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Solana Beach, CA (San Diego Co.) The Citizen (Cir. W. 20,000) MAR 11987

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Oceanside, CA (San Diego Co.) Blade Tribune (Cir. D. 29,089) (Cir. S. 30,498)

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then, Nitz has had to_come back a.nd ask for an addit10nal $3.6 million. That figure is expected fiscal year, accordmg to Manuel management director. The board's underfunding con- tinued a pattern that has been county financial

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A DIEGO - County super- v . ors arc movmg forward 'ltith an "experiment" in providing crimmal ddcnse services for the poor even though its cost, legali- ty and efficiency have not been d1>ter mined . Supervisors decided last Sepkmber to abolish the county Office of Defender Services and work towa1d giving the respon- sibility of indigent defense to a non-profit group, which will operute wider contract with the county. 'an Diego County would be the fh ·t large county in the state to have such a system. Alex Landon, the newly-ap- pointed executive director of the non-profit group,· said that he hop s to have a new draft budget within a month and that the organization will begin to take c cs by July. 'fhe l'Xact cost of the new pro- ject is still unresolved. When supcrvisori. last fall gave ten- tative approval to the switch, th y reviewed proposed budgets which showed a full contracting arrangement would cost $18.2 million. The budget for that plan va $:!.\ million more than an alternative offered by county udmmistrator Norman Hickey. Supervi ors this fiscal year would only commit to spending $11 million for indigent defense. In reality, the county is expected to spend more than $14 million this year, including an unan- ticipated 1 million in increased contracting costs which are the re ·ult of attorneys and staff members in the Office of De- fender Service (ODS) quitting their job in anticipation of their department's demise. As to the cost differences be- tween the approved plan and Hickey's alternative, proponents of th1 board's decision claim that cou1,:y staff underestimated the actual cost of the public defend- er 11:lice and that the two pro- gr ms will actually cost about

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sity to follow the recommenda- tion of a commission over its own staff and chief administrative of- ficer. The board did not appoint the commission members but did finance the study with a $20,000 grant. The comm1ss1on was established by the San Diego Law Center, which is a joint ven- ture of the University of San

defense was inadequate in some Lopez,

the same. Whether the program - as envisioned by the board and its advocates - will ever come into being remains unclear. The present "modified public defenders office" operates with a staff of 17 attorneys who han- dle serious felonies. The office also contracts with 33 private at- torney groups, which handle the

The commission's organization would have a staffing level con- sidered 90 percent of ideal. The compared to a national average Nitz, ,vho proposed an alter- run public defenders office, sug- gested the board increase his staff of 17 attorneys to 124 and private attorneys. Nitz proposed a staffing level that would re- abolish the contracts with carry 142 cases a year. County staff members say that increased efficiency in a system can allow attorney_s to c_a~ry Harvey d1sm1ssed the $3.l mil- lion difference between the two budgets, criticizing Nitz's pro- posal. "We think he (Nitz) did not do his homework," Harvey said. attorneys handling felonies quire his felony attorneys to . . .

regions of the county. "The evil of the system as it now exists is that you were auc- tionmg off defendants," Harvey said, referring to the contract portion of the system. When the board made its deci- sion last year, it had proposed

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followed for several years. In would carry 104 cases a year • quested $7.9 million. He received of 173, according to the county. $9 million. The following year nate budget to create a county- fiscal year 1983-84, Nitz re- $5.5 million and ultimately spent •

Oceanside, CA (San Diego Co.) Blade Tribune (Cir. D. 29,089) (Cir. S. 30,498) MAR 11 1987

budgets from and the county staff.

the commission Nitz

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Attorney E. Miles Harvey, former com- mission member and current chairman of the non-profit board of trustees, said that giving a private group responsibility for indigent defense will be more cost effective and provide better quality defense services to the poor.

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Hickey told the board the county staff could do the same job for

Under the commission's pro- would be hired to handle in- posed budget, 165 attorneys

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USO game on radio Th~v~ ~ -:; San Diego men's7rnsk:etball team meets Auburn at 4 p.m. Thursday in a first-round game of the NCAA Tournament at the Hoosier Dome in Indiana. There will be no live telecast in the San Diego area, but the game will be carried on North Coun- ty-based radio station KVSD-AM1/ (1000). Ronnie Wade will handle the play-by-play. -~--

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Melvin Nitz requested $13.8 mil-

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this fiscal year, but supervisors goals: Los Angeles, Orange, San

remaining cases. The system was adopted by the board in 1984 with the support of the Indigent Defense Advisory Board and the bar association, according to a recent study. Under the proposed plan, 13 of 15 board of trustee members have been appointed to form a non-profit corporation. North County Supervisor Jotm Mac- Donald has yet to appoint his two trustees. Following the group's incor- poration, a contract with the county will be developed and approved by county supervisors. The non-profit group will then hire attorneys and staff members and take over the duty of defen- ding and counseling indigent defendants. The county expects to have about 35,000 of these cases this fiscal year. County supervisors, with some opposition from Supervi~or Leon Williams, have shown a propen-

Diego School QU.,~ and the San "Diego County Bar Association. While the commission had 15 meetings over a four-month period to develop its report, critics have said that the final I recommendation - to have the I county form the non-profit con- tracting group - was no sur- I prise. I Attorney E. Miles Harvey, I former commission member and I current chairman of the non- profit board of trustees, said that I giving a private group responsi- I bility for indigent defense will be I more cost effective and provide I better quality defense services I to the poor. Harvey said the final budget for the service will be determin- ed by the non-profit group's recently hired executive direc- tor, Alex Landon. Harvey criticized the current system, saying the quality of I I I I I I

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1L aw and U.S. foreign policy' debated by local professors By Maureen Lewis Z US as the "f f Two UruJ·versi~1ego' pro- W~~t." astest gun in the

replaced by "armed conf11·ct" ecause it is ~o longer legal to :~1:i~~/:~r::ce ~e new ter- withde~ces_ of "armed conflict'' ., 1Ju a sm~le declaratio~ of wai· ' we cant trust the Soviets, and ey re set upon our destruction :hat ::;-e}~ free worlds options?'; _e need to use force to :~od;~~e!~~1ets and help our friends b · · inci • ave een over 100 th e sat .

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"In Mexico, Mexicans are saying :e UJ· ~resident~ very similar to ex1can president," Vargas :-id. "I'd rather see President ea?an perceived as a com- ~urucator, rather than the world's He supported Reagan's efforts to enhance nationalism and patriotism and _added that "no country or per- son IS pe~ect;,but the U.S. is closest . Darby, an authority on intema- t~onal law, represented the other to perfect10n. . U~cco~ding. to Darby, the Soviet ? 10 n is trymg to subdue the U.S. d Every fr?nt 1s ~ing used to their a vantage, Including law," he said. The~e could not be the meeting of necessary for contract n~gottations betwee~ the two coun- tn1:5 beca~e the Soviets won't fulfill th eir pro~ses except to bury the U.S. and its dr~~• he said. Dar~y perceives mternational law Uassanfa1d_to thos~ trying to defeat the · • ore1gn policy. l T~e U.S. practiced international ;wbor ~any years, he said. Now, ar y said the term war has been biggest gun." side · . Wi~hout a fight.. the minds . .

phil?sophicatand ideolo~ic:~~~1~~ of view, debated the issue of .. and the U.S. Foreign Policy" at~w March 3meeting of the Rancho Ber~ nardo chapter of the World Affa'

Escondido, CA (San Diego Co.) Times Advocate (Cir. 0. 32,685) (Cir. S. 34,568)

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presented his per!o~~~~e~;pe~~~~ on U.S. foreign policy as a memb of a _Third World country. His phasis was on the value of munication, and the US shocw~m- res~ect for international law and taking a more positive lead in that e::i~ · · mg At the end of World War II Var as said, the U.S. showed respe~t forgin- temational law and supported th United Nations. With time how e .S. changed its attitude toward bo_t~. He said the serious financial cns15 facing the U.N. is a reflection of a deterioration of powers ."T~e Tower Report c~nfirms v1olations not only of internation I law, but also U.S. domestic laws~. th U e ' ever' Vargas added that other countries have a "John Wayne" image of the area. he said. •

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L. 4/ TIMES-ADVOCATE, Escondido, Ca., Wednesday, March 11, 1987 Escondido pair put USD on the air By Jay Posner Times Advocate Sportswriter ;)-1, 5'1

Wald said he wanted to broadcast all of USD's games this year. Lac){ of interest from local sponsors and stations, however, killed the idea. But last week, when it looked like the Toreros would qualify fqr the NCAAs, Wald decided to try again. And this time, KVSD - which just switched to an all-nevrs format two weeks ago - was inter- ested. "It's about time that in Ameri- ca's eighth-largest city, the tqJ basketball school has live cover- age," Wald said Tuesday befo~ leaving for Indianapolis. The station and CSN will shUlll air time, Wald said, meaning both will sell advertisements. Wald sail he had no trouble selling CSN's share of the ads, though he is nqt expecting to make a profit. "None whatsoever," he saif. "We're at the point where we do It because we love to do it. We both have·our own businesses and th~t frees us up to do this."

ESCONDIDO - Thanks to the efforts of two Escondido business- men and one Vista radio station the Univ~j~o•~ first-round game m the NCAA Midwest Regional will be broad- cast live Thursday afternoon. Escondidans Ronnie Wald and teve Miles will provide a words- eye_ view of the Toreros' game agamst Auburn for Vista's KVSD (1000). The live broadcast from In- dianapolis will begin at 4 p.m. P T, with tip-off scheduled for 4:07. Wald and Miles run the Com- munity Sports Network (CSN) an Escondido-based company that eeks to package sporting events for broadcast. The two worked pre- viously in Los Angeles, where they broadcast events such as the Col- lege World Series and games in- volving Pepperdine University. CSN moved here last year, and

San Diego, CA (San Diego C~-) San Diego Union (Cir. D. 217,089) (Cir. S. 341,840)

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Escondidans Steve Miles, left, and Ronnie Wald will c~II uso game. Wald said he spoke with the Armed Forces Network regarding Thursday's game being broadcast around the world - "We did it with ~hem a couple of years ago," he said - but the starting time conflicted with that of the Navy- Michigan game. aired_ since its last NCAA appear- anc~ m 1984 when San Diego radio stat10n KSDO carried the team's first-round loss to Princeton.

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/J'ore,ros teat PLNC, 12-1 The Uruvers1t J San Diego de- feated Point Loma azarene, 12-1, in a non-conference game yesterday at the USD Baseball Complex.

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Thursday's broadcast will be the first time a USD game has been Should USD win Thursday Wald said, its second-round gam~ (probably against Indiana) will be broadcast live Saturday. "We'll go as far as the team will take us," Waid said. / ~ =-=t.:========---- --------------....,_,,,,=---==~/_i

Right fielder Dave Rolls had a t~o-run home run in the eighth in- rung, and teammate Andy Roberts was 3-for-6 with a double, two RBI and scored two runs for the Toreros. The Crusaders scored their run in the second.