ADVISORY/League of California Cities To Hold Its Annual Conference in Long Beach; Simon, Schwarzenegger, Baldassare, Bradbury to Speak.

News Editors/Assignment Writers

ADVISORY...for Wednesday through Saturday (Oct. 2 - Oct. 5)

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

Where:  Long Beach Convention Center

When:   Wednesday, October 2 through Saturday, October 5

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:

--      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.)

--      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.