President Bill Bogaard Mayor Pasadena
1400 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 658-8200 Fax (916) 658-8240
First Vice President José Cisneros Treasurer San Francisco
Second Vice President Tony Ferrara Mayor Arroyo Grande
Immediate Past President Michael Kasperzak Mayor Mountain View
Executive Director Chris McKenzie
For a complete list of the League board of directors, visit www.cacities.org/board.
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Editor in Chief Jude Hudson, Hudson + Associates (916) 658-8234 email: editor@westerncity.com Managing Editor Eva Spiegel (916) 658-8228 email: espiegel@cacities.org
APRIL 4–5
Advertising Sales Manager Pam Maxwell-Blodgett (916) 658-8256 email: maxwellp@cacities.org
Policy Committee Meetings, Pasadena The League’s policy committees review issues of interest to cities statewide and make recommendations to the League board of directors.
Administrative Assistant Anita Lopez (916) 658-8223 email: alopez@cacities.org
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Legal Advocacy Committee Meeting, Pasadena The committee reviews and recommends friend-of-the-court efforts on cases of significant statewide interest to California cities.
Contributors Natasha Karl Koreen Kelleher Bismarck Obando JoAnne Speers Patrick Whitnell
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Webinar: Legislative Action Day Preview This webinar provides a briefing on priority bills of interest to cities statewide.
Associate Editors Jim Carnes Carol Malinowski Carolyn Walker
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Legislative Action Day and Reception, Sacramento City officials attending this event get updates on key legislative issues and meet with their legislators to discuss local priorities.
Design Taber Creative Group
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Advertising Design ImagePoint Design
Board of Directors’ Meeting, Sacramento The League board reviews, discuses and takes action on a variety of issues affecting cities, including legislation, legal advocacy, education and training, and more.
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