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ADVOCACYAction Alert - June 8, 2004The Members of the Joint Budget Conference committee will likely be reviewing the California Arts Council budget today. The Assembly Budget Subcommittee augmented the CAC budget by $10 million placing the budget at $11.075. The Senate Budget Subcommittee recommended the CAC at the same level as the Governors' Budget at $1.075 million, the same as the current 2003-2004 budget. The Joint Budget Conference committee is meeting to settle differences. It is important that they hear from the arts field today. TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION: Please fax the legislators below. Urge them to vote for the Assembly Budget sub-committee #4's recommendation to augment the California Arts Council (Item 8260) budget by $10 million (for a total general fund budget of $11.075 million). Please send copies of your letters to your local Senator and Assemblymember, to the Governor fax: 916-445-4633, and to ACTA info@actaonline.org or fax: 559-237-9814. To find out your Legislator's name and contact info: http://leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html Increasing California's investment in the Arts through the California Arts Council makes it possible for the Arts to increase its positive impact on the state's economy, tourism, education, tax revenues, local community revitalization, and the over 36 million Californians who are served by the Arts. Format for letter should be:
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Joint Budget Conference CommitteeAssembly Member Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) Assembly Member Rick Keene (R-Chico) Assembly Member Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) Senator Wes Chesbro (D-Arcata) Senator Dede Alpert (D-San Diego) Senator Ross Johnson (R-Irvine) This Action Alert was brought to you by the Alliance for California Traditional Arts, a statewide nonprofit organization supporting California’s living cultural heritage. We are members of a statewide advocacy coalition for arts & culture that includes: California Asian American Pacific Islander Arts Network; California Black Arts Alliance; Friends of Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission; Latino Arts Network; SpeakArt; San Francisco Queer Cultural Center and many individuals across the state. To join the coalition email your organization’s name and contact information to info@actaonline.org. If you have questions or need assistance in your advocacy efforts give us a call at: 559-237-9812.
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