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Inventory of the Keith Olberg Papers
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Series Description

LP448:1-149

Series 1 Bill Files 1995-2000

Physical Description: 149 file folders-1 VHS tape

Arrangement

Bill Files are arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.

Scope and Content Note

The series contains bill files created by Keith Olberg while he served as an Assembly Member, 1994-2000. The files may include bill analyses, amendments and resolutions, author's statements, testimony, press releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and committee statements.
Some notable legislation introduced by Olberg includes proposed amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act (AB423, AB1330, AB3044, and AB3045; 1995-1996), a proposal to stop State trust fund investments from supporting music companies that produced and sold violent music (AB2357, 1997-1998), and a recycling reform proposal named the "bottle bill" (AB1244, 1999-2000). Olberg also co-authored a comprehensive school facilities reform package (SB50, 1997-1998). SB50, which consists of twenty-six file folders, was introduced in the Senate after being co-authored with Senator Leroy F. Greene and Assembly Member Antonio Villaraigosa.
1995-1996: AB419-AB3464, AJR6 (42ff) LP448:1-42
1997-1998: AB21-AB2799, ACR41-66, AJR42-73 (52ff) LP448:43-94
1997-1998: SB50, SB1415 (26ff) LP44:95-120
1999-2000: AB28-AB2728, ACA9 (23ff) LP448:121-149
LP448:150-157

Series 2 Correspondence 1995-1997

Physical Description: 8 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by last name of the recipient. Letters addressed openly to the Assembly and Republican colleagues can be found at the end of the series.

Scope and Content Note

The correspondence series represents a sampling of Olberg's office's active communication with his constituents, Republican colleagues, and the Assembly. These letters range in topics such as overcrowding in schools, property rights, health care, crime, and natural resources. Open letters addressing the entire Assembly cover topics such as crime, welfare reform, and education.
LP448:158-175

Series 3 Budget Files 1995-1999

Physical Description: 18 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by fiscal year.

Scope and Content Note

The Budget Files contain correspondence from constituents and Assembly Members requesting support or opposition for bills relating to budget and funding. Budget Files also contain member requests from Olberg seeking funding for specific district-related projects or proposals, in addition to requests made for funding for significant budget initiatives and specific legislature.
Olberg made requests to the Assembly Budget Committee on behalf of the San Bernardino County Probation Department, the City of Ridgecrest Civic Center Complex, the California Cadet Corps, and the City of Tehachapi DMV field office proposal. The series also contains reports and background information presented to Olberg when he served on the Assembly Appropriations Committee and School Facilities Finance Select Committee.
LP448:176-204

Series 4 Subject Files 1991-1999

Physical Description: 29 file folders, 2 VHS tapes

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject headings.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.

Scope and Content Note

Subject Files expand upon topics found in the bill files and include newspaper articles, reports, correspondence, and internal memoranda regarding legislative topics addressed by Olberg. Major subjects covered by the files include education, budget reform, and the California Arts Council.
Audio visual materials have been separated to a cold-storage for preservation purposes and a separation sheet has been placed within files to alert the researcher of their existence.
A list of subject headings is available in Appendix A in the Master Finding Aid, available on the California State Archives Minerva website