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8A Page 17 participants the opportunity to see first hand how electricity is generated and moved throughout the state. This year's program is ideal for those already within leadership roles at the League or for anyone interested in becoming a statewide advocate of local government. Nomination Process Any mayor, council member or professional city staff member may nominate a current elected city official to participate in CCLI. Nominations may also come from any of the League's caucuses or from the League Partner Program. Nominations must successfully convey the governance skills and accomplishments of the nomInee and should highlight any and all contributions toward League goals and/or the League's mission of protecting local control. Nominees will be sent an application packet. Applicants will be asked to compose an essay outlining their individual goals and interests in the program. Nominations are due by Friday, March 6. The nomination form can be found at www.cacities.oro/leaaueoartners. Submit entries to Samantha Caygill by emall at scavoill@cacities.orq or by fax at (916) 658-8240. [The following press release is reprinted with the permission from the Public Policy Institute of California, a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to informing and improving public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research on major economic, social, and political issues.] PPIC Task Force Calls on State's Leaders to Act with Unity, Urgency on Plan for Federal Dollars Bipartisan Group of Experts Offers Guidance on Response to Historic Crisis SAN FRANCISCO, California, January 6, 2009 - California has an unprecedented opportunity to take bold steps toward economic recovery but only if its elected leaders can unite to present a clear plan for using federal dollars, according to a group of state leaders assembled by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). The California Economic Recovery Task Force, established by the PPIC at the request of the bipartisan leadership of the state legislature, was diverse in its membership but united in its message: California faces a crisis of historic proportions that requires its elected leaders to make a cogent case for the state's needs in Washington, develop projects that support long-term growth, and balance the state budget. "This distinguished group was made up of Republicans and Democrats, business and labor, and represented the major regions of the state," said Mark Baldassare, PPIC president and CEO, who presided at the group's one-day meeting. "Despite their differences, they reached consensus quickly and cordially. In these extraordinary times, we need our state's leaders to do the same." PPIC began assembling the 12-member task force in November, consulted with its members in early December, and convened the meeting on December 17 with the goal of providing recommendations to legislative leaders by the end of the year. The task force reached consensus on three central principles for undertaking economic recovery: Plan for federal dollars. Task force members warned that failure to develop a comprehensive plan for using federal funds on state infrastructure projects and budget needs would severely limit the state's economic recovery. The need is particularly pressing, they said, because other states will have their own competing plans. Members emphasized the need to stem housing foreclosures and specifically mentioned the need for federal intervention to reset mortgages for 11