[Sosfbay-discuss] Rides Needed to/from Los Angeles August 24th-26rh for Candidate Workshops, Etc.

Tue Aug 7 20:15:07 PDT 2007

Folks:  Below is a schedule of candidate training  sessions and strategy 
meetings scheduled at UCLA Saturday-Sunday August  25-26th.  I need to get myself 
down there one way or another by late Friday  afternoon 8/24, and Drew has 
expressed interest in attending the weekend.   Anyone else interested and able to 
provide passenger space???   Warner
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CANDIDATE TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND
STRATEGY  MEETINGS AT UCLA AUGUST 25-26TH

The Green Party of California Campaigns and Candidates  Working Group and Los 
Angeles County Green Party activists are organizing  candidate training 
sessions to be held on Saturday, August 25, 2007, at the  University of California, 
Los Angeles.  Plans in progress also include a  possible forum of GPUS 
presidential candidates Saturday evening.  CCWG  strategy planning meetings will be 
held on Sunday, August 26th.

Location:  These programs will be held at the UCLA Center  for Health 
Sciences/UCLA Medical Center.  See  _http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=319_ 
(http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=319)    and 
_http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_map.html_ (http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_map.html)   

Registration:  Generally, advance registration is not  required but will be 
helpful.
Local housing cannot be guaranteed, but  requests for local housing must be 
received not 
later than Wednesday, August  22nd.

General Directions:  From Parking Lot 9, walk out to and  across Charles 
Young Jr. Drive South, (note the School of Public Health sign on  the wall), veer 
slightly left, go up the stairs, go past the fountain, open the  door, go 
straight ahead, and veer slightly left to the elevator (Elevator  E).   Go by 
elevator to the 6th floor.  At the 6th floor, consult  the map as you come out of 
the elevator. Then turn right along Corridor 6, and  then turn left at the 
next corridor (3rd corridor), continue walking along that  corridor to Room 105 
where Corridors 2 and 3 meet.  If you pass Corridor 2  you have gone too far.  
>From the Center For Health Sciences Parking lot,  follow signs for the 
hospital entrance.  At the hospital information desk,  walk along Corridor 7 to your 
right to Corridor 2.  Turn left along  Corridor 2 and walk along Corridor 2 to 
Elevator C (look on the wall above the  elevator).  Take Elevator C to the 
6th floor.  At the 6th floor, turn  right along Corridor 2 to Room 105 where 
Corridor 2 and Corridor 3  meet.

Meals:  Meals will not be provided.  A campus  cafeteria and local businesses 
are nearby.

Schedule:  At the time of this announcement, the schedule  for the Saturday 
candidate training workshops on August 25th are as  follows:

  9:00-9:30 am   Arrivals and  Registration
9:30-9:45 am   Welcome and Announcements by  Warner Bloomberg, CCWG 
Coordinator
9:45-10:25 am  Getting Elected  and Governing as a Community College Board 
Trustee --  Hilary Bradbury-Huang, PhD
10:30-12  Noon    Challenges and Opportunities of Special Elections;  
Reviewing 
the Daniel Brezenoff for Congress  campaign -- Daniel Brezeoff and
campaign  volunteers
12 Noon-1:30 pm  Lunch Break 
1:30-3 pm  Do I really need to pay for advertising?  Paid  Campaign 
Advertising and        Alternative  Strategies -- Cres Vellucci

All times approximate.  Additional workshops may be  scheduled.

Tentative Schedule for GPUS Presidential Candidates  Forum

  7:00-7:30 pm  Doors Open
7:30-9:30  pm  GPUS Presidential Candidates Forum

Light snacks and beverages to be available before  program.  Donations for 
candidates, 
CCWG projects and the GPLAC will be  requested.

At the time of this announcement, the schedule for the Sunday  strategy 
meetings on August 26th  are as follows:

  9:00-10:00 am Review February 2007 Retreat Focuses  and Continue Forming 
Fund Raising, Campaign Strategy, IRV  and Media Committees
-- Warner Bloomberg CCWG  Coordinator
10:00-11:00 am  Review candidates situation as known for  November 2007 and 
June 2008     and special elections   -- Presenter(s) to be designated
11:00-12:00 Noon  Review list of GPUS  presidential candidates and discuss 
presentation to  September 2007 plenary re affirming names for February  2008 
GPCA     presidential primary election; Also discuss  nominating convention 
delegates selection procedures --  Warner Bloomberg
12 noon - 1:00 pm  Lunch Break
1:00-2:30  pm  Real Issues Get Voters! Issues and Voter Registration  --
Nativo Lopez / Discussion and issues identification for  
2008 Strategies Committee -- Warner Bloomberg
2:30-3:00 pm  The Status of IRV Campaigns in California -- Gabrielle  Weeks
Identify current campaigns for GPCA involvement  and/or identify cities 
or counties for IRV  campaigns

All times approximate.  Additional meetings may be  scheduled.  Volunteers 
needed to help 
with various tasks on the program  dates.

For more information, contact 
Warner Bloomberg CCWG  Coordinator at (408) 295-9353 or _wsb3attyca at aol.com_ 
(mailto:wsb3attyca at aol.com) 

Regarding Housing:  Attempts will be made to identify  local area Green Party 
members who can offer lodging to out-of-area  travelers.  However, no 
guarantee can be made for such hosting.
A list  of hotels near the program location follows:

Claremont Hotel
1044 Tiverton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA  90024
800-266-5957
310-208-5957
Single $60.00: Double $70.00: Twin  $79.00 
Within walking distance of campus. No TVs in rooms. Coffee room  available 
(complimentary coffee & tea, wireless internet, and the use of  refrigerator & 
microwave oven). 

Hotel Angeleno
170 N. Church Lane
Los Angeles, CA  90049
(310) 476-6411
(866) ANGELENO
Rate: $129 upwards  
Complimentary shuttle service to local destinations. Free wireless  
high-speed internet. Valet parking available for $18/night. Restaurant and bar  on top 
floor of hotel.

Luxe Hotel Sunset Boulevard
11461 Sunset Blvd
Los  Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 476-6571
(866) LUXE-411
E-mail: _reservations at luxehotels.com_ (mailto:reservations at luxehotels.com) 
Rate: $179/night  and upwards
This is a luxury hotel. Complementary transportation to UCLA and  the Getty 
Center. Free high speed internet. Valet parking at $22/day. Restaurant  and bar 
on site.

Royal Palace Westwood
1052 Tiverton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA  90024
(310) 208-6677
Rates from $100/night and up. Walk to UCLA.  
Complimentary deluxe continental breakfast. Free parking & high speed  
internet. 

W. Los Angeles Westwood
930 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA  90024
(310) 208-8765
Rate: $225/night and upwards
This is a luxury  hotel adjacent to UCLA campus. Restaurant and bar in hotel. 
High speed  internet access and valet parking available ($).

The Westwood on Wilshire (_http://www.thewestwoodhotel.com/_ 
(http://www.thewestwoodhotel.com/) )
10740  Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 475-8711 or (800)  472-8556
Rate: $115/night upwards
The Westwood Hotel (formerly the  Doubletree) is 3 blocks from Westwood 
Village and 
a 20 minute walk.   The hotel has a shuttle bus that can transport visitors 
to the IPAM building as  needed

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