Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814

Tom Torlakson, California State Senator - District 7
2801 Concord Blvd.
Concord, CA 94519

Joe Canciamilla, California Assembly Member - District 11
815 Estudillo St.
Martinez, CA 94553
 

Dear Sirs:

As you may know, the “March 4 Education” campaign is a group of parents, teens and children who are currently spending their spring break on a 70-mile march from San Pablo (West Contra Costa Unified School District) to Sacramento to present a petition to the Governor.

My children and I were honored to march with this group for part of April 9th and 10th – from San Pablo to Vallejo. It really breaks my heart to see little elementary school children and parents with babies marching in the hot sun and begging for education. At a rally in Vallejo, one 8-year-old made a speech to the crowd pleading for libraries and books. He stated the obvious:  every child has the right to a free public education including clean bathrooms, counselors, librarians, music and sports.

We plan to join this group again on Friday April 16th when they march into Sacramento. I am encouraging all my friends to join us and I’m busy registering voters wherever I go. What I want to know is where will YOU be on Friday at 1 p.m.? Will you meet with us or will you be on vacation?

I want to know what you personally are doing to help West Contra Costa Unified School District and all the children in California’s public school system. Proposition 98 guaranteed adequate funding for K-14 schools and the state of California is now in violation of that law.

Where are you while we March for Education?
 

Sincerely,
M.N. McMillion
Pinole, California