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BA~11o SUPER SATURDAY STARS from page 5 .................................. found it "easy and fun" to gather signatures, and Other L.A. Division Stars has had good results in front of her neighborhood Whole Foods Market. West Hollywood employee unions are encouragin~ their members to take petitions San Diego Division home this Wet kend to get signatures from family and friends. The City of San Marcos, led by the efforts of City Manager Rick Gittings and Assistant City Hermosa Beach staff volunteered to collect Manager Paul Malone, have surpassed their goal signatures at the mayor's State of the City of 550 by gathering over 2,000 signatures. Malone address last Thursday evening. The mayor credits the efforts of many city employees, made the initiative a key focus of his address, firefighters, department heads, as well as his own which received news coverage in the weekly participation in Super Saturday events. Beach Reporter. Other San Diego Division cities that have City officials from Palos Verdes Estates surpassed their goals and keep on going: collected signatures this week at the Malaga Homeowners Association meeting and the Coronado - Councilmember Frank Tierney Republican Women's Club. has become a fixture in front of the city's Vons supermarket. Rolling Hills Estates volunteers collected signatures Thursday morning at the Peninsula Del Mar - Mayor Richard Earnest has been Rotary Club meeting. collecting at every possible occasion and spending his Saturdays at the Farmer's Market. In Manhattan Beach four of the five councilmembers were joined by senior staff and EI Cajon - City Manager Bill Garrett has led both fire and police union leaders in signature efforts among his city colleagues. gathering at a local supermarket. Santee - Councilmember John Minto has Santa Monica City Employees Coalition is organized another Super Saturday for April3rd with collecting signatures at a union meeting next the help of volunteers among Santee firefighters. Tuesday. Vista - Mayor Morris Vance, City Manager Redondo Beach volunteers collected signa- Rita Geldert and Assistant City Manager Rick tures this week at their Redondo Community Dudley have been hitting every possible meeting Roundtable meeting. and event, aided by enthusiastic volunteers among fellow council members and city staff. All five council members in Rolling Hills Estates are personally collecting signatures on Los Angeles Division. their travels in the community. Los Angeles Mayor Jim Hahn continues to be Rosemead Councilmember Margaret a Signature Star. Mayor Hahn joined Service Clark, and West Covina Mayor Mike Miller and Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 347 Councilmember Ben Wong continue to be members in signature gathering Wednesday in Signature Stars, not only participating in Super front of the Los Angeles City Hall. Local 347 repre- Signature Saturday events but also gathering sents City of Los Angeles employees. Major signatures on a continuing basis. network television, print and radio press covered the event, please see "Support Grows for Local City of Duarte Mayor John Fasana has Initiative" article for more on this and Mayor Hahn's other upcoming efforts. Continued on Page 7 PAGE 6/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org