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<br />8A <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />'Cut Up the Card' Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />The city officials held up and cut giant and small mock Local Government Credit Cards, sending <br />the message that the state should close its budget deficit without using local government <br />revenues. Many city councils are also passing resolutions and sending legislators letters to <br />reinforce this message. <br /> <br />The four press conferences held between Aug. 1 and Aug. 6, were well attended by city officials <br />and attracted the attention of reporters across the state. Details on each press conference is <br />given below, including links to some of the coverage. <br /> <br />Salinas: Salinas City Hall, Aug. 1 <br /> <br />The Salinas press conference brought together a large coalition of officials. Assembly Member <br />Anna Cabal/ero (D-Salinas), the former mayor of Salinas, spoke with reporters. Along with <br />mayors and council members from across the region, public safety and transportation personnel <br />were also present. Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue spoke to reporters, cutting up a credit card as <br />part of his presentation. Monterey City Councilman Frank Sol/ecito and Scotts Valley Council <br />Member Stephany Aguilar also attended the event. <br /> <br />Press coverage of the event included: <br /> <br />. KCBA-TV 35 (Fox)/KION-TV 46(CBS) <br />. KSMS-TV 67(Univision) <br />. KSBW-TV 8 (NBC) <br />. KSCO-AM 1080 <br />. Salinas Californian <br />. Monterey County Herald <br />. Watsonvil/e Register Pajaronian <br /> <br />Orange County: Tustin Civic Center, Aug. 5 <br /> <br />Twenty-three city officials participated at the Orange County press conference on Monday, joining <br />public safety officials and leadership from the private sector. Tustin Mayor Jerry Amante cut up <br />the card at the end of the reporter questions and some elected officials threw them on the ground. <br />Orange County elected officials also posed with a giant credit card and oversized scissors. <br /> <br />City officials who spoke at the press conference included: <br /> <br />· Tustin Mayor Jerry Amante <br />. Lake Forest Council Member Peter Herzog <br />. Irvine Mayor Beth Krom <br /> <br />City officials present who did not speak included: <br /> <br />. Brea Council Member Marty Simonoff <br />. Brea Council Member Roy Moore <br />. Brea Mayor Pro Tempore John Beauman <br />. Buena Park Mayor Jim Dow <br />. Costa Mesa Mayor Pro Tempore AI/an Mansoor <br />. Cypress Mayor Pro Tempore Leroy Mills <br />· Dana Point Mayor Pro Tempore Lisa Bartlett <br />. Fullerton Council Member Pam Keller <br />. Garden Grove Council Member Steve Jones <br />. Laguna Niguel Mayor Paul Glaab <br />· Laguna Niguel Mayor Pro Tempore Robert Ming <br />· Laguna Beach Council Member Toni Iseman <br />. Los Alamitos Council Member Dean Grose <br /> <br />4 <br />