Special Alert From CAAPIAN and The California Cultural Alliancea coalition of individuals and statewide organizationssupporting California’s multicultural heritage
 

California Cultural Alliance members: Alliance forCalifornia Traditional Arts, California Alliance of LGBT, California Asian-American Pacific Islander Arts Network, California Black Arts Alliance, California Indian Basketweavers Association, Neshkinukat California Native Artists Network, Latino Arts Network, Pilipino Artists Network,Michelle Walker, Amy Santos (partial list).

Wednesday July 3 is looming as another important vote in the budget process. Please make calls, faxes, and emails to your legislator, and Senators Jim Brulte and John Burton (contact info below).
 
Latino Arts Network Director, Marie Acosta, will be in Sacramento Sunday through Wednesday working on our behalf. Please call 415-647-7258 with your questions, suggestions or email letters that she can download and carry to your legislator. Please keep in mind that this is a very fluid process. Changes occur hour to hour. News received today may change tomorrow. One thing is certain: WE MUST CONTINUE TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON!

Senator John Brulte - State Capitol Office
State Capitol, Room 305
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-3688
Fax: (916) 327-2272
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Rancho Cucamonga District Office
10681 Foothill Blvd., Suite 325
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone: (909) 466-9096
Fax: (909)-466-9892
 
Senator John Burton - State Capitol Office
 
State Capitol, Room 205
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-1412
Fax: (916) 445-4722
 
San Francisco District Office
 
455 Golden Gate Ave.
Suite 14800
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 557-1300
Fax: (415) 557-1252

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Below is a community announcement forwarded by SacramentoArtsAdvocate.org and the Sacramento Performing Arts Resource Center.

The Assembly just adjourned (9:58) and will take tomorrow off.  They are on call to meet Saturday and there will be a floor session at 4pm on Sunday.

The Senate adjourned and will reconvene at 2pm only to discuss Assembly action which may change their floor meeting schedule, which is: They will meet on the Senate floor at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, Friday and they will be on call Saturday.

The Senate spent the morning confirming political appointees. AB1512 Rebecca Cohn's Arts Education bill will be heard in the SEN Committee Education hearing today. Ms. Cohn's consultant said that the bill will most likely be held in committee pending a decision the the CAC budget. For more information and analysis on AB1512: Click Here

Rebecca Cohn is the Chair of the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media. If you want to let her office know of your support, the phone # is
(916) 319-2024 and the fax # is (916) 319-2124. She is also the co-author of AB1283 the Tax Contribution to the CAC. Ms. Cohn is a good friend of the Arts.