ADVISORY/League of California Cities' 104th Annual Conference Opens Tomorrow; Simon, Schwarzenegger, Baldassare, Bradbury to Speak.

Business Editors

ADVISORY... for Wednesday (Oct. 2)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

What:   The League of California Cities' 104th Annual Conference:
        Strength in Unity opens tomorrow in Long Beach where more than
        2,100 mayors, council members and city officials from around
        the state will discuss important issues facing cities.

Where:  Long Beach Convention Center

When:   Wednesday, October 2 at 3:45 p.m. through
        Saturday, October 5 at 12:30 p.m.


    Topics of Interest:

    --  Homeland Security in an Age of Terrorism

    --  Providing Housing for Californians

    --  Public Confidence and Ethics

    --  Balancing City Needs and the Environment


    Speakers:

    --  David Rosenberg, Senior Advisor to Governor Davis (Wednesday,
        Oct. 2 at 4:15 p.m.)

    --  Musician Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary fame (Wednesday,
        Oct. 2 at 4:45 p.m.)

    --  Republican Gubernatorial Candidate, Bill Simon (Thursday, Oct.
        3 at 9:15 a.m.)

    --  Attorney General Bill Lockyer (Thursday, Oct. 3 at 10:45 a.m.)

    --  Assembly Member Robert Hertzberg, Speaker Emeritus (Thursday,
        Oct. 3 at 11:00 p.m.)

    --  Rushworth M. Kidder, ethicist and author from the Institute
        for Global Ethics (Thursday, Oct. 3 at 1:45 p.m.)

    --  Actor/Activist Arnold Schwarzenegger (Friday, Oct. 4 at 8:15
        a.m.)

    --  Mark Baldassare, Public Policy Institute of California
        (Friday, Oct. 4 at 9:00 a.m.)

    --  Henry Cisneros, former Secretary of Housing & Urban
        Development, (Friday, Oct. 4 at 1:30 p.m.)

    --  Author and futurist, Ray Bradbury (Friday, Oct. 4 at 7:30
        p.m.)

    --  U.S. Treasurer, Rosario Marin (Saturday, Oct. 5 at 10:00 a.m.)


    Media Attendance

    All media must first check in at the media room located at the
Long Beach Convention Center in Rooms 103A & B to receive a name
badge.