Posted: March 6th, 2006

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a diverse network of urban park and natural resources stakeholders will hold a press conference to support significant funding for urban communities in any infrastructure bonds. Legislators are scrambling to meet the March 10 deadline for placing an infrastructure package on the June ballot. Please make every effort to join us and to get this message out. Attached for your information is the press advisory.

Press Conference
Tuesday, March 7, 2006
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Los Angeles River, Steelhead Park
(Park across from Taylor junction)
2239 Oros Street
Los Angeles CA 90031

Please send letters to your legislators. For your convenience, a sample letter is attached stressing the importance of investing in urban communities. Please forward a copy of to the Center at info@clipi.org so that we can track what is submitted. For more information, check our web page on the infrastructure bond.

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