Hello
friends,
Greetings from Fresno, California!!
We are on Day 4 of
our High Speed Rail Spring Break Tour 2008, and it has been quite the adventure
so far. We have held press conferences in 7 cities, met with over a dozen
decision makers, and had over 40 media cover our events. Our story has been told
everywhere from the Sacramento Bee, to NBC-11 News, and the Chicago Tribune. And
we’re only starting Day 4.
In San
Francisco, we kicked off our Tour with the President of the San Francisco Board
of Supervisors, Aaron Peskin, State Senator Carole Migden, and Judge Quentin
Kopp.
Our San Jose event was actually
kicked off at 5:00am, when UC Davis student Ramneek Saini did a live interview
on NBC-11’s Morning News along with former Supervisor Rod Diridon. We held a
press conference in the afternoon, where U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren and San
Jose Mayor Chuck Reed spoke in support of the High-Speed Rail.
In our state capital CALPIRG
joined Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, State Senator Jared Huffman, the High Speed Rail
Association’s Jo Linda Thompson, and special advisor to Governor Schwarzenegger,
David Crane on the steps of the Capitol Building. The students and legislators
spoke together to state and local media.
Our Stockton rally was joined by Steve
Bestolarides. Students circled Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza on their bikes to
raise awareness for the High Speed-Rail.
Tuesday night we camped
at Millerton Lake State Park near Fresno before our first press conference of
the day at the Fresno City Hall. We will be biking to the event alongside
Congressman Jim Costa. We’re having a great time, and look forward to spreading
the word even more about High Speed Rail in California!!
Congressman Jim Costa leading the charge in
Fresno for high speed rail yesterday. The Congressman did a couple of laps with
the students landing this picture in today’s Fresno Bee.
For More Information:
Emily Rusch, 415-734-7003
Danny Katz, 608-215-0929
