Hi everyone, I’m confirming that you all received the msg below regarding California State funding? If not, let me know so that we can update Will’s mailing list. He did say that for some of our stations, the contact was not always the General Manager. The critical next step is for each station to reach out to our elected representatives as describe below. There are talking points attached, as well as a copy of the funding proposal and the letter recently shared with CA leaders. Let me know if you have any questions or need more information. Be well, stay safe. Frank *Frank Lanzone, Jr. * President ~ General Manager KCBX Inc. 4100 Vachell Lane San Luis Obispo CA 93401 805-549-8855 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: *Will Glasscock* <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 12:46 PM Subject: Next Step in State Funding Advocacy for CA Public Media Stations To: Cc: Marvin Pineda <[email protected]> California Public Radio Stations, Last week with the support of the California Public Radio and California Public Television leadership, we sent letters that provide updates on the incredible work you've done in response to COVID-19 to the Governor and leadership of the state legislature. Those letters also reiterated our request for state funding to fund programs that can assist the state in early childhood education, public safety alert and warning, and increased critical news and information. The pandemic has showcased how valuable public media is to California and your ability to nimbly respond to your communities' needs. The next step in this state funding advocacy process is for stations to meet with your legislators to discuss the work you are doing and how state funding would enhance that work and the work of all the public radio and television stations across the state. I encourage you to reach out to your state legislators and request a meeting via telephone or Zoom. I have drafted a scheduling request template you can use to help facilitate that request. To find the legislators that represent your station's coverage area, you can use this website: http://www.legislature.ca.gov/districts.html. Additionally, California Public Radio and California Public Television are being assisted in these efforts by Marvin Pineda, founder and partner of California Advocacy. Marvin is providing his services pro-bono to assist our stations with critical advocacy work in Sacramento. Marvin is cc'd on this email. Please reach out to Marvin and me with any questions as you begin your outreach to your legislators. In addition to the previously mentioned scheduling request template, you will also find attached: -*A copy of the letter that was sent to the Governor and the state legislature leadership* - this letter is a great overview of the work of the stations across the state and could be used during your conversation with your legislators to talk about how stations have responded to COVID and the importance of state funding. The examples in the letter were pulled from the responses I received from the COVID-19 survey I previously circulated. If you would like to edit your station's example, or if you would like me to add your station to the document, just let me know and I will be happy to send you an updated version. -*Talking points for meetings with legislators *- these can help prep you for your meeting with some of the best messaging on the importance of state funding. -*Proposal for state funding* - this proposal was the result of conversations with the Governor's Chief of Staff and what may be palatable to the Governor for one-time state funding. This proposal focuses on the strengths of California's public radio and TV stations with projects tied to California Newsroom, early childhood education and the Early Earthquake Warning System. *-Contact list of state legislators* - once you've identified the legislators in your coverage area, use this list to find the email addresses for the legislators' chiefs of staff and schedulers' email addresses. Using these contacts will make the scheduling request process easier. If you need any other information or would like to discuss this further, please don't hesitate to email me and we will find a time to talk. Thank you for all you do! Will