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9-1973 Moscone Hits Campaign Trail Bill Boyarski Los Angeles Times

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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The George Moscone Collection at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Moscone's Campaigns by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CAMPAIGN 'TRAIL Continued from Third Page His main chance to win and increase state appro­ next June's Democratic priations by $2R million to primary is to win the meet rising food costs. liberal vote, dominant in Reag;m vetoed a similar the stale's last two Demo­ hill last vear heeause he said he did not like forcing cratic presidential prima­ districts to take part in ry elections. prcwiding the lunches. That is the McGovern Some districts, he said, ob­ \·ote of the 1972 presiden­ SEEKING GOVERNORSHIP jected. tial primary and Moscone Moscone is :;:eeking to said his legislative record, avert another veto. and his campaigning for "We c a n n o t expect M c G o \' e r n last yea r, Moscone Hits Campaign Trail our youth to concentrate should entitle him to it. But he has competition BY BILL BOYARSKY 1 on schoolwork when they R. Times Political Writer are hungry and poorly from Rep. Jerome Wal­ nourished," he said. die of Antioch, who has Sen. George Moscone had the 55- nestly with the students about the Moscone said il'flation also recognized that the cent lunch at Pacoima Junior High quality of the cafeteria food, which had increased the cost of liberal path tends to lead he and almost everyone else seemed School Tuesday-a chili dog, a green school lunches by 20% to victory among Califor­ to like. nia Democrats. salad, fruit salad and a half pint of since 1972. He said the Moscone is beginning a seven­ program will be hurt even Discussing ,. the issues, milk. week stretch of campaigning in more by a possible reduc­ M o s c o n e said he will Between 75 and 100 boys and girls Southern California, meeting Demo­ tion of 40% in the amount strongly oppose the death crowded around him, jumping up cratic voters, telling them of the of surplus food the federal penalty, question the wis­ and down trying to attract the atten­ liberal legislative record he has com­ government g i v e s t he dom of mandatory jail sen­ tion of television cameras from piled. schools. tences and fight for such three stations. He was marooned in Moscone visited the junior high Watching Moscone at government programs as a sea of teen-agers, french fries, school at 9919 Laurel Canyon Blvd. the school was Harry Re­ school lunches. in Pacoima to dramatize a bill of his Cokes, chocolate cakes, microphones, do~lia, Los Angeles rity He said that both Waldie television lights and worried school that just passed the Legislature and schools service director, is on Gov. Reagan's desk. and Brown "are picking administrators. ·who had proviously told up liberal support." But, But Mosco n e, a San Francisco It would require all California the senator about price in­ school districts to take part in the he said, "I don't think Democrat who is running for the crea~es. A hot dog and hun federal-state school lunch program there is a contest on who Democratic nomination for gover­ which cost the district 12.8 is a liberal." nor, seemed to enjoy it, talking ear- Please Turn to Page 28, Col. 1 cents last year costs at Two main problems least 17 cents this year haunt Moscone. One is and chicken drumsticks speculation among cam­ are up from 12 cents to 22 paign contributors and po­ cents, he said. litical aetivists that he Moscone's bill w o u 1 d might withdraw from the provide money for free race. He said he will not lunches for poor school­ withdraw. children. He said it would also enable districts to The other problem, he maintain current prices of said, is that it "is tough meals purchased by stu­ r a i s in g the outrageous dents who c a n a ff or d kind of money for a cam­ paign like this." them. The visit, according to On the plus side, Mas­ Mo:;cone, was part of his cone said he is building attempt to translate his strong organizations S a c r a mento legislative throughout t h e s t a t e. record into something the groups of people who or· voters will understand. ganize fund raising events "I think nny record is the and plan campaigns. most liberal," said Mas­ cone. comparing himself to other prospective candi­ ,. datPs for the Democratic g\1 hPrnatorial nomination. But, he conceded, "I know people don't go back and take any time to look -t it. II Right now, Moscone is fai from being the favorite in the race. In the Sept. 5, California poll, ~ :oscone was 1 i s t e d below S a n Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto, Secretary of State Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti in name recogni­ tion. He trailed even more when those polls asked who they preferred. Moscone said the poll was taken so far before the 1974 elections that it was meaningless. B•tt he said It has hurt him with con­ tributors who like to back someone they fr-l has a chance to win.