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ongratulations on your attempt, albeit meager, to neutralize your long standing bias in favor of real estate intere ts by profiling Peter Navarro. Could it be that Peter Navarro i one individual who deeply cares about the quality of life we all enjoy in San Diego? Could it be that Peter avarro is a concerned citizen who volunteers thou ands of per onal hours of his time to a cause he believes in? Could it be that he is a single voice crying out for real estate and development interests to look beyond their bottom lines to visualize a well-planned San Diego? ould it be that Peter Navarro has nothing to gain finan- cially for hi efforts? Could it be that he just gives a damn becau e it' the right thing to do? I hope, for the future of all of u , that Navarro's new plan (Prevent Los Angeliza- tion Now) will be seriously evaluatd by developers, poli- ticians and the media instead by being dismi sect as "just another anti-growth, anti-busine s, anti-employment and anti-me" thesis by that obstinate economic, professor at USO, Sure, avarro shows hi frustration and anger at times when peaking before the City Council - wouldn't any of u ? After all, Navarro, with strong grass- roots sup- port, ·or d his heart o e rq n 1 · y of Life Initiative, only to have it unfairly ridiculed, distorted, and destroyed by vested interests fearing for their profits. His opponents raised more money to fight the growth management initiatives during any one building trade a sociation luncheon than avarro's group could raise in a month. Then they hired advertising firms to run one of the mo t deceiving, expen ive, and insidious media.blitz's in an Diego's history. The real estate industry bought their victorie in ovember and want to believe that "the citizen have poken." We hould all be thankful for citizens like Peter Navarro, who roll up their sleeves and work day and night for what they believe in. Hi latest efforts deserve careful consideration and responsible suggestions for

Thanks to the timely interven- tion of local legislators and la\\ students, the Chula Vista branch of the financially ailmg San Diego County Law Library may not close down after al I. The Chula Vista branch and other law library branches could have been temporarily closed be- cause of the system's ailing finances, leaving only the down- town law hLrary for patrons to use But help seems imminent as the Stat() Assembly Ways and :\feans Committee consid rs a bill that would raise more money for sta oounty law librari s, aid county law library president San D1;go County's and other law libraries have suffered from inflation. Much of the county law library's funding comes from county Municipal and Supenor Court filing fees. The fees aver- age more than $100 a case, with $12 of that going to the library. But that $12 rate was set in 1980 and inflation has eaten away at its value. Charles Dver.

In stepped ~tate Senator Larry Stirling (R-San Diego) who intro- duced Senate Bill 620 to raise law library intake to $20 per filing and rmse filing fees the extra $8. But also intervening were some law makers who wan d to tack on other measures to the bill that would prolong its passage. This would have meant that the li- brary would not get any addi- tional annual income for two more year - at the least. Cuts were imminent, library president Dyer said, and if the bill took more than two years, the branches would have to shut down until relief showed its fact. Pessimism has turned to opti- mism for Dyer, however. After meeting with A embly Judiciary Committee members last week, Dyer reports that increased fund- ing s ems Jik ly to tart commg in next year. Dyer aid he will continue the hbrary's hiring freeze until the bill actually passes and insures income for the 1990-91 fiscal year. "\Ve are continuing a conserva- tive posture right now," he said. Du.ring Dyer' stay in Sacra- mento la t week the committee a proved the bill without the provisions that would have de-

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Chula Vista branch, where one day last month Carlos Valenzu • la, a middle-aged pharmacist, studied court cases. He wants to be a oourt interpreter and said the library is helpful in his pur- suit of studying legal termino- logy. Also at the seven-year-old branch, on 500 Third Avenue, was a lJniversit of San Diego law student, studying. He pon- dered the possible loss of the branch: "It would be one less re- source," he said.

have to look to other types of funding," Dyer said. The fees currently make up 91 percent of the county library's funding. They help support the main Downtown San Diego branch and those in Chula Vista, El Cajon and Vista. A recent poll by li.brary offi- cials, conducted to impress legis- lators pondering the library's finances, states that a majority of 1t~ patrons are lay people - non- lawyers. This was apparent at the

braries." "aid Dyef' "We got a lol uflet tC'r that helped a lot in convinc- ing the legislatu e of the bill's 1mporlance." ore a~~ur d, Dyer is still atm• mg at the legislature This tirne 1t i'> for alternative funding for state county law libraries. He said funding from tax fees would be better than ha,ing to go t-0 the le 'slatu.re ever;y few ears for an i reas in filing fee . "If w ar going to avmd mOa- b I eall g up our funding, we

brary, however, was an overesti- mare of the amount of court fil ing~ expected for tne county over the last fiscal :,rn 1 hbrary based it budget on an xpec increa. e in court filings that I ar- dly rnaterializ d. It nd than it took in. Thus, in spring, the hbrary be- gan a lobbying effort aimed at Stirling'~ Bill. Ir a pamphlet di • tributed to library patrons, they were encourag d to wnte to la rna'kers, to "con'VI the legi la ture of the value of county law It

layed 1t, Dyer said. If approved by the Ways and Mean committee, agreed upon by both the state Senate and Assembly and signed by the governor, the bill rould be- rome law by the end of summer, Dyersa d Thi would also be welcome by oth r county law librarie m the t like Los Angeles, San Fran- CISCO and Santa Barbara, which were also hit by financial trou- bles. Compounding the problem for the San Diego County Law L1-

Thompson said he relies on his past ex- periences before other bench officers in evaluating his own judicial manner. Above all, he believe~ lawyers should be given an opportunity to be heard. Nothing, he said, c.1n be more frustrating for a practioner than to leave a courtroom believing a judge was not listening to his argument. "He's fundamentally fair and he haq a sense of proportion," said Deputy Public Defender Ken Elliott. "He has a good grasp of the distinction of each case whether a misdemeanor or a felony,'' - ROBWAGN .R

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C~a1ges on Lyles, H nter fly as Assembly ·ace heats up

Kristi Pieper, below, at the Starlight Society dinner preceding "My One and Only"

Cummmgs hos worked closely l{lth a political consultant now on the Brannon campaign Spec1fically, Gillard aid that v. h1le the choul m qm•stion 1s not occrcdited by the state 1t I on o h t of chool meetmg accredita- ion reqt.irem nts Cc. '1 q.iently, he aid, th!' nor accred1tal1on should be looked at a a tecnnica- lity. Gillard add d that much of Ly! ' r arch ha nded up be ing pu Ji hed in books As for the combat nbhon , Gil lard 1d C'unmungs "ju t 1s wrong" m ·aymg that Lyle hc.1s no combat ribbon , and in fact he has a number of combat dee Orll~ ct Lyles ge support of Richardson Assembly Candidate Dick Lyles got a boost over th wee kend with the endorsement of Glenn Richardson, who dropped oul of the me for the 76th As embly D1stnct. Dick Lyl s has cl arly demon traed hi commitment to the cn- r,tnct and de erves our full rt," Richard on said in u m nt rel a ed by Lyles hard on was the onl) one ol

From left above, Lyn Tisdale, Birgit Ford and Joseph Kennedy yesterday at the Turf Club in Del Mar S TARLIGHT SOCIETY had a dinner in the Aero- Spai!e m's courtyard July 27 before the premiere of "My One and Only." Hosts were Cindy and Jim Ingham, Lola and Al Renzulli and Nell and Cal Swanson. Among other recent San Diego area social events: • The Social Service Auxiliary had its annual Day at the Races in the Del Mar Race Track Turf Club. Sally McClenahan was chairwoman. Margaret Buckley was co- chairwoJnan of the committee that included Dot Herrick, Jean hope, Nikki O'Leary, Jo Brady, Betty Saville, Kay Wall and Marge Edmunds. • St.Germaine Auxiliary of the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation and San Diego Medical Society Auxiliary took over the Turf Club yesterday for their Day at the Races. Christine Prindle was St. Germaine chairwoman. Lyn Krant headed the medical auxiliary committee. • University of San Diego president Author Hughes and hiswi~osts yesterday with the John Amo- rys of Phoenix of a reception at the university celebrating the summer influx of Arizonans into San Diego. The party was held in the Manchester conference center. Tribune photos by Charlie Neuman and Don Koblbauer

Mrs. Ross Tharp, left, and Mrs. - William Buckley at the Social Service League's day at the races

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Frank Alessio, left, with Arizona visitor John Amory at Uuiver ity of San Diego reception yesterday