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The motion to reconsider passage of AB2497 was refused
today by the California State Assembly.
This is a real bummer for those of us living in CA, but it's
a slap in the face to even those of you outside our borders.
If you called the assemblypersons on Deborah's list, you
likely heard the same thing that I did: these offices received
hundreds of calls asking them to support this bill. They did
not. We have not been represented.
I spoke with Assemblyman Goldsmith's aid who told me that
the refusal seemed to be largely political (the NOs were
almost exclusively Democrats -- Jesus, I'm one of them).
He says this isn't the end of it, the next step is to find
another vehicle -- another bill. He says it will be tough.
Please pardon my tone, I'm positively livid. I spoke with
Grace Napolitano's office (Norwalk, CA), not because she
represents my district, but because her office seemed
very supportive when I called previously. A young woman
named Marisa did her best to explain to me what all this
meant, and reiterated that she'd received many, many
calls in support of the bill. After talking to Goldsmith's
office and finding out Napolitano voted NO today, I called
back and asked Marisa to ask Grace just who she thinks
she's representing. I told her that though I don't live in
Norwalk, I do live in California, and Grace just might want
to run for Governor someday -- tell her I'll remember.
Okay, onto the future. The first action I'm going to take
is to write to all the folks I called last night and tell them
how I'm feeling -- it ought to be damned theraputic.
Below is a list of those who voted no -- I hope you'll all
do the same. These people need to know that we didn't
call and write them just to exercise our digits -- we mean
business.
[Thanks Deborah, for the original list, which I plagiarized.
I don't have the list of abstainers -- I'll get it tomorrow.]
NO
Joe Baca San Bernardino 909-885-2222
Julie Bornstein Palm Desert 619-568-0408
Vivan Bronshvag San Rafael 415-479-4920
Cruz Bustamante Fresno 209-445-5532
Sal Canella Turlock 209-669-6115
Jim Costa Fresno 209-264-3078
Martha Escutia Huntington Park 213-582-7774
Terry Friedman Encino 818-501-8991
Mike Gotch San Diego 619-294-7600
Phillip Isenberg Sacramento 916-324-4676
Johan Klehs San Leandro 510-352-2673
Burt Margolinm Los Angeles 213-655-9750
Juanita McDonald Carson 310-518-3324
Gwen Moore Los Angeles 213-292-0605
Willard Murray Paramount 310-516-4144
Richard Polanco Los Angeles 213-255-7111
Margaret Snyder Modesto 209-549-1041
Hilda Solis La Puenta 818-369-3551
Willie Brown(speaker) San Francisco 415-557-0784
Archie-Hudson Los Angeles 213-745-6636
John Burton San Francisco 415-557-2592
Barbara Lee Oakland 510-286-0339
Grace Napolitano Norwalk 310-406-7322
John Vasconcellos San Jose 408-288-7515
Bye now.
Marti
[Posted in FML issue 0793]
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