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LOCAL from page 1 ................................................ <br />Lodi News-Sentinel and Tracy Press), and scheduled a free county health clinics in LA County due to budget <br />fourth with the Turlock Journal. Thus far, 8 articles cuts. <br />have been published in Central Valley dailies, each . Modesto Bee, law enforcement officials' fight to <br />giving specific mention of the LOCAL Coalition, and save programs from state budget cuts. <br />expressing support for the LOCAL Coalition message. Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/San Bernardino Sun, <br /> same story in both papers, Inland Valley officials <br />In the next few weeks Coalition members expect warn of economic, social and public safety conse- <br />to meet with the editorial boards of the Palm Springs quences that will result from state cuts to local <br />Desert Sun and the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. funding. <br />Additional meetings have been requested with the San Jose Mercury News, story on San Mateo <br />Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, the Salinas Cali?omian, the County's plans for budget cuts in public safety and <br />Santa Cruz Sentineland the Eureka Times Standard. social services due to state budget deficit. <br /> Modesto Bee, story on cuts in CalWORKS program <br />Press Coverage continues to be extensive, state- and other social services programs that could be cut. <br />wide, and strongly supportive of protecting funding for Sacramento Bee, story on cuts to juvenile crime <br />local services. Some recent examples: prevention programs statewide due to budget <br /> deficit. <br />Editorials Bakersfield Cali?ornian, Kern County prepares to cut <br /> 217 county welfare workers. <br />Vacaville Reporter, editorial: "The governor and North County Times, San Marcos officials blame <br />the legislature should heed the call by LOCAL and their budget shortfall on Sacramento, story discusses <br />other advocates of local public services." resulting public safety cuts. <br />San Mateo Independent Newspaper Group, another LA Daily News, op-ed by Tom McClintock opposing <br />excellent editorial that ran in 6 weekly papers in increasing the VLF and his options for state budget <br />San Mateo County. cuts. <br />Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Potential Sheriff Department San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 stories, City of San <br />cuts in Santa Cruz County due to budget deficits." Diego passes budget, San Diego County passes <br />Riverside Press-Enterprise, editorial urging budget. <br />Assembly lawmakers to resolve the $1.7 billion Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, story on library cuts in <br />school transfer. LA County due to budget deficits <br />LA Times, editorial endorsing the income tax hike Stockton Record, editorial encouraging Republicans <br />and urging Republicans to quit stalling and pass a to move forward on a budget resolution. <br />budget. Stockton Record, opted by Mike Machado urging <br /> preservation of Williamson Act funding. <br />Articles San Mateo Daily Journal, cuts in social services in <br /> San Mateo County due to budget deficits. <br />Vacaville Reporter, two separate stories on LOCAL Torrance Daily Breeze, editorial against closure of <br />following a visit by the LOCAL Coalition members Harbor-UCLA Trauma Center. <br />explaining the impoKcance of protecting local set- LA Daily News, Riordan opposes LA County cuts to <br />vices. <br /> area public hospitals, asking for another panel to <br />LA Daily News, story on sheriff's department cuts in review and modify plan. <br />LA County due to budget deficit. LA Daily News, closure of Burbank Health Clinic in <br />LA Times, Sheriff Baca releases 1,200 nonviolent LA County due to budget deficits. <br />prisoners due to budget cuts. San Francisco Chronicle, budget cuts may force <br />Long Beach Press-Telegram, story about closures of street fairs to pay for policing. <br /> <br />PAGE 4/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org <br /> <br /> <br />