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Violence Prevention: A Vision Of Hope: Final Report, Policy Council On Violence Prevention

California Agencies

In May of 1994, California Attorney General Daniel E. Lungren appointed a Policy Council on Violence Prevention and charged the Council with "studying violence in California and recommending policies and strategies for reversing the pervasive culture of violence in our society." The Council was a diverse, multidisciplinary group representing criminal justice, health, education, business, family violence, parents, youth-serving organizations, media, research, religious and community-action groups, and state agencies.

Council members purposely decided to look at violence from a wide and inclusive viewpoint. The nature of their work, therefore, was deliberately designed to cast a broad net so as to gain …

Water Quality Control Plan. San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2), California Regional Water Quality Control Board

California Agencies

The San Francisco Bay estuarine system conveys the waters of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers into the Pacific Ocean. Located on the central coast of California (Figure 1-1 ), the Bay system functions as the only drainage outlet for waters of the Central Valley. It also marks a natural topographic separation between the northern and southern coastal mountain ranges. The region's waterways, wetlands, and bays form the centerpiece of the United States' fourth largest metropolitan region, including all or major portions of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties.

Attorney General's Charity Spending Profiles, Daniel E. Lungren

California Agencies

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Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968, California Department Of Education

California Agencies

The Intergroup Relations Office, California Department of Education, receives funds authorized by the Title IV Civil Rights Act of 1964 to assist districts to resolve problems occasioned by desegregation. To meet this goal, the Intergroup Relations Office identifies strategies and develops materials which improve classroom and school climate, increase motivation for learning, and provide equitable options for students irrespective of race, gender, or national origin. Human relations materials are designed to bring together staff, students and their parents. One example of how the Title IV grant supports the core curriculum is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Guide as supplementary material …

Homicide In California, 1995, California Department Of Justice

California Agencies

No abstract provided.

1995 Consumer Legislative Digest, California Department Of Consumer Affairs

California Agencies

No abstract provided.

The Williamson Act 1993-95 Status Report, California Department Of Conservation

California Agencies

The California Land Conservation Act, better known as the Williamson Act, has been the state’s premier agricultural land protection program since its enactment in 1965. The Williamson Act preserves agricultural and open space lands through property tax incentives and voluntary restrictive use contracts. Private landowners voluntarily restrict their land to agricultural and compatible open-space uses under minimum 10-year rolling term contracts with local governments. In return, restricted parcels are assessed for property tax purposes at a rate consistent with their actual use, rather than potential market value.