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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For those of you who are not on the ABATE discussion list, the forwarded email below from Dave Walsh (ABATE PAC Liaison) is the latest on the bills in progress <b>Read it first please before continuing. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So based on this information, there is still time to write letters to the Senate Trans Committee urging support of AB1047. We will do a support letter from Local 6, but individual letters should also be sent, please.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>And to help you prepare a letter, here’s info that was created by the San Diego COC Defenders’ Program. No sense in reinventing the wheel. A sample letter is attached. If you can only do a couple, please concentrate the effort on DeSaulnier (Chair), plus Kehoe and Wyland (from San Diego). So now you have the info you need, you just have to take the time to write the letter(s) and mail or fax it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Nancy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>**********************************************************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>AB 1047 - Assemblymember Jeffries bill to stop "Motorcycle Only" checkpoints. </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>This bill is currently scheduled for hearing in the Senate Transportation Committee on <u>June 12 (rescheduled)</u>. We still need to get letters, faxes and/or phone calls in support of this bill done ASAP. </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email addresses for the individual Senate Transportation Committee members are listed below -- However the websites only work if your zip code is within their district. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For example, since none of the committee members are in my district, I faxed a letter to Chairman Mark DeSaulnier, with a copy to my State Senator, Ron Huff. Snail mail works as well -- but it needs to get done ASAP. The following link will help you locate your State Senator and District<span style='color:darkslateblue'>: </span><a href="http://192.234.213.69/smapsearch/framepage.asp" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3333FF'>http://192.234.213.69/smapsearch/framepage.asp</span></a><span style='color:darkslateblue'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A sample letter is attached for your convenience - be certain to sign the letter and provide your mailing address<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you prefer to call the committee chair and your senator, please refer to the following talking points:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You are calling to urge support of AB1047, which would prohibit the use of "motorcycle-only" checkpoints<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Motorcycle-only checkpoints amount to profiling a group of citizens operating a legal mode of transportation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If the state of California is truly concerned with safety, all vehicles should be pulled over at these checkpoints<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>With limited resources, there are better ways to spend California taxpayers' funds than on motorcycle-only checkpoints<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><h2 align=center style='margin-top:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline;text-shadow:0px -1px 2px'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#610B02;letter-spacing:.6pt'>Senate Transportation Committee Members</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#610B02;letter-spacing:.6pt'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd07" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4E1880;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Senator Mark DeSaulnier (Chair)</span></a> - </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC0000'>(SD)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> State </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Capitol, Rm 5035, Sacramento, CA 95814, Ph <a href="tel:916.651.4007" target="_blank">916.651.4007</a> Fax <a href="tel:916.445.2527" target="_blank">916.445.2527</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd01" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4E1880;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Senator Ted Gaines (Vice Chair)</span></a> - </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC0000'>(SD 1) </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>State Capitol, Rm 3056, Sacramento, CA 95814, Ph <a href="tel:916.651.4001" target="_blank">916.651.4001</a>, Fax <a href="tel:916.324.2680" target="_blank">916.324.2680</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd35" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4E1880'>Senator Tom Harman</span></a><span style='color:#4E1880'> - </span><span style='color:#CC0000'>(SD 35)</span><span style='color:#4E1880'> </span>State Capitol, Rm 5094, Sacramento, CA 95814, Ph <a href="tel:916.651.4035" target="_blank">916.651.4035</a>, Fax <a href="tel:916.445.9263" target="_blank">916.445.9263</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd39" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4E1880;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Senator Christine Kehoe</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span style='color:#606163'>-</span> <span style='color:#CC0000'>(SD 39)</span> State Capitol, Rm 5050, Sacramento, CA 95814, Ph <a href="tel:916.651.4039" target="_blank">916.651.4039</a>, Fax <a href="tel:916.327.2188" target="_blank">916.327.2188</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd27" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4E1880;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Senator Alan Lowenthal</span></a> - <span style='color:#CC0000'>(SD27)</span> State Capitol, Rm 2032, Sacramento, CA 95814, Ph <a href="tel:916.651.4027" target="_blank">916.651.4027</a>, Fax - <a href="tel:916.327.9113" target="_blank">916.327.9113</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd23" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4E1880;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Senator Fran Pavley</span></a> <span style='color:#CC0000'>- (SD 23)</span> State Capitol, Rm 4035, Sacramento, CA 95814, Ph <a href="tel:916.651.4023" target="_blank">916.651.4023</a>, Fax - <a href="tel:818.876.0802" target="_blank">818.876.0802</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd16" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4E1880;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Senator Michael Rubio</span></a> - <span style='color:#CC0000'>(SD 16)</span> State Capitol, Rm 2066, Sacramento, CA 95814, Ph <a href="tel:916.651.4016" target="_blank">916.651.4016</a>, Fax <a href="tel:916.327.5989" target="_blank">916.327.5989</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd11" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4E1880;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Senator Joe Simitian</span></a> - <span style='color:#CC0000'>(SD 11)</span> State Capitol, Rm 2080, Sacramento, CA 95814, Ph <a href="tel:916.651.4011" target="_blank">916.651.4011</a>, Fax <a href="tel:916.323.4529" target="_blank">916.323.4529</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://senate.ca.gov/sd38" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4E1880;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Senator Mark Wyland</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span style='color:#CC0000'>- (SD 38) </span>State Capitol, Rm 4048, Sacramento, CA 95814, Ph <a href="tel:916.651.4038" target="_blank">916.651.4038</a>, Fax 916.446.738<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*<b>SENATOR KEHOE AND SENATOR WYLAND ARE FROM SAN DIEGO.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> abate_ca@googlegroups.com [mailto:abate_ca@googlegroups.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave Walsh<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 07, 2012 6:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> abatepac@abate.org; abate_ca@googlegroups.com; 2012officers@abate.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [ABATE] AB 1047 Hearing Date Changed!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:darkslateblue'>AB 1047 (Jeffries) will not be heard tomorrow in the Senate Trans Committee. It has been put over to be heard June 12th. This is TENTATIVE at this time.<br><br>Gary Haller noted on our Facebook page that the language has been amended from banning using FEDERAL funding for Motorcycle Only checkpoints to banning the checkpoints ALTOGETHER, no matter where the funding comes from.<br><br>This gives us a little more time to get more letters sent to the Transportation Committee. Each Local should have sent a letter with their Local information at the top as a letterhead. If you have a logo, add that as well.<br><br>AB 1890 (Solorio) Transponder bill will also be heard in the Senate Trans Committee sometime in June.<br><br>AB 1535 (Halderman) , the Motorcycles Okay in HOV lanes sign bill, as noted before, is in the suspense file, and hopefully will be taken back up sometime this month.<br><br>Dave Walsh<br>ABATE of CA<br>PAC Liaison<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><h6><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:darkslateblue'><o:p> </o:p></span></h6></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ABATE Discussion" group.<br>To post to this group, send email to <a href="mailto:abate_ca@googlegroups.com">abate_ca@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to <a href="mailto:abate_ca+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com">abate_ca+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>For more options, visit this group at <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/abate_ca?hl=en">http://groups.google.com/group/abate_ca?hl=en</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>