ISSUES ’86 : 43rd ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

THE DISTRICT: Includes Calabasas, Encino, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Tarzana, Topanga Canyon, Woodland Hills, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, West Hollywood and Westwood. Democrats outnumber Republicans by 55.4% to 34.7%. The district, one of the wealthiest in the state, traditionally sends liberal Democrats to the Legislature. THE SURVEY: Questionnaires were mailed to legislative and congressional candidates in September. Answers will be published periodically until the Nov. 4 election. Terry Friedman Democrat, 37, attorney, Westwood Marc P. Schuyler Republican, 21, UCLA Law School student, Tarzana John Honigsfeld

Peace and Freedom, 44, aerospace computer programmer, West Hollywood 1. THE SUPREME COURT: Do you support the retention of Rose Bird as chief justice of the state Supreme Court?

Friedman: Yes Schuyler: No Honigsfeld: Yes 2. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: Do you support capital punishment?

Friedman: No Schuyler: Yes Honigsfeld: No 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?

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

Friedman: No Schuyler: Yes Honigsfeld: 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?

Friedman: Yes Schuyler: No Honigsfeld: Yes 6. RENT CONTROL: Do you support a statewide law, sought by landlords, which would limit how strictly local governments could regulate rents?

Friedman: No Schuyler: Yes Honigsfeld: 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?

Friedman: Yes Schuyler: Yes Honigsfeld: No Answer 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?

Friedman: Yes Schuyler: Yes Honigsfeld: 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?

Friedman: Yes Schuyler: Yes Honigsfeld: No 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?

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

Friedman: Yes Schuyler: No Honigsfeld: Yes 12. LOS ANGELES PRISON: Do you support the construction of a state prison near East Los Angeles?

Friedman: No Schuyler: Yes Honigsfeld: No If not, what is the best alternate site?

Friedman: None Cited Honigsfeld: None Cited 13. DRUG TESTING: Should private employers have the right to require their workers to undergo unannounced drug tests?

Friedman: No, unless use suspected and public endangered Schuyler: Yes Honigsfeld: No Should public employers have that right?

Friedman: No, unless use suspected and public endangered Schuyler: Yes Honigsfeld: No 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?

Friedman: Yes Schuyler: No Honigsfeld: Yes