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NEW ALERT WITH NEW CONTACTS
- PLEASE SEE BELOW! MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE INCLUDE THOSE FROM LA, SAN DIEGO,
SAN JOSE AREA and SACRAMENTO! BELOW IS A LIST OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS. PLEASE CONTACT THEM NOW! Ask them to OPPOSE SB233 (more details below). Be sure to let them know if you are a constituent. Some major cities are represented! To find out if your Assembly Member is on the Committee, please visit www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html. Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee All letters can be sent to: Chair, Senator Sheila Kuehl (Represents Los Angeles
area) Senator Thomas "Rico" Oller (Represents
areas such as: Lassen, Plumas, Butte, Sierra, Yuba, Nevada, Placer counties) Senator Dede Alpert (Represents San Diego area) Senator Debra Bowen (Represents Redondo Beach area) Senator Jeff Denham (District covers some of the
Central Valley) Sponsor of the bill (please be sure to send him
a polite letter) Senator Deborah Ortiz (Represents Sacramento area) Senator Byron Sher (Represents Stanford area) Senator Tom Torlakson (Represents Antioch area) On February 14, 2003 California State Senator Hollingsworth introduced SB233 - a bill that would repeal the current law. Late last year, Viva!USA began contacting activists and officials about prosecuting Adidas for the sale of kangaroo skinned soccer cleats in our state. We were hoping to find someone to enforce this law. Now that law is in jeopardy of being changed! We need your voices to help make sure it stays as is! SB 233 has been referred to the Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee. The hearing has not yet been scheduled. It is expected to occur in late March. What you can do: Points to include: If you send a letter, please send a copy to us at either info@vivausa.org or to Viva!, P.O. Box 4398, Davis, CA 95617. For
more information about our campaign against Adidas' use of kangaroo skins
see here.
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