TO DEFEAT SB250 AND PROTECT YOUR DOGS AND RIGHT TO KEEP THEM INTACT OR NOT AT YOUR CHOICE, PLEASE TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO FAX A SHORT NOTE EVERYDAY THIS WEEK AND MAKE A FEW QUICK PHONE CALLS.

THANK YOU

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>From the:

Concerned Dog Owners of California

September 8, 2009

FINAL TUESDAY VOTE

FOLLOW UP TO FIRST VOTE TUESDAY on Assembly Floor - SB 250.

Today Senator Dean Florez had his Floor Manager, Assembly Member Bob
Blumenfield call the bill, SB250, in the Assembly for a vote. (Mr.
Blumenfield
was Lloyd Levine's handpicked successor - Mr. Levine's father even managed
Blumenfield's campaign, so it's appropriate that Blumenfield is the floor
manager for this bill.) The first vote was at 5:36 pm, the second at 5:49
pm. In the Senate, there could only be two calls a day; we assume the same
in true in the Assembly but will verify that point.

Senator Florez needs to get 41 Yes votes; the responsibility is his. So
from our perspective an abstention is as good as a No. But a No means we
have done a better job in educating the Assembly Members about the many
flaws
in SB250.

At the end of the voting, (Ayes - 27; Noes - 42; Not Voting - 10) Member
Blumenfield asked for and was granted reconsideration. That means Florez
and Blumenfield can (and probably will) call the bill for voting tomorrow,
presumably two times; and if they do not get 41 Yes votes, again on
Thursday





and again on Friday. Each day they do not have success, Mr. Blumenfield
will ask for and be granted reconsideration. If they have no had success by
the end of Friday, he will ask for reconsideration again and that will
carry over to when the Assembly has its first floor session in January
2010.
So thoretically the first vote of 2010 COULD BE SB250.

Now that the Assembly Members have made their positions clear, Senator
Florez will be bring pressure to bear on them to change their vote. He must
pull 14 more votes from those Democrats who are abstaining or voting No.

They are

(phone numbers first; fax numbers second)

Block, Marty Dem 78th (916) 319-2078; 916-319-2178 (A)
Buchanan, Joan Dem 15th (916) 319-2015 ; 916-319-2115 (N)
Caballero, Anna M. Dem 28th (916) 319-2028; 916-319-2128 (N)
Calderon, Charles M. Dem 58th (916) 319-2058 ; 916-319-2158 (N)
Carter, Wilmer Amina Dem 62nd (916) 319-2062 ; 916-319-2162 (N)
Chesbro, Wesley Dem 1st (916) 319-2001; 916-319-2101 (N)
Davis, Mike Dem 48th (916) 319-2048; 916-319-2148 (N)
Evans, Noreen Dem 7th (916) 319-2007; 916-319-2107 (N)
Furutani, Warren T. Dem 55th (916) 319-2055 ; 916 319-2155 (N)
Hall, Isadore III Dem 52nd (916) 319-2052 ; 916-319-2152 (A)
Huber, Alyson Dem 10th (916) 319-2010; 916-319-2110 (N)
Lowenthal, Bonnie Dem 54th (916) 319-2054 ; 916-319-2154 (A)
Ma, Fiona Dem 12th (916) 319-2012 ; 916 319-2112 (A)
Monning, William W. Dem 27th (916) 319-2027; 916-319-2127 (A)
Pérez, John A. Dem 46th (916) 319-2046; 916-319-2146 (N)
Pérez, V. Manuel Dem 80th (916) 319-2080 ; 916-319-2180 (N)
Salas, Mary Dem 79th (916) 319-2079; 916-319-2179 (N)
Saldaña, Lori Dem 76th (916) 319-2076 ; 916-319-2176 (A)
Skinner, Nancy Dem 14th (916) 319-2014; 916 319-2114 (N)
Swanson, Sandre R. Dem 16th (916) 319-2016 ; 916-319-2116 (N)
Torres, Norma J. Dem 61st (916) 319-2061 ; 916-319-2161 (N)
Yamada, Mariko Dem 8th (916) 319-2008; 916-319-2108 (N)

Eng did not vote; he may have been out of the capitol.

Please take the time to send a short fax (it can be handwritten) to as
many of these people as you can. Please assure them that you appreciate
their
vote and that groups like CDOC and Save Our Dogs will be working on
legislation to can help resolve some problems but will not kill more dogs
and
hurt dog owners. Explain that you are part of responsible groups.

If Arambula, Galgiani or Mendoza are your Assembly Members, let them know
how disappointed you are that they chose to vote this way; these are people
who understood the problems with the bill and are just going along.