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How To... Win The Environmental Battles That Test This Generation

PCL’s Annual Legislative, Environmental Symposium is April 14th

PRELIMINARY AGENDA
APRIL 14, 2007 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
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8:00 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast  
8:30 – 8:45 Welcoming Remarks
  • Gary Patton, PCL-PCLF Executive Director
  • John Van de Kamp, PCL Board President
8:45 – 9:15 Morning Keynote
  • Peter Douglas, California Coastal Commission
9:15 – 9:30 Break  
9:30 – 11:30 Five Policy Panels
(choose one)
RECENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS IN CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PRACTICE (MCLE)
   
  • Jan Chatten-Brown, PCL Board of Directors
  • Ellison Folk, Shute, Mihaly and Weinberger
  • Jim Moose, Remy, Thomas, Moose and Manly
    APPROACHING A BOILING POINT: SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL WARMING
   
  • Rafael Aguilera, Environmental Defense
  • Jasmin Ansar, Pacific Gas and Electric
  • Mike DeAngelis, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
  • Reverend David Thompson, Westminster Presbyterian Church
  • Tim Warman, National Wildlife Federation
    SOLVING CALIFORNIA'S LAND USE PUZZLE
   
  • Steve Frisch, Sierra Business Council
  • David Mogavero, PCL Board of Directors
  • Stephanie Pincetl, PCL Board of Directors
    TAKING OUR COMMUNITY TEMPERATURE: AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PERSPECTIVE
   
  • Debbie Davis, Environmental Coalition for Water
  • Caleen Sisk-Franco, Winnemut Wintu
  • Dwight Acey, Citizens Against the Dump Expansion
  • Sandra Meraz, Resident of Alpaugh
    MAKING STRATEGIC WATER INVESTMENTS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
   
  • John Cain, Natural Heritage Institute
  • David Owen, Rossman and Moore LLP
  • Otis Wollan, Placer County Water Agency
  • Martha Davis, Inland Empire Utilities Agency
11:30 – 1:00 Lunch and Keynote
  • CONGRESSMAN JERRY MCNERNEY
1:00 – 2:30 Five “How To…” Workshops
(choose one)

ENFORCE LEGAL RIGHTS AND GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS UNDER CALIFORNIA'S "GOVERNMENT-IN-THE-SUNSHINE" LAWS (MCLE)

   
  • Thomas Curry, McDonough, Holland and Allen
  • Rick Frank, PCL Board of Director
  • Charity Kenyon, Riegels, Campos and Kenyon
   
NAVIGATE CALIFORNIA’S CAPITOL CORRIDOR
   
  • Tina Andolina, PCL Legislative Director
  • Chuck Mills, California Council of Land Trusts
    MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE MEDIA
   
  • Michelle Mulkey, Fenton Communications
    RUN A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
   
  • Cliff Staton, Staton and Hughes
    ORGANIZE A WINNING LAND USE CAMPAIGN
   
  • Autumn Bernstein, Sierra Nevada Alliance
2:30 – 2:45 Break  
2:45 – 4:15 Five “How To…” Workshops
(choose one)

COLLECT ATTORNEY’S FEES IN CALIFORNIA: WHAT EVERY ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY SHOULD KNOW (MCLE)

   
  • Tamara Galanter, Shute, Mihaly and Weinberger
  • Richard Pearl, Law Offices of Richard M. Pearl
    MAKE CEQA WORK FOR YOU
   
  • Mark Wolfe, MR Wolfe and Associates
    EFFECTIVELY FRAME AN ISSUE
   
  • Catherine Lew, Lew-Edwards Group
    ORGANIZE THE COMMUNITY 101
   
  • Jane Williams, California Communities Against Toxics
    RUN A SUCCESSFUL REFERENDUM
   
  • Bill Yeates, PCL Board of Directors
4:15 – 5:30 Networking
No Host Bar
 
5:30 – 7:30 Awards Banquet and
Evening Keynote
Awards Ceremony
  • Linda Adams, CAL EPA
 

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