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...state, shaking hands and talking with people. He explains: "People want their executives out where they can see them and talk to them." Other Governors hope that the Watergate climate will facilitate passage of reform legislation, such as a political ethics bill being pushed by Missouri Governor Christopher ("Kit") Bond that would permit closer public scrutiny of lobbying and campaign financing...
...lobby operates on a yearly budget of $50,000, provided by the student unions at each of the university's nine campuses. It is headed by three recent U.C. graduates (Kevin Bacon, Linda Bond, Tom DeLapp) assisted by nine student interns. The directors make $600 a month and serve for up to two years. Each intern works for ten weeks, has his rent in Sacramento paid, and receives academic credit for his service...
Recalls co-director Bond: "When we first started we really didn't zero in on anything. We attacked a whole spectrum of problems like prison reform, women's rights and the environment. Now we just concern ourselves with student-related issues." It was this focus and devotion to detail that began to win the respect of legislators. Says Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti: "I've seen them with my own eyes turn legislators around. They've been effective because they know what they're lobbying about...
...Linda Bond says that it disturbs her "when people say the campuses are quiet. There are no more protests because they are no longer effective. Listen, you just don't get a million dollars by sitting on the Governor's front lawn. We're just smarter...
...over. Richard Russo, the project manager at Bond Brother's Construction Company--the general contractor for excavation work and utilities preparation--said that the blasting and drilling would continue through mid-September. The company plans to be on the site until mid-October...