in� Ch��
t�estri_cted jx�id�.i.ru hours, hore��cr�, he does not have �unpZe jx�zlri»> s��ace- o� i�;:�,
propc-rt�r t:o fh�idc h.is trucL
C'ormn,issioner Iiriglat infor�med iAe _e'r that: sricL �f; one t:.ime, r,ece .issi.iec; I
t.n I,t�ni,�ood res.ideni;s, hon�ever, Council, in the past made a dec:ision Co
r�limi.na.te t:he issuar�ce of ��lc��lcin,°' sticicers.
C�mm.iss;:oner• Siuspson e.cpressed ro the gioup that the Coumi.issioli's Ix�sition ;s
Ic, �xss.i_st tlle piiblic in finrliri�' reso_l.ut:.ions to thei.i �t 5'hc aylcecl t;hr�.
L'oerm�.issior�ers to help find a so.]Ut:.ion.
J. Dc:�-nre si:at:ed that. the Sheriff's Department found .iC r.;�� r]iff�_r•i�l.t t,c• en-
fo��ae pa��han�r when st:icice=rs �. used.
J. Dacnca sCa*,ed thaE, if th� z��rdr��ts i:i1,1, a�ree, ]ri�in�=ering rri.11 dr;3Pt_ a
Zetter ea7�lcii,n.in, alternali��es and drar: ilp c3 r.xatit.ion.
Comuii;;s_icn�r P-i';i.Ze st��f;Fd C] the copy- of Lhe j�al:it:,i.ori rer _i.�ed ;iL Lorii._iil:',,
nrer;;i.irt.> r,s not rrhr�(: Che Cbrmnissicil requested.
�.�rah ti3r��/mz <�f 3i56 i-a �7ii� °vetnm_, siat�xl Lhi.l; het /anti7r h-�y !i) t io-e. r,�ns �
3r,<1 re nrn rn� t.h� p.:.rk'tn� r�es( i.c.f�.cm i�11, tx=caur. e� [x nr f.i.t to }inr ! i�nt7r.
('n;nrn.ission�r L+nrtingli�o s(ated l:l'iut: th�: nii..�zn;a/ peti,t.i_on rc�� r-e[i ��rui �`./,e
�1��pn�� .i_s noi: �i'� c,r�9er _.i'�il s�,i,�v�5(. .i.C. f:w rer:� ii:Le�i u..� (n_'.ine� r�in.�.
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Connni.ti.�;.�onrt lkati:l.e r��e'm�enr7i�ctcrl staf'P to drrna up a j_�.C.i.t.ion and .La�ttar t:o
tlx9 rr..s,iden7:s �.ho rrtiide c�n (`�r.Z.in a�'���r,i�n,;. Camrnissi.on<=r hri„•'l�i: sec:ond��d i;he
;irot.ion. It r.ns �aassed t�rtanimous7�.
J. 1.i�vore st_il:ed that .a �xCi.ti.on i.:ill. be rJrsr✓r� up, ��s requctitc��, xnrl r�.t11 1;�=
mailFrl tti th� r�tilderit5�. _
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Ja�nes Dercl�e presenterl Cc t:he Ccrn;rtissionar�s a briet ulxjate nn the 1b11o:.i.t�g
].�t'oz•mational Items:
]. _'nnraaJ four Year 'C;-���� , yai��t,ansnce P;�rJec:c �
J. IJevore infor�rned the �'onmiissic»� thaC C:�]i.fornia ircasf:ern :4ri�ri_sf;
eonrpleted tr�irnm.ing trees in Ires '. Tl�e cornjkinr has st.�rcc-c! i;h�=i_r trec-
trimm.ir�g o�:rat;i.on this month �n .;raa -d or� Centu�;v Pnule�'ard and
is schc.�ul�i For ucinpletzon r'.�i ✓iu�e 11�9.
Z. .S.lurrS' Seal !'roiect: - .i98R
ho�- �Illan 5'Zur�;i� Seal.i.r�.g Cornpen,�- of i,ci�.° Lieacli completed slucz;;-
s=��tlin2 :appr•osirn3ta.lz- 1,',,00(i squar�a fenf. ot �,trc.�;�i:s r�.t
diffecent Iccal;ier�s. I,i� �iddi.C.ia7, the com�k�i�r has f�.ired tr.�� loca.l.
resi.derts Lo r.;�rlc on f.:he su�ject projcct. ,d1.so, Che comjxanp F,as
allcwed i:l�e Lr.� h:rees f,o �.zu•;z un ot,he� jol��s. P/r. AJ1an e.�7�ressed
that he .is �°et;t �1a.�sed r.ii;h tihe.ir p�rformau�ce.
3. S1:�i1� Sig�� Sl;udv - Id��7dnrY Ih°i�� �at Dl�ir�ria tiPrz'.>t
J. Dai�ora a.n��ouncacl thz�.t 1i�i�inaecing sl,2ff r,�ill. snon conduct:
� st:u[l7� on t:he r-.cist:.ng t.r..r, :,�3,:.- st� inl:ersecY.i.r;n cI� (;he st�b�ierL
.<<ua.C.i.on. Aftc:i �ompl,aC.i.on of tli�� st:ud-, l;he 'itein ra.'i.11 k�e presented
t_a the Cnmrni.ssj.on.
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�1. Raqu�ast: i�nr OPf 5'�rea�i: 1?-�rldn� on JosJ�lilne Strcae.`,
.7. lJeva�•e st::ite;l l:h;�t as o/� ��'o��emt:er 1'!, 198,5', Fn_,:i_raa��.in,g s/-a1'f
hz3s r.ot: �z:�i: receii�e:r9 a j»i:iti.on from proJ.,ert,- o��n�=r_ �.l�o r�:s.ide
on ,loseprizr�e .4venuE. Tn i:1�ie C�ti�l�,�r• 1Pi,�i, m<=cfx t���, rr�n��.srntt�t.���us
of ��i•opert;y> o�ane:rs expressed off sla�<.•��t jk�rldne' �it:ue��Lioivs on
.7oseJ;laii�e :?v�riuc, rest of Lcn� La.�ch RouZeve�rd arul on Car�.Li.;; .?venue
heia.�een B�t]Iis,Road a�nd Rradf�e�ld Aver�ue.
.�. Con;l�I:a�i,nt,s for i;he �`lonCb of 3e 7°S:;
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J. li�:uorc yCaY.� d Jia.t th� com��l..int_� rec..-. 3d r� i� : t:ot�l u;' 7(�u
du�:in� i;he: ;nonlh or' C;� Ln1er. P.'�is ��inn;��=t' t�ef_t a:; inc;�e;�s� <�P 30"d
corn���r�� Co ]22 �.omp.i.;.ints c .in SepCr=:;;tlx.r. -1 bre:aJ, <�; t:h�a
ccmq�]n.i,nts is af;lached for comm_is�i.c» i recie::.
.J. Dec-ore ir:fnrr,x:d Che Cc�mmis t-1�at, i�: add.ition ;;o thc a'u�re stc_Led
:nforrnal:ionaZ it�>rns, also inc_luded nr re�i.e�. r,�r�c tittr�_?z=., arid alipJ2in�°s fr,r
Comrn�ssion �.r�Fo1��r,.ext.ion.
G�'�d'`IISSIO:VF.�'S OP�17,S
Conunissioner h'r-i_�ht stated t:hr�t, !ic rnet �.ith ?IiJce Ire��nr�r, :�1°er� �`lanz�gcr r.,f'
SouLhein Cr�Zifornla Td�son, aL t=6e last C."iL�� Coiu�c:i1 mec=.t.ir� of ,tioi�er,2t�r ],5,
1o88. P/r. I�enne�l,c infoc�ned him t,h,et: he i.�oitld h.arc av�ilab.Le ai; l:on.i�l�t's
meetiq� a. IisL <,�f re�A�ired .ir�opersti��a sCree(: li�f�is t]iat: r:2re r�=�x�rted ot:t:
ducin� the rnonth of lk��f;ot;er.
0. iti�ill.iarns sl;atr�ci that; hlr. I�eni;e:�� ca]_1c�c; F'z�igineerin; Di,� i_si.cr, cu; 7'u�sdu�,
\oremher i5, ISSn. a�id he si.�t�.ed tl.at, Lecause or" tha r�,ce;if: r:ind st,orm, he
nui�Id not ha>>e avzail�inZe the list fo: tvru_hC's uree�In,.
L`ormaissiori<:�� Qmo.in,gh�am cx.press t:li,5�t ti�e mar/c.ings ol th<� cress r..�l.'e .,�, th�
loczatinn nf' Ceni;ury P.oi�lei-ard ;at. L,; i�i./ia, arF� r�arn �r,d si�<;u1d hc �
rel.z�vint:<r]. J7 su;�z.�,tec� i:h.�fi t1�e e.l�stii>> wh.it:e lines shoul�� b-r_ re�k3.inted,
marl�ed i.it:h or,�ngc laa.int; on i�rre out;er 1.i.nes su Lh.,aL ]inas r-ii,i be d��t,�n,,r,i.ish.
Discussion follor.Fd.
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Comrn.issioner� Irright sG�trd t:h�t he recei;=e�9 � request f'r,�om Harold Ma;;t:oon of
� I 7'.�irlrs and R�.� rEZ�t;i_on Dej'�:�rtmen7:. ;6•. Plattnon request�^d t,o h.at-<:
Tn�iriecaring staS'f condi�ct a stu<3i af L;irch St:reet, r�t the l3asebal.l 1)iamond ��i;
Lhe Scn�f;h et�d ot' �karl�. Tro sidFe� �zr'I, i.s .3.1.1or.�ed ar lira i.s as(ri��g to h.a.t-e�
par�hing resti�i.cted Co l:lze East side of stl
C��mrn.i.ssioner Ar•Ch,amh���it7t str:it;ed 1:h�f: /'�e recent]i- c•ecei��ed a r_��m1;la.in7; 1'rorn .'i
resident.. The resident claims that a i;ra.in crosses Imtxria.l llighr;at and
Alameds Street, d?i1?-. This dail� occu�,•ence c�°eates he��i��� tra; fic con,gestio»
at the subject l;',�ation.
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Co�rurcis:,ioner ,�lrchamixault: shev.red zrn �r� r�'e i.ith t,h� t;� 71i � srt.i��7e
�;idre.ssed (v�.;d car stereos. "1'P�r, Cii;,i n( Be.11f.l.oraer is consid<,r�ir��� an
oi•dinanr_e tliat �,�nu].d touglie�z e.�-isting st�te Zai: s�x=cit;ia_n� that an� rnoCoi�.i_st
yla mus.i.r hear�d outside his car woia]d I�ca subject (;o cit�t.icn. ,`lc:anr.v�i?e, �
T,he Cow�ail /�as directed the Sheriff to c.it:e dr�ivers i.rndar a I9�i3 staCe l,c�ra.
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A motion �,e�s made b,y C�nunissioner trri�lit to adjown i:he meeti.ng t.o
December 1�, 7.458, at 6':00 p.m., of the Trafl'ic ar�d P�rl;ing Commissinn
in tJ» ('i r�r Counr_il Ch�nber,s. It r..ss seconded L,:� Gomrniss.ioner Si.ng;son.
The meet.ing adjouri�ed �i; (6:5� p.m. ).
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INFORMr�TIONAL ITT'rNS
1. Annual Christmas Decoration Project
As part of the subject project, staff had eight (8) neca street light po].es
installed at 4 various locat.ions for the purpose of hanging decorative
Uanners. Decorations at Fracar Avenue are being powered with a temporarp
power source. Staff is working on providing pei•ma,nent source of power
at that location.
Staff also decorated 31 street trees on Century Boulevard, betcaeen
Norton Avenue and Abbott Roarl. Each tree was decorated with 10 strands
of miniature lights. �
The cost of the entire project is roughly- $65,000.
2. Acuival 4 Year Tree Maintenance Project
California Western Arborist, Tree Trimming Contractor, has completed
trimming trees in Zone E of Area 4, as requested by Engineering for
the purpose of the annual Christmas Parade cahich was held on Friday,
December 2, 1988. For the balance of the project, trimming will.
continue in Zone A of Area 4 for 1988-89 fiscal year.
3. Long Beach Boulevard Improvement Project -
(from Lynwood Road to the South City Limit)
Major improvements will be made along the subject location. Engineering
staff, Consultant, and affecti.ve utility companies attended a
preconstruction meeting on Monday, December 5, 1988 and a Public Hearing
was held on Thursday, December 8, 1988, to eaplain to affected owners/
tenants the findings of the Em-ironmental Impact Report (BIR). At the
next scheduled Council meeting, the EIR findings of Phase II (wideni.r�
portion of Long Beach E;oulevard) will be presented to the Ci.t,y Coiu�cil for
certification. Sil.veri & Le Bouef, J.V., is the selected Contractor and
construction is scheduled to begin ne�;t weel: on the East side of Lor�
Be.3ch Boulevar.d.
4. Street improvement Program -
Assistant from Count�- of Los ,�ngcles to Cit��
The CountY of Los Angeles, throu�;h Superci.sor Hahn's office, has made a
commiT,ment t:o assi.st T.he City ui.th $200,000 per year for t;he next fi.ve
yer�rs for. the Street Improvements Program. The City sent; a l.etter t:o the
Coiu�tp as to the projects intended for this fi.scal year's i.mprovements.
Staff has proposed to .improcement San Miguei Street, Al.pine Street and
Nortori Avenue.
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5. Complaints - Month of November
The Deraartment of Public Works recei.ved a total oP 713 complaints
during the month of �'ovember. This number reflects a decrease of
47% compared to 166 complai.nl;s received during t.he month oP November.
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htr. �lichael L�ennedT
Area Manager
Southern Ca].,ifornia Ediso��
4235 1'taeec�° Bou].e��ard
South Gate, CA 902EC "
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S'tFLTT LIGf:'1' T`:UPIiR.aT7:�'F LIST FOR
OGTOBEft Ah'D NO\'F`1BER 1988
Duri.n� the montn of c��tober, 1988, there caere a toY.al of si.:: ; G)'r:di.son oc.ned
st,reet lights reported out and \ocember 1988, our office recei_ved a total of
ei.ghteen (18) Edison oc:n2d stxeet li.�h�s out. So Y.hat cae msy present a:1
ulxlate of re�zirs of tihe ii.�hts to the 1'raffic b Varlcing Commission at tl�eir
neat meeting, please procide us with a statUS report of the loc;aticns
according to the attached (2) li.sts:
Thard� ,you i'or your i_mmc-�i.ate attenti.on to our request.
Sir�cerely, '
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JOSi:PH Y'. [d.4NG, I?.E.
Director af YuUlic Worlcs/
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OC'cOBF'R 1988
STRFE'P I.IGHTS INOPEFtATI\%L-' L:IS'I
1. 11.',09 Cornish avenue
2. 4043 t400dlawn Avenue Ilight �ocs on and offf
3. 3253 Euclid Avenue °
4. 3674 L,priwoa3 Road (li�ht rema;.ris on during the �.az';
�. 10366 State S;reet
6. 3283 Josephine Street (light �oes cn and off)
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STRF.E'P L,IGFIT I\OPE2P,TIVE LIS'I'
1. 12000 b].ocl; of Coly�er Street, Entire block of street lights out,
east s.ide of street bet�.een I.eSa�e Street and Shirle,y Aven�e
2. �144 Century Boul.evard
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3. 51�8 Century� Boul.evard ,light goes on and off)
�i. ll.'L24 Sue A��-r_nue
5. Pc���e St.�eet, lst pole east uf Fo].e St:ieet, Uetc:een Los I�lor.es
_. Acenue :arid Elm Street (alle� light)
6. Pope Street, 3rd pole east of Pope St.eet, between Los F].ores and
FI.m Stre.et (alley light)
7. l0 i 28 ^7al.liscn Avenue
8. Abbott R,oad, south of Abbott between hlallison Avenue and Otis A��enue
9. Corner of Fernr.00d Avenue and Spruce Street
10. 3686 Louise Avenue
ll. 392] Ferncaocd Avenue
L2. 4229 Lugo Avenue
13. In front of Lindbergh Park, across from 31l0 E. E1 Segundo Bl.vd.
(two lights out)
14. Between ll977 and 11919 School. Street (Light: out and lens broke:n)
15. .Harris Avenue betc�een Los Flores and Elmwood A�enue, l.ights out
cn enti.re U].ocl� on both si.des of street.
16. 3616 Josephi.ne Street
77. 10964 Pope Street (alley ].i.ght).
]8. 10958 Pope Str.eet �
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Southern Califo�nia Edison Company
P. o oox aess PUBLIC WORKS/Ek61NEtiiING
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COMPTON. CA�IFOFNIA 90224. �
MICHAEL L KENNEDY iLLEaHOrvE
AR[4 MANFGER 12131 608�5055
December 9, 1988
Joseph Y. Wang, P.E. "
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
City of Lynwood
11330 Bullis Rd.
Lynwood, CA 90262 '
Dear Joe:
Enclosed is our list of inoperative street lamps repaired during
the months of October and November in the City of Lynwood.
In addition to our list is a list prepared by your staff. The
lamps, which are not on our list and have not been repaired to
date by our street lamp repair crews, will be scheduled for
repair as soon as possible.
If we can be of further assistance, please advise. As always, it
is a pleasure working with you and your staff.
Sincerely,
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CO^1PL�TED STR�ET.LIGHT ORDERS FOR THE CITY OF LYNWOOD FOR THE-
MONTH OF NOVEMBER: .
1. 4229 Lugo
2. 10951 San Vincente A
3. 3616 Josephine
4. 4271 Pondleton Av A
5] 10923 Wright Rd
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6. 3170 El Segundo
7: 10743 San Jose Av
8. Santa Fe & Randolph
9. 11300 Atlantic
10. 4236 Brewster AV
11. 3710 Lugo
12. 11636 Thorson Av
13. 17302 Ardmore
14. Fernwood & Spruces
15. 11114 Harris liv
16. 10737 Osgood
17. 10797 Osgood
18. 11200 Colyer
19. 11224 Sue A v
20. 3155 Lynwood Rd
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COMPLETED STREET LIGHT ORDERS FOR THE CITY OF LYNI900D FOR THE
MONT� OF OCTOBER:
1. 11109 Pope Avenue
2. 4300 Blk Lavinia
3. 3283 E. Josephine
4. 3674 Lynwood Road
5. 11309 Cornish
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6. Sanford/Virginia
7. 10800 Hulme Avenue
8. 3815 Agnes Avenue
9. 3717 Virginia
10. 3708 Carlin
11. 2712 108th Street
12. 3177 Los Flores Street
13. Elmwood/LOUise
14. 3247 Euclid Avenue
15. Imperial Hwy
16. 10800 Hulme
17. 5442 E. Century B1.
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L.A. County Construction Update
R�il Systems Off to Good Start
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71uin .ahap is part o( maintenunce
lacility whcrc rail cars will bc cicaned `
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on Long 13each-Los dngeles, other rnil transit lines.
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� Abovc: Consvuc[ion worker rcadics �
(am�l�ar wooden lics.
[our concretesec[ions lhal will [orm lhe ,
nest rinq in a\fe[ro Rail subway [unncl. � -��
Using a spccially designcd tunncl- � n � '
digg�ng machine, workers have dug .
more than J,500 feet of [unnei under , �
downmwn Los Angeles. /� .
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' linc will comc otf attcr concrctc sets.
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Workcrs pow cuncrate onlo stccl
� rcinforcingbnrn.asucccssrnmPtumain-
tenance yard ton c�o rail tmnsit lines
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See smry on Oag< 3.
� Calling i-800-451-0529
. �� T�ransit T�king Together� '
'fle([n, fhis is fhc Smdh Bay tmnsif in�omw� Thc pilo[ proje<t, tirs[ o( its kind in [he Next: Remote Terminal
linnrenfer,ajoinUy/unAedprojectbyfheL11CTC, na[ion,is[he6rainchildo(staffinembersfrom OperateAbyCl[y �.
RTD. and Uae tilies o/Carson, Gardera and ' the LACTC and Nc (our bus sys[ems A Join[ �s Ihe next step in the mmputerized '
Tiirrance. Plmse mmain on Ihe line." � Telephone Information Task Force has been transi[ information system, another -
Mi�sic. mee[ing since [he beginning of 1987. I[ consisGs
T/�en, l min. 38suronds (afe� a fnendfy o( Judith Normaq senior analys[ in Ihe Com- concep[ may be inaugvrared during [he
hurnan uoice: "Maylassisl you?" missions Lowl Assis[ance Program; Doug nex[ fiscal yeac If approved by the [ask
What ttnuld 6e Uie beshuay fo� me ta get Anderson ot SCR'CD Community Relations; force and Ihe Commission, a remote [ecmi�
(rom To'mnce fo CiN Xoll in dmuntoum Los f3ob Hiideband Gom the Tortance Tansit nal will be installed in the tansit of(ices of
Angeles at 9 artt. itt (de nrornin�� "Tilke 7Drmnce System; Debra Jones fmm Ihe Carson Deparb �he City of lbrtance. It wiil be linked [o Ihe ,
bus No. 4 to De! Amo, (den (rurrsfer m RTD (ine ment of Public Works; and Jim Parker from SCRTD system and oDera[ed by Ihe city's :
No. 444, whicG wiUget}rou foyouidesfimlion the Gardena Municipal Bus Lines. staff during day[ime hours, then swirehed
o( 8:46a. ni back to the SCRTD during o[6hours.
Theproject'smsro[5177,OOOistunded •{yexrouldlikerotryros[affthesys
S outh Bay tran= - .zrs are in for a sur- '� (rom the Pmpo: iti� \ lncentive Fund and
prise. They can now get pmmpt and precise I.ocal Remrn dollars tha[ are con[rihu[ed by the �em locally," saiti Bob Hildebrand from
bus information for four transit systems, 6y [hree ci[ies on a proportional basis. Torren<e. "We already have some opcamrs
simply dialing one numbec 1-800�451-0529. on boazd who worked for our previous intor- .
"Because of Proposi[ion A, we can develop ma[ion system. All they need is a week or
The cities of CarSon, Torance, and . [hese innwative pilot programs;'said task �� of [aining at [he SCRTD." ■ �
Gardena havejoined forces to tie into Ihe Com- force member Bob Hildebrand, senior admim I
pureriaed Customer In(ormation Sys[em operv istra[ive analys( for Ihe To�rance Departmen[ II
ated by the Southem Califomia Rapid Transit o(Transportation. I �
Dis[ric[ (SCRTD).'I�he information system has ,� � I �� I �
been in operation since Jan. 1, after [he SCRTD .c "�
rnrered the rouce and schedule da[a of [he other The �
ttansit providers inro the computec ,
TheSCRTD'scompu[erizedinformation average �
system was inaugurated2wo years ago. About
90 opearors answeroalls from [ransit riders wait time �
from [hmughou[ [he Distrir['s widespread
service area.
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Depending on [he customer's priorities- '
[raceltime,numberoEtansfers,ormst-the 3oSeL'Onds'.
compu[er system selec[s the optimal hus trip on .
one or more of the four bus opeators' rou[es. � '�
The mos[ impressive response ro the new
system came from transi[ users, who made �,
/., enthusias[ic commenLS to bus drivers abou[ the .
-� �-�- � T� /e —. - - - . new "800"serv�ce-?�mrding to Hildebrand: � � �--- — •;� S , —
computer system � � � � �� � �
"The riders' Positi�e reac[ions rea11Y [ook b Q� �� . c 9 � �;p�� a�
us by surpcise; Hildebrand said. "Our city coun- P
seleets cilmembers have [ried calling [he service, too,
and [hey say i[ works every timeP
`/ �e The SCRTD is getting the new projea of( .
ro a good start by programming its compater to '
optimal 6�`re South Bay callers first priority for incom-
�ng calls. The servi<e is available 18 hours each
/. �US }�,�p, day, seven days a week. The average wai[ time
IJ ( is 30 seconds. As a follow-up, the SCR1'D mails
. •-� . _ . -.. . _ ,. out requestedbus schedules for all four [rznsi[ ..
operstors.
$oth Gardena Municipal Bus Lines and The City of Tomance serves az lead agency
Tormnce Transie are municipal opera[ors wi[h for the pmJect, collecting a tee of 50 cents per
(ized-route, large coach service. Carson oper tansaction from the others and (orwarding
ares a fixed-mure shuttle from Ihe Carson Mall. payment to [he SCRTD.
Prior to [he implementation of this inno- The task foree members are currently look� �
vative service, a caller reques[ing infortnatim ing at Ihe data [hat Ihe system has collec[ed �
about bus service in the South Bag or trom. so fac Their eval�ation, which by all accounts �
� there ro downtown Los Angeles, urould not have will indicate a success story, may persuade �
received [he mmbined in[ortna[ion about [he two othez interested ci[ies-Culvtr City and '
other operators roun�= and might not have been Santa Monica-to follow the Sou[h Bay's lead .�. �.... i '
a61e m make [he vi�, and join Ihe s�str^' ■ ,�mulr.s � ,;. . � ,�
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� Commi�ioners on th�Go
Reorganization, Privatization, Legislation
G iving [he private sector a grearer share in other commit[ees havc already been (ormed
[he husiness of loral transi[ was Ihe topic throughout I.os Angeles.
o( [he opening keymte address Commission Farcwell to Blakc
ChairmanPeteSchabarumdeliveredin MoreParking-FineDollars Snnborn-retiring
�la¢h at an UMTA privatization con(erence alternate m Commixsion
held in Ne�v Odeans. On March lA, the"Biack Monday" (or Chuirmen Schobarum
parkingo(fenders,Bradleyannounced[hat willbesucceeded
He was alm active in renewed legislative fines tor parking in a pmk-hour, nostop zone by Mike Lewis,
efior[s ro reorKanize vansportation agencies in ��'ould go (rom $28 to $53. The addi[ional �� ��� supervisor's chicf deputy.
I.os Angcles County. revenuc will bc used [o improve thc City'.s Federal Dollars for Hi hwn
traffic0owandsafety. g Ys
Commissioncr Tom Bradlcy has been Commissioner Marcia Mednick [esti-
busy implementing his ninrpoint transporta- Commissioncr Christine Rced joined (icd in Sacramentn nn 6eha1! of [hc LACTC ar a
[ionplanmreducetraw<congestionandair 6r.�dlcyintesti:yim�':•foreCongress,reprc- hearingon(utwc.�,:ealfundingformaiur>.,�
pollution in Los Angeles As part of [he mayor's sen[ing [he regional interests in a[[emp[ing [o ing the highway sys[em.
svaeegy: he and Councilu�oman ]oan Milke seourc maximum trznsportation tunding.
Flores announced [he crca[ion of a Mo6ility Commissioner Michad Woo has been
Ac[ion Committee in Ihe Harhor area. Seven �Zay Remy, Commission altcrnate to instrumental in <ontinuing Ne reil trznsit dis- � �
. Brsdleg met wi[h mngressional leaders in cussion in the San Femando Valley, helping [he
� � r Washington while attending the March meeting newly crcared citizens' advisory mmmitree that '
s+ o( the American Public Tansit Associa[ion, on '
- ..o ��j rs meeting on the ropic. On another fron[, he
- � . ConAressman Anderson's house resolu[ion 400 continued work ro implement the city's gridlock •
� r ` t 'i wging fuil funding for transpor[a[ion. law Ihat he initiated Ihis yeav .
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� �� i '�'+� �" �"-'" Past and Future Side by Side
Bama Szabo, alternate [o Commis-
�} � � History came alive at an event attended by sioner Deane Dana, in April cesti(ied be[ore �
� '' �^^ � ;.:,. et ,�, Commissioner Jacki Bacharach on March [he Senate Transportation Commit[ee in Sacra� �
i ��" �'�p t r a aV R`' 17, initiating [he restoration o( Watts Sta[ion. mento in support o( SB 2489 (Russelp, a bill
� - - She said that [u[ure [ransit riders will be ahle ro sponsored by Ihe LACT'G and [he SCRTD to .
"see [he past and Ihe future side 6y side" when give [he distric[ more flexibility in co�[ac[ing
[hey use the sta[ion for the Long Beach-Los [ansi[ services
Angeles rail transit line, soon to be constructed.
Jerry Baxter, Caltrans district direc- �
. .�,�. -._��,,,___.�� AtaFeb.29pressconference,Commis- [orandlheCommission'ssWterepresentative,
r siocer Mike Antonovich called fot an ele- barely has enough time to wipe o(f the make-up ..
-�__� �,_ - � va:ed monomil or magne[ic-levitation rail [o be he[ween his TV appearnnces. He has appeared
. � ��� buil[ above the Uentura and }{ollywood free� on channels 9, 11, and 13, as well as on Channel
Renoraiion of historic N'ans Station will be wa}s. Commissioner Ed Edelmanjoined 7's "Eye on L.Al'to talk about earthquake pre�
complemd this summer. his <olleague a[ the press mnference. paredness for our tansporta[ion sys[em. ■
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Endence�ofthecount�snev,'750m�ereiltrans�tsystemisevery � c{vqE�d � `t�e ' �
��;where.Dnversdowntwmmeneuver�ca�8lyaroWd'�averno�s+,M�h i �, . ^. .
`Rail constructlon sttes busy witL workers and maclunery �uither south`� ?"�` �e �d� �. D ihe rJ . L� � �
. workessarepmmgtogetheracont�nuousnbbonof � : :,_L� ' P ��: y��i" . �+�,y.,. , ,� ' ; !•
�treckscomectingLosMB�esvnthLo�HBeachOther. . ...._ .r C
.''�aews are e�ectu�g U�e steel"skeleton of the'veh�de shop �� � a ,y, �. ,
}��.whuL w�l serve hoth [he Long Beach �Los Angeles�,z� ,� ; ; � ,
'and[LeNoraalk E1Segundoailtransrtplo)ects. �'t� � � ' .
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.: �s building the fi�st fow mii� of Mew Rail, the mrtal y � � •"�' ,}
-!segment oi a system tttat w�ll'serve u the 6ickLone �t41 y .�x aa- �� 2�t1 ry (`�� .. r .
;�theowmty�s�rai7,h�ansdnetv+ork Eventual]y Metro '� �, � - �f ? � .
i'�w�ILnkthe7.'osMgeies�ceotialbus�nessd�stnctr� ,g- ,
yw�tL�Nath Hollyyood m the San Femando �'alley an ' �- �sN �' � r ��
i•18-m�eshetch e;hm'ated W mst $3 8 b�Ihou �n" fedesal`�'+- �b >��
'�state loral andpmate-sect4�,`funds�""'°�lxy':, r a ,: � �. , , '� Sp .
�: L:� ! -�� r y v (romMelbo�une � �:.v. ,
The Loa�Angeles Co gm'Ila f a modern�l h[n� i Y �. •' �• Paier�n' d�gmadu�nes fm .
.: son �sb�uldt the fust . r; .. I'
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� system, a 22�tiule Iu�e tLatwill stretch Wm Aownmwn I.a4 �,f',�qeles to the'�� s � �� '� i
r�:;avur�terw,Lon¢BearL%A��aLgh4Y�rna;rans��PSple�};'����� S . 'i
�n Ys � EengmEern!g it'�The'20im(CYvTOru-" t
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.El Segundo lme is oemg 6w1[-.in ihe medtan „ he I 105 freeway now � � �= _- l
"w�de� constriiction from Norwalk m tfie vicinity of L:'A."Inteinatwnal ..^�; WhflHs2Vew Alon -The•No[walk Ll Se qd0'��lu¢2 - !
... �A�rpor4 The rail line lea�xs the [reeway at Av�ation Boulevard runnmg The fuial engu�eenng'and design effoR.fo(�4ia ' �
'�'tLreew�les3outhmservethe�ElSegundoemploymentazea� i� �' �'promp[st�ai' �l .,�ebn� 'p
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a _� The Lang Beach Los rUigeles pro�ectwnnnues on track toymrcl �tsX ^M o��� � '�"'
,sdieduled July 1990 star( up and remams wrth�n its authonzed budge� a�"'
jaccortl�ngtoEdMcSpedon '�� Inhvo �fh p�p�e�ta
.w.; tv �r�"y� x u i i �i a, +"!"r �'6.� s� f,,:sw�ibeready�t6�$"e6vihu�d�n6'�11E" �.
C onstrucnon ac�v�ty is now 17 percent completed Mc Spe don sa�d � exten du�g [he'cni lsme mfo [ he: E�, l S e -. � ;
'}'rvrth work iinder way along the ent�re 22 m�e mute He nqted that work �. � a�. �*�„ r f r
'on tLe recenNy added Lo Beach Boulevard loop �s erzpecred to wm � `�P ���"����� ' � �
n6 N1ecNmanaHe[SdrePleaS¢ .iepo tttat
���mencettusfall� ��'- ,� 7� �:� !Y � s.+• �,9i ".ontarget`JuSti vel'eacs` ce - . .
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By Hal Kimbell, Jr.
Principal, Markham Intermedia[e School .
A s I wi[ness the Long Beach-Los Mgeles The final goal of [he rail line will be to
rail,project's building and growth, I cannot increase Iransporta[ion service 6etween Los
help but think of i[ as a child—no[ just a'brain- Angeles and Long Beach, alleviace traffic wn- ,
child" but as a child, living, growing and show- gestion and improve [he air quality conditions '
ing progress. The rail project reminds me of� in our environment we call "the city." The raiP '
wha[ we're doing at Markham In[ermediate line is a monument to [he present and fumre: i[
School. The rail project began with Ihe seeds will serve people now and will con[inue m serve �
of planning, was nurtured by [he rain of finan- people in [he years to come. The rail line is a
� cial support, and will be brough[ to frui[ion bridge between cities, a span�between periods
by hard workers and good supervisors. So, of time and a passageway to an easier life. In
roo, does the educa[ion of a child begin. Chil- � .. this respec[, the rait line similarty reflects our
dren come to us, [heir minds and souls filled� goal wi[fi our young people. ' �.
wi[h seeds plan[ed by [heir parents. The
child is Ihe� nurtured by teachers and coum The final goal of Markham Intermediate
sebrs, inten[ on bringing [hat child to the School, and any school for the most part, is to
point ot success [hat i� rightfully his or hers. increue the viahle na[ure of our young peop(e, ,
F inally, tha[ child ce: s ro fruitior. by a rain [o make them soci�"�� capable, intellectually �i;,..,�r'- ;-�� ��� tf .
ef opportunities bro�.�, by hard work and competent and finaucially ucure. The goal ot
good supervision. Markham is to educate our students so we can
alleviate [he number of students fatfing into the
� pattem of [he uneduca[ed: The goal of Markfiam
is to prepare our s[udents so they can improve
� 5 Ihe woddihey will live in and we will grow old�
-' ,� � in. And thus, a school is aiso a bridge: a bridge
. between one goal and anoiher, a span of a �
young life and a passageway [o success. �
The rail projec[ and the Markham Inter- �
'�� mediate School project have more in common
i �� ;� r✓p than meeLS tfie eye. Of course, there are o6vi-
ha-.c.�.,, ous commonali[ies: the rniI line will pass�
i '� � ' through Markhams boundaries, the rail will
�, y • serve Markhams students, presen[ and future�
\ ,� and the rail may even suppiy a fumre opportu �
, ���� ;yC � nity m a Markham gradua[e. But, more impor
tantlg the progress of Markham and [he rail
Markham Intermcdiale School whetc line are inezplicably bound in similarity: both �
1{alKimbdisprincipai,rccently.von[he areeSSen[ialkeys[osOttingourproblemsand
I.os- Angdes Aci�demic Penia[Ulon. both will6e here for a iong. long time. ■
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Duke vs. California
' n a clash of wills between the ity. In fact, the unchallenged provi-
people and their elected officials, sions requiring broader financial
the people — by the very defini- disclosure of insurance companies'
tion of democracy — should always profits and losses .are essential ta
�vin:- That inescapabte logic has .determine the legitimacy of : their
somehow escaped Gov. George Deuk- claim that 103's mandated one=year `a
mejian. The Duke and his appointed rollback and rate cut will push them
insurance commissioner, a former into insolvency. ;
industry executive, have now gone The governor and his commis,
o:��record urging the state Supreme sioner are acting more like protec-
Coiirt to continue blocking enforce- tors of the insurance industry than
ment .of Prop. 103. The initiative, representatives of the people. ThaYs
passed by the voters in November, not : surprising: Californians have �
nas'been challenged, predictably; by been demanding action on the insur-
the insurance companies. ance ccisis for more than five years,
The governor was right in asking with the governor doing his best to
tfie court to assume jurisdiction over ignore ;the clamor, so. he. wouldn't
the:matter and resolve it quickly. have to do anything that might
But�in•supporting a complete stay of offend the insurance companies. .
a11::103's provisions, including those When the Legislature had finally
t}�at hadn't even been challenged;� battled itself into exhaostion and the
the� governor undermines what voters were faced with no less than
should have been the unified defense five separate insurance-related ini-
of the measure staked out by Attor- tiatives the best the governor could
ney General John Van de Kamp. offer was the nihilistic prescription
Van de Karrip, who originally to vote "no" on everything.
opposed Prop. 103, argues that at If Gov. Deukmejian wodt take :-
least some of the law should. be the lead on'this•issue, the least he
allowed to take efTect while the can do is honor his legal obligations
justices mull over its constitutional- fo those who will.
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New Transpartation Commission
� plan wo st RTD's �service cuts ; �
that darifies confusing lines of :
8y Deborah Fiaatings ' � au[hority between the�two transit '
Herald Examiner statl writei . agencies, but stipulates that the
� commission won't release the '
The Los Angeles County Southern California Rapid Tran- .
Transportation Commission, foi- sitDislricPs operating funds until
lowing a raucous four-hour meet- , several controversial condilions �
ing, yesterday adopted a far- are met.
' ranging plan to end its feud with . Those funds, which so far total'
the RTD — but it is one that may $50 million, have been a major
• not head off drastic service cuts source of contention in the ongo � w
/ likely to afTect more than a ing dispute between the commis ;, �
) million bus riders. sion and the RTD. Without the
f The commission, by a 7-4 vo[e,j ILnding, [he RTll has �varned: it `
. approved an eight-point proposal W ��� �� forced to cut bus service �.r�, �,
� by 50 percent in January. � "}g
� . .I RTll board member Nick Pat• j� "�+ `�'��"`��
saouras, who attended yesterv ` '�`�`
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tfie board most'likely will rejecE �. .
the plan al its meeting "next-
'1'hursday. "I'd givc it aboul a � � ��'
40 percenl chance," Patsaouras f ; �r ��t�� t;
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A similar proposal presented� �€�, . 3�� � It Y� �;.'
by the commission Nov. 14 was . � �>� Y�x 4��(r " Y �"< '�"
rejecled by RTD�oflicials. � N� � , �, r k
Los Angeles County Supervi- El n 4� �' ` �� t ' '
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sor. and commission member Ed ��L �:
L:delman yesterday soughl unsuc- ` a�.�,r r
cessfully to rclease the §50�mi1- ;•,?,..- F�-� �
lion in conlesled funds - "..�`. a � : `� ... . �� '" ..� :�'���
y x immediately, but H':IS cObLffBd by . Steve Grayson�Meram examiner
x Gy fellow supervisor and commission Bus rider John Walsh raiis against proposed RTD service cuts
C ;U chairman Petc Schabacum, who . . �, , ! ' . � � -� �
7J y invoked��a �.parliamentary..proce- the�one��unveiled�Nov. 14 by�Los��. �one�. will 'assumc-�"reas�le"�
� t" dure rule [hat prohibited a vote Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and ��ability for Pormation of.th:e pri:
� d on F..delman's nwlion. " Supervisoc Deane Dana. �afe bus lines. The RTD wants
�� Yesterday's �neeting was sus- The earlier proposal stipulated the two entities to assume full
pended by lh cominission for �hat funding woulddt be given to ��ability, Patsaouras said.. `
� more than a� hour.- afler the the RTD unless it.drops a suit i[ The new proposal also stipu-
d roughly -75-� crson audience, filed against the commission over lates that lhe. RTD must drop a
t.y H many of ther � disabled, began lhe proposed "privatization". of second ;lawsnit filed last 'week'
C� z shouting catcails o��er thc threal• �ucrative bus lines in the San that:seeks ;o force the commis-
LTJ tTJ ened bus scrvice reductions and Gabriel Valley. sion lo mlease the transportation
� x1 i Schabarum's warning that only a Yesterday's plan contained two funds derived from sales . tax
� few would bc allowed to speak. new additions-coneerning a pri- revenue. ,
� � Schabarum on Tuesday an- vate transit zone that many RTD But even if the RTD board was
� nounced that a new peace plan board members will find unao- to agree to. abandon both legal.
N would be presented to the trans- ceptable, Patsaouras said. actions,'Patsaouras said, the ges-
. - portation commission during yes- The provisions stipulate lhat ture: would be meaningless be-
I� � terday's mecting. 'Pouted as a RTD monies wili be released only c�use labor uniops represenfing
� solution "acceptable lo reasona- when the private' bus lines be- RTD employees are co-plaintiffs
� ble memUers of both boards," come "operational." � in the two actions and have vowed �
� Schabarum`s sta1T said the pro- Others mandate that the com• to continue lhe litigation with or
posal diffcrcd only slighlly from mission and the planned transit �y�thout the RTD. �
S�te cites 1 0 car, insurance �s for . r�-election ra.te .�iike�
By Susan Seager - filings very carefully, and there tive arm. �. -� ��� � � "p
` ciewed all rate inc�eases aboJe' nof comply with`.a'departmE
Herald�Examiner sta(t writer �s'ere things about each of.the 10 'Phe couet has issued'a lempa 10 percent levied by about 70 order is subjecf to fines of$10,�
companies that uc felt violated rary order blocking Prop. 103 aulo insurance companies before .a day up to a max' um
thc laa�," McClaran said. � until it decides whether the mea- � lhe Nov. 8 election.� � '"
The statc Department oflnsur- In a rclated decelopment, thc surc and. its rcquiremenl of a: The department review was In addition to Firem�Fur�
ance has. cited .10 auto insurance state Supreme Court yesterda,y 20 percent-plus rate roltback are the result of an�unusual o�dec 6y the othercompanies cited wet
companies for hitting cuslomers began i[s (irst formal discussion of constitutional. � Insurance Commissioner Roxani . CoastaL � Insurance Co., whit
�cith unjustified rate incrcases the insurancc industr}'s lawsuit ` � �
before voters approcecl Propoci- against Prop. 10:; in its weekly In the ratc increase ease, the Gillespie; who respondedto com backed.one of the unsuccessf
tio❑ ]03. officials said pesterday. closed-door conferenee but did 10 companics have disputed lhe sumer complaints of' rate in- insurance reform measures; Cigr
"Che 10 companies; �chich have not decide ���hether it «�ould hear charges and are Irying to con- creases in the months before the Insurance .Cos. of Philadelphj
a small share of t.he state's auto the case �'�nce state, insurance oflicials November eleStion. Century-Nationalr Insurance :G�
inarket, ha�c been notificd that °Thc Supremc Cow�t toda their rate hikes.were justi(ied. Gillespie.required all auto in- of North Ilollywood; Commerci�
iheir rates appcar to violatc the over consideraLion of the Pr �os � "This �is a�. mounlain being rates by more lhan 90 �pe �ent to Golden �Eagle�Insu"ran e� Co �a��
state Insw�ance Code's ban on tion 103 case until its next regu- made out of a tea bag," said John �le and juslify those increases Na[ional Seraice lnsurance Ga
escessi��c, discriminator�� or un- larly scheduled .conference on Kozero, spokesman for Fireman's with her �office. �
,I�islified rate increaces, said do- �Vednesday, Dec. 7, because it Fund. The company raised rates �� If an insurFr cannot justify its M1iut al Inso an e Cof ti�
partment attorney Reid needs more time to consider the in.blayforits67,000autocustom- increase, the deparlment can west hfutual (nsurance Co., bqt
\1cClaran, case," said Lynn Ilolton, spokes- ers by an average of 23 percent, order Lhe insurer to rescind its" of Des �toines, Iowa: and Tra "n<.
°R'e reciened all of the (rate) �aoman for the eourCs administra, The insurance department re- rate hike. A company [hat does poct Insurance Co. oC Dallas;�'.
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HeraldExaminerstatlwriter ��o case this decade will be by the initialive's passage: until Nov. 28 to'file: their _ters in.San Prancisco began,
more closely watched than the `And if [he public does not aiguments, could declare all receiving a(lood of phone
court's moves on Prop. 103:` ' get what it wan[s, it could well or part ofjhe initiative uncon- .calls from the public ��' ;
SACRAIIGNTO — Propo- The death penalty rever- seek its revenge al the Uallot stitutionai, could send the "They were calling to�ex-;:
silion 103, the controversial sals which brought down Bird box. case lo. a lowcr court for an press their dismay." one clerk��
insurance rate rollback initia- drew a lol of attention but 9'wo days a(ter Prop. �103 exlended Lrial or could simply said.
tive, has put California's Su- remained emotional abstrac- was approved by voters, insur- � decide not� to get involved. °1 thinh people are�,�ai;i�
preme Court under thc tions for most Ca]ifornians. ance companies convinced lhc 1Vhatever its ultimale deci- ungr� as they have ever. j.
brightest glare of scrutiny The decision on Prop. 103, Supreme Court to. block iLS sion, it wili not go unnoticed. been," said Bi11 7 ,i .
since thc fall of former Chief however, will delermine implementation while the jus- '!'he day after the tirst four of campaifin consuitant wdto:
Justice Rose Bird. whether every insurance cus- tices decide if the measure is nine insurance company la�c-
I.e;al scholarsand political tomer in the slate gets..the-:constilutional. °The courl, suits ��erc �led, clerks at ihe �
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COU� "� . think people's awarenes� �
. has certainly been heightened bv �s ,�q '
. . .. � , .� �U�e:echoes of,what happened m b'` � r
► From A•3 , i986. A lot of people were �aying
� in '86. that if we turned judic�al •i��;;
u'urked for ihc praProp. IU3 ek:ctions inlo referendums, then `'"•" �:y
<� ?���P������ � 4haL is going to infect the decision , '� �'�. d�
.'R'e're got uur phones ringing process ilself and you am �oing tu � r i ; �
cff the liook- u�ith people sa}'+izg,. -have_judges_looking cre� �" � s -
�lVho do these insurance compa- shoulder," he said.
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7.immerman w�as exposed to a was not a single, spectacular !� '!�
similar Iccel of �oter anger when decision. Rather; it was an accu-. �" ���
he uorked brietly on behalf �if mulation of deaLh penalty deci- �
i3�rd's campaign. Thal anger led sions with which a majority of the a;-.
to the removal in November 1986 public disagreed, said Democratic �,� a'
' of E3ird and hro of her fellow state Senale leader David Rob- �;M R^
Supreme Court juslices, .Joseph erti, a Bird supporter. - `
(.rodin� anct Crua Reynoso, aRer Still, nonc of thc Bird court ` e ?
•roters became convinced the jus- decisions carried as much poten- ° ���, �'
� � [ices ���ere too soft in their atfi- tial for disagreement as the Prop. � ,..��,��
t.ude toward criminals, 103�case. � . ^+��
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p tcticul�arle . those sentenced to "As far as one emotional and '�' �., I
d��ath. highly charged issue, lhey have it
�tepublican Cov. George Ueuk now," Roberti said: F` �
mej�an, known for his tough law- The court's decision also car- .,.,.,..� �
and-order positions, was a major ries political implications for . I I
pI�}�er in lhe drivc Lo'defcat�Bird Deukmejian. 4 �.,,�, E.,m;�„
and hcr tiro colleagues. in their The campaign that ended the Devid RObCrti �.
place�. hc yuickly appointed �udicial careers of [3ird, Grodin Deukmejian has stake in ruling� �;�
ju[Iges thut gx��e the court a and Rcynoso never failed to men-
distinctly� consercative comples- tion that they were appointed by "The public is in an alarmed '�I
«fi�� �former Gov. Jerry Brown. The sta[e." said hfervin F ield, direclor '
SFor instance, where the ISird justices Qrown appointed became of the California Poll. "Before this '�
co�ir4 reversed 80 percent of f.he wedded to his tarnished polit.ical is through, there might be a whole I�
death� penaltp cases it recie��r:�ci, imnge. series of villains."
C1ie new courl, Icd b�� former Should the Deukmejian Su- For insLancq I'ield said, if it �
Deukmejian la�i� partner \iatculm pmme Court fall into disfavor becomes difficult or impossible �
Lucas, has uphcld i0 perccnt of because of its handling of the f'or some Californians to buy
the death penaitp cases it has Prop. 103 case, the same kind of insurance because of the indus-
heard. seepage could harm lhe political try's reaction tu Prop. 103, the ��
Some lugal scholars speculate fortunes of the governor who same coters ���ho� espressed their ,'�
thal the '86 v�te — uhich repro- appointed them, Roberti said�. anger at insurance companies �
setited� thc firsC time California "Consumer issues have.a�ways when tliey voted for the measure '
voters ousted court members — been this administration's could easily turn in frustration ,
may have let out of a t�otUe a Achilles' heel, just as law and againsl its backers, including con- �
genie Lhal may never be recalled. order issues are for a Democratic sumer activist Ralph Nader.
Now tFiac the pu6iic has lenrned administration,"� he said. "1 realty "One thing that pulled 103 �
hox� to change the cuurt, it likety don't like speculating what lhe through was the belief that an}•- ��
� �vill� bc� casier to attack�� judgcx courl may do. f3ut if theo rule: t.hing Ralph \ader is behind�musl '
who I�ecome unpopular. agninst Prop. I.U3, it ,just nlrikes be OK. No�r, if il bccr�mes n�
"I think iCs quite��pred�ctable me that the ti.mptation to u,e thut horribl� mess it could be that
chat ��ou «ill havo more caiu agair�st Deuhmejian ���ill �be tou Nad�r s imagc undergo�s somc
pafgns to unseat �udges." snid �;rcat ". ,r,rutui�. Then qou h.n�. insur.
Cerald Uelman. �uan of the Oni Ueukmej�an �ind th� Supremc .+nc�� companies. eon;umer
veriity° of Santa Clara lau� schaii Court may nol be the only ones to grou�is, justice,, brnker,<, even�-
snd a cocal supporier of Rird. sutTcr should thc: Public fcel bc- onc in hot watcr �ci�h �Iic I�ublic ..
�;rndin and Rey�nosu. u-;iyed bp the cour�'s decision. Pield �aid. �
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By Susan Seager � �
- Herald Examiner slaff wrilei
' n an unusual move that allied.him wilh the insurance industry, -
' Gov. George Dcukmejian yesterday urged the state Supreme
� Court to continue blocking Proposition 103 untit the constitution-
ality of the reform measure can be decided.
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the'� measure's ��-.supporters �.and � �
stale A[torney�General John Van�
dc Kamp, who havc urged �the �-
court lo allow the 'measure to .
become law immediately. '
Yrop: 103; approved Nov. 8 by ��
�. � California voters, introduces state !,
! regulation. oG, insurance and re- � �
i quires a 20�pereent.rate roliback .
•, for auto, �homeowner� and com-
°� - m�rcial customers. `
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�� Ilie iditiative`�du�ing the eleclion
c:�mpaign, sided with the insur- I
ance industry and urged the court •-
� �'' to coiitinue to block Prop. 103 in �' `
� its en[ii � until� the justices � .
decide the issue. . ' •
' °�Vhateverone's _��iews qf ei, �,
�. .. r.�� ...._ lher� the propriety�,or the validity p . _,
� � of Proposilion 103, the prudent � � �
�course would seem�to be the onc ('.
chosen initially bY this court: to ,;
� hold� malters�'in brief abeyance�'
. pendingdetermination;'saidthe
; tu�o-page Ictter to the court.
"Such a brief delay in impte- I:
menting Proposition 103 should "
not be injurious to consumers;' �
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mejian's legal alTairs secretary, �.
Vance W. Raye, on behalf of the ;
governor and statc Insurance �
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Insurance »eukmejian's posiLion "outra-
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stepping . away frorr. what .ltie '
► From A-7 people have voled for." . .
. � � ' . But George Tye, a lobbyist for �
Commissioner Roxani Gillespie. � the Association of California ln- �
� �Raye wrote that�insurers could��surance Companies, praised the
be ordered to give customer governor's action.
rebates if the court ailows the "µ'e're pleased that he agrees
measure and iEs rale rollbacks to W�t6 us �that the stay should
� become law. � . remain in effect until the matter
The letter �did� not state •is decided in court," Tye s'aid.
whether Deukmejian believes The insurance industry asked� '
� Prop. ]03 is constitutionaL How-. [he court fo� the stay, saying the
ever, the governor has said he will � measure would create "chaos"
defend the measure in court and cos[ the insurance industry
because he'has the duty to defend $4, billion in the first year. ,
. the state's laws, said his �spokes- UCLA: law � professor DanieL �
man, Kevin BretL Lowenstein, who served, under �
6oth Deukmejian and Van de former Gov. Jerry Brown„said .
Kamp am named as defendants in �governor's break with Van de � ,
the lawsuits brought by insurancc Kamp was out of the ordinary�but
companies challenging the initia- not unprecedented in controver-
tive. sial cases. � .
The Supreme Court agreed to "It's a little unus'ual for Che� •
temporarily block Prop. ]03 from governor to get direcUy in��otyed� ,
becoming law in response to � a like Lhis :.. but that'snot to say iCs
serics of.insurance industry law, a�rong," he said.� �.. '�� �
suils .challenging the measure's: Julian Gule, another. UCLA:.
constilutionality. �' � law professor specializing in con- � �
Ttie court is expected to decide � stitutional �law, said it'��was un-
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� �� within�daysor weeks whether�to� usual for,somcone who is charged,� �.
hear the case. � � � ''� µith �supporting a measure s con �
Harvey RosenCield�, author o f .. stitutionality to urge a cou�t_,to,',I
Prop: 103, called 'the governork � block�il. .. �' �.�
action "unbelievable." � � ' � � "�ormally, if you supporl {he �% -�
�� "ICs really politicizing the jtr-`" law's constitutionality, you�a�gue� ' '
dicial process,and ibputs��him on� it should go �into effect, immedi-�:'.�.
the side of the insurance compa= ately." Eulc said. ����. - f
. nies. His job is to represent thc-. The letter,.dated�bfonday and:•��
. will of the people, and he. is� � made public yesterday, askecl�ttie�� �;
violating that duly;' Rosenfield��cour6 to accept�the cor,respond,� }.
said. � � - ence in lieu� of a formal legal��
Van de Kamj� issued a care- response to the lawsuits filed:by.' _
fully worded statement lhat said �- the insurance industr}•.. .'�� � �
he "had lioped" for Deukmejiads Brett said Deukmejian:has noL;.. i� .
support of his call (or immediaLe' yct made up his mind whetlier to
implementation of the law. � use Van dc �Kamp to represent�:;
Judith� Bell of Lhe. watchdog - him .in the case or .use his own ' �
f{roup Consumers Union called� legal counsel. �— �� - !
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End of the line: Bus rider makes her stand to RTD board against proposed cuts in service. About 200 angry bus patrons attended yesterday's meeting.
Proposal to end turf war with county may be unveiled
�'x scrvice the HTD says will be charged Isaac Speights, a 28- the dispute between the two boards," he said.
[*j C•7 ByDeborahMastings necessary if the commission year-old sludent at Evans agencies, released a slate- The RTD insists it u�i11
O� and Tina Griego continues to withhold part of Community Adult School. ment saying that "despite the make massice cuLS in its scrr-
� r Herald Examiner stafl writers �he bus agency's operating "You people sit around in[raclability of the RTD ice on Jan. 2 if the commission �
cn C7 funds. here in your nice otfices and leadership;' both sides are does rrot release the $50 mil-
Another proposal to settle The proposed service cut• your $150,000-a-year jobs and close t.o an agreemen[ to lion in HTD funding the
K� the bitter turf war between backs drew jeers and catcalls the people who are going to break the impasse. county agency has impounded
.� the RTD and the county lrans- Crom a crowd of 200 angry bus be affected by lhese cu[s are °I believe that the mem- because RTD refuses to follow
,r, portation commission will be riders at an RTD hearing the students and the general bers of the commission will by the commissiods labor con-
7� H um�eiled today, says Los An- ycsterday. public," he continued angrily. tomorrow's meeting have tract guidelines.
�� geles County Supervisor Pete "You'replayinggameswith Meanwhile, Schabarum, worked' out a solution Lo The conscrvative-domi-
h i � Schabarum. Pcople w�ith this transpqrta- ��ho as chairman of Ihc trans- RTD's •financial problems na�ed commission «ants thc
- 'I'he proposal could head tion cmnmission thing, and portation commission has which should be acceptable lo ��
b7 uff a 50 percent cut in bus }'ou're really hurting people," been one of the key figures in reasonable members of both R7D,A•11 ►
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Isaac Speights: "You're playing games'with people with this transportaUon commission thing '. I
�� ' plan, changed his mind after The RTD, the commission,
_ unspecified minor changes were County Board of Supervisors, .
�. � - made, Thomas f{ageman said yes- SchAB�rum ��"antl �� Bradley � were �
� ►.From�A-3�� -� , . � � terday. "Thc�.few �word�� changes likened to f{iUer; �terrorisls and �� �
� �, lius agency `CO negotiate � labor �!ake a lot o�difference," Lhe aide con�,art�tls. � � ' , �
. said'. �Tli�ro �vcro .ilso�calls for the �
�� _ . conlracts LhaC H��II allow private ' AC the raucous RTD hearing �
� � com inies to assume some serc-. � consohdatio�i of U�e RTD and the
. � p` yeslerday, Southern California �omnnssion, federal Cundin foc � �
ices and givc �manageni,ent �more � E;
control ovor i�mon Workcrs_ � R�pid Transit LSist.ricC Presidenl �hc bu5 «�sLeiii und Uie resi�;n�-���
� �ord ina� Sa u,soii �cas forced to �� of tli� RTD boarcl��,-
- Ii9D ��ice, piesident. Var�in c�ll foF�ordu ,c��eral times uf�icr ,�� .�� �
..V'ou�h icc.to h�L �rour ict� un
�� _ _ Holen �1id'� the buidelines ��ere � ���� audience erupteil .mto chant� the�sainE.titage,' � tid�'f'oi�y I i,ch. �� -
� - `seF in� �n�arbilrary fashion m a ���f \o cuts. \'o cuts - No cuts. - � �
� - i��ory t.o�cer... 7'he commission. lie S���anson repeatedly told the a���3ear old parLally� blind m�r= ,. .
, . said suffers from. "insti[utiona4 �� ride�`s thaL today's meeling of aeting, consultant aho� sa�d he �.
- insanity." . � � . � � takes sir buses to work e��ei y day. �.
, - the Los Angeles.County Trans-. OUiers�� we�e- u�orried` aboat ' �
.-T�he latesL �proposaf to settle .�portation Commission would. be a how they would get to schoof and' "' �
fightin�.among [he�two agencies better place to vent their angec , ��
� ' is said to 6e similar to an eight- ��BUt :the 78�.�people��. who re- µork.�. . �� .. _. �� �� ���. , . .
poi�nt proposal�previously re- ,quesled to speak aL the hearing�� "How do you�eapectfolksto go ����'
_ jected �.by RTD leaders. � �� ��� ��yesterday�, many of them. elderly �to churcli on Sunday'°��asked one ���
� � � The�earlier plan, proposed by or disabled, were in no mood for woman�.. "The �buses are-for the �
- � blayor�l'om Lradley and supervi- explanations.. �.. city.-The RTD belongs to the �
- so� neane Darifl,� was u�rveiled� � The RTD�dimctors were told �public. 1'ou can'tstop��Lhem froni �
Noi�.� 14. It called for� untangling tliat � iC . they s�;opped weekend.`. rW�ning: Ho�v � do tiou � feeb ichen � -
°` Uie distorted lines oC authori�y ���litlay and evening service�and .��ou-go to bed�e�ery night"and'go'� ��
� � 'beh�een the t��o agencies, ocer reduced .inidilay; sei'�'ice by '.to�sleip'" � � • �� � , ,
.. the A�letro -Pail .pro.lecL and�� re: 50 percent as .j�roposed, pollution �S�cans�n's �'cph ihal� the board . .
. . quired the coinmi,sfon to pay the. �could become an c��en greatcr inembci s�ienl. mani- ,I�e.��k s.. ; .
.. fi"fD its ful! share of cow;tc problem and car acudents. qan' �nighls contemplali.ug Jhe'culback �..
� iranspqrtalion funds: violence. suicides and nots �vuuld ��c:is ciru�imed out b>� leers from �
' Schal7arwn. �aho oPi'���sed the inerease. � � � � . the��cro�cd ? � .
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� It's `absurd,' but EPA may
; propose shutting down L.A:
� . � Scripps Howard News Service � dards) within five years would ' �
-. . . have to prohibit most traffic, shu4 .
� � � down major�business acti��ity, cur-
� � - A�'ASHINGTON� — The Envi- tail lhe use of importanl con= '
� �onmental Proteclion Agency yes- sumer goods and dramalie'aqy
� � � � � terday suggested a�vay t.o dean restrict all�aspects of social and
� � up Southern California's polluted economic life." stated the execu- , �
� air: Ban most traffic, shut down ��t.ive summary� to the request Coc
� � . . . the region's.economy and resettle comment.. - � ���<;. � . �
��� � its population elsewhere. Two other plans — one requir- �
� � � ' il asked for public com- � ing compliance wiLh federal pollu- -
ment. � Lion standards in 10 years, [h�e -
� � The idea; � which� an EPA other in 20 years — would be less .
� � spokesmantonceded is "absurd," harsR ancl more feasible, EPA .
' isone of three regulatory options ��said. But those options probably . �
�� . ttie;;EPA. said yesterday it may Would� p�ompt court accion from ,
. propose oflicialty to bring the Los .critics efiarging. �the LPA had- - :
. � � - • • i Angeles �area into compliance: �exceeded �its powers. �� ' �-• , �
• � aitfi the federal�� Clean Air Act: �The agency-�sa�d it would take
�. - Iri� an� almost plainLive - requesG �comments� from the publicon this� �
- � � for �ideas � from. the -�public, thc dilemma, for the next 60 days:' -�
�. � i agency � said'�� Lhat federal law "Obviously, we prefer Lhe third.' �
� . .� � 1'orces it lo cons�der pollutiom (20-year) op[ion," said Chris Rice.. �. .
� � - - � a6atement.measures tfiat:by any an EPA spokesman. "ICs absurd� ..
� �� �, � � praclieal� standard�would be con- to thinh we'd shut down L.A. I3ut� � � '�
, � �sidcred� �mpossibler: �ce7e trying to, tel4 Congress and'� � � . _
. ��_ � ' "A plan.Liiat procides for �at-' others thaL these are Lhe r�mifica`, �
-. � , . laininent �(o[ federal. ozone� stan,� tions �of lhe law" - � �
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HERALD EXP,I�IINER
V7EDNESDAY, NOVE^1BER 30, 198E
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bee up fle�ime plan
�° By Deborah Hastings . According to a 1986 report by ' � - �
HeraldEzaminerstaftwr the General Accounting Office in
� �Vashington, D.C., similar pro•� � �
� � arams at the federal level in=:� � �
� State Controller Grays Davis �rcased productivily by
�� �� � in•�ec1 the county Board�of Super- � 1 percent and reduced tardiness ,
�isor; >esterday to significantly.by 80 percent, Da��is said. "And
r� - expand a program that staggers [here are not as many emplo}�ees. �
� � emplo>�ce� ���orh hours to reduce competing a�ith pricate citicens
- ' � - � rush-l�oiv commuter U'affic. for space on the road.`
" ' - � For the last ��ear and a hal(. Hahn, who sponsored a motiun� � .
Lo, Angeles Coanty has been Yesterday calling for a report on
.�� ' - ' implementing a so-called "ilex- Davis' suggestions, termed the .
time" program designed to ease program "good old•fashioned
�� � ' � o��erburdened freeways at rush common sense:" ,
' iiour. Davis yesterday asked the The board ordered the Chief. ;
. , supervisors to extend those ef- �dministrative �Officer to� report' ,;
" � forts by targeting at least 50 per-� back within 30 days on expanding�,.. i, , �
cent oC lhe more than 70;000 current eff'orts, and to provide a;
� � � county workers for inclusion in chronology of efforts"already���_ +
� �� thi program. unde� way. ,
� According to Chief Administra- �� r
.� � �� ti��e Ot7icer Richard Dixon, up to� � .
12,000 emploYees now participate I
� . , in pro�rams that slagnei• ���o�k� '; .
hours around�the clock. � � . � -
.� � . � � � •'Tlic �board lias repeateclh; ��� . .
. , cndorsed��this kinct of prograrn.' . .
` � , . . � he. said. � - " I, � . . � �. � �
. - , . ' � Da�is admit[�d h�s-�i nu[ a. ' .
. � .- � ' ' nt�c idea�. Bul he np�eared.� aL �# . .
� � � . ' . ��esterday's 6qar<1 meeting,at the ; . . _. ' . . � . .
� � � - bchest ,of Supervisor }<ennetli-� �; � . ' . .
Hahn to ask that the counh
� � " follow his lead'� by inducing more ��� . � . �
' � � � . employees to� participate., ` � _ . . � -
� •+.E _.,_ "Set a goal of 50 percent,"
Davis told the"supervisors. "In my
.- � � otTice, �.we've gone ove� 50 per'- , � �
' cent "
The'benefi[s, Davis added, are
� , - extensive: ^It is immediate, it is .
�� volunlary and it doesn't� cost a � .
� pennc,. T� see no downside.'' � � .
� � HER�ILD EXA.�IINER
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30,1988
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� . Monday to ceduce� ttie amount of � ���, a " -
By Julia C. Martinez crude" oil it produces to 18.5 �� �� a� ���, � �� �^ Y i
Associated Press � � � � p ��� � � � 4 - :
million barrels a day starting in �e
1989 from its current level of z � �` "
NEW YORK — Motorists are approximately 22.5 million. � ° �� V �� � � _
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� not likely to see higher prices at ' Since April, crude pcices had , � �,.�� ��
� ihe gas pump yet as a result.of fallen �more than 20 percent as �, g ,� ` �
the latest agreement by the the 13-nation carteLflooded the � , »�.:::.��� ? �
Organization of Petroleum Ex- world with oil. �� � ,� �
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porting Countries, analysts said Assuming the accord holds ,�
yesterday. up, OPEC hopes to boost. the �. , 7 ����" ��y� &���.,. ��
With growing gasoline inven- price of a barrel of oiL[o $18 in � �>�
tories, the onset of winter and � the first�half of 1989, from its - ��,� ��. � ����,�'�� "� -
still plenty oC cheap crude oil to �current price of around $14-$15. s�� r �� ���� �k�����
� go around, higher gasoline Analysts estimate that every� €.�:�� ° �"� �`
� prices are unlikely any time $1 change� in crude prices �` ��� ��- „��
soon, they said. amounts to a change of 2 cents to �,
"The change will not be 3 cents in a gallon of gasoline If ����� �° �
meaningless, but lhere wi❑ be OPEC were to achieve its $18-a- ;� '. t•�^�.a•.= '�` •
� x only a mmor impact — maybe 2 barrel target and if crude prices �
py r.y to 3 cents in the next few were to rise by about $4, gaso- declined along with crude prices. refineries offse! [he drop in
O� months," said�tiNilliarn Byers; an ]ine prices could jump 10 eents a Other factors such as ineentory crude prices and� may water
f � analyst with Bear, Stearns & Co. gallon. , . levels, demand, imporis and the down a possible future rise in oil
�'' t" OPEC signed an agreement But gasoline prices have not amount of crucle oil going into prices.
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products there's a catch. Doernbach
MINNEAPOLIS.(AP)-In the I said bags must be exposed to the
search for a better garbage bag. � sun a minimum of about seven'.'
the maker of RufTies is launching '- days for the breakdown process to . ;
an environmental assaulL., I bCgin.— g�ve or take a few days
Poly-Tec6 Ina, of 6looming- � depending on seasons and the
ton, Minn., is launching a line of , bag's distance from the equato�.
degradable plastic trash bags. ' Given the dark nature ofland-
The company is gambling that fills, �"most bags wodl degrede�
U.S. households will pay a little ' �+'��h the way they are normally
extra (or Ru�es knowing they : used," Rolfes said.
have the potential to turn to dust. ' Still, degradable bags are help-
"We've gotten just a tremen- �ul in the fight againal lilter artdt.
dous response," said Robert . even the darkest IandtSll can't
Doernbach, chairman and chief , stop the degrading prceess of
executive officer of Yoly-Tech, a bag once it slarls, Doernbacti
company founded in 1958 by , sa�d. '- -
Ilamboyant philan[hropist Percy „ The lechnology wilt add about
Ross, who sold out in 1969: "IC's ; 1 dime to the �elail cost of a
going to be interesting to see i( ; Package of 30 tall kilchen con-,
people will go out and.buy those '. �ainer-sized bags, which vary irr
products." ' p�ice from $1.99 to 52.69 depend=`
It's not the firsU time degrada; � ing on where they are sold. . �
ble garbage bags have been marv Rufties, wilh about' 400 em-
keted, buC Doernbach says P�a9ees in Bloomington Denver.,, ,
Rumes is the first nationally I and BatUeboro, N.C., controls: ,
advertised brand to make �the" about 8 pe�cent ofYfie total U 5.;; I
m . i consumer trash bag market, while �
"On their part it's smart mar- � its two other national compelilors:' ,
k�eling,." said Frank Rolfes, a < � — Glad and HeRy — each hav,'e;
securities anal'yst for Dain Bos=; i about a 30 percent share, Doern="
worth' Inc. of Alinneapolis. °f � bach said.
think peoplc like to do the emi- , RickTanner, product manag�r:`
ronmentally right thing." for Glad trash bags in. Danbury;
B'y adding photo-sensitive ma- Conn., said he's neither surprised
terial lo the plastic Compound, nor worried about lhe change ip':
the bags break down when they, Rul'lles. ' `
are ex�sed to ultraviolet light ' This is not a hot butlon with
from the sun. Once lhe chai� consumers; Tanner sa'td. "(Poly-
reaclion begins, lhe bags eventu- Tech) is .responding to specia6�
ally are reduced to a fine powder, interests." ..
the company says. The bags will Tanner and AIIen Gray, 'a
� complelely degrade in about spokesman for Mobil Corp., which
i three months in direct sunlight, makes HeRy bags, said it's a
the company Says. waste �f time and resources to
HEi2ALD E �AI�IIiJER
T!j�.iV�E�V� LJn��t'.i'IBL� 21.� l�oo
'� ' ... 11'e stop lo push a disabled
�' . Nissan statio gon off a
": ��� ; freeway ram� radio the auto
i _'.club'for the drrver. Minutes later, ,
�- Wheels �:� +'e slop a van xnd citc a 30-ycar-
,�,� I '.'old who was doing 72. He signs
:_� � ! �BVId B$fly ""iLheticketwiLhoutawordof �� I
�`� q.� . � „'Protesl, .
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,� � �Ve stop a driecr whn was
` ` � .0 I _;idoing�75 in a nc�v iliercury,
� ` '=;;changing lanes to pass cars. He
_ ��'lelistitegemaiuihewasjust ,
"keeping up wiUi lru(Tic.
Working in s tegeniami sa��s he observed him
_ changinglanes.
"I was �ual domg thal to �et
-the fast lane � \ oa t of the fast lane," the drivcr
Y�
"You were passing cars."
� " .. ;'� Stegemann says. The driver begs i
ROMINSIDE7HE� j�.forawarning. '
�� California Highway Yatrol � "��+ He gets a ticket and turns .''
car, the,sPecclers show up �"sour, too. Momenls la(er we're �
�� ;.inslantly,�punching holes in tFic ����slalking a van doing 75 even ;
�.: traffic pat.tern as they moee �:��though we're right beside it, �
.ihead of.Lhe Ilou. 7'lie driver of - + - .changing lanes with �t '
- the compact sees us in Uie mirror � "1{c docsn't know wc'rahere."'
after_we ��e bcen clocking hun a[ � ���Stegemann says. "Watch his face
'� 75. Too late, he brakes, changes .; he sees us." He pulls
�.�� lanes'and tucks between two ��"��aloneside, and it's classic a
`,.r';_slower cars. ! glance, a double-lake,.lhen
� "Righl," says CHP ofTicer Bob f : shock. The driver, a young man,
�;',�,;Stegemann, Ilicking on the red ��mmedialely drops to 50, falling
�'�-":;_light. "As if I'm not going lo �., behind us just as an�accident
�-;`-notice what we clocked him at, �:'- �;�eport comes over the radio:
; :T'now Lhat he's over there." '��tlnother patrolman wants �
. Stegemann pulls into Lhe • �. ; assistance. �. - .
�� ��, speeder's lanc, waits for a space, � "This is his.lucky day — and
�' gets behind him, and follows him - he'll nevQr know why,"
off the frocway. I'' Siegemann says of the van driver
ICs just before 8 a:m,, and this ' as we leavc lhe freeway, cirde ��
-` is the firsf speeder on a shiR that !�: �beneath iL and head soulh: The
' -��"began H�ilh a 6�a.m�. briefing� � I � C}IP dispatcher reports a �
-�; do�vntoum�. The 20-year-old�� i' German �shepherd in thc bus lane
>��' driver admits to 70 but pleads forj �,; on the San 13ernardino Freeway ��
��.r a�earning instead of a lickeL He �"°aswe follow 101 through -� j
'��.sa��s hc �cas late to a meeting. '� Hollywood, gelting stuck in � �
"I 6no�c 6���as�pushing i4. a• �; lraftic near the Silverlake (
littic, h� �a�'s.' but I u-as IaLC to �; overpass.; , � -� .,
� l.hc ofti«� lic savs that a i `.�:�.;� THE ACCIDENT IS ahead on ,
� ���arnmg �wuld� do more good �� �'��Lh'e northUpund��sidc, and thejam -
_� tlian ma king him pay a fine and� { on our side is notl�ing bu[
.'� ��ssuffer the conseyuences ��;ith his. �': � rubberneckers gawking. We
:-� insi�rance rates. ' reach Lhe site and climb out,
�� No good. Iie gets �critten up �,'�Slegemann telling me to watch
'�� for 70 and sullenly signs the .� the tral7ic behind us. .
`'`-ticket as Stegemami cheerfully � "If Mr. Death is gonna get us,
�_ gives him directions lo get back he'll hit us from behind,"
� �,.'-on the freeway. � Stegemann says. "ThaCs Lhe way
:� STEGEMANN IS tall. blond I� ��'e.lose of(icers. They gel hit by
��'and even-featured, �.cith � speedcrs who don't sec them."
� "��.trimmed mustache. lie', a 33- --- � No one was hw•L in Lhe
': "year-old bachelo� �vith lire }�ears "�collision, which Stegemann says
�,.: on the CHP, and he likes working I; Probably happened the way most
,;��.��.` _ accidents do: The drivers weren't
' : focusing far enough ahcad for
' safety.
� "Ilikedriving."Stegemann
�; says, lalking about his job.'"Chis
. , car �s my ol7ice_ The radio is my
�-��phone. T meef some intemsting
peoplc, and most days, it's fun.°
HERFILD E�,?1P�IIi1E1:
p idOVF.NIU'F:F: 21, 19So
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Drops i� cost�, ;temperature ,
d�rive�down �asoline pr�ces
Analyst predicts trend to continue i
i
Associated Press '"�n this period, all trends are���
morc typicaf of the season,"
Gasoline prices at the nation's Lundberg said�. In addition, i
pumps dropped an average oG >5�holesale prices dropped and.
hvo-Lenlhs of' a cent in the las6 prices were passed a]ong to con-
lwo weeks becau,e of a drop in sumers, she said.
wholesale crude� prices and a Lundberg predicted there
reWrn to seasonal driving habits, would be furlher price cuts as
an analyst said yesterday. �vholesale prices continued to
The Lundberg Survey, a sam- drop and win[er kept motorists at
pling oP 12,000 service stations , home. �
� �iationwide, showed the average .On I�'ov. 18, Uie average price
retail price of gasoline •.vas at self-serve pumps for regular
$1A006 on Nov. 18, analyst Trilby unleaded gasoline was 90.6'2 cents
. Lmul�erg said:� a gallon; for premium unleaded it ,
The 5verage retAil' price in- was $1.0604�, a gallon; and (o�
ciudes all grades of selG and fuil- �regulac leaded, 86.77 cents a.{
se�ve gasolinc, all taxes and all gallon. . - . � 1
cash and credi[ sales, she said. The average price at full-serve
In t6e� A'o��. 4 survey, prices Pumps for regular unleaded gaso- .
,, had� clim6ed two-tenths of a cent line �was $1.19'l2 a gallon; fori �
because of increased wholesale premium unleaded it was $1.3016
prices and strong gasoline trad- a gallon; and for regular�leaded�,�. �
. ing, � . . . S1.1627 a gallon. . �� ,
a ,
HEI2E'1LD E?�I-1I�i�idE1.
T'.IG�IUA�', LdOVEi�1B�:F: 21, 19�0
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for an estimated 7.^- percent of solid waste are environmental
the countr�'s solid waste as mea-' causes more �vorthy of corporale
sured be weight, mai�}' experts concern. Gra>� said. .
bclieve plastics Pose a much °IC's a matter of taking c�re of �'�
grcater pr4b�em than the (igures the volume lhal we �generate ancl
m:ike garbage Uars degradable. raveal because they- am. so light. rcducing that volume." he said�. �
. degrading process takes :»out 9.6 million tons of plss� � 'StiIL Iteft�� w�ill:be kceping' an
far. I'ar too long to ercate estra tic �cere discarded in the Gnited eye on Rutlies ,ales tu sec µ�liat
.pacc in landlill�." Gra}' saicL Statcs �in 1584 and the e�olume is consumers ���ant. �
..'1'he muneY-is much better spent exPected to increase 9.8 perceni. "�tobil's positiun. lias bee�i�. il' �
to I5 5 tons by 1990. the marAct demands thsl tlic b�gs
on re:il solutiuns to the {'�rob- {tecycling, garbage inciner. - be made biodegratlable, we'll du
��'°"' � tion and reducing the stream of il;' Gray said'.
. :\Ithuugh plastics unly accounl �
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State Farm starts referring !
new a�to poli cies to a�f'iliate �
� By Susan Seager
Herald Examiner staft writer �
State Farm Mutual Aulo Insur- withdraw completely from Ca]i- •
ance Co., the ]argest aulo insurer fornia; Stahly said. ' -
. . in California, announced yester- ��.."We've said all along we'i�e had�
� day il would stop taking new auto just too much inves[ment (in '
customcrs in the wake. of the California) so inlend to stay in �
, passage of Proposition 103. 6usiness," Stahly said.
; The Bloomington, Ill.,.insurer � Prop. 103 author }Iarvey Ro-
also cited five years of financial . senlield condemned State Farm's
. losses in California in its decision, move as an attempt lo,escape the
which was to take effect today. iniliative's 20 percent rate roll-
The company said it �would kacks, and to push the puUlic
refer new auto customers� to a,_ ��in�o a. (ear and a panic."
smaller afTiliate, State Farm Fire Yrop. 103 supporters also an-
� and. Casualty Co., which charges nounced that they are broke, and
20 percent or 60 percent more need� immediate donations to pay
than State Farm Mutual,�com-� for the legal costs of defending ;
anY spokesman Jim Stahly'said�., th�ir:initiative and to keep thcir
P , organiiation from collapsing.
State" Farm 64utual cvill con- ;�Ve are asking the people who
tinue to honor and renew policies supPorted us wilh their voles to�
for its existing�;3;million auto contribute lheir dollars;' Rosem�
customers and �f.2�million home- field said. �
� owners and has no plans to '� ,The organization has launched� y
� � � a'� door-to-door collection drive �
and,has senL 1.3 million mailers to !
- raise�the $40,000 it nceds within�.i
the week to pa�� off short-term �
' debts and legal expenses., Thr_
� '� �:. � ±;.�- r � cartipaign� spenU $2.2 million' and � -
y � ° ' '� is $600,000 in debt. ! .
� . � ��; .The insurance induslry, in con- d
. � trast, spent more than S60 million ;f
in :lhe campaign. -
- .Since voters last week ap- .' �
' proved the insurance reform mea-.
" sure, insurers filed 10 laasuits
� against the state challenging ; . �
Prop. 103's cons6itutionaliLy.
'. The insurance companies have
HERALD �XAMINER
TUESDAY, DIOVEMBER 15,198
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I)��test �le t�r etS
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t�a�po�-�.tion workers
Millions affected; court challenge looms
By.H.Josef Hebert � Years, bul Rurnley said the test-
Associated Press �ng will save the same companies
, , about $8.7 billion � in increased
' productivity, accident reduc[ions
. NASIiINGTON — The Trans- and medical cost savings.
portation DeparlmenC.yesterday � Besides requiring, � random �
ordered a wide'range of drqg checks, the regulations call�for �
� lesting, including random checks, drug testing before �employmenl, � .
for more than 4 million transpor-, periodically during annual physi-
tation workers from airline pilots- cals if there is reasonable cause to'
and f]ight attendants to lruckers suspect drug usc and after'an
and railroaders. accident. The drugs covered by
Transportation Secretary dim the tests are marijuana, cocaine,
. I3urnlcy said the transportation opiates,�ampheLamines and PCI'. '
industries are no morc immune The random-tes[ing provision,
from drug abuse as other parts�of which requires �that � at least
� society, tisting a series of �acci- 50 percent of a` given� workforce
dents and other indicators [hat he be lesced during a single year, has
. - said show .narcotics to be a attracted the . loudest protesls
problem �among truck �and bus from the unions.
drivers, commercial pilots and The required LesLing programs
railroad�workers� � will wver: �
He acknowledged �the �tests; ► A`early 3 million�long-dis-
� whieh take effect in a year, likely� tance lruckers, including indo- '
� wil6 be challenged in the courts. pendent drive�s, those who work :
' The Supreme Court has before direcUy�for large trucking compa- r
�� it two separale drug-testing cases nies and intercity bus drivers.
�:that are expected to be decided ► More lhan 538,OOO�aviation�
� next year. employees, including 50,000 com- �
: After Burnley's announce- mercia� pilots, 80,000 � Flight at-� �
ment, the head of ihe 40,000- tendants and 300,OOO�airline i
member Air Line Pilots Associa- mechanics. Air traffic�controllers I
�tion�vowed to go to Congress and� al�eady face similar tests�.
��. lo the fed'eral courts to overturn ► Aboul 90,000 railroad indus- �� � �
,�_ '��� the requiremcnt for random tests. try workers, induding engineers, '
' , � "Random testing is a counter- brakemen and train dispatchers.
� productive, shotgun s[ralegy that ► Nearly 200,OOO.urban transil �
is at the same time �an unwar- workers, including subway and
� ranted im�asion of privacy and of iransit drivers and mechanics.
no significant value in the balUe �► About 200,000� merchant �. �
against drug abuse," said associa- sailors and �other mariners on
tion President fienry Duffy. commercial vessels that carry
'I'he serics of federal regula- passengers or cargo. Fishcrmen
tions am�ounced bp Buniley call are not covered by- the rules.
for Lranspor[ation companica to Burnley said the rules might
� have a cornprchensive testing have to be altered next year, even
program in place by Decembcr before thcy go into effect, dc- '� .
19R9. Companies wilh 50 or fewer pending on whal the Supremc
anployces — including tens of Courl decides in thc lwo drug- � �
Lhousands o( oaerthe-road inde- �esting cases bePore it. �
pendent Lruckers — have a seo One case beforo thc high court ';
ond ycar to comply. inJoli�es thc post-accidcnt tcsting
- Thc Tra�sporlation Depart- oC railroad workers and the other
ment cstimated the tesLing wi❑ the testing of U.S. Customs im
- cost biisinesses more . than specLors. Lmaer courts have becn
.g3.1 billion durink t.he first 10 divided on lhe drug-tesLin� issua�
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HERIILD �XAP�IINER
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15,19f
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R'I'lD-county comp�o�se
�ould preven se�vice cuts
By Greg Krikorian
Herald Examiner sta wri ter
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Transit officials yesterday un-I ' � � � � � ' � � '
standing thc commission's long- RTD"' wrth $27 million of �the �
ceiled a farvrcaching proposal to !
resolve lhc lurf war between the I held position -�Lhat -the�-���money � Prop. A funds .it has� so far de- ".`
RTD and the county Transporta- cannoL be paid�� until `it �reviews manded .������. �'.�. ,� . .
[ion Commission, hoping the plan RTD's lalest��labor �contoacts,� Andnotwith�standingotherele- �
will heeid off RTD's lhreaE of �'hich are yeE�finalized: �� ments of Ehe proposed "agreement,
"Righb I can't see.why any RTD's Swanson , yesterday said '�
drastic cuts in bus service in �
January. commissioner m rig}il,mind� that. an impasse on �.the Prop.A �
Among other things, the eight- �'ould support - thCs proposal," � funding will almost cA�tainly�lead
point plan clearly sets out eachl said transportation commissioner to cont�nued .plans "to, cut bus" . i
M�ke Lewis, a.top.3ide to�county service m half.as �arly�as:Jan.2.
agency's responsibilities in lhe Super.disor,Pete . "IInless Prop A�s resolved;'
Metro Rail project, and would - In a�prepared�statement��laud- there:is no room.foT�talks�on the '
grant the RTD'authority lo oper- ing lhe. proposed�. agreement, other areas,°�� �sa`d��'. S«�anson, .
ate fuWre rail lines in the counly, I3radley,sa�d it put;an_end whose board�' will ,consider. ttie
including one connecting Long to the tug of war"�7�eLweeri:. Lhe proposed ag�eemen 4 on . Thurs-
Reach and Los Angeles.� � two �agencies and,;.s�gnificantlp, day.` ' � �' � �� � � � ' �� � �
The plan was hailed by \layor setUe the..�mporl.a The transPortation �commis-
Tom Bradley but criticized �by the�release of.the �fFa�spor�tation�. sion w�ll consider [he;p�oposal.at. ..
� sevcral RTD "and transportation funds derived Crom T?roposUwn A, a� Nov 30 .meeUng �� t ;: : �.'
commissioners yesterday as unac- a 1980�'sales tax' increase�`ap,-, Meanwhrle;. tran�portalion '�..
ceptable and not enough to re- proved.liy county,.voters ,','_: commissione�:Chiistiri�Reedsaid
solve difTerences that threaten But t}ie first tesY �rt resolving she'did not yef;know iT a m�or�ty ;
service to 4,3.million, riders. I lhat Prop� A disp4te,ended'yes of he� coileagues,wiL 'share he� : i
"The mayor is basically look- terday with a CTC committee , opposition to;the propo9al to end -
ing at a p�oblem and seeing f.he re�ecting a�ropo"sal to proyide°: the dispuEe '°'." i, °":"
glass as halGfull rafh'e� thar half= ' "' " _, , � - „ :
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� empty,� and�,that,s; . "
RTD Boa�d� President �Gordana, �� -� � � �
`• Swanson. "Bat"the p�oposed;
��r,agreement as;'•presented �� now,'
,; �wouldn't�be�acceptablc to me".artd �
-6: may not be 'dacceptable to ��+a ,
,. Finajori[y of eiflier�,board;'} ',"�
�'�" The propo5ed .agreement ie,; * �
�+�9eased� by�RTD.and>.CTC`officiats.l - '
, but repo�tedly developed tiy
4 Bradley;`�;copnty�'
. '.Deane Dana;and RTD's;immgd�!,
' aCe � past, presiiient Jan :H'all, at� �
tacks many:of the`key.i'ssues,thaf�
y,.have+t�for�,months� �IeR-�.the�'two
agencies in'"a 'stalemate,._oyer�
development of the county's ,re-,
� -gional transportation system:--
� Besides untangling.� the �con;� �
� (licting lines�of aulhority in {he�.
Melro Rail project and settlingr
��the lighl rail-dispute,
�ment proposes Lwo other-actions �
at the heart of the ongoing .feud:• .
.: One would require �, R1'D t�� �
. drop its lawsuit challenging ��
commission's authority� to find
` new bus operato�s' in the" Saii
� Cabriel Vallc}';'ecen though - Yhe �
disLrict has argued that Ihe move' �
could jeopardize jobs and mark a i
- first step toward i[s dismantling. �
Thc second action acould ro- ,� I EXAP�IIN�R
quire the commission to pac thc i TUESDAY � NOVEMBER 15 � 1.98
district i6s Cull share of county'
tr'ansportation funds, notµ-i6h-..�
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Turf battle esca�a es �;�.
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as RTD sues county or��n
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release of 108 million --�
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�� By Ruben Castaneda ,��� criticized as�unacceptable, is lo be---I
Herald�Examine �-Put to a commission vole by ,
' �Nov.30. � � --�� -
County Supervisor.Pete,Scha-„�
The I2TD filed�a lawsuit yes-� .barum, a:transportation�commis=;.`.
. -, � terday seeking to force the counly'� sioner, �blasted the� RTD for �filing ;'; �
� Transpor[ation Commission to m- the lawsuit in light of the proposal `�
. lease $108 million in dispu[ed — even though�. one of his<fellow
. fands, money�.�the� RTD said it commissioners:and top aides was`;�'�j
needs to avoid massive�cuts in bus � tritical of the plan last wcek. ����=�>�
. service in .Ianuary. � "I am� �terribly 'disappointed'��-�
' [f the RTD does not mceive lhe � that the RTD fias �filed the law"r-`-<
� � money, iL will haye to cut service suit, especially in light �of'�my=-' �
for i[s� 1�.3 million � riders� by as, office setting up a tentative meetc
much as 50 percent through the . ing wilh_ the RTD to lry.,to resolve:::
end � of � fiscal year nexl June, �� our differences;"
said RTD 'board president Gor= �� The,plan allowed��both Sides�;��=.
�dana�Swanson::_ ��.� `� ' "':plentyofroomto_negot�ateScha�'���
' The lawsuit is very important ' barum said. in a statement =_
. �for the .riding.�.pu¢lic,,, the�� � . `'Iiowever;�the lawsuit.�clearly;,,�r.
� protection��of its service']evels;' demonstrates the.RTD's bad faith=�s;
� Swanson�said. "Had we not done :�and brings inlo question ils sin-:::;.-
this,� the dispute���would drag,�on�� cerity in .solving the, pcoblem. 1
Tor an undetermined time.�In�the� view .it.as slap :in, the�face lo
. � meantime, thc district�w�uld� bc Supervisor� Dana �and� Mayor-?��
forced to reduce up to �0 percept� Bradley,'who put so much,:eITorl`;:
oPits seryice to have a.balanced into'dralting the original(plan).3'-
budget by the end' of the fiscal _Schabarum said. -
year ,.. . .� � . _ -, -.., : :�-
" The RTD �filed the� lawswt in � � � � � - -
� Los Angeles Superior Court, and
� �is asking for a.court date of no I
_, later than said. _
At issue are, transporlation ' �
� funilsderived�f�om�VropositionA;`-� " , -
a 1980 sales tax increase =ap='': �
, proved by : county ��doters:'�The'� ��
� � commissiods� position is��tfiat the �
moiiey cannot'be��paid until tfie�'
commissioners �re0iew� tHe'��RTD's�
latest labor contcacts, which are'
- not. vet finali�ed. � � - ��� � � �
� 'Phe Iegal' action heightens-a
. tw•f ��var bet.ween thc �RTD and
� the commission, a conllict thaL
\Ia,yor Tom 13radlcy aiid county �
Si�pervisor Dcane Dana and Jan .
F�lall, immedia�e pas6 presidenL of . �
the RTD, �L'ried to end'�last week �
�viLh an cight-point plan.
- 7'he plan would, among oLher
things, clearly sets�out cach
agency's responsibilitics- in: the ' .
. Aletro Rail project and would
grant the RTll authority to o�erv �
ate future rail lines in lhe county,
induding one connecting I,os .4ri- �
gcics and Lnng I3cach�.� � ' ...
'Phe proposal, �chic.h� somc
RTD board mcmbcrs and trans-.�
, port�nion commission membcrs HERAL� EXZ�MINER
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22,1988
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. ByTinaOriego � stale beer," he said. "For�those �°�`"I .., p� � �""� � ���
� Herald Ezaminer statt writer -� who lost iCs a minor irritation, a . � � - . Paw cmn�rna,am e�am����, �
r.. • reminder of aefeat.�� Win w lose, new biliboards wiii rePlace campaign signs, like one at First andlos Angeles streets. ;_•
Perched high above city . Gampaign workers, chafing �� � � �
� slreets and freeways, they blared �under the continual reminder, The initia[ive received almost� much "elec[ion clutter.° covered with �more. familiar 'ad-
y x lheir relentless -messages at N'odt have to bear. the signs no putilic support, 'garnering "They make us sad," Levine vertisements. The Tf9rlboro man
[[rJ passers-by: much longer, said Ed Dato, pub- - only ]3.3 percent of the vote. said. "As a resident, I woWd will smile his stubbly smile at
� "Vote No on Prop. 99." lic .affairs director for �Patrick � Englander now."says • he has a have liked - to see them down commuters heading �,to', liong
�� , "Yes�on 100." ,.� �Media Group, the largest ouG .bittersweet feeling when he sees right away."� Beach'and lhe bouncy te ns�'of
�y r+ "Yes-104. No-103.'' . � door advertising.agency in the- the signs�and would�like to'see � Dato said the backers of Yes PCH� again'wi�olic
,T� C7 . One week aRer the election, �<<Y� � _ �� them taken down. � �'' on �.100 and the� No on 104, 101 over the heads of city d ers.
r� many of the billtioards still tower "N'e got a lot of them covered . '7Ys, kind`of like wHen you and 106 initiatives bought bill- But bePore the last billboards
� ['�] over traffic. And now, even� the already," Dato said. � keep��seeing an ,old_ girlfriend board. space four lo six weeks � are covered or jaken be
� people who paid $2,000 to $5,000 Quite a few of the agency's who�you still have feelings�foq" before the •election. � repainted, the author of at least�
Z �,. to proclaim their campaign mes= 2.500 billboards in Los. Angeles Englander said. wistfully. "But Bob Schmidt, director of com- one initiatice might take one last
O j sage_in all the high places across. Were dedicated to the insurance tAen. she's the girl wfio dumped munications �. for Woodward .&. ride down the freeway to,admire.
C H � the, county are getling sick of �nitiative campaigns, Dato said, you'." . �� '� his sign. �
t'] Z� them. '' although he dedined to, provide Patti ,LeVine �is� a 1itUe less McDowell, a San�Francisco polit- _ ' ,�� ,,,,.
� LTJ - "They'relikethehangoveron specifics. `sentimental abouL the."Yes,on �?cal consulting.firm said space �°They'weie�;Uie�best�lookin'g.
b7 ',T1 the day'aRer the party,"� said� Harvey Englander, the�autfior �00;" .billboards. �Jusl weeks on 200 such� �billboards was ones,". Englander '�said�,of,; his
LT1 :�ianuel Valencia, who was cam-� of Proposilion- 101, the Polaow aRe� the news director and � rented�trom Patrick Media, in- �Yrop. 101� billboards'=;�with'�lhe
'.Z7 paign secretary for Proposition �nitiative, said he'had his' cam- - others in the �campaign, crew �duding 20 of the largest�boards brilliant blue mtersfate highwav ��
� 104; the no-fault insurance initia- Paign; message, emblazoned worked in vain to get the good .�n the city.' logo. "They had cha�acter<antl
�"'' tive tfiat was defeated soundly. across 20 billboa�ds. His ,work driver initiative.passed, LeVine ' By, early next week, those they inade the othersslook boc,
� "IYs like the decorations aRer `Proved to be. in vain, however. refers to the board as just So once-prominent 'signs will be ��g�" . , .. �;d�
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Uninsured drivers riot su�e� where to tu�°n able to Snd insurance"
So far, a few msurance firms
- . �. with a small share of California's
By KarenCusolito. Hopefully, �I'll� find �some."�. --. �- "d'm skeptical. I'm looking around. Still�, � auto insurance markef— indud-
He�a�d Examiner stary writer � Allstate was one of several insurance insurance is about.$300 to $400 more (a yeary ing Travclers and Firemads —
. . . , _ companies that. announced:last week they than in Georgia. Yeah, I'm concerned," she have said theawill withdraw Crom
� ' would.stop.taking-new-auto�insutance-appl�- said..._. ..: .. . . -. . ..---� �--� the state.bec use�f Prop 103
�- ln the Iong lines at Department of blotor cations because of Che passage of Prop.103. The� backers of Pcop. 103 have said the State Farm Mutual said it
Vehicles oftices yesterday, many .drivers Allstate withdrew the decision lhe next day: insurance companies are trying lo drive the refusing any new_ business a4 its
found - themselves concerned �and"confused� � however,-when the state� Supreme Court _public into fear�and panir.:, ; _ °� o1d cates � liecause �-of -Cears
about obtaining auto insurance in the wake bf � blocked the ofProp. 103 uqtil �Some drivers, however,- ��emamed "uncon- .�'rop:103's,�:rollbacks will�;be �up-
the insurance industry's challenge.to Proposi- �� resolves legaYchallenges,by.�the insurance .: cerned. .' � ' � ��� _ " .: _ '. '�.. held, and" because �it.��'posted
tion 103. ". - • ��� - � companies. � � _ � � � � � � � � $207million-in'underwcitfngloses
New drivers trying lo obtain insurance for The state's largest auto �insurer, State 'i�m on my mom's policy. ICs her problem �n Cahfornia in 1987�.�
.. - now�"�,said one young man who did not �give- � �.. �.
ihe firsYtimPand dr�versp hose �nsurancohas Far�m 1lutuaP announc�ed yesEerday it will--no h�s name. �� � -`�'� � All new State Farm�customers
about insur nce companies' threat to stop.� compan es such as Travelers�and Fir maq's .OLher-dcivers. maysimply:ignore the s4a4�' . hai b hacgesr higherth ates
-writing� policies:� .- - ��� - �_� -� - haJe� said they wilt get *out oP California �aw requiring auto msurance until they get Pendi�g� on driving record, be-
^�Allslate said dhey weren't� going to'-tiave because of Prop.� 103. - � - � � � �� ' caught.:' - � � �- ' � .cause it tradiUonally has taken
new policies;' saitl Cindy�Kim as she IeR the "I'm-concerned -it," said KCmberly One'driver said she and her hus6and couid �.only hig6-cisk customecs. ...
� � DFIV ' ofCice in �-West Los Angeles. "bfine Mimms; who recei4ed herCalifornia driver's � not ,afford the �finane�ng aad insurance on- Rosenfield accused.State Farm � -
�� ..expired on the lOth,- after� the eleclion. I license yesterday aRer moving to Los Angeles - [hree:�ca�s, so� only one is-�. insured. It=wi11 �of manipulating- iis financial re-
b ty �.should have gotten it before� the election.� from Georgia. '� "'�� remaia_ thaE way; she said, "Cor a while." _POrts..to hide.profits and oCtrying
- � �. � - � �---� , � - "' �-� � - , , to escape�-Pcop. 103's rollbacks.
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� won a temporary order from the proval of rates by an elecled sta[e restaining order is not necessary `,Prop. 103 tbreaYens �insurers' fi= .California:: California� �is-an � ex-
� state ' Supreme Court blocking insurance commissionec . because, Prop. 103 allows �� �nsurv � nancial sCrength � and may, lower - .tremely Iucrat�ve market:"
z �� Prop. 103 tYom taking effect until Prop. 103 supporters have not ance �: companies� to escape the credit ratings foc some compa- �� hZeanwhile,.Allstate Insurance
� !� the court studies the objections. � been named in . the insurance �rollbacks. if they can prove to the nies. Co. sa�d yesterday that it w
C H The measure would roll back �industry's lawsuits�but they want state 'insurance� commissioner - The Walf Street financial'ana- Pulling out. of'�fassactiusetts b�
�y Z auto,� homeowner and business to join slate Attorney� General that they �are threatened �with 'lyst also warned that withdrawals cause a tough state.law:invoh�ing
��y insurance rates to the levels in �lohn Van de Kamp in defending insolvency. � �> from the state in the wake of the automobile coverage has�cu[ �into
. ��, effect on Nov. 8, 1987, then slash the actions, said.,� . If the co6rt�decides it must initiative "will likely precipitate a�� profts. �, -_ �
� - them 20 percent Nrthec Meanwhile, Van�de Kampyes-� �continue to�'block the.rollbacks, crisis of.availability unprece- �
� � The measare also would insti-. terday filed written� arguments he argaed, then i6 �should allow dented in its impact° Allstate made headliries �here
Lute�a one-year rale freeze, cancel with lhe Supreme Court �urging the rest.of Prop. 103's longrange Prop. 103 supporters re-jeeted last-u'cek ��vhen °�[ announced ii
N �[he; insurance �industry's exemp-. Lhe juslices to schedule an imme- Pegula[ions to stay in�effect since � such warnings, noLing LhaL 6he lop would'stop taking new auto busi-
(!� �tions from anti-trust laws, create diate hearing omProp. 103 anil lo -� none of them Yhe insur- 10 ptoperty-casualty firms - are ness in �California. because ol
- a permanent 20 percent °good� immediately suspend the re- ers "with any irreparable injw•y." remaining m the state. Prop. 103 But. the next day'; ii
N dricer" discount after the fineze straining ordec In another development, Slan- "[ think ttie (news (id �State changed its mind aRer the coun
t0 ezpires and mandate prior ap- - - Van de [iamp,argued lhe dard & Poor's.rating service said Farm's announcement)_ is they're stay was issued.
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