http://jpac-cal.org Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:57:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're just a few days away from Sacramento!  Due to the overwhelming response to the Mission, the morning program on Tuesday April 29th has been moved from the Sheraton Grand Sacramento (1230 J Street) to The Grand Ballroom (1215 J Street), directly across the street.  As the Grand, we will hear Assemblymembers John ... http://jpac-cal.org/2008/04/25/mission-location-update/    JPAC Statewide Advocacy Day Monday, April 28 - Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Sheraton Grand Hotel 1230 J Street Sacramento, CA  Schedule of events Monday, April 28, 2008 5:30 p.m.:  Legislative Reception (Sheraton Grand Hotel) 8:00 p.m.:  Dinner to honor various Legislators for their work on behalf of JPAC, No Host (Location TBD)  Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:00 a.m.:  Registration and Breakfast ... http://jpac-cal.org/2008/04/07/join-us-for-the-2008-jpac-mission/ SAVE THE DATE Annual JPAC Mission to Sacramento April 28 - April 29, 2008 Sheraton Grand Hotel Sacramento, CA Join with us and other Jewish activists from around the State to make for another successful Annual Mission to Sacramento. For more information, please email us. http://jpac-cal.org/2008/01/02/save-the-date-jpac-mission-to-sacramento/ Each year, over 800 students from throughout California spend months preparing for the state's largest annual high school speech competition, organized by the California High School Speech Association – an organization whose mission states their aim to "encourage, support and sponsor both curricular and co-curricular oral communication which will empower ... http://jpac-cal.org/2007/10/03/high-school-speech-competition-conflicts-with-passover/ The California Public Divest from Iran Act (AB 221), one of the bills we actively lobbied on during our annual Mission to Sacramento, unanimously passed the State Senate last week by a 36-0 vote.  Yesterday morning, the State Assembly concurred with the Senate's amendments, unanimously passing the revised bill making California the third state ... http://jpac-cal.org/2007/09/11/ab-221-passes-california-legislature/ This morning legislative leaders, children's advocates, and the Governor held a press conference to promote their willingness to pass health care reform for California in the next three weeks -- or at least a piece of it. Senate President pro Tem Don Perata and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez were joined by ... http://jpac-cal.org/2007/08/29/healthcare-reform/ The Governor just signed the budget and as expected, he vetoed the additional dollars that the budget sub-committee put in for Adult Protective Services, which means that the program will not be fully funded, yet again.  As you may recall this program has never been fully funded, so fewer senior citizens the ... http://jpac-cal.org/2007/08/24/budget-signed-cuts-made/ The 51-day standoff is finally over and California has an approved $145 billion budget. However, the Governor plans to line-item veto $700 million out of the approved plan which carries a $3.4 billion reserve. Though we have no idea where the cuts will be, we believe it will be close ... http://jpac-cal.org/2007/08/21/we-have-a-budget/ A few months ago, we began working closely with Assemblyman Levine regarding the move-in days for the University of California system falling on the High Holy Days. Our efforts have paid off as UC President Robert Dynes has begun the process of changing the move-in days, which would have fallen on ... http://jpac-cal.org/2007/06/22/ucs-to-change-move-in-days/ The JCRC in Sacramento is hiring director.  The ideal candidate will be able to: Educate and build consensus in the Jewish Community Represent the Jewish Community to public entities and the media Engage in building bridges in inter-faith and inter-group settings You can download the job description here. For more information or to send us ... http://jpac-cal.org/2007/06/21/sacramento-jcrc-is-hiring/