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.1 I . . I . ,. . B.A-'25 SUPER SATURDAY STARS from page 1 .................................. '- The campaign must tum in 598,105 valid ture gathering effort. Having pledged to raise signatures by April 15 to qualify the measure for 1,000 signatures, Marshall admitted, "The petitions the Novemb-,r 2004 ballot - so vour helD is are as much a p1rt of me as my eyeglasses.. needed! The campaign consultants advise that The councilmemt'er takes petitions with her we need to collect about 1 million signatures to everywhere she gC3S on her own time, gatherings ensure that we achieve the required number of at the American Legion, Lyon's club, chamber of valid signatures. commerce breakfasts - even in line at the grocery store! "Most people agree wholeheartedly with the Every signature our volunteers can acquire initiative; Marshall said, though she makes a point saves the campaign about $2.50 - money that will to always have campaign literature on hand for be needed for advertising as the November those who like to "do their homework." Marshall election draws closer. We uroe all those inter- also thanked her fellow city officials for their help in ested in Drotectina focal services to use some the signature gathering effort. of their Dersonal time over the next two weeks to aather sianatures. As our Signature Stars Peninsula Division have shown us, starting with your friends and family is a quick and easy way to help us reach Signature Saturday II Super Stars were in our goal. abundance in the Peninsula Division this past weekend. The five-member Burlingame City Got Signed Petitions? Council- Mayor Rosalie O'Mahoney, Vice Mayor Joe Galligan, Councilmembers Mike Please, tum them in quickly! Don't hold them Coffey, Cathy Baylock and Terry Nage! - have back, hoping you'll get more signatures later. collected close to 600 signatures. To date, Early signatures matter - they help the campaign Burlingame volunteers have turned in more than --- keep track of how close we are to reaching our 1,300 signatures. goal. Please check with your League regional representative on the best method to get your Farmer's Markets have proven to be very petitions submitted for counting. In some cases, effective signature gathering spots in the Pen in- the regional rep may want to pick them up. In sula Division. Mountain View Councilmembers other cases, it may be much more efficient if you Mike Kasperzak, Matt Pear, Nick Galiotto and can mail them to a designated location. But City Manager Kevin Duggan staked out their please, keep them moving! Sunday market, while Sunnyvale Councilmember Ron Swegles and Finance "Signature Stars" Shining, Veterans and Director Mary Bradley reached 245 people at their Farmer's Market. Signature gatherers were Newcomers! also out in force in Belmont, Foster City, Gi!roy, San Bruno, San Carlos Santa Clara and San City officials and LOCAL coalition members Mateo. are showing every day that gathering signatures The Peninsula Division is also not without its can be fun, and even easy! They're coming up with multiple ways to get those LOCAL petitions own individual Stars. Santa Clara filled out - using only personal time, and without Councilmember Aldyth Parle never leaves public resources - as seen in the examples home without her blue petitions. and is respon- below. sible for independently gathering several hundred signatures. As her Division's Campaign Co-Chair, Orange County Division Parle has also recruited the city's firefighters and private citizens as signature gatherers. Likewise, Councilmember Patsy Marshall of Buena Palo Alto Councilmember Judy Kleinberg, has '--- Park has been a true star throughout the signa- Continued on Pege 6 Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 5