Sacramento Worksheet 5
Berkeley High School Computer Academy
This is a sample of one of six handouts created by the Berkeley
High School Computer Academy. The project that this handout accompanies
guides students in acting upon legislation occuring in California's
state capital. To read an overview of this project, visit
our Web page entitled Balancing Life and
Work, 2000, Berkeley High School.
Visiting the California State Legislature
Sample Schedule
April 27,2000
Previous year students visited 2 sets of legislators/aides.
This year's visit was scheduled to coincide with a statewide rally
to protest DWB (Racial profiling), so they only did one set of
visits and attended the rally.
All groups:
Leave BHS 9:00 a.m. promptly from Milvia and Bancroft.
Arrive in Sacramento 10:40 a.m.
Group A Schedule:
Meet with Assemblyman Washington's aide Angelo Williams (3 strikes,
DWB) at 10:45 a.m.
Then go to observe the Assembly is session 11:30 a.m.-noon.
Lunch.
Return to the rally by 12:45. (Rally starts at noon - BHS speakers
between 12:30 and 1:30 pm.)
Leave at 2:00 p.m.
Group B Schedule:
10:45 a.m. observe Senate in session.
11:15 meet with Nolese Edwards, governor's aide, re: Zero Tolerance
Remediation Act, access to media, dp expansion, and DWB in basement
cafeteria.
11:45 go to lunch.
Return to rally by 12:30 pm. (Rally starts at noon - BHS speakers
between 12:30 and 1:30 pm.)
Leave at 2:00 pm.
Group C Schedule:
11:00 a.m. Meet with Leonard's aide, Charles Bacchi, in room
2175 re: separate prison for HIV infected or old inmates, and
selling of SQ.
11:30 a.m. Observe the Senate is session 11:30 a.m. - noon.
Lunch.
Return to the rally by 12:45 p.m. (Rally starts at noon - BHS
speakers between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m.)
Leave at 2:00 p.m.
Group D Schedule:
Meet with Aroner's aide, Hans, at 11:00 a.m. in room 2163, re:
STAR tests, 3 strikes, and DWB.
Then go to observe the Assembly in session 11:30 a.m.-noon.
Lunch.
Return to the rally by 12:45 pm. (Rally starts at noon - BHS
speakers between 12:30 and 1:30 pm.)
Leave at 2:00 pm.
Group E Schedule:
Meet with Polanco's aide Gwynnae Byrd in Room 400 at 10:45 a.m.
re: SB1987, drug treatment and education for felons before parole.
Then go to observe the Senate in session 11:30 a.m.-noon.
Lunch.
Return to the rally by 12:45 p.m. (Rally starts at noon - BHS
speakers between 12:30 and 1:30 pm.)
Leave at 2:00 p.m.
Group F Schedule:
Meet with Lewis's aide (he took over the bill from Johnson),
Jim Gentry, at 11:00 a.m. in room 3063 re: 1474, which denies
parole to juveniles who refure to turn in whoever gave them a
gun.
Then go to observe the Assembly in session 11:30 a.m.- noon.
Lunch.
Return to the rally by 12:45 p.m. (Rally starts at noon - BHS
speakers between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m.)
Leave at 2:00 p.m.
The links below provide you with the other worksheets associated
with this project.
Worksheet 1: Researching your
issue topic
Worksheet 2: Defining your position
Worksheet 3: Writing to a legislator
Worksheet 4: Preparing for the
Sacramento field trip
Worksheet 5: Visiting the California State Legislature
Worksheet 6: Developing a Public
Service Announcement (PSA)
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