Summer Mustang, July 18, 1991
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Summer Mustang California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Thursday, July 18, 1991 Volume 55, No. 140 State budget approved minutes before deadline SACRAMENTO (AP) — California’s ■ Budget passes after bill increasing the wealthy’s income watered down piece of trash.” long fiscal deadlock ended Tuesday as tax by $2.3 billion is approved. Effect on Poly still unknown. Democrats were no more enthusiastic. Gov. Pete Wilson signed a $55 billion “Like it or not, this is the best we can state budget minutes after the Legisla erase a $14.3 billion deficit. It passed the Wilson had already signed $5 billion do, we ought to pass it,” said Senate ture approved a $2.3 billion income tax Democratic floor leader Barry Keene of Assembly and the Senate by the mini in new sales, alcohol and motor vehicle Vallejo. increase on the state’s wealthiest tax mum margins needed in each house. trix increases and enacted over $7 billion payers. “It was a difficult budget, which un in cuts in welfare, Medi-Cal, education Wilson had refused to sign the main The tax vote came shortly after the derstates it by a lot — one of unprece and other state programs. $55 billion budget bill until all of the state Senate and Assembly gave tinal ap dented challenge, but I think under the Conservative Republicans bitterly con measures needed to balance it reached proval to a compromise restructuring of circumstances a fair and wise budget,” demned the package. his desk, including the workers’ compen the state workers’ compensation law, the Republican governor said as he “This is a small fig leaf to cover a very sation measure. which Wilson had demanded to offset signed the budget bill at 20 minutes to large tax increase,” said Assemblyman The governor had until midnight Tues part of the impact of the tax increases on midnight. Tom McClintoek, R-Thousand Oaks, day to sign or veto the budget. He the state’s business climate. The income tax bill will raise $2.3 bil while Republican Assemblyman Gil Fer received the tax bill at 11:30 p.m. and The income tax hike was the final lion annually, in large part by increasing guson of Newport Beach described the signed the budget moments later, ending piece of the revenue package needed to taxes for the wealthy. workers’ compensation measure as “a Sec BUDGET, page 5 Poly sorority, fraternity try to relocate in local motels By Ted Holz Staff Writer_____ __ One Cal Poly fraternity and one sorority have negotiated with a developer to move into two motels, but objections from new neighbors may hinder the plan. Residents of houses and apartments near the two motels off Monterey Street have registered complaints with the City Planning Board over the proposal, said City Planner Judy Lautner. “The letters and calls we have received have been in opposition to the request,” Lautner said. The complaints have centered on con cerns about HANS HESS/Summsr Mustang potential noise and traffic problems, Owners of the Frontier Motel (left) and the Donnington Motel (right) want to rent to Greeks as a way to deal with high vacancy she added. See MOTEL, page 6 rates. The idea has neighbors in the area voicing concerns about the potential noise and traffic problems they say may occur. Cal Poly’s Housing Office, city’s Housing Assistant basketball Authority can only give advice to renters, coach won’t return who must settle disputes in a court of law By Yolanda Fisher because he believes the Staff Writer program needs a change. By Peter Hartlaub that we can do. The advice I give is to call an attor “I think we need some dif Staff Writer__________ ney. Cal Poly’s men’s basketball ferent things in the program,” “There are books with advice on what to do in a program will not see the return said Beason, who would not If a Cal Poly student renter has a problem with dispute. There are lawyers in San Luis Obispo who of top Assistant Coach Gary comment any further on his an owner, there is only one person who can give know about landlord-tenant laws. The Housing Howard for the 1991-92 season. decision. complete advice on how to go about resolving it: an See RENTERS, page 8 Howard, the only full-time Howard, whose contract ex attorney. paid assistant, has not been pired on June 15, said he According to members of both city and campus rehired by Head Coach Steve believes the real reason he will housing organizations, the only place in San Luis Beason. not be returning is a conflict in Obispo that is ready to handle tenant-owner dis A know-your-rights guide Howard has been with the personalities between Beason putes is a court of law. program since the 1987-88 and himself. “There is nobody in this community who can for the misinformed renter season. During that stretch, “I’m disappointed in the way mediate tenant-owner disputes,” said George the Mustangs posted a 66-47 it was handled,” Howard said. Moylan, executive director of the city of San Luis By Peter Hartlaub record. “I did my job. I did everything I Obispo Housing Authority. “There are no organiza Staff Writer___________________________________________ As the top assistant for the was supposed to do. tions to handle these problems.” Officials from both the city of San Luis Obispo past three seasons, the 28- “Beason said there needed Moylan said the Housing Authority gets several Housing Authority and the Cal Poly Housing Office year-old handled many of the to be a change. He said nothing calls every week concerning tenant-owner disputes, said the main problem with renters is that they recruiting chores at Cal Poly. about my performance, good but these inquiries are not in its jurisdiction. don’t know their rights. Beason’s said his decision nor bad. At least someone could “We get most of our telephone inquiries from stu Here is a listing of rental laws in California ob- not to rehire Howard was made Sec HOWARD, page 6 dents questioning their rights,” Moylan said. “I’ll See LEGALITIES, page 8 listen to their problems, but there is really nothing i Faking your age... ■ Quayle dinner... r Movin' and Groovin’... m ~~^r\ Fr'day weather: Fake I.D.'s § Vice President Dan Quayle I. Los O sos' Sweet Spring f t , Low clouds pose a problem | | is scheduled to visit a | j Saloon hosts the | | | —ji It? — — — clearing to sunny. M for local authorities, pj Central Coast fundraiser to jj| entertainment of Mojo M ~nX .1 ~ High: 70s- 90s businesses and students. ■ benefit a local jf Nixon this Saturday. H UiW I Low: 50s ■ 1 congressman. | : winds n.w. 1025 mph page 3 page 3 page 7 • 5 ft, seas 7 ft. n.w. swells 2 Thursday. July 18, 1991 Summer Mustang W o r l d N a t io n St a t e Italian avalanche kills Shuttle rocket repair Vouchers replace cash seven schoolchildren will not delay launch for welfare recipients OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Welfare rights State sales tax activists and recipients are criticizing county TIONE, Italy (AP) — An avalanche trig CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Re rises to offset gered by a thunderstorm buried a group of placement of an electronic component in At officials’ decision to give vouchers instead of schoolchildren under snow, mud and stones lantis’ solid rocket booster system will not cash to new general assistance clients for at budget deficit today. Officials in this Alpine village said delay next week’s shuttle launch, NASA said least six months. seven were dead and nine injured. Wednesday. Social Services Director Helen Knudson Monday, July 15 marked the 'The sudden thunderstorm also spawned Managers decided to install a spare said the changes are necessary to prevent a beginning of a new age for at least one tornado that injured six people electronic assembly as a precaution after $16 million shortfall and reduce caseloads Californians — the Tax In and caused some damage to campgrounds tests showed the system’s firing circuits were that have increased 20 percent to 30 percent crease Age. and buildings at Lake Garda. fine, said Lisa Malone, a NASA spokes a year. Headlining Gov. Pete Wil Italian news media said the dead included woman. She said many of the general assistance son’s proposal to erase the six of the 38 children in the group from the The problem involves one of four clients — most of whom are single — have state’s $14.3 billion budget Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Piacenza and electronic assemblies that pass signals from other options, but stay on welfare because it deficit with inflated tax rates one adult guide. Six of the injured were the orbiter to the twin boosters, telling them is easy. was an increase in the basic children, and three were adult members of to separate two minutes into flight. That as Knudson predicted that up to 3,000 of the statewide sales tax — which the Parish. sembly’s circuits failed to give any reading county’s 10,100 general assistance^ clients rose for the first time since Alpine rescue teams, police and firemen Tuesday, Malone said. will drop out rather than use supermarket 1974. dug 10 people out alive, but one reportedly It was the second equipment problem this vouchers or produce a signed landlord’s The basic sales tax will rise died later in the hospital. week for Atlantis. statement to a caseworker to get their rent 1.25 percent. paid.