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fJ4 -~ U.S. EPA SPONSORS FREE BROWN FIELDS GRANT TRAINING WORKSHOPS IN OCTOBER The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency For more information, contact U.S. EPA (EPA) will sponsor four free training V\IOrkshops Southem Califomia Brownfields Coordinator across the state next month, to help local govem- Noemi Emeric at (213) 244-1821. Emeric can ment and other eligible quasi-govemmental agen- also be reached via e-mail at cies leam how to apply for grants to clean up emeric.noemi@epa.gov. brownfield contamination. The workshops will include a discussion of eligibility criteria for applicants and sites, applica- tion formatting, scoring criteria, and important points of emphasis. The Northem California V\IOrkshops will be held October 12 in Visalia, and October 19 in Pleasant Hill, at the following times and locations: VVednesday,October12 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Visalia Convention Center San Joaquin C 303 East Acequia Ave. Visalia, Calif. VVednesday, October 19 9 a.m. - Noon Pleasant Hill City Hall 100 Gregory Lane Council Chambers Pleasant Hill, Calif. The Southem Califomia workshops will be held October 24 in Los Angeles, and October 26 in San Diego, at the following times and locations: Monday, October 24 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. USEPA Southem Califomia Field Office 600 Wilshire Boulevard at Grand, Suite 1460 Mike Schulz Conference Room Los Angeles, Calif. VVednesday,October26 10 a.m. - Noon San Diego Regional Water Quality Ctri. Board 9174 Sky Park Court, Suite 100 Regional Board Meeting Room San Diego, Calif. .. . . . . . . . ..... . .. . . . .... . 2005 LATINO NEW URBANISM CONFERENCE SET FOR OCTOBER On Friday, October 21, Califomia State University, Los Angeles will be home for the 2005 Latino New Urbanism Conference. Taking place at the Golden Eagle Banquet Tower, featured speakers include Henry Cisneros, president and chief executive officer of American CityVista, and Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Califomia State Assembly- man Fabian Nunez, speaking on "A Healthy Califomia for Latino Families and Children," has also been invited. A variety of informative panels on "Architec- ture & Urban Design," "Development," and "Health and Parks" will be presented at the conference. For more information, sponsorship details, and how to register, visit the Latino New Urbanism website at WNW.latinonewurbanism. org. p-----------------. : YOUR CITY'S FRANCHISE FEES: I ARE AT RISK! I I Leam more at "Reopening of the I I Federal Telecommunications Act: Wlat it I : Means to Cities," a session in the Trans- : I portation and Infrastructure Series at the I League's Annual Conference. The ses- : sion will take place on Thursday, October: I 6 from 3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 2008 I I of the Moscone Center West. I I I I Watch for a major story on telecom- I I rnunications in Western City magazine in I I November! I L______-----------~ Visit the League's Official Website--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 3