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■ � ■ l 9 l ■ I 1� <br /> 9�-I� <br /> SIGNATURE STARS from page 8 • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . <br /> � countless other volunteers in front of libraries, member John Heilman, West Hollywood <br /> markets and other gathering places throughout the East Bay Division <br /> division. <br /> The East Bay Division .�xceeded its goal of <br /> Los Angeles Division 8,200 signatures three days Sefore the deadline. <br /> Led by Oak/and City Attomey and League Past <br /> In the Los Ange/es D/vision, SEIU Local 347 P�jdent John Russo, volunteers collected <br /> and AFSCME District Council 36 continue to shine several hundred signatures April 12 in front of <br /> through the final week of the signature gathering Oakland's City Hail. The Emeryville Chamber of <br /> effort. Both unions have endorsed the ballot Commerce hosted a signature gathering event <br /> measure, and members have collected hundreds Tuesday and Prudentla/ Rea/ty In Piedmont <br /> of signatures from fellow members, friends and ���ected signatures from supportive realtors and <br /> family. community members. <br /> Los Angeles city librarians got into the signa- Special districts in the region contributed more <br /> I ture gathering spirit at the Central Library than 2,000 signatures to the effort and 25 city <br /> officials tumed in m <br /> in downtown Los Angeles last week. Using their ore than 100 signatures each, <br /> ersonal time the librari helpin ush the Division over the mark. The <br /> ans collected si n 9 P <br /> P , g atures <br /> from passers-by and library patrons during the Cities of Walnut Creek, Pino/e and Lafayetfe <br /> busy lunch hour period. collected more than five times the number of <br /> signatures requested by the campaign, and the <br /> John Duran Mayor Pro Tem of West Holly- City of C/ayton (pop: 11,000) exceeded its goal <br /> wood organized West Hollywood's city unions, by 1000 percent. <br /> � commissioners and volunteers to gather signa- <br /> tures at various events and hosted a signature San Diego Division <br /> gathering training session. Duran also is working <br /> with his colleagues on the council to plan a ballot <br /> measure fundraiser for this summer. Nearly every city in the San Diego County <br /> Division has met or exceeded its goal. Cities that <br /> City Clerk Daniel Juarez of Hawthome has have doubled their original goals include: <br /> personally collected 207 signatures. Juarez Coronado, De/ Mar, San Marcos, Santee and <br /> collected them at community functions and AYSO �S�• <br /> soccer tournaments where he is very active. <br /> County Supervisor Greg Cox has done an <br /> , outstanding job circulating petitions in his division. <br /> Other Stars in the Los Angeles Divesion: He has collected outside Padres' games, spoken <br /> to the Chamber of Commerce and made numer- <br /> Councilmember Marsha McLean, Santa Clarlfa ous other presentations to local groups. <br /> Finance Director Bo6 Biery, West/ake Village <br /> Councilmember Fred Mackenbach, Pa/os R�� County Division <br /> Verdes Estates <br /> City Adminisbator Mark Weinberg, Inglewood <br /> Councilmember Hope Witkowsky, Torrance Rebecca Miller, Executive Director of SE/U <br /> Dave King, resident, Pa/os Verdes Estates 1997, Presented nearly 500 petition signatures to <br /> League of Women'Voters, Pa/os Verdes Penin- Riverside Mayor and League President Ron <br /> sula Chapter Loveridge and the Riverside CIty Council at <br /> Councilmember and former League board their April 6 meeting. SEIU 1997, representing the <br /> � ConNnued on Page 10 <br /> Visit the League's fficial eb ite--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 9 <br />