Hello everyone, First of all, for those of you planning to attend, the hearing starts at 8:00 AM now, not 9:00AM as previously mentioned. Secondly, I'm more than a little concerned about the next committee hearing coming up in just a few days on Tuesday, July 10th in the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee. One of our members who visited Assemblymember Frommer district office (Assemblymember Frommer is a new Assemblymember and therefore new to this issue) said that it did not appear that the Assemblymember had received very many letters. I'm hoping he did, in fact, hear from those of you in his district because we mailed out over 100 letters to individuals on our list in his district! Still, Assemblymember Frommer has not taken a position yet on our bill. We also mailed out letters to several hundred people in Christine Kehoe's district but were told by one of her constituents that she also is undecided as is Assemblymember Dennis Hollingsworth who has about 150 folks in his district that we mailed to. We also have no news on the position that Assemblymembers Goldberg, Pavley or Kelley will take on our bill. In fact, we have such a thin margin so far that if one yes vote is absent, our bill will fail! If it fails in this committee that's it, it's over! Californians, this is your bill. Don't make the erroneous assumption that this bill will pass this year. There simply is no guarantee and it can fail at any time. It can fail this Tuesday!! It's your job to write to or call your respective representatives. No one else can or will do it for you. I urge you to not passively sit by watching and waiting. Do your part to ensure that SB 1093 passes! It will be a long time before we have this opportunity again. Ask yourself if you've done your part, if you've written to your representatives and collected 100 signatures. If you have, terrific, you will have had a hand in passing this bill, if you've done more, even better! If you haven't written your representatives and collected 100 signatures (or at least begun the process for our deadline of August 15th), frankly you will share the responsibility for the failure of our bill, it's as simple as that. That may be harsh, but it's simply a fact. This will not happen if you are silent, you must be pro-active if we are to succeed this year. If you live in one of the following districts, or know someone who does, and you haven't yet contacted your representative, please call Monday asking the Assemblymember to support SB 1093. Contacting your representative several times is not as effective, and can be detrimental, as having new constituents phone. That is why this is directed at people who haven't yet contacted their representatives. If you do not live in these districts, please do NOT phone, you will only hurt our efforts. Dario Frommer (D-43) tel(916)319-2043, fax(916) 319-2143 Area representing: Part of Los Angeles county including the cities of Burbank, Glendale and Los Angeles. Ferret voting history: new member. Please ask this member to support amnesty for ferret owners by voting yes on SB 1093. Jackie Goldberg (D-45) tel(916)319-2045, fax(916) 319-2145 Area representing: Part of Los Angeles county including the city of Los Angeles. Ferret voting history: new member. Please ask this member to support amnesty for ferret owners by voting yes on SB 1093. Dennis Hollingsworth (R-66) tel(916)319-2066, fax(916) 319-2166 Area representing: Part of Riverside and San Diego counties including the cities of Corona, Fallbrook, Hemet, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Sun City, and Temecula. Ferret voting history: new member. Please ask this member to support amnesty for ferret owners by voting yes on SB 1093. Christine Kehoe (D-76) tel(916) 319-2076, fax(916) 319-2176 Areas representing: Part of the county of San Diego including the city of San Diego. Ferret voting history: new member. Please ask this member to support amnesty for ferret owners by voting yes on SB 1093. David Kelley (R-80) tel(916) 319-2080, fax(916) 319-2180 Areas representing: Imperial and part of Riverside counties including the cities of Bermuda Dunes, Blythe, Brawley, Calexico, Coachella, El Centro, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage. Ferret voting history: new member. Please ask this member to support ferret amnesty by voting yes on SB 1093. Fran Pavley (D-41) tel(916)319-2041, fax (916)319-2141 Areas representing: Part of Los Angeles county including the cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, Santa Monica, Tarzana and Woodland Hills. Ferret voting history: new member. Please ask this member to support ferret amnesty by voting yes on SB 1093. [Posted in FML issue 3472]