Former San Jose Mayor Susan Hammer was born in Altadena, California and is a graduate of UC Berkeley. She served on the San Jose City Council before her election, and then re-election, to the office of Mayor. Under her leadership, stronger ties were forged between the City of San Jose and San Jose State University, San Jose was one of the safest big cities in the country, the Greenline Initiative, a measure strongly supported by the League, was passed and instituted Recycle Plus, our citywide recycling program. During the Clinton administration, she was appointed to the President's Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations and was the first elected official and the first woman to chair the panel. In recent years, she co-chaired Santa Clara County's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Education and has served as vice-president of the State Board of Education. . Thursday, January 18 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Bella Mia Restaurant 58 South First Street San Jose, CA 95113

JOHN KING, Urban Design writer, San Francisco Chronicle SUCCESSFUL SMART GROWTH DESIGN FOR THE BAY AREA TWO PANELS:
1. BAY AREA FOCUSING OUR VISION PROJECT - Refining Regional Smart Growth criteria, identifying Priority Development Areas and Priority Conservation Areas, and the process to confirm agreement by local agencies within the region. SPEAKERS: Ken Kirkey, Interim Planning Director , Association of Bay Area Governments Gwen Regalia, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Walnut Creek and Joint Policy Committee Bettina Ring, Executive Director, Bay Area Open Space Council

2. NEW ROUNDS OF REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS AND HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATES + Information on legislative changes, criteria for local or sub-regional allocations of affordable housing, schedule for Housing Element updates, and best practices for affordable housing. SPEAKERS: Gillian Adams, Regional Planner, Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Duane Bay, San Mateo County Housing Director Paul Peninger, Research Director/Co-policy Director, Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH).

Details:

Election Date + March 6, 2007

Event : San Jose District #4 City Council Seat Candidate Forum

Date February 12, 2007

Time 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Location Berryessa Community Center Assembly Room

Address 3050 Berryessa Road

San Jose , CA

Candidate Status

Bryan Do Accepted

Jacqueline Bates Accepted

Jim Foran Accepted

Kansen Chu Accepted

Rosemary Knox Accepted

J. Manuel Herrera Accepted

Panelists: Halsted Holman,MD, Guggenhiem Professor of Medician, Emeritus, Stanford Univ. Professor of Medicine, Anmol Mahal, MD, President ,m California Medical Association, William Piche, CEO, Good Samaritan Hospital.

The speaker will be Stan Willians, CEO of the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

Panelists: Judge Richard Loftus, Chief Probabtion Officer Shelia Mitchell, Deputy District Attorney Marc Buller, Public Defender Mary Greenwood Supervisor Blanca Alvarado.

Hosted by California Clan Money Campaign, California Common Cause. Co-sponsored by League of Women Voters of California

Funds raised at the Spring Luncheon essentially provide our local League with its working dollars. The majority of our local dues go to both the National and Sawte LWV as "per-capita dues." So...not only do you get to have a wonderful lunch, you get a chance to win wonderful prizes, to support the League, and also have a great time!

Cost: $50.00 per person. Choice of Entree's Contact: info@lwvsjsc.org for more details.

Location: Hewlett Packard HQ Bldg 20, Auditorium 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA

Sign-in: 9:00 am Program: 9:15 am to 12:15 pm

Free Admission For information:

World Affairs Council (415) 293-4600 http://www.itsyourworld.org

League of Women Voters of Los Altos/ Mountain View (650) 941-4846 http://www.lwvlamv.org

League of Women Voters of Palo Alto (650) 327-9148

Avenidas (650) 289-5400 http://www.avenidas.org

Peninsula Chapter of the World Affairs Council, the Leagues of Women Voters of Los Altos/Mountain View and Palo Alto, and Avenidas

Immigration: What are the issues and potential approaches? Richard Hobbs, Director of the Office of Human Relations for Santa Clara County

The Demographic and Economic Impact of Immigration Steve Levy, Director and Senior Economist of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy

The Impact of Immigration Policies on U.S.-Mexico Relations Alex M. Saragoza, Associate Professor of Chicano Studies in the Ethnic Studies Department at the UC at Berkeley

Existing and Proposed Legislation Governing Immigration Jayashri Srikantiah, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Immigrants' Rights Clinic at the Stanford Law School

Immigrant Community Challenges and Untapped Opportunities Larisa Casillas, Director of the Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition (BAIRC)

Why is immigration so intensely debated in our country? The conference speakers provide insights and answer questions on

• Historical importance to nation's growth, energy, and job creation
• Legal, ethical and enforcement implications of legal and illegal immigration
• Impact on social and economic trends
• Foreign relations and policy implications
• Prospects for comprehensive, enforceable, and humane laws
• Perspectives of the immigrant community
• Prospects for collaborative opportunities

For more in formation

http://www.cgslc.org (they have a map link)