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Thursday, July 3, 2008

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1. NO "GET AWAY DAY" TODAY............................VO/SOT

2. SELF CHECK OUT BOOZE BAN.........................VO/SOT

3. RECREATIONAL SALMON BAN IN EFFECT.....VO/SOT

4. BULLDOGS HONORED.......................................VO/SOT

5. ADJOURN IN MEMORY....................................REQUEST

2. SELF CHECK-OUT BOOZE BAN VO/SOT

LIVE: A BILL TO BAN THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT SELF-SERVE GROCERY CHECK-OUT STANDS FAILED TO PASS A SENATE COMMITTEE TODAY, BUT THE BILL WILL BE RECONSIDERED. THE BILL'S AUTHOR SAYS THE INTENT OF THE BILL IS TO CURB UNDERAGE DRINKING, BUT THE BAN COULD ALSO DISCOURAGE GROCERY STORES FROM OFFERING SELF-SERVE KIOSKS.

SUPER: TODAY/STATE CAPITOL

VO: (:30) ASSEMBLYMAN HECTOR DE LA TORRE SAYS HIS BILL IS IN RESPONSE TO INTERNET BLOG SITES WRITTEN BY TEENAGERS WHICH ARE ADVISING OTHER TEENS HOW TO USE SELF-SERVICE CHECK STANDS TO AVOID HAVING THEIR IDENTIFICATION CHECKED WHEN BUYING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. DE LA TORRE SAYS THE BLOG SITES ALSO ADVISE TEENS HOW TO BYPASS SYSTEMS THAT LOCK DOWN SELF-SERVE KIOSKS WHEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SCANNED UNTIL A SUPERVISING CLERK APPROVES THE I-D. SENATOR JEFF DENHAM VOTED AGAINST THE BILL. HE SAYS HE'S SEEN NO EVIDENCE SELF-SERVE KIOSKS CAUSE ALCOHOL PURCHASE PROBLEMS THAT CAN'T BE ADDRESSED BY EXISTING LAWS AND INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO REDUCE SHOPLIFTING. DENHAM ALSO SAYS SELF-SERVE KIOSKS REDUCE THE NEED FOR GROCERY CLERKS, AND WONDERS IF THE BILL IS AN EFFORT BY GROCERY CLERK UNIONS TO DISCOURAGE AN INCREASE IN SELF SERVE KIOSKS.

SUPER: SENATOR JEFF DENHAM/R-MERCED

SOT: (:23)

SAYS: "I'M JUST SKEPTICAL THAT UH, ANY TIME THESE BILLS COME UP AT THE LAST MINUTE AFTER ALL THE COMMITTEE DEADLINES AND IT'S AN URGENCY BILL. THEN THERE IS MORE THAN WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE SURFACE. AND CERTAINLY THERE IS A, A UNION ISSUE HERE."

SUPER: ASSEMBLYMAN HECTOR DE LA TORRE/D-SOUTH GATE

SOT: (:20)

SAYS: "I TAKE MONEY FROM THE ALCOHOL AND THE GROCER'S ASSOCIATIONS LIKE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO, TO GIVE TO MY CAMPAIGN. I DO THAT, SO THAT'S, THAT'S NOT EV..., THAT'S A RED HERRING THAT'S BEING THROWN OUT THERE. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CLERKS. IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH UNDERAGE DRINKERS PURCHASING, UH, ALCOHOL."

VO TAG: DE LA TORRE SAYS WHEN GROCERY STORES ARE BUSY, UNDERAGE CUSTOMERS HAVE AN EASY TIME SNEAKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PAST CLERKS WHO ARE BUSY MONITORING MULTIPLE SELF-SERVE KIOSKS. HE SAYS IT WOULD BE A MINOR INCONVENIENCE TO FORCE ALL CUSTOMERS PURCHASING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES THROUGH TRADITIONAL CHECK STANDS.

EDITOR'S NOTE:

THE BILL IS AB-523, WHICH HAS ALREADY PASSED THE ASSEMBLY. IT IS A "GUT AND AMEND" BILL, WHICH MEANS THAT A BILL WITH THE SAME NUMBER PASSED, THEN THE CONTENT OF THE BILL WAS STRIPPED OUT AND REPLACED WITH ITS CURRENT TEXT. IT IS ALSO AN URGENCY BILL, MEANING IT WOULD GO INTO EFFECT AS SOON AS IT IS SIGNED INTO LAW. BECAUSE IT IS AN URGENCY BILL, IT REQUIRES A TWO-THIRDS VOTE FOR PASSAGE. A RECONSIDERATION OF THE BILL HAS NOT BEEN RESCHEDULED.

EXTRA BITES:

SUPER: SENATOR JEFF DENHAM/R-MERCED

SOT: (:17)

SAYS: "VERY SKEPTICAL. WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY EVIDENCE OR ANY TESTIMONY YET TODAY, OR ANY INFORMATION FROM THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL THAT UH, SHOWS THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR A SOLUTION. AND THIS BILL'S COMING AT THE LAST HOUR, WHEN WE'VE ALREADY PASSED COMMITTEE DEADLINE, SO I CERTAINLY HAVE SOME CONCERNS."

SUPER: ASSEMBLYMAN HECTOR DE LA TORRE/D-SOUTH GATE

SOT: (:26)

SAYS: "IF WE KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM, IF, IF THE UNDERAGE DRINKERS ARE OUT THERE COMMUNICATING ABOUT HOW TO WORK THE SYSTEM, AND WE DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, THEN I FEEL LIKE WE'RE COMPLICIT IN ALLOWING THOSE PURCHASES BY THE, THE UNDERAGE DRINKERS. AND I WANT TO STOP THAT."