Publications
Edmund G. "Pat" Brown
California Governor
1959-1967
Books
Responsible Liberalism: Edmund G. "Pat" Brown and Reform Government in California, 1958-1967
Achieving consensus on water policy in California. Co-edited with Water Education Foundation Sacramento, CA. 1992. 300pp, hardcover. $25 (ISBN: 1-878644-04-1)
27 papers review the historical background of California's water wars, including geographical, environmental, economic, North-South, rural-urban, agricultural-residential and industrial, as well as legislative and judicial treatment.
California initiatives and referendums, 1912-1990; a survey and guide to research. John M. Allswang. 1991. 205pp., hardcover. $29.95 (ISBN 1-878644-02-5)
This is the first publication to compile and summarize in a single volume all the state-level initiatives and referendums from the beginning days of California's direct democracy movement. Provides, in chronological order by election year, type of measure involved, whether approved or rejected by the voters, summary of the proposition as given in the official voter information pamphlet, together with the pro and con arguments, and an extensive bibliography.
Emergency disaster management; patterns of inter city mutual aid (Los Angeles County). George C. Littke. 1989. 126pp., paper. $8.95.
A study which focuses on a distinctive system of mutual aid developed by Los Angeles County as a method of enhancing capacity of a city to handle generic as well as unique types and levels of emergencies and disasters.
Other Publications
Political battles over L.A. County board seats: a minority perspective. James A. Regalado, ed. [1989] 33pp., paper. $2.00
Symposium offering a minority perspective on redistricting issues pertaining to the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors in the 1980s and 1990s.
Minority political empowerment: the changing face of California? James A. Regalado, ed. 1991. 29pp., paper. $2.00
Edited proceedings of symposium featuring then-California Secretary of State March Fong Eu and others.
Gang violence prevention: perspectives and strategies. Alfredo Gonzales, Shirley Better, compilers, with Ralph Dawson. 1990. 38pp., paper. Out-of-print.
Contains two papers: "Comments on the social and economic context of violence in minority communities," by Ett Currie, and "Gangs and gang violence": what we know and what we don’t," by Joan Moore.
Latino public employment and political representation in Los Angeles: 1968-1989. Tom Larson. 1993. 49pp., paper. $5.00 (ISBN: 1-878644-05-x)
Examines success of Latinos in gaining public employment with Los Angeles County departments and agencies. Explores causal relationship between political representation and minority municipal employment.
The perfecting of Los Angeles: ethics reform on the municipal level. H. Eric Schockman, ed. 1989. 142pp., paper. $8.95
Consists of testimony of participants in 1989 Los Angeles City Council Government Operations Committee hearing held in connection with work of the Commission to Draft an Ethics Code for Los Angeles City Government.
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