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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>In case you didn’t receive it, this month’s Bailing Wire is electronic!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><img width=432 height=159 style='width:4.5in;height:1.6562in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D4B6FB.FB876CF0" alt="local 23"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>January 28, 2019 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Hello ABATE member!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Here is your online edition of the Jan / Feb 2019 Bailing Wire. Due to a technical difficulty, printed copies of this Bailing Wire will be delayed by a few days. Thank you in advance for your patience.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Please do NOT respond directly to this email, it is NOT monitored for incoming messages. Please DO contact us at <a href="mailto:janet@abate.org">janet@abate.org</a> or <a href="mailto:nick.benson@abate.org">nick.benson@abate.org</a> for questions or information.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Thank you for being an ABATE member!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><img border=0 width=224 height=65 style='width:2.3333in;height:.677in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D4B6FB.FB876CF0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Nick Benson Sr<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Assistant Legislative Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b>ABATE of California, INC<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'>20355 MURIETA STREET<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'>APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307-9223<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'>Phone: 760.956.1669 / Fax 760.956.6519<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><a href="http://www.abate.org">http://www.abate.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>