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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=916360001-28042005>contact:
</SPAN> Steve Lyons [mailto:salyons@PlayCafe.org]<BR></FONT></FONT><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Our <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">East</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> representative in the State Senate,
Don Perata on Tuesday declared: </SPAN></FONT> <FONT
face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">"We have to raise
taxes to pay for schools. There, I said it.'' Perata said he will demand
that <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State> increase the amount of money it
spends on K-12 education by as much as $4 billion more than the $36 billion
Schwarzenegger has budgeted for the coming fiscal
year.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Perata is the Pro-Tempore of
the Senate. This is a very powerful message that things might be changing
in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:place></st1:City>.
THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">BUT . . .
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Now the San Francisco
Chronicle's web site, </SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><A
href="http://www.sfgate.com/">www.SFGate.com</A></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> is running a poll
asking "Is Perata right to propose new taxes to pay for schools."
Currently, the poll is running "no" by a ratio of two to one! YOU CAN
CHANGE THAT! VOTE IN THIS POLL!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Go to </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><A
href="http://www.sfgate.com/">www.SFGate.com</A></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">You will see the pole on the
home page of SFGate. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><FONT
face="Courier New" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">California</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:State><FONT
face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> is 44th in the
nation in per student spending. Every other major state in the country
spends more than <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State> on educating their children.
Show Perata that we support more money for schools. Show your legislator
that you are willing to put your taxes where your mouth is! Go to SFGate
RIGHT NOW! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">See the article on Perata's
statement here:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><A
href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/04/27/MNGMICG0SF1.DTL">http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/04/27/MNGMICG0SF1.DTL</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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