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Chief Justice is up for reconjirmation<br />
By Jama Wboolry<br />
This November. California voters<br />
will decide whether %i% of the seven<br />
California Supreme Coun justices<br />
including Chwr Justice Rmc Bird.<br />
wtU remain in office<br />
Up for rewnrtmuiion are Bird and<br />
justices Malcolm Lucas. Cruj<br />
Reyoovi. Joseph Gmlin. Edwani<br />
PaneW. and Stanley Mask. According<br />
to recent polls, DOI all of them<br />
may return.<br />
Bird has been under fire since she<br />
*as appointed as chief justice hy<br />
former governor Jerry Brown in<br />
|0?7. When firu appointed, the wai<br />
criticized for her lack of experience.<br />
Bird was a lawyer whh the Santa<br />
Clara public defenders offrx until j-Sc<br />
hc^an Meriting for governor candidate<br />
Biown in 1974.<br />
When Brown was elected. Bird<br />
suffers from inefficiency and wtue,<br />
underpays it* principal*, and is unnecesurily<br />
complex.<br />
<strong>The</strong> study, conducted by University<br />
of California proi'essor Dr. James<br />
Guthr»c. compared San Francisco'i<br />
adininiuralitc plan with thwe of<br />
Oakland. S*n Jose. Frejno.<br />
Sacramcnio, Los Angelr*. aiul<br />
Stockton in order to *ci iho founda-<br />
uuV a cabinet pent m hu adminutratkm<br />
until he appointed her at chief<br />
justice For a job (hat hinorically<br />
takes year* of cliflibim> u? ihe<br />
political ladder to obtain. Rose Gird<br />
went from public defender ut c.*i»cf<br />
justice of the California Supreme<br />
Coun In tru than four yean.<br />
Prtarntiy. with nine yean, of experience<br />
at her position. Bird *<br />
criiicued for c lack of Icadenhin<br />
qualities. Her critic* *ay that with a<br />
hut temper and stubborn attitude.<br />
Bird is more of a pUyer than the<br />
!eaJ_-r of a team.<br />
Bin! defends herself b>* saying that<br />
all Icier* Uick tj their fuu during<br />
a conflict, and that if inc and her<br />
critics agreed en issues, her Ctilk\<br />
wouldn't complain about her \tyle of<br />
leadcnhip. She hope* that people will<br />
vote To.* her and all potilicum or. ihc<br />
•tandani* of competence, hnnestv.<br />
cites problems<br />
?Lh.-oni "f 1 ^ 1 * 100 "«* principal!' re*pon-<br />
. * sibilitics to accompan) the salary in-<br />
**j; crease. Said Guthric. "San Fnnchco<br />
cicnt]y...the distria<br />
ute principals a* tntc eiecutiCc officer*<br />
and should owpeniatc them<br />
a!u> cuntributn to "...a crazy quill<br />
of job cUuincaliora and inflated<br />
position litlet." If adopted, the new<br />
plan's proptHcJ reshuffling thould<br />
n«H cauvc any firings. Instead.<br />
po,,, w.Ilbe AufHedaround tone*<br />
potiiiom." acco.din|> 10 Myra Kopf.<br />
'<strong>The</strong> study found (hat iheSFUSD 's<br />
existing organizational plan \. .results<br />
in wasted administration effort/"<br />
Thr stwiv found that the 3<br />
existing organtf?*ionaJ Hui"re»uJis<br />
in wasted admumtiattve elfort." Ore<br />
of the study's proposed lolutioos to<br />
this problem i* the reductkii of deputy<br />
superiutendent po»u (rjm twt» to<br />
one, and the climinaiw*, of the five<br />
exutifl( associate »jpcriruendci't<br />
poutions.<br />
<strong>The</strong> fiwpositiom would be replaced<br />
with four assistant superintendent<br />
posts, cadi representing one of four<br />
departments: instructional tcrvice*.<br />
comeot decree, business, and planning,<br />
research, evaluation, and budget.<br />
hi addition other administrators<br />
wooJd also report directly to the<br />
superintendent, includinf tabor relations,<br />
govcramenoJ and legal affain.<br />
internal acdit, and public<br />
infonnttion.<br />
<strong>The</strong> puu> alw calb for **Uiy lacroKS<br />
for ciemeatafy and high<br />
school principals, whete ularies<br />
were round to be $3,000 u> S4.000<br />
below thai of other districts avenge,<br />
respectively.<br />
<strong>The</strong> study alto rtconjneodtd »Q<br />
Happy<br />
Birthday<br />
Andrew<br />
Solomon<br />
(Feb. 24)<br />
pre»kkul.<br />
According to Guthrie. the<br />
"Mreamlininj; effect" wixild cause<br />
not only the elimination of unnerded<br />
pmition*. but could alvo uvc the<br />
dutrict as much as SZ50.000 a year.<br />
<strong>The</strong> plan would also aid the<br />
district's ability to help atd to *cr*c<br />
students' need* by reducing the<br />
district's bu*caucracy, a proulem<br />
often cited as one uf the procnl itructure's<br />
shoncomiPpi. Said Superintendent<br />
Carte* Comcjo, "<strong>The</strong>se reform*<br />
will...enhance education provided to<br />
the students."<br />
<strong>The</strong> study, which has already<br />
received an ioitully fevorkble reaction<br />
tram me school board, is a pan<br />
of the board's plans to adopt a new<br />
orgJiiUational structure before the<br />
hiring of a new superintendent in<br />
May.<br />
Says Guthric. the proyo*ed plan<br />
will uve the district money and will<br />
be *n attempt "...to send out the<br />
signal that the thing the board<br />
believe* is mnt Unporttf* b Injtfv<br />
tioo of the midcatt."<br />
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a defendant's other crim*nj activity.<br />
Many of the death |*cnaliy wp-<br />
poncn feel Uul the ifucit) of a<br />
cfimr b often cnou|th in utctf to war.<br />
r-nt a death sentence. Bird, however.<br />
says uut her court will -lw*y» gi%c<br />
fairness that the Constitution<br />
guarantees to the defendant in a trial,<br />
•u matter how extreme ihc case.<br />
Bird's cnlics say the b juu soft on<br />
criminal defendants in general.<br />
Bccaute of the capital puAbhmenl<br />
owe. it b possible that man? Californiar»<br />
will vote agaimt Bird and the<br />
more liberal member* of her coun.<br />
Many people oppose Bird simply<br />
because of her liberal politics.<br />
Among her nxnt wontrovenial decisions<br />
ire the outlawing of "Ltdio*<br />
days" 3* discriminatory and outUwjury<br />
for the death sentence, or improper<br />
cnmideraikMi by the jury of<br />
and diligence, not jitst on her stand<br />
on mme iium.<br />
Nevertheless, the coming election<br />
will be heavily decried on issues and<br />
one in particular Ihe death penalty.<br />
Since California voten nude<br />
capital punishment legal throbgh a<br />
comtitutional amendment in 1972. 35<br />
deal'i untences have been utucd b)<br />
California couru. all of which have<br />
been appealed to the Supreme Court.<br />
Of thmc 55 death sentences, only<br />
three navt> been approved by the<br />
Suprcirte Coun. and bird has voted<br />
again*! tliem all.<br />
Dejth penalty *uppnnen find It infuriating<br />
ih* cvm tn the most broti'<br />
coo. Bird anJ the court rtnr rcvciv<br />
ed dealh sentence* because of<br />
technical itic* wch at faulty jury instructiuRf.<br />
vapx rcavms given by the<br />
inc ictalutory eviction of tenants by<br />
landlords.<br />
. Han* 7. I9M. hilt 7<br />
According to a tecent poll, all four<br />
justices are in danjer of not being<br />
reconfirmed, but Bird b by far In Jte<br />
moil danger. <strong>The</strong> poU showed that 4S<br />
percent of California voter* would<br />
vote against her today, a mfnoriry 25<br />
percent would support her.<br />
Bird however, U dctenrinuJ to get .<br />
recoflfitroed. She bat *Jread) raited<br />
SI million for Her campaign and b<br />
expected to rafre a half itiRlion HKMV.<br />
Many liberals have svggeited to Bird<br />
iha! she resigi in order to save the<br />
johs of the other t**ec liberal justice*,<br />
but Bird fecit that her critici wouldn't<br />
be lainficd with only hei out of of-<br />
- fice. Che fecU Out they would kct?<br />
pu*hing to remove the other three<br />
tibcMl*. Bird stated that she should<br />
be reconfirmed became "...I've been<br />
a hard working, diligent, and. I nope<br />
an intelligent juuice who has tried to<br />
do nry very best."<br />
Board president speaks candidly<br />
by Kallc Corritan<br />
Jchn Moliiuri. a 1953 sndtutc of<br />
Lm>cll High School ii presently<br />
praafcM of tiK Bmnl otSupcmmn,<br />
havinf icncJ at c tro.iber lince<br />
1971.<br />
He dncuuc« his curcems about tl •:<br />
City with in* U>*ttt. as wetl as<br />
plans-yet