ISSUES ’86 : 20th SENATORIAL DISTRICT

THE DISTRICT: Includes Arleta, Lake View Terrace, Mission Hills, North Hollywood, Pacoima, Panorama City, Reseda, San Fernando, Sepulveda, Sun Valley, Van Nuys and most of Sylmar and small portions of Encino, Granada Hills, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana and Northridge, including half of California State University, Northridge. Democratic voters outnumber Republicans by 56% to 35%. Includes a wide range of socio-economic groups, from low-income members of minority groups in Pacoima and San Fernando to blue-collar whites in Van Nuys and more affluent whites in Encino.

THE SURVEY: Questionnaires were mailed to legislative and congressional candidates in September. Answers will be published periodically until the Nov. 4 election. Alan Robbins (Incumbent) Democrat, 43, in state Senate 14 years Robert Davis Republican, 29, marketing executive of computer software company 1. THE SUPREME COURT: Do you support the retention of Rose Bird as chief justice of the state Supreme Court?

Robbins: No Davis: No 2. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: Do you support capital punishment?

Robbins: Yes Davis: 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?

Robbins: No Davis: No 4. ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Do you support Proposition 63, which would make English the state’s official language?

Robbins: Declined Response Davis: Yes 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?

Robbins: Yes Davis: Undecided 6. RENT CONTROL: Do you support a statewide law, sought by landlords, which would limit how strictly local governments could regulate rents?

Robbins: Declined Response Davis: Yes 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?

Robbins: Yes Davis: 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?

Robbins: Yes Davis: 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?

Robbins: Yes Davis: 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?

Robbins: Yes Davis: Yes 11. CREDIT CARD INTEREST: Would you support reducing the maximum legal credit-card interest rate by linking it to money-market rates?

Robbins: Yes Davis: Yes 12. LOS ANGELES PRISON: Do you support the construction of a state prison near East Los Angeles?

Robbins: No Davis: Yes If not, what is the best alternate site?

Robbins: Outside LA County 13. DRUG TESTING: Should private employers have the right to require their workers to undergo unannounced drug tests?

Robbins: Yes Davis:Yes, for certain sensitive positions Should public employers have that right?

Robbins: Yes Davis: Yes, for certain sensitive positions 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?

Robbins: Yes Davis: Yes