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I� r i FUNDRAISERSfrom page 4. . . . . . . . . . . SIGNAIURE STARS SHINE BRIGHTLY services tnat benefit our bca� citizens.• ACR� �HE STAIE! Feature stories or Op-Ed's also appeared this With Signature Saturday approaching - the all- week in the Stoekton RecoM and the Calavens out push to gather signati ires to quelify the LOCAL Enterprise. initiative for the November �004 balloi - the need Volunteers Are Still Needed to Make for "signature stars" in the vulunteer siynature Signature Saturday a Suecesst 9athering effort becomes more important than ever. The League is still encouraging all dty officials and anyone interested in protecting lopl services to `SignatUt� Sta�' of the week is undoubtedly participate in Signature Saturday. A number of other Santa Fe Springs Councll Member Betty petitions are in circulation, and competition for signa- Putnam, who received special recognition this tures at some locations is stiff. Volunteer efforts really Week at the March 11 LOCAL fundraiser in Los matter. Please contaa your Regional Representative �9eles for single-handedly collecting mo[e than to learn more about IocaGons for Saturday's signature 700 signatures. (See related artiGe.) drives. Wanna be a staR Below are testimonials from Please remember. all activities related to the other Star Signature Gatherers as to how easy it is LOCAL initiative must take plaee on your own to "sell" the League initiative, and how they've time, and not use any city rasources. gone about meeting their signature goals: Check the "Legal Do's and Don'ts" of signature gathering and other ballot measure advocacy activi- �ust How Hard is it to Gather Signatures? ties, posted on the InitiaBve page of the League's ° ��ously, i�s like shooting fish in a barrel; website at www.caaties.orq(nitiative says Assistant City Manager Rick Dud/ey of the C!ry of Vlsq. Dudley, who has been working together with his City Manager, Rita Geldert, observes that, "We describe how our initiative keeps the state from taking local money without a NEVII CAMPAIGN TOOLKIT AVAILABLE vote of the people and doesn't raise taxes, and they say 'where do I sign?'" Not sure how you can help qualify and Mayor EaHing Hom of Lafayette also pass the LOCAL initiative? stresses how easy it is to promote the League initiative, echoing Rick Dudley's assertion that A new "Campaign Toolki�' now available °j�t about everyone asks 'where do I sign?' after on the campaign website hearing about our program " Hom recalls only (www.orotectlocalservices.coml can help you °one or rivo" rejections out of well over 100 asks in get involved. The Toolkit features handouts the last week. Ultimately, Hom says of his involve- and voter educa6on materials, and can be ment in the signature drive, "IYs kinda fun, we're easily downloaded in a number of formats. encountering people from a broad range, and 'R's The materials, like the website, are designed easy to get everyone excited about what we're to help with presentations, signature gathering doing." efforts and other activities to support the Local Taxpayers and Public Safety Protection Act. Where Do I Go to Gather Signatures? Piease make use of this valuable resource as we move forvvard with the initiative. Andy Fox, Mayor of Thousand Oaks and a member of the League Board, has taken petitions to a number of community events, including Condnuedon Papa 9 Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 5