BRIEFLY : CONTRACEPTIVE BILL OK'D BY STATE SENATE.SACRAMENTO - A bill that would that would require health plans to pay for prescription contraceptives was approved by the state Senate without debate Wednesday and sent to the Assembly on a 21-13 vote. Most of the bill by Assemblyman Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, is identical to an earlier Hertzberg proposal that Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that vetoed in February. The chief difference is the new bill allows religious organizations that oppose contraception to be exempted from the requirement to provide health insurance that gives their employees birth control items. That issue was cited by Wilson as the reason for his veto. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Tentative approval voted for proposals Los Angeles' appointed Charter Reform Commission voted initial approval of its package of changes to city government Wednesday, calling for an expanded City Council, greater mayoral power and a network of advisory neighborhood councils Neighborhood councils are governmental or non-governmental bodies composed of local people who handle neighborhood problems. They can be found in many cities throughout the world. . Commission Executive Director Raphael Sonenshein Raphael J. Sonenshein (born 1949) is a professor of political science at California State University, Fullerton. Teaching at the college since 1982, Sonenshein holds a bachelor's in public policy from Princeton University and a doctorate in political science from Yale University. said the reforms will now be submitted to public input at a series of hearings beginning at 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Northridge Recreation Center, before a final draft is submitted to the City Council for placement on the April 1999 ballot. - Daily News Goldmans to relocate to Scottsdale, Ariz. AGOURA HILLS - Fred Goldman Fred Goldman is the father of Ron Goldman who was murdered along with Nicole Brown Simpson. OJ Simpson was charged with their deaths but was acquitted in the criminal trial. Simpson was ordered to pay Goldman and his family $33. said Wednesday that he and his wife, Patti, plan to relocate to Scottsdale, Ariz., in the near future. Goldman, 57, whose son, Ron, was slain June 12, 1994, along with Nicole Brown Simpson Nicole Brown Simpson (May 19, 1959 – June 12, 1994) was the wife of American football player O.J. Simpson. Found murdered at her home in Los Angeles, California, along with her friend Ronald Goldman, her death led to one of the most controversial and widely-discussed criminal , will leave his Agoura Hills home of nearly 12 years ``sometime in the next few months.'' - City News Service Singer pleads guilty to heroin possession Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) was a popular Grammy Award-winning American hard rock band in the 1990s and early 2000s, consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). lead singer Scott Weiland pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony heroin possession charge and was sentenced to three months in a Ventura County drug treatment facility. - City News Service |
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