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San Diego Regional Arts and Culture Coalition
Want job creation? Try the arts ~ San Diego Union Tribune, March 1, 2009
Performing arts face dramatic turn ~ San Diego Union-Tribune, December 8, 2008
WESTAF Symposium to Address Economic Development & the Creative Economy ~ December 4 - 6, 2008
2008 Local, State, National Election Briefing ~ November 20, 2008 
Public Forum for Americans for the Arts Webinar, Election Impact on the Arts  ~ November 20, 2008
City Election Results:  Arts and Culture Made a Difference
Letters to the Editor ~ San Diego Union, November 5, 2008
The art of competitiveness ~ San Diego Union-Tribune, October 29, 2008
2008 Candidate Forum Briefing
Arts & Culture Candidate Briefing ~ February 2008
Arts Forum San Francisco ~ http://www.theatrebayarea.org/artsforum/
Act Now - Refund the Arts in CA ~ May 5, 2009
Refunding the Arts in California ~ March 16, 2009
Notes from the Convening on the Economic Recession and the Impact on Bay Area Arts Community  ~ January 12, 2009
Arts groups look for funding answers ~ San Francisco Chronicle, January 14, 2009
A Convening on the Economic Recession and the Impact on Bay Area Arts Community ~ January 12, 2009
No Artist Left Behind, a new WPA program for local artists ~ San Francisco Bay Guardian, December 24, 2008
National Campaign to Hire Artists to Work in Schools ~ posted by Michael Nolan on December 16, 2008
We are forwarding a simple and powerful message ~ December 5, 2008
High hopes for arts friendly president ~ San Francisco Chronicle, November 22, 2008
2008 State of the Arts Webisode ~ San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, November 28, 2008
Public Forum for Americans for the Arts Webinar, Election Impact on the Arts ~ November 20, 2008
Bay Area Cultural Participation: Continuing the Conversation ~ Announcement November 7, 2008   December 2 Event sold out
ACTION ALERT ~ City of Oakland Arts Funding Threatened, October 20, 2008
Fresno Coalition of Arts, Science and History ~ www.fcash.org
Support AB 700, the Creative Industries Revitalization Act Today! ~ May 26, 2009
FCASH Advocacy Blog
FCASH Update ~ February 11, 2009
Making the argument for the value of the arts ~part 1 a series from the Americans for the Arts National Arts Index to be published March 2009
The Cultural Arts Renaissance in Fresno ~ Fresno Alliance Newsletter, December 2008
Arts & Economic Prosperity Report III ~ 2008
Cultural Arts Network
California Arts Advocates l P.O. Box 601902 l Sacramento, CA 95860 l Advocacy@CaliforniaArtsAdvocates.org
Arts Council Silicon Valley ~ www.artscouncil.org  
San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs~ www.sanjoseculture.org
Public Forum for Americans for the Arts Webinar, Election Impact on the Arts  ~ November 20, 2008
Artsopolis  ~ Silicon Valley Entertainment
Arts & Economic Prosperity Report III for Santa Clara County ~ 2007
Arts Orange County ~ www.ArtsOC.org
Arts Advocates Cite Economic Impact of Pending Arts Legislation ~ Orange County Register - The Arts Blog, May 21, 2009
California Arts Council chair visitied O.C.~ Orange County Register - The Arts Blog, April 14, 2009
Call to Action~ Arts Orange County, Building a Creative Community
Spark-e's Place ~ Arts Orange County Blog by Executive Director Rick Stein
"ARTS CAN Feed the Hungrey & Feed the Soul " Food Drive ~ March 10 - 31, 2009
Arts Leaders Summit Underscores Cooperation Among Orange County's Major Arts Organizations & Urges Community Support ~ December 12, 2008
Attention Must Be Paid ~ Op-Ed submitted to Orange County Register, November 2008
SparkOC.com Ignites Orange County Arts Scene
Orange County Cultural Indicators Report ~ Measuring Progress Toward a More Creative Community, 2006
Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission ~ www.sacmetroarts.org  
Local Arts Crisis ~ Capital Public Radio Insight, February 13, 2009
Free museum day sees recprd 80,000 turnout ~ Sacramento Bee, February 11, 2009
11th Annual Sacramento Museum Day: Free admission to 26 museums througout Sacramento ~ February 7, 2009
Foundation announces Sacramento Arts initiative ~ Sacramento Region Community Foundation, January 14, 2009
SMAC Newsletter ~ January - February 2009
Editorial:  2008 taught region a 'juicy' lesson about art ~ Sacramento Bee, December 23, 2008
Local art groups look for ticket to survive ~ Sacramento Bee, December 7, 2008
Sacramento 365
Keep the arts in the local news:  Write a Letter to the Editor
Want job creation? Try the arts ~ San Diego Union Tribune, March 1, 2009 letters@uniontrib.com
NEA to get $50 million for arts jobs under stimulus bill ~ Sacramento Bee, February 17, 2009  Submit a letter
House passes stimulus package with $50 million for artists ~ Los Angeles Times , February 13, 2009 letters@latimes.com
Feinstein joins Senate majority in excluding arts from stimulus package ~ Los Angeles Times , February 8, 2009 letters@latimes.com
Congress needs to pass a cultural jobs bill  ~ Los Angeles Times , February 8, 2009 letters@latimes.com
Why the arts matter by James E. Canales ~ San Francisco Chronicle, February 3, 2009 letters@sfchronicle.com
The arts should be part of the stimulus by Anjee Helstrup-Alvarez ~ San Jose Mercury, February 3  letters@mercurynews.com
Boost to federal arts funding unlikely to benefit Valley much ~ Fresno Bee, January 28, 2009  Submit a letter
Mayor of San Diego, Jerry Sanders holds press conference on the economic impact of the arts ~ June 2, 2009
Mayor clarifies ripple effect of arts funding on local economy ~ The Daily Trascript, June 3, 2009
San Diego Arts & Culture Impact Report

Arts, Cultural Heritage & Tourism Workshop ~ Presented by Madera County Arts Council on May 21, 2009 in Oakhurst
Breakout session:  Working together to build value for the arts in California ~ California Arts Advocates
Art is Essential: Advocacy Training ~ Presented by CAA and Arts Forum San Francisco on March 4, 2009 at the San Francisco Foundation
Advocacy 101 ~Advocacy Workshop reviewed by Chloe Veltman, March 5, 2009