Hello CA UPDATE Folks, I just received word from Jan Goldsmith's office that he has been removed from the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee. As you may or may not know, each legislator serves on these committees at the pleasure of the Speaker. In the same conversation I was also told by Jan's office that the Speaker, Cruz Bustamante, promised to sign on as a co-author and has promised to work for the bill. While Jan's departure from the Committee is not welcome, the Speaker's support certainly is and I think on balance, this development is very good news. The other development is that our bill will be heard in mid-late April instead of late March. This will give us more time to get our flyers up and around the state. I have new flyers that are easier to photocopy and have the bill number on them, so anyone wanting the new flyers, please e-mail me with your address. If you are going to the Ferret Roundup in Claremont (LA) on March 22nd, please pick them up there so we can save the postage. Speaking of postage, if anyone can donate some first class (32 cent) stamps those would really help with our next mailing to pet stores and veterinarians. Or, you can send a cash donation to Californians for Ferret Legalization at the address below. I've had a really busy couple of weeks with launching a new Ferrets Anonymous chapter meeting in San Francisco, flying to Boston to press check new T-shirts from The Ferret Calendar, and then returning to speak at the Golden State Ferret Society meeting in Fremont. One of the new FA folks from Marin wants to start a chapter there, so anyone interested should let me know so I can add you to our growing list of Marin County ferret enthusiasts. In the meantime, everyone should be writing to the Chairman of the Water Parks and Wildlife Committee, Chairman Mike Machado. His address is: Chairman Mike Machado Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee State Capitol Room 5175 Sacramento, CA 95814 Jeanne Carley Californians for Ferret Legalization 410 Mountain Home Road Woodside, CA 94062 (415) 851-3750 [log in to unmask] http://www. ccnet.com/~beisners/gsfs/lobby.html CA!LIFORNIANS, YOU CAN FIND OUT YOUR ASSEMBLYMEMBER AND STATE SENATOR BY VISITING THIS SITE!! IT'S TIME TO CALL AND WRITE THEM TO CO-AUTHOR THE FERRET BILL, SO ACT NOW! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ [Posted in FML issue 1864]