Press Conferences
11:30 a.m.
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner hosts a wildfire preparedness and mitigation press conference with insurers, consumer groups and fire officials.
Location: Hall of Champions, Balboa Park, 2131 Pan American Plaza, San Diego
Contact: Darrell Ng, 916-492-3566
11:40 a.m.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chilean President Bachelet and the UC Davis Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef hold a press conference and participate in a signing ceremony for memorandums of understanding between California and Chile.
Location: Freeborn Hall, UC Davis campus
Contact: Mitchel Benson, 530-752-9844.
Meetings/Special Events
6:30 a.m.
Assembly Speaker Karen Bass lobbies Sens. Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for federal funding to address the state's budget gap.
Location: California Media Roundtable, 444 North Capitol St. N.W., Suite 383, Washington, D.C.
Contact: Steven Maviglio, 916-346-9212
12:30 p.m.
CalChamber presents a meeting on the implication of Web sites such as MySpace and YouTube on politics.
Location: Le Rivage Hotel, 4350 Riverside Blvd., Sacramento
Contact: Christine Haddon, 916-930-1289
5:00 p.m.
Sacramento-area Democrats hold a "Unity Party" to bring together Clinton and Obama supporters. Sen. Darrell Steinberg and Assembly member Dave Jones attend.
Location: Parlare Eurolounge, 1009 10th St., Sacramento
Contact: Nate Osburn, 573-268-6112
Fundraisers
11:30 p.m.
Bill Emmerson, candidate, Assembly
Sponsored by: Bill Emmerson for State Assembly 2008
Location: Lunch, golf and dinner at Serrano Country Club, 5055 Serrano Parkway, El Dorado Hills
Cost: $1,500
The Legislature
Assembly events
Upon call of the chair
The Assembly Rules committee meets.
Assembly member Ted Lieu, chair
Location: Room 3162, state Capitol, Sacramento
Senate events
Upon call of the chair
The Conference Committee on the Budget meets.
Sen. Denise Moreno Ducheny, chair.
Location: Room 4203, state Capitol, Sacramento
6:00 p.m.
The Senate Governmental Organization Committee and Select Committee on Air Quality meet for a joint informational hearing on evaluating response protocols used by Big West after a hazardous materials discharge.
Sen. Dean Florez, chair.
Location: 1501 Truxton Ave., Bakersfield
