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Here's a run-down of, iust a few of the activities this Sacramento Valley. League Regional Representative week. Cody Tubbs reports, "The level of support that the LOCAL Coalition has received from the business community in the Coalition-Building Sacramento Valley region has been truly outstanding"· New Inland Empire. The Inland Empire LOCAL Regional partners include the Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce, Advisory Board conducted their initial organizing meeting due in large part to the help provided by Yuba City Council- and developed a schedule for activities. In addition to their woman (and League Board Member) Sandra Hiliiard; and the press conference today in Rancho Cucamonga, the group is Chico Police Officers Association. writing letters to conference committee legislators, and scheduling meetings with local legislators and local newspa- San Diego/Imperial. The LOCAL advisory board now includes representatives from the two counties, the cities of per editorial boards. San Diego and Imperial, the Chamber of Commerce, the East Bay. Chambers of Commerce from San Leandro, Healthcare Association, police department officials, and the PleasantonandEmeryvillehavejoinedtheLOCALcoalition. Municipal Employees Association. Numerous other stake- The League's East Bay Division is hosting East Bay Chambers holders have expressed interest in participating in planned of Commerce at a June 20 dinner in Oakland, to spread the activities. The group plans sustained contact with the media work about the League's Grassroots Network and to and local legislators through the use of numerous "speakers encourage them to join LOCAL, East Bay Cities are also bureaus". organizing weekly, one-on-one meetings with local legisla- Press Conferences. Two very successful press tots, in either Sacramento or the legislators' district offices. The plan is to present detailed information on how budget conferences were held this week in Los Angeles County, and cuts would affect each city, and to offer alternative budget in Rancho Cucamonga. (See article, page 5.) Other sched- cutting options to the legislator. (For a list of these options, uled conferences: see the LOCAL Web site at www.calocal.ore. I REDDING Peninsula. League Regional Representative Rebecca Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 Elliot reports that she has scheduled a LOCAL presentation Time: 10:00 AM to the Santa Clara County Chambers of Commerce Coalition, Where: Shasta County Justice Center (1655 West Street) Orange County. T~e Irvine Chamber of Commerce League Contac~ Cody Tubbs, 916.801.7931, Government Affairs Committee voted to join LOCAL and ~tubbs~-~cacities'°r° send letters to their legislators requesting that the state CHICO protect local services in the budget, following a presenta- Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 tion by City of Irvine Assistant to the City Manager [)ori Time: 1:00 PM Owen. Santa Ana Councilmember Pat McGuigan met with Santa Aha Chamber CEO to request that the chamber join Where: Chico Health Clinic (695 Oleander Avenue) LOCAL and was invited to address their Board of Directors. League Contac~ Cody Tubbs, 916.801.7931, Additional upcoming presentations on LOCAL include: Palos (;tubbs@cacities.org Verdes League of Women Voters (Rolling Hills Estates Mayor Susan Seamans); South Bay Fire Chiefs Association (Hermosa Editorial Board Briefings and Other Media Outreach. Beach Fire Chief Russell Tingley); Orange County Fire Chiefs LOCAL Coalition partners in the Peninsula area met this Association (San Clemente Councilmember Susan Ritschell), week with the Managing Editors of San Mateo County's The June issue of the Business Connection, a publica- independent Newspaper Group, reaching 7 papers including tion of the Irvine Chamber of Commerce, featured news the San Francisco Examiner, the San Francisco Independent articles about the LOCAL Coalition and why cities are Continued on page 4 concerned about vehicle license fee revenues. Visit the League's Official Web Site--~nr~w.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE