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Press Coverage of Governor's Proposal to Eliminate the CCC

Feb 9, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle - by Peter Fimrite
Conservation Corps in serious fiscal danger

Feb 8, 2009  New York Times - by Malia Wollan
California Work Program for Young Is Threatened

Feb 8, 2009  Miami Sun Sentinel  - by Maria Wollan
'Green' jobs program facing closure

Feb 8,2009  International Herald Tribune - by Maria Wollan
California budget cuts hit popular youth conservation corps

Jan 20, 2009  Christian Science Monitor - by Ben Arnoldy
US economic crisis puts youth corps at risk
While Obama urges expanding conservation corps, cash-strapped states such as
California mull cutbacks.

Jan 17, 2009  Eureka Times Standard - Editorial
Save the California Conservation Corps

Jan 15 2009  Los Angeles Times - Opinion by Patt Morrison
California's budget breaking point

Jan 15 2009 Eureka Times-Standard - by John Driscoll and Thadeus Greenson
Locals rally behind Conservation Corps

Jan 15 2009  San Luis Obispo Tribune - by David Sneed
Conservation Corps could disappear
Governor’s proposal cuts agency that employs youths, fights fires and protects
environment

Jan 15  2009 Capitol Weekly - by John Berge  
California Conservation Corps: the stuff dreams are made of

Jan 14  2009  Environmental News Network press release by John Griffith
Governor Targets the California Conservation Corps:
To get the budget out of the red, he wants to expel youth from green jobs

Jan 13, 2009   Redding Record Searchlight:
For 'green jobs,' Obama should look to the CCC

Jan 12, 2009  front page San Diego Tribune - by Mike Gardner
State's budget ax threatens corps

Jan 11  front page Redding Record Searchlight - by Kimberly Ross:
California Conservation Corps could disappear in budget cuts

Jan 8   Fresno Bee - by Marek Warszawski
Curtains for the CCC?
Friends of the
Save-the-CCC
Campaign
-- Partial List --
  • Paul Carrillo, Chair, Friends of
    CCC
  • California Conservation Corps
    Foundation
  • John Van de Kamp, Former
    Attorney General, State of CA
  • Barbara O'Connor, Ph.D., Director,
    Institute of Study of Politics &
    Media, CSUS  
  • Bruce Saito, Director, Los Angeles
    Conservation Corps & President,
    California Association of Local Corps
  • Van Jones, Director, Green-For-All
  • Rick Bosetti, Mayor, City of Redding
  • Jim Weitkamp, VP, Communication
    Workers of America AFL-CIO, Dist.9
  • Mark Batenberg, Director, Youth
    Serve California
  • Ian Kim, Director, Green Collar
    Campaign, Ella Baker Center for
    Human Rights
  • Don Amador, Blue Ribbon Coalition
  • Cal Trout
  • Brian Stark, Director, Land
    Conservancy of San Luis Obispo
  • Robert Thrasher, Retired Adjunct
    General/Director Military Department
    State of California
  • Herb Perry, Professor Emeritus
    Economics,CSUS & member of
    Civilian Conservation Corps
  • Rick Hawley, Executive Director,
    Green Space Cambria Land Trust
  • Bud Sheble, Former Director of the
    California Conservation Corps, Gov.
    Dukemejian
  • Tom Mertens, Board of Directors,
    League to Save Lake Tahoe
  • Susie Lange, Deputy Superintendent
    Department of Education
  • Lou Albrecht, CEO San Fransico
    WMC Camp
  • Bill Wilson, Former Chairman of the
    Board, Tahoe-Baikal Institute
  • Robert L. (Griff) Griffiths, Co-
    Founder, National Association of
    Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni
  • Dwight Washabaugh, Director,
    Sacramento Regional Conservation
    Corps
  • Robert Hennessy, Director, San
    Jose Conservation Corps
  • Paul Mclain-Lugowski, Director,
    Fresno Local Conservation Corps
  • Marilee Eckert, Director,
    Conservation Corps North Bay
  • Bill Martinez, President, Association
    of Conservation Employees
  • Robert Moore, former Washington
    DC rep, Governor Dukemajianz