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q .�� s� S IGNATURE STARS from page 9 . .... .... .... . . .. . ... . .. . ... ... .. . . ... . 850 City of Riverside general unit employees and led his department in Santa Barbara. over 5,000 Riverside County employees, has formaily endorsed the League ballot measure. �nlan�� Empire Division Other Riverside employee organizations assisting in the collection of petition signatures Ria/to Mayor Pro Tem Kurt Wiisan, worked have been IBEW Loca/47, representing munici- Easter Sunday gathering signatures. pal utility employees, the Riverslde Police O�c- ers and Firefighters Associatfons. Mayor Pro Tem Janice Rutheriord of Fontana, has worked gathering signatures on a Channel Counties Division daily basis. She has taken petitions to at all her meetings and has motivated colleagues in both the Inland Empire and Desert Mountain Divisions to do In Santa Maria, City Manager Tim Ness, the same. Assistant City Manager Rick Hayden and Councilmember Marty Mariscal have tumed in Rancho Cucamonga City Manager Jack over 100 signatures, and have also initiated Lam and his staffgathered signatures just fundraising efforts in their city on behalf of the outside city property yards and parking areas both campaign. before and after business hours. Lam's family also assisted, gathering signatures from neigh- City Manager Wade McKinney and bors, at the PTA and little league games. Councilmember Tom O'Malley have led Atascadero in doubling its signature goal, collect- Ontario City Manager Greg Devereaux ing over 700 signatures. Atascadero has also worked the Ontario Mills Mall on Super Saturdays begun fundraising efforts, jumpstarting the effort in and is renowned for not letting one person pass by their division. without signing his petition. G�over Beach has more than doubled their San Bernardino Council Member Susan signature goai, led by Councilmembers John Longville organized volunteers and stood in front Sho/es and Steve Lie6erman, and Police Chisf of local businesses on several weekends. John Bradbury. Teamster's Loca/ 911 Legislative Represen- Ventura Councilmember Nefl Andrews and tative Melissa Orne/as has worked with several Carpinteria Mayor Dick Weinberg have person- League regional representatives to gather signa- ally collected 400 signatures each on behalf of tures from her membership. Omelas also facili- their cities. tated coalition contact with her fellow Teamster representatives. Lompoc Mayor Dick DeWees and Councilmember Mike Siminski helpad their city Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce Ex- doubie its signature goal. ecutive Director Jeanne Batista stood outside storefronts, encouraged other local Chamber San Luis Obispo Firefighters gathered over Executive colleagues and took petitions to police 600 signatures, led by Mike King and Chief officers, fire fighters and businesses. Wolfgang Knabe. Red/ands Chamber of Commeree Execu- Firefighters in Santa Maria and Santa tive Kathie Thurston motivated and sparked her Barbara, as well as the Police Officers' Associa- community's activities and, on her days off, at- tion in Simi Valley, also contributed 300 signa- tended local events with her League regional tures each to the effort. Fireflighter Gary Pitney representative to gather signatures. ConUnued on Page 11 PAGE 10/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org