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LOCAL from page I ................................................ Recent LOCAL activities include the following: resulting from an editorial board meeting with the Times Standard. Editorial support~ the LOCAL One-on-one meetings with Legislators. Several Coalition and its efforts as well as listing lawmak- took place this week, and efforts are ongoing to ers to contact. schedule more in the week ahead. Cities and other San Diego Union-Tribune, Assemblymember LOCAL partners are also writing and calling their Christine Kehoe Dp-ed, "No room for political legislators, urging them to vote for the budget because gamesmanship." - while hardly perfect -- it protects the VLF and other programs so essential to local services. Fresno Bee, editorial saying that the Senate budget is not a perfect document, but that it includes Press Conferences, A LOCAL-sponsored press "important provisions...vital to the Valley", and conference in San Diego is tentatively scheduled to urging Assembly members Briggs, Florez and others occur next week. Date and time to be determined, to vote for it. Editorial Board Meetings. LOCAL partners met Articles: A Few Examples this week with the Fresno Bee and the Riverside Press Enterprise. These meetings are proving to be very · Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, story on LOCAL effective in getting the LOCAL message out about the Coalition resulting from our Ed board meeting last importance of passing a state budget that protect local week. Story mentions LOCAL's suppor~ of the services. For example, the meeting last week with the Senate version of the budget. Eureka Times-Standard produced an editorial this week Sacramento Bee, "Next Year's Woes Already on the that described the LOCAL coalition and expressed Horizon," strong support of LOCAL goals. Next week coalition LA Times, story on efforts made to woo select partners are set to meet with the Ridgecrest Daily Assembly GOPers to vote for budget. Independent, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and the AP Story, many Californians unaware or don't care Merced Sun Star. Still awaiting final dates are editorial that budget is late. Their services not board meetings with the Salinas Californian and the affected...yet, Santa Cruz Sentinel Napa Valley Register, Childcare centers in Napa may close due to budget impasse. Editorials and Op-Eds, Several appeared this Vacaville Reporter, letter to the editor from Dan week: Terry, CA Professional Firefighters, urging passage of Governor's budget. Santa Rosa Press Democrat, editorial saying Senate LA Times, story on LA SherifYs Department version of budget is not great, but it is best deal eliminating special unit designed to prevent cargo this year. Urges Assembly Republicans to vote for theft in LA. it, San Francisco Chronicle, no progress on budget, Stockton Record, editorial saying although far legislative staffers not getting paid, but termed out from perfect, it's the best deal this year and Assemblymembers are getting lovely farewells on Assembly Republicans should pass Senate version the Assembly floor. of the budget. LA Times, story on various interest groups putting Pasadena Star News, editorial urging that legisla- pressure on Assembly Republicans. tors should be fined for a late budget. Mentions Sacramento Bee, DA Jan Scully stops paying for that late budgets hurt local governments, forced blood draws when drivers are stopped for Eureka Times Standard, editorial on LOCAL DUIs. Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.or§ PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 3