News Scrapbook 1989

Los Angeles, CA (Los Ange les Co .) Los Angeles Daily Journal ) (Cir . 5 x W. 21,287 SEP 1 S 1089 Jlll,rt'• P. C. B

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Los Angeles,CA (Los Ang les Co.) Times ! San Diego Ed.) Cir. D. 50,010) (Cir. S. 55,573)

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Dunng the past 10 months, Rosenliel!I d Collis has "fou_ght" for the .rate roll• backs mandated by Proposition 103 and "collaborated" with Voter Revolt to im- plement the initiative's provision requir• · 11 g auto rates to be based primarily on drivmg record, rather than territory. "Conway's helped us reach out to the URJll community, one of the most im- ortant beneficiaries of 103," Rosenfield id, referring to a provision for grou au in. urance plans.

'When I'm elected, Californians will get what they voted for when they pass d tions in th United States," olli If elccte , Collis said he would lower auto insurance rates and implement a "full 20 percent 'good driver' discount,'' whil moving away from a temtorial rat• , ing tting system, as called for by Prop_o- ai 103: one of e toughest insurance regula 'Lookini;: Over My houlder' 'J v. o have consumers I ulder, and I want them the shoulders of t·ve ssioner who will com a me.' the os Angeles resident said Colhs aid he would shun campaig con• tribut,ons from msurance compames, their executives or trade associations dur• ng h,s campaign, and would continue that policy if elected. SEP 7 - .Jl/le11 's P. c B 1 , , rx,x

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onway Cq_ll1s, a vociferous critic of In- surance Commissioner Roxani GJlespie, became the first formal candidate for the pos,t,on Tuesday, promising to give Cali fornians "what they voted for" when they passed Propo on 103. Collis, a member:Of he tate Bo~rd of Equaliz ion runmng as a Democrat, quickly p ked up d rsement of Harvey R enfield, 61!,Lirnoanofthe Voter Revolt campaign for t' 103 and a pnnc1pal uthor f t t(ISl!,lt,artcc reform measure. The m1tint1ve. November, crca Ro enfield was c r ful o en or e Col- 'a citizen anti au hor of Proposition !is as volt. The nonprofit organization is barred under federal tax law trom endorsing po- Voter Revolt staff members and Rosen- field met as a group with Collis and anoth er potential Democra ic c ndidate - Walter Zelman, executive director of Cal• ifomia Common Cause - at Collis' and Zelman's requests. Consumer Groups Divided? There were mdications that Ro en- field's endorsement may signal a sili with other consumer and public inte est groups on the issue. Robert Fellmeth, director of the Cen- ter for Public Interest Law at the Univer· sity of San Diego p~dicte consumer and public interest advocates would back Zelman ifhe decides to run. In light of Rosenfield's endorsement of Col- lis, Fellmeth said, the consumer advocacy community would be split much as it was during the 1988 insurance reform ballot battle. Fellmeth said Rosenfield's support "is not Ralph Nader's endorsement." Na- der, perhaps he nation's best known con- sumer advocate, worked closely with Rosenfield to secure passage of Proposi- tion 103. Fellmeth said he would "like to see someone n for commissioner) who has a long his o as a public interest advo- cate. I don't think Conway Collis fills that bill." He added, "If Zelman announces, I ex- pect he would have the support of most of the consumer interest segment in the state. If that happens, a split will be there and that's a roblem." Zelman confirmed that he had appeared before Voter Revolt workers. "They had some really bitter feelings toward people who weren't wholeheartedly in their camp,·• he said. Zelman supported both Proposition 103 and Proposition 100, a competing mea- sure, in the November election. 103," and not as 3irman of Voter Re- litical candidates. · · appointive.

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El Cajon, CA (San Diego Co.) The Californian (East County San Diego Edition) (Cir. D. 100,000) SEP 19

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USO Keeps Its Momentum, Whi Whittier ufiF,t, , AN DIEGO-Aft r the University of San D1 go's 1mpre v p rformnnce~t we gam Azu a Pac1r1c-on or USD's b1gg st v1ctones m the '80s-Coach Brian Fogarty w wom d that his team might h ve a letdown again t Whittier. Whltli r h be n on th down wmg of I te, fm1 hlng 3-6 m '88, and the Toreros had won th t thr me ling by a comb n d cor of 69 22 Fogarty n d not hav worried. He still h d terrific de!en that allowed Whtttter pa t the 50-yard !me just thre limes and no further than the 37. He had Todd Whitley (10 cames for 82 y l and Todd J ckson (19 for 79) running th ball. And he h11d Dav Bergmunn (four field goals). He also had a 19-0 victory m front of 2.107 fans t USD's Tor ro Stadium. USO (2-0J h d 276 y rcls of offense to Ju 152 for Wh1tt1 r. After USO took a 16 0 h lftlm le d. B rgmann kicked h fourth and longe t field goal, rrom • 6 yards, on the fir t play of th fourth quart r. "I JU t thmk w got ome breaks early," Fog rty 1d. ''Ohv1ou Jy, we would have liked to have touchdowns in lead of field goal , but Uav B rgmann dtd a great Job." USO cored live minutes mto the gam . Whitley, w epmg nght from th Whitt! r vcn, cut 11pf1 Id nd mto th end zone. Whtllcy's run w his third of the drtve, which began at Wh ttter's 18. USO got Its excell nt ft Id position fter an mterc P· lion. Quarterback Mike Han y was pre sur d by Jim W ham and his throw deflected by Don Maclnn behind the line of scr1mmag . It w pick d off by Rick alazar, who carried five yard to the 18 On its next pos e on seven mmute later, Bergmann kicked the first of thr e first-half field goals

Fra~ty placed on probation f;;:! DIEGO (AP) - The Sigma msensittv1ty as punishment for the C'hi fraternity at the Unu:ersi.t.y of mcident, Student Dean Thomas F. San~o was placed on three Burke said Thursday. year· probation after some of its The May 20 cross-burning "v10- mcmbers burned a wooden croos lated the educational mission of the during an1mhalion ritual. university and brought embar- AII 80 members of the chapter rassment, scorn and ridicule to all I o mu t perform 25 hours of members of

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/"" univerattv of San Diego Auxil- held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. James Schultz on Sept. !2 from 1 p.m. unW 3 p.m. This event is the group's annual social function dur- ing . wi:uch prospective members ~e mv1te~ to attend. Fem Murphy 1s th_e chairwoman. For moi:e~r- mat1on, call 442-9907. ,;;zq,!5::, ___,,, la ''An ry - Autumn Tea" wrn be

San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) La Prensa de San Diego (Cir. W.) SEP 8 Jl /l~,r • P C 8

-Society to honor judge, bishop fu q'i:-< . month at Our Lady of the Rosary :M _,.- The San Diego once a . SAN D -:- Die O Church, San Diego. I Thomas More Souety, the Sa~ g The Solemn Votive Mass of the Hoy County Bar Association and the State B{~ Spirit, tradinonally called the Red Mass, of California will honor B1~hop ~o is a religious celebranon for all members Maher and retired Mumc1pal . our~ f the legislative, judicial and executive Judge Roy Fitzgerald at the celebra~•~~e':.s ~ranches of the government and of the a Red Mass Sept 16, 5 p.m., at Fo . b Chapel on the Univci::sit of San Diego ai~ is called the Red Mass bec~us~ of:~: campus. M Award will color of the vestments use Y The first St. Thoma;. or:id who has celebrant. be presented to Judge 1tzger • d' _________ been retired for 11 years, at a. mdner . M H was appo1nte to followmg the ass. e . h' . . al bench in 1961. Durmg is the muruc1p d last five years on the bench• he serve pro tern on the Superior Court. co- Jud e Fitzgerald served as h . \son for the first Red Mass at The c a1rpe I USO which introduced the Immacu ata, , . USD Law School to the commumty.

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Nati iifi'~enowned children's services expert Mic hael Petit will speak on "San D iego's Children: Planning for the Future," at 9:30 AM on Saturday, Sept. 16, 1989, at the First United Methodist Church, 2111 Camino del Rio South. The presentation is free and open to the public. All persons who are concerned about children and their future in San Diego are urged to come. Petit's presentation is being cosponsored by the Children's Advocacy Institute (CAI) at the University of San Diego, a priva efTT"un ed organization which advocates for the health and safety of children throughout California. "What are we doing to h~p train and guide those hands In which the fate of humanity rests?" asks Nancy Mitchell, Resource/Referral Coordin- ator for the San Diego YMCA Childcare Resource Service, which is cosponsoring Petit's presentation. "Each year there are more children abused, more children born ;~:~~~~.;'!:i:~:?,;;~~ care. We must work together to develop a process for preventing these condictions instead of just 'putting out the addicted homeless children, more "We will have some very damaged, unskilled people incapable of carrying out their ro le in society," adds Marie E. Marsh, Executive Director of the Sacramento County Children's Agenda, an organization set up by Petit to advance Ch '1ldren's Issues. "If people can't look at Indignation, maybe they should look at it in terms of enlightened self-Interest." fires."' that in terms of moral

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known for his work the Federal Government's Nation- al Child Death Commission and the National Child Welfare Directors Association. As Commissioner of Maine's Department of Human Resources, he strengthened health and social programs and added innovative new services despite deep cuts in federal spending. Petit will also meet with children's services leaders in San Diego to offer his expertise in

He is a charter member of the Serra Club, a Catholic organization that foster: d upports church vocations, and an s al der He Knight of St. Gregory, a pap . or · t h d On the board of directors or as serve . Catholic Charities of the diocese - th Bishop Maher, who will c~ebrate e M ·11 be honored for hts nearly 20 ass, w1 h S ears of service as ordinary of t e an i:>iego diocese as his rcurement next summer nears. So . t bui'Jds Th More c1e Y The omas . . .t support among Catholics m commum y meets the legal profession. The group

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f_arol Bentley said she will con- rue t~ pres~ ~nt some type of conom1c sanctums against the ppresive Chinese governme?t hat mas acred students in Bentley's bill, AB 2 5 3 0, which ills _for the state and all of its 'iananmen Square. iemselve_s of any companies at have rn~cst~ents in China, :is sent to mlerim study after ga:nered only one affirmative tem th eA semblyPublicEm- yees Retirement and Social omm~nity, Tuesday. 'With Yan Liu, one of the ~nan men Square hunger ·ikers_ ~ho escaped to th e est s1ttrng solemnly at her enteyvowedtohetp th e I B 1 ~• 'nSwn fu nd s to di\'eSl - C cu_rity

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greater affect upon the crovern ment and less on the <'ommon man in China becausp IJf the · · ng cen ra 1zed economv th~t country, said Bentley.' The type of trade that wilt be S tro t 1· 111 th_e common man in said Dr. Alice Tang. president of the Tiananmen Ch ma, 6:1i:e c;hn:e; 0 e;::it~;: i~et~~i: 1 the bill, said the Chineoo go~erni:i-ient is concerned hv this leg1slat10n because they w~nt ot keep the foreign investment. In. all the news reports and pro paganda put out by the Chinesp ()f '" affected by this bill never b f. e~e 1t,.s Square Foundation. Tang, who also wa,_·· at th•· ' .:

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, re_cent sf udy, comparini: a p_ort l•ilw whiC'h r ork Stock Exchan"P .., vestm~nt, over 2:l .rears and a tneluckrl Nt>11' 1 , 1 A•:ncan divested investnwnt s fr•und that the• portfolio oJ' thp, ,oul African-fret> invt>sl mt•nts :t('ut! Y had an annual rPlur•i 0;181 µercent higher th,1n thP Ne_w Y~rk Stock Ex('hang1• port h II Jin. in his lPs!1monv triPrl t 11 waylaw concerns of J)l'nsion in vestors that a China slm1•nt . •Ulh African div(•stnH•nt. llPnl ley's hill eannot bt· aefpd Lc•l(isla t urt• rPconvenPs 1n ,J.tnuary 1990. up,,n unt ii I. ht• rortfolto ~hat j~,.lurled Sour h folio, J 111 said. Id b t >•1 e more eostly that t ht•

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Gill~~Pi¥$0 ued over Prop. 103 implementation LOS AN~ES (UPI) - Sup- tecting insurance company and the Automobile Club of return figure is a "benchmark" porters of Proposi•ion 103, profits than implementing the Southern Caulorn1a -~ to a list to guide companies in explain- charging that '.t Insurance will of the people," he said. of 13 scheduled for rate hear- ing why they should be granted ---- - ···~er-· -

exemptions from the rollbacks. In May, the high court upheld most of the provisions of Prop- osition 103. But it also said in- surers could seek an exemption from the requirements of a 20 , percent rate rollback from their November 1987 could demonstrate a "fair rate of return, .. - rollback would depri-o them of The Allstate h~aring were scheduled to last two days but with a host of witnesses slated to testify, they were set to re- in San Francisco. sume Sept. 2 9 rates if they that the

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eercent "fair rate of return" a benchmark she set as a mini!"um before allowing comparues to seek an exemp- tion to rollback requirements - was illegally established. Proposition 103, approved in November despite heavy oppo- dustry, mandates pubhc h_eanng befo_re s_uch a standard ts set, War~ of t?,e suit came a day after G11Iesp1e added four of the state's largest insurers - State Farm Mutual, Farmers, Mercury Colhs said. . sition from the insu:ance _in-

Thursday_ in an eff~i:t to force her to abide by provts1ons of the la~,dm~rk r~form initiative. been waiting almost a year for the implementation of Proposi• tion 103," said Conway Collis, head of the Proposition 103 In- surance Action Commission In- tervent10~ Team and membe: of tare s BQard o[ ..Equaltza- "We have been forced to take legal action because the com- mi sioner has repeatedly proven she is more interested m pro- C hfom1a consumers have the non.

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amounting to $85.7 million. The plaintiffs in the suit in- elude Voter Revolt, ~h_e group that authult!d Propos1uoi:i 103, the _Center for Intere_st 1.1: the Pubhc. Law of the University of San Diego and the Los Angeles c"!Tapter ol the NAACP. _ · She repeated her contention/ • J" - that the I 1.2 percent rate of

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More aoccer - fielder Tom Crane named the West Coast Co~~player of the week, it was announced y~ter- day by wee commissioner Michael Gilleran. Crane, a Poway High gT!~- uaieand former Mesa College M· dent, had two goals and an ass1_s Crane leads the conference with seven goals and 15 points. The Toreros are 5•2. USD junior mid·

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