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<br />9A <br />Page 21 <br /> <br />5. Learning, learning, and more learning. You will receive three days of education that <br />will help you build skills and a network that you can bring back to the office. <br />6. Networking opportunities abound. Sometimes the most valuable thing you'll learn will <br />happen while connecting with your colleagues. <br />7. Case studies and real life examples. Many of the sessions feature real life examples <br />that you can learn from immediately. <br />8. Time and money. Even one example learned could save you lots of money and time <br />down the road. A small investment now will have big pay-off later. <br />9. Easy access. San Diego is easily accessible from almost everywhere. <br />10. The Early Bird. Register by 10 April and you'll save $180. <br /> <br />'Facebook' Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />It's easy to become a fan of the League on Facebook if you are a Facebook member. To find the <br />League's page either search for "League of California Cities" in the search box in the upper right <br />comer of Facebook or click on htto:/Iwww.facebook.comloaaes/Leaaue-of-California- <br />Citiesn6642059637 to go directly to the page. Under the League logo click on "Become a Fan." <br /> <br />$9.2 Million in Grants to Combat Gang Violence <br /> <br />Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week announced the awarding of more than $9.2 million in <br />competitive grants to 17 cities and 13 community-based organizations to combat gang violence. <br />The Governor also announced the formation of the Safe Community Partnership, a public-private <br />partnership between the Governor's Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy and the California <br />Wellness Foundation, the California Endowment and Kaiser Permanente Northern California <br />Region: Community Benefits Program. <br /> <br />Five cities will also receive technical assistance from the Safe Community Partnership to <br />implement anti-violence strategies. The five cities are: Modesto, Oakland, Oxnard, Salinas and <br />Stockton. Gang members are warned under the strategy of possible prosecution of all gang <br />members for further violence and given information on alternatives to gang life. <br /> <br />In January. the Governor's Labor and Workforce Development Agency released more than $5.4 <br />million in grants for job training and education programs targeted towards youth at risk of joining <br />gangs or who want to leave a gang. Program funding comes from the Governor's 15 percent <br />Discretionary Workforce Investment Act funds under the administrative authority of the <br />Employment Development Department. <br /> <br />2009 grant year awards have been made to the following cities: <br /> <br />. Hayward: $400,000 <br />. Los Angeles: $962,000 <br />. Madera: $400,000 <br />. Modesto: $383,423 <br />. Oakland: $400,000 <br />. Oceanside: $400,000 <br />. Oxnard: $399.690 <br />. Richmond: $400,000 <br />. Sacramento: $400,000 <br />. Salinas: $357.021 <br />. San Bernardino: $400,000 <br />. Sanger: $398,763 <br />. Santa Ana: $400,000 <br />. Santa Barbara: $400,000 <br />. Stockton: $400,000 . <br />. Union City: $314,103 <br />. Watsonville: $400,000 <br /> 4 <br />