GovernorAppointed San Diego businessman Ralph R. Pesqueira...

Governor

Appointed San Diego businessman Ralph R. Pesqueira as a trustee for the California State University system. A Republican, Pesqueira, 53, replaces Lynne Wasserman Myers of Beverly Hills, whose term expired. The post pays $100 a meeting, plus necessary expenses.

Assembly

Floor Action:

Drugs: Passed and sent to the Senate on a 72-1 vote a bill (AB 2700) by Assemblywoman Lucy Killea (D-San Diego) to outlaw imitations of methamphetamines and other dangerous drugs now sold on the streets. The imitations are slightly different in molecular structure but have virtually the same effect on the user and are not covered by current law.

Holocaust: Granted final approval on a voice vote to a resolution (ACR 15) by Assemblyman Richard Katz (D-Sepulveda) to designate the week of April 10-16 as Holocaust Memorial Week.

Waldheim: Granted final approval on a voice vote to a resolution (SCR 83) by Sen. Herschel Rosenthal (D-Los Angeles) urging Kurt Waldheim to resign as president of Austria because of his Nazi military activities during World War II.

Committee Action:

Asbestos: The Assembly Labor Committee approved a bill (AB 3713) by Assemblyman Lloyd Connelly (D-Sacramento) to require employers to post warning signs in areas where workers may come in contact with asbestos to inform them of the possible cancer risk. A 6-2 vote sent the bill to the Ways and Means Committee.

Senate

Committee Action:

AIDS: The Senate Education Committee approved a bill (SB 2840) by Sen. Gary Hart (D-Santa Barbara) to require school districts to teach junior and high school students about AIDS. An 8-0 vote sent the bill to the Appropriations Committee. It is a milder version of a measure vetoed by the governor last year.

Automobile Insurance: The Senate Insurance Committee approved a bill (SB 1972) by Sen. Alan Robbins (D-Van Nuys) to require auto insurance companies to give discounts of at least 10% to customers who provide written proof they use public transportation instead of their cars to get to and from work. A 6-0 vote sent the bill to the Appropriations Committee.