ISSUES ’86

38th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT THE DISTRICT: One of the odder configurations to emerge from the latest reapportionment, the long and narrow district includes all of Hidden Hills and portions of Calabasas, Woodland Hills, Canoga Park, Northridge, Chatsworth, Granada Hills, Sylmar, Sunland, Tujunga, Sun Valley, Burbank, La Crescenta and Montrose. Socio-economic groups range from the mainly affluent whites in the hill communities to lower-income whites and minorities in Sunland, Tujunga and Sylmar. Includes the Mt. Wilson observatory in the mountain area above Sunland. THE SURVEY: Questionnaires were mailed to legislative and congressional candidates in September. Answers will be published periodically until the Nov. 4 election. Marian W. La Follette (Incumbent) Republican, 60, seeking a fourth two-year term Mark Lit Democrat, 66, economics professor and businessman, Northridge 1. THE SUPREME COURT: Do you support the retention of Rose Bird as chief justice of the state Supreme Court? La Follette: No Lit: Yes 2. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: Do you support capital punishment? La Follette: Yes Lit: Yes 3. OFFICIALS’ SALARIES: Do you support Proposition 61, which would limit the salaries of state and local officials to 80% of what the governor is paid? La Follette: No Lit: No 4. ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Do you support Proposition 63, which would make English the state’s official language? La Follette: Yes Lit: No 5. MANDATORY PRODUCT LABELING: Do you support Proposition 65, which among other things would require labeling of products containing chemicals that cause cancer or birth defects? La Follette: No Lit: Yes 6. RENT CONTROL: Do you support a statewide law, sought by landlords, which would limit how strictly local governments could regulate rents? La Follette: Yes Lit: No 7. LOTTERY FUNDS: The Los Angeles Unified School District and others whose attendance is dramatically increasing would like to use their state lottery money to build schools. Would you support a bill allowing this? La Follette: Yes Lit: Yes 8. HIGH SCHOOL CLASS SIZE: Would you have voted for the bill to appropriate $60 million to decrease class size in English, math and science in high schools? La Follette: No Lit: Yes 9. SANTA MONICA CONSERVANCY: Do you believe the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy should receive state funds each year to purchase and preserve open space? La Follette: Yes Lit: Yes 10. INSURANCE: Would you support requiring insurance companies that do business in California to cover cities and high-risk businesses such as day-care centers? La Follette: No Lit: Yes 11. CREDIT CARD INTEREST: Would you support reducing the maximum legal credit-card interest rate by linking it to money-market rates? La Follette: No Lit: Yes 12. LOS ANGELES PRISON: Do you support the construction of a state prison near East Los Angeles? La Follette: Yes Lit: No If not, what is the best alternate site? Lit: Need more information 13. DRUG TESTING: Should private employers have the right to require their workers to undergo unannounced drug tests? La Follette: Yes, if job affects public safety Lit: Yes, if public is at risk Should public employers have that right? La Follette: Yes, if job affects public safety Lit: Yes, if public is at risk 14. SOUTH AFRICA: This summer the Legislature approved a bill which will lead to the sale of up to $11.3 billion in state investments in firms operating in South Africa. How would you have voted? La Follette: No Lit: Yes