UPB^ppw^^^^^^^^^^"^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^' -^jfikp^Hl SJfctfc.^*^" ■'""— <u-u.. photo by CraigPatton velopments withinthe City have similiar 10% moderate income Against City Of housing provisions. CONGRESSMAN Suit Thelawsuit againsttheCityat- tempted to provide one type of solution to the low-cost hous- TO SPEAK AT UCI Irvine*On Housing ing conflict. The City, through its zoning powers,providedan- by Lance Robbins by Rob Corley ment low and moderate in- other in the Town Center in- United States Congressman Alphonzo Bell (Rep. Calif. 27th Although Irvine is an expen- come housing.- Congressional District),whoischallenging V. stance. The future will bring SenatorJohn Tun- sive and. somewhat exclusive In an informal statement, Ray many changes housing ney post year's speak to the for the Senate in this elections will at UCI r.nmmunlty,some residents be- Watson, President of the Irvine change January scene, and is all thatis 27th. lieve that persons of low and Company, acknowledged the certain. Sponsoredby the Committee on Lectures, Bell willaddress the moderate income should be need for housingassistancebut UCI community and respond to questions beginning at 11.00 abletoafford homesinthe City. rejected the plantiff's solution from GatewayPlaza. It is expectedthat Bell willdeliver a major A group, headed by the Orange as placing the burden in the City Council campaignspeechand detail what directions his strategywiMtake County- Fair Housing Council, wrong place. "The appropriate in hismove to unseat Tunney,whois alreadyfeelingpressureon sued the City of Irvine some agencies are the state and the the left from former activist Tom Hayden. months ago to force action on federal government," he offer- Candidates the issue ofproviding less-cost- ed. Congressman Bell, a gray-haired, athletic and distinguished- ly dwelling units. In his summary he empha- Speak looking politician won re-election in 1974 with the second high- the Irvine Company To Republican At issue was the massive Ir- sized that est percentageof any candidate for statewide or fed- vine Complex-East. supports the basic conceptofa office, Republi- Industrial Sixteen candidatesforthreeIr- eral in a district where Democrats outnumber plantiffs sought Housing Pro- constituency The to link the rental Assistance vine City Council seats will be cans. His ability to get votes and hold a is a factor of lower priced to gram, "along with any other Tunney, creation units speaking at UCI on January 28 that worries even thoughhe holds a strong lead in the the developmentof the indus- program that would effectively latest polls over any possible opponent. in the Commons. trial park, with the goal of al- and meaningfully increase the The appeararice is beingspon- In 1964, Bell wasfe-elected withthe largest totalvote and mar- lowing workers tofindhomes in opportunities for peopleof all sored by the Irvine Student ginof victory of any Republicanmember in the House of Repre- the city. incomes to live in Irvine," but Coalition, asocial ecologyfield sentatives. In1966his total voteand victorymarginexceededthat The City and the Irvine Com- could not accept this plan due study group formed two years of any House member in the nation of either politicalparty. pany fought the suit, denying to the many problemsof imple- ago to monitor the activities of menting politicallife, the connection between hous- and funding. city councils, boardsandcom- . A man who from the start could afford to go into essence, rejection pioneer family,which ing units and industrial de- In the of the missions. Bell is amember of a California had exten- the sive ranching and real velopment, and claiming that offer by thecityreturns mat- Arlene Sontag, spokesperson estate interests in East Los Angeles and court, willpro- Diego beginning century. the City was already "doing ter tothe whereit for the student coalition, says San counties beforethe turn of the The though cities of more than its share" to in- ceed as no offer was the candidates willbe speaking Southern California Bell and Bell Gardens are named practice, the his family. developed crease the supply of viable low- made. In settle- at noon and answering stu- after Bell's father also the wealthyarea of the goals Bel Air. cost housing. ment offer defined of dent's questions about city is- A settlementproposalwaspre- the housingadvocatesand pro- sues in the March 2 election. An eight-term member of the House of Representatives,Bell sented by attorneysfor the Fair vides a basis for future negotia- However, the coalition's acti- has been active in state-wide RepublicanParty affairs since leav- Housing Council in December, tions betweenthe parties. in will Corps vities the election con- ing the Army Air after World War II. In the late 1940's he and rejected by the City. Call- UCIstudents would have been tinue beyond the January 28 was one of the founders of the Young Republicans. He entered ing for a rent subsidy program, largelyunaffected by the settle- appearance. "There will be a elective politics as a CongressionalCandidate in 1960 following funded one-third by the City ment proposal, as the sub- selection group composed of serviceasChairman of the RepublicanState CentralCommittee. and two-thirds by the Irvine sidies would have been com- campus political Bell, organizations For more than20years, whoisregardedasamoderate in the Company,it beganwith an ini- petitively awarded, with pref- who will interview andendorse GOP, was President of tfife Board of Bell Petroleum Compariy, tial installment of slightly over erence going to workers in the three of *he sixteen candi- which /hesoldin 1974. $70,000, increasingannuallyby industrial complex and fami- dates," explainsSontag. i lies. The City mandated in the is the recipientof numerous awards,honors,citations from that amount for nine additional The selection group will bein- He years year's install- TownCenter developmentthat 1, educational, scientific, and public service organizations. He is to a final terviewing each candidate fo- ment of $728,821. 20% of the dwelling units be cusing on student issues. "We the rankingminoritymemberof the Subcommittee on SelectEdu- affordable by persons of mod- cation; Fuels; Elementary,Secondary, Vocational The City and the Irvine Com- have isolated five student is- and Educa- pany, up the erate income, and further, that tion; Energy Research; and Labor Standards. anxious to clear sues including low cost hous- court case, considered the half of these be within th.e ing, transportation, environ- Bellhascomeunder fire recentlywhenit wasdiscoveredhehad settlement offer, but neither means of low income indivi- mental plans, city policeand Ir- the worst voting record among California politicians. Bell was would accept the terms of the duals and families. This in- vine town center plans," says waybelow the Houseaverageof 91% withadismal68%. Hemiss- proposal. The City Council clusionary requirement wjll Sontag. eda lot of votes while campaigning,but also continuedhis prac- stressed the efforts the'y have providea number of rental units The three candidates who tice of spending long weekends with his family. taken to plan for and imple- near the University. Other de- continued on page 9 PAGE 2 NEW UNIVERSITY fHIOAY. JANUARY 23, 1976 Country Ski trip. Basic tech- niques willbediscussed. 7:3© p.m.in the Anlrap. FINE Computer Science.Club ARTS CALENDAR Meeting. 4th floor Lounge of CS.12:30p.m Call Don at552 3437 for info. TrieUCIGalleryis currently showing"Printsand Drawingsby Verano Place Poiluck Din- Jacques The will lastthroughJanu- Friday, sharp ner, VHton andHisCircle." show Jan. 23 lot 9 at 8 a.m. for 2 hr. 6 p.m. at the Rec£enier. ary 31. "Lets Go to the Mountains" tour. Bring binocs & For info call Liz Dignam at Master Paintings From the Hermijageand The State Russian fun weekend at Big Bear. cameras. SignupinCOS.Rm 833-7320. Museum, Leningrad,are onexhibition at the LA County Museum Bringsleepingbag.$7per day. Gateway , Play, Liar," 106. "Dear HH178 at for the first time in America. The 43 paintingscan beseen seven Sign up trap Z6 in the An Monday, Jan. 7:38 p.m. Admission free. days week fee of 50« (withID). The Saturday, 24 a for the nominal student Jan. BridgetournamentintheAn- Comedy about the affairs of show is closing January27, never to be seen again. "TheEnergizer" Workshop. trap. 7-9 p.m. GeorgeBernard Shaw. Art HistoryMajors interested to notethat the LA County p.m. help willbe ft 30-4 Motivation in German Colloquium: "The General Annourfcemenis recently installed a Collection of Islamic Art. This installa- Laguna. Sign up p.m. has South S3. in Fortunes of Tieck." 2 The Hindenburg Exhibit in- tionincludes paintings,calligraphy, glass,brpnzes,ceramics and COS Rm. 106. Gateway Com- HOB 400 D. cluding shooting scripts for Palevesky-Heeramaneck Collection, oneof the Tuesday, textiles from the mons. Jan. 27 the new film will continue in most importantcoflecttonsof Islamic art, in the world; The works COP Ouling San Joaquin Bridge to for Fun in the An- the Main Library Lobby until are in view in the AhmansonGallery(fourth floor). Admission is Freshwater Marsh Reserve. trap, 12:30-3 p.m. Jan. 25. Allareinvited toview in May parking lot on Wilshire. It's free and tour parking free. Park the Co. Guided Meet in Pre-OutingMeetingfor Cross this unique presentation. close by. FOR SALE: Men's 10-speed Schwinn. Dance $80. King-size aquarest waterbed IDEA presents Envirqnment/Performance called Musical Classifieds w/frame & pedestal.$100. Call 960- Chairs. The work is presented as a combined effort of an artist — 2902. and chpreographer ina series of 3 Chair Environment/Perform- FOR SALE: 25 Nishtki semi-pro, tionsasked Return tocageor call673- ances. Admission is $1.00 at the IDEA studio,522Santa Monica perfectly maintained. 2 sets wheels. 0287. Thanks. 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