It was standing room only at the Parent Hospital Association's March 10th general membership meeting when PHA hosted its annual legislative agenda. This yearly meeting is always an important opportunity for members and others in the SDC community to meet elected representatives and their staff, ask questions and voice concerns about the center.
In attendance this year were representatives from the offices of Mark Leno, Wes Chesbro, Noreen Evans, Jared Huffman and Michael Allen. Patricia Flannery also attended on behalf of the Department of Developmental Services in Sacramento.
Unfortunately, due to the high turnout and the number of people who wanted to speak, not everyone had a chance to make their statements or ask questions of the legislators' aides in attendance. A few people passed on their written letters or statements to PHA and have agreed to have them posted. We have posted three to date and you can find them here: Public Comments to Elected Representatives. More will be added as they become available.
Watch for a full report of the meeting in the next issue of The Eldridge Gazette, which will be mailed to members sometime in April. (You can also download issues of the Gazette here on the blog or from the Resources page on the main website. The next issue will be posted in mid-April.)
A reporter from The Kenwood Press attended the meeting. You can read his take on the proceedings here: Legislators hear SDC concerns, by Jay Gamel.
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