[CALMAP:378] RE: AB1978 threatens public access to geodata

From: Kasianovitz, Kristine (krisk@library.ucla.edu)
Date: Wed Mar 05 2008 - 12:55:00 PST

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    Hi!
     
    Anyone can subscribe to the California Bill watch
    Go to: http://www.legislature.ca.gov/
    Search for the bill (2007-08 session, Assembly, 1978)
    When the result comes up, there is a "Subscribe" link at the bottom.
    You will get emails whenever any action takes place.
     
    The Bill's sponsor is Assemblymember Solorio, here is his contact info:
    Solorio, Jose District 69
                               2400 E. Katella Avenue State Capitol
                               Suite 640 Room 2196
                               Anaheim, CA 92806 Sacramento, CA
                               (714) 939-8469 94249-0069
                                                              (916) 319-2069

    Also, here is the bill history, thus far not much:
    COMPLETE BILL HISTORY

    BILL NUMBER : A.B. No. 1978
    AUTHOR : Solorio
    TOPIC : Public records: computer mapping systems.

    TYPE OF BILL :
                    Active
                    Non-Urgency
                    Non-Appropriations
                    Majority Vote Required
                    Non-State-Mandated Local Program
                    Non-Fiscal
                    Non-Tax Levy

    BILL HISTORY
    2008
    Feb. 28 Referred to Coms. on G.O. and L. GOV.
    Feb. 15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
    Feb. 14 Read first time. To print.

     
    Kris Kasianovitz
    UCLA Young Research Library
    Collections, Research and Instructional Services Department
    Librarian for Public Policy, NGOs and State, Local, & Canadian Government Information
    11630 Research Library
    Box 951575
    Los Angeles, CA 90095
    Email: krisk@library.ucla.edu
    Phone: 310.206.8746/FAX: 310.825.6795

    ________________________________

    From: owner-calmap@ucdavis.edu on behalf of Mary Larsgaard
    Sent: Wed 3/5/2008 11:36 AM
    To: UC/S Map Librarians
    Subject: [CALMAP:377] AB1978 threatens public access to geodata

    would those kind persons - i immediately
    thought specifically of Cynthia and Yvonne - who are
    documents specialists please check
    into this bill and see how it's progressing?
    (i hope not well!)

    -------- Original Message --------
    Subject: [Fwd: Fwd: AB1978 threatens public access to geodata]]
    Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:56:41 -0800, Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:06:10 -0800
    From: Keith C. Clarke <kclarke@geog.ucsb.edu>
    To: Mike Goodchild <good@geog.ucsb.edu>, mary@library.ucsb.edu

    --
    Mary Lynette Larsgaard
    Director, Map Library
    Assistant Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory
    Davidson Library
    University of California, Santa Barbara
    Santa Barbara CA 93106-9010
    USA
    mary@library.ucsb.edu
    voice: 805/893-4049; 2779, reference desk
    fax: 805/893-8799
    



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