5 Lawmakers Say They Don’t Want Pay Without a Budget

Four Democratic state legislators and one Republican have asked that their paychecks be withheld until the current state budget impasse is broken.

A nice gesture, but the lawmakers aren’t scheduled to get paid again until July 31. By that time, the monetary dispute probably will be setted.

The five are Sens. Nicholas C. Petris (D-Oakland), Daniel E. Boatwright (D-Concord), Lucy Killea (D-San Diego), and Assemblymen Delaine Eastin (D-Union City) and Jeff Marston (R-San Diego), according to Controller Gray Davis’ office.

“I cannot in good conscience accept a paycheck when thousands of working poor, elderly and disabled are not going to receive theirs,” Petris said.

Passage of the state budget for the fiscal year that started July 1 has been delayed by a bitter dispute between Republican Gov. George Deukmejian and Democratic legislative leaders over how to resolve a $3.6-billion revenue gap.

The governor wants to eliminate the deficit with budget cuts; Democrats propose a combination of cuts and increased revenue adjustments, which is a nice way of saying higher taxes. GOVERNOR

Signed into law a bill (AB 3844) by Assemblyman Willard H. Murray Jr. (D-Paramount) to permit a court to order a person convicted of affixing graffiti on a public transportation vehicle to perform the necessary labor to remove it.

Signed into law a bill (AB 2702) by Assemblyman Gerald R. Eaves (D-Rialto) to make it easier to prosecute fraudulent charitable solicitation schemes by eliminating the requirement for two witnesses or proof in writing.

Will attend the dedication of the Richard M. Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda on Thursday. ASSEMBLY Floor Action

Flag: Passed on a 43-16 vote and returned to the Senate for concurrence in amendments a resolution (SJR 72) by Sen. Cecil N. Green (D-Norwalk) requesting Congress to outlaw the desecration of the U.S. flag. SENATE Floor Action

Oil Tankers: Granted final legislative approval on a 38-0 vote to a resolution (AJR 74) by Assemblyman Steve Peace (D-La Mesa) asking the U.S. secretary of transportation to require double hulls be installed on all new oil tankers and those now undergoing repairs, including the Exxon Valdez, which was involved in the Alaska oil spill. Capital Fact

The first California Senate was convened in an adobe building at Pueblo San Jose on Dec. 15, 1849.