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Governor signs budget -- ACE, CSLEA succeeds in saving California Conservation Corps Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a new state budget Friday, Feb. 20, but not before taking another $1.3 billion whack out of it. Only the Department of Insurance was spared further reductions, because Commissioner Steve Poizner had cut his operating budget by 10 percent. The other constitutional offices, attorney general, controller, treasurer, secretary of state, board of equalization, had at least 10 percent removed for them. More...       Media reports on possible elimination of CCC help save Corps -- Value of 33-year-old program came through loud and clear The encouragement of an appreciating San Diego, a letter signed by four living governors, and sparks lit by ACE and CSLEA helped ignite a media firestorm of coverage that contributed the preservation of the California Conservation Corps (CCC) in the state budget signed on Feb. 20. More...           All California’s living ex-Governors urge Schwarzenegger to save CCC -- Bipartisan plea a rarity in state history In a Feb. 4 letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, all four of California’s living ex-governors urged him not to eliminate the California Conservation Corps (CCC). “The California Conservation Corps is one state agency that taxpayers should be proud to support,” wrote former Governors Gray Davis (Democrat), Pete Wilson (Republican), and George Deukmejian (Republican), and Jerry Brown (Democrat). More...       Open letter from ACE President Bill Martinez -- Report on Board meeting and Save CCC campaign Dear ACE Members, We invited Save the CCC organizer Paul Carrillo to address the ACE board at its meeting at CSLEA headquarters on Jan. 30. Carrillo let us know of the efforts he and his committee continue to work on. If you have not already done so, please check out this website (see link below) and send Gov. More...           California Conservation Corps profiled as a great neighbor to have -- Newspaper takes stock of area assets A proud Bill Martinez, pictured with this story, holds up a recent issue of the Tahoe Daily Tribune, which did a series of brief articles on area agencies that have been a comfort to local citizens over the years. “Recognition is not something we seek, but it’s nice to get a little notice once in a while,” said Martinez, who is president of the Association of Conservationist Employees. More...