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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The concern I have with the letter ostensibly from
Mary is the confusion it was meant to cause. This is a strategy on the
part of the guide dog board to divide and conquer. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> If this were just a question of
the licensing fee, I have no problem with that so long as the board understands
that its jurisdiction is limited to California schools. This is more than
that. This is funneling extorted money to a specific school. If this
is something else, then the bill needs to be more clear. A fee by any
other name is still a tax. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> This next point may sound picky,
but it's relevant to the argument. The language in the original charter
for the Guide Dog Board is wrong. The board was not really set up to deal
with "maverick schools", It was set up to deal with fly by night trainers
who were charging returning veterans to train guide dogs for them. By the
way, there are still trainers who are doing this and the board doesn't seem to
care. I gotta go. PS Mr. Lynes, you know exactly what this is
about so be a person. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jonathan@lyens.com href="mailto:jonathan@lyens.com">Jonathan
Lyens</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=cagdu@nfbcal.org
href="mailto:cagdu@nfbcal.org">cagdu@nfbcal.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 27, 2009 10:58
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475
(Padilla)</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
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All,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’ve heard through
this discussion that there are people that have “concerns” about the draft
letter sent. I’m wondering if examples of where those concerns are in the
letter can be pointed out. I think if we have examples of people’s concerns,
we can have a more in depth discussion. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am not saying how I
feel about this letter, because I truly don’t know. I have not had a chance to
read the legislation it is in support of. But, I’d like to hear colleagues
tangible concerns in order to discuss. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jonathan T. Lyens
MPA </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Skype: jlyens
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
cagdu-bounces@nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces@nfbcal.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Shannon L.
Dillon<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, March
27, 2009 10:44 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
CAGDU<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Cagdu]
FW: SB 475 (Padilla)</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Sorry for the
confusion.<BR><BR>SHANNON L. DILLON<BR><BR><BR> <BR>> Date: Fri, 27
Mar 2009 08:38:22 -0700<BR>> From: rstigile@sbcglobal.net<BR>> To:
cagdu@nfbcal.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475 (Padilla)<BR>>
<BR>> Hello <st1:place w:st="on">Shannon</st1:place>,<BR>> I appreciate
you letting me know that.<BR>> I was quite concerned when I saw that
letter.<BR>> Thanks,<BR>> <BR>> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Robert</st1:PersonName> Stigile<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > -----
Original Message -----<BR>> >From: "Shannon L. Dillon"
<<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">shannonldillon@hotmail.com</st1:PersonName><BR>> >To: CAGDU
<cagdu@nfbcal.org<BR>> >Date sent: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:48:09
-0700<BR>> >Subject: Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475 (Padilla)<BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> >Hi <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Robert</st1:PersonName>:<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> >No, Mary did not write the letter. Antonette,
or someone from <BR>> the board, wrote a draft letter that they wanted the
NFB to sign <BR>> onto. They contacted Mary about signing onto the letter.
I <BR>> think they must have provided that draft letter like we provide
<BR>> draft letters sometimes to people to make it easier for them to
<BR>> support something. Like the draft letter we provided in support
<BR>> of Fred Schroeder this year. Anyway, Mary forwarded the letter
<BR>> onto to me to share with CAGDU and respond to. She did not <BR>>
support the letter. She said that she has told Antonette that <BR>> she
does not think we can support the Board. I don't know why <BR>> Mary's name
is on the letter. Maybe whoever wrote the draft <BR>> included it on there.
But Mary did not write the letter <BR>> supporting the board.<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> >SHANNON L. DILLON<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> >> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:49:12 -0700<BR>> >> From:
rstigile@sbcglobal.net<BR>> >> To: cagdu@nfbcal.org<BR>> >>
Subject: Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475 (Padilla)<BR>> <BR>> >> Hello
<st1:place w:st="on">Shannon</st1:place>,<BR>> >> Ok, I am confused,
I saw a recent post that you sent, that <BR>> showed<BR>> >> a
letter from Mary in support of this bill.<BR>> >> Did Mary write that
letter, it has her name on it from what I<BR>> >> see.<BR>>
>> Thanks,<BR>> <BR>> >> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Robert</st1:PersonName> Stigile<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> >>>From: "Shannon
L. Dillon" <<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">shannonldillon@hotmail.com</st1:PersonName><BR>> >>>To:
CAGDU <cagdu@nfbcal.org<BR>> >>>Date sent: Thu, 26 Mar 2009
15:44:59 -0700<BR>> >>>Subject: Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475
(Padilla)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> >>>I do not support the letter. I
think they make a lot of<BR>> >> statements that they cannot back up
in that letter. I think we<BR>> >> definitely need to let Senator
Padilla know that we do not<BR>> >> support it.<BR>> <BR>>
>>>SHANNON L. DILLON<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
>>>> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:12:27 -0700<BR>>
>>>> From: rstigile@sbcglobal.net<BR>> >>>> To:
cagdu@nfbcal.org<BR>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475
(Padilla)<BR>> <BR>> >>>> Hello,<BR>> >>>> I
am not sure what gave them that idea, but I do not support<BR>> >>
this<BR>> >>>> letter.<BR>> >>>> I would like to
know, what the rest of you think.<BR>> >>>> Thanks,<BR>>
<BR>> >>>> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Robert</st1:PersonName>
Stigile<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> >>>>> ----- Original Message
-----<BR>> >>>>>From: "tina thomas "
<tinadt@sbcglobal.net<BR>> >>>>>To:
<cagdu@nfbcal.org<BR>> >>>>>Date sent: Thu, 26 Mar 2009
14:44:59 -0700<BR>> >>>>>Subject: Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475
(Padilla)<BR>> <BR>> >>>>>Hey <st1:place
w:st="on">Shannon</st1:place>- Thanks for the clarification. I wonder what
gave<BR>> >>>> the board the<BR>> >>>>>idea
that NFBC would support this bill.<BR>> >>>>>Tina<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> >>>>>"Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes
might as well be your<BR>> >>>> own instead of<BR>>
>>>>>someone else's."<BR>> >>>>>- Billy
Wilder<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
>>>>> _____<BR>> <BR>> >>>>>From:
cagdu-bounces@nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces@nfbcal.org]<BR>>
>>>> On Behalf<BR>> >>>>>Of Shannon L.
Dillon<BR>> >>>>>Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 2:41
PM<BR>> >>>>>To: CAGDU<BR>> >>>>>Subject:
Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475 (Padilla)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
>>>>>No, Mary did not write this letter of support. It is a
draft<BR>> >>>> letter written<BR>> >>>>>by
the State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind. They were hoping<BR>>
>>>> we would<BR>> >>>>>sign on to it.<BR>>
<BR>> >>>>>SHANNON L. DILLON<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> >>>>> _____<BR>> <BR>>
>>>>>From: tinadt@sbcglobal.net<BR>> >>>>>To:
cagdu@nfbcal.org<BR>> >>>>>Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:46:53
-0700<BR>> >>>>>Subject: Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475
(Padilla)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> >>>>>Hi <st1:place
w:st="on">Shannon</st1:place>- I need some clarification on this letter of
support<BR>> >>>> by the NFBC.<BR>> >>>>>Mary
did not write this letter of support?<BR>> >>>>>Tina<BR>>
<BR>> >>>>>"Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as
well be your<BR>> >>>> own instead of<BR>>
>>>>>someone else's."<BR>> >>>>>- Billy
Wilder<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
>>>>> _____<BR>> <BR>> >>>>>From:
cagdu-bounces@nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces@nfbcal.org]<BR>>
>>>> On Behalf<BR>> >>>>>Of Shannon L.
Dillon<BR>> >>>>>Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:25
AM<BR>> >>>>>To: cagdu@nfbcal.org<BR>>
>>>>>Subject: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475 (Padilla)<BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> >>>>>Sorry, everyone, this time the e-mail includes
the attachments I<BR>> >>>> meant to be<BR>>
>>>>>included last time. Don't know what happened
before....<BR>> <BR>> >>>>>SHANNON L. DILLON<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> >>>>> _____<BR>>
<BR>> >>>>>From: mwillows@sbcglobal.net<BR>>
>>>>>To: <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">shannonldillon@hotmail.com</st1:PersonName><BR>>
>>>>>Subject: Fw: SB 475 (Padilla)<BR>>
>>>>>Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:39:34 -0700<BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> >>>>>----- Original Message -----<BR>>
>>>>>From: Antonette_Sorrick@dca.ca.gov<BR>>
>>>>>To: mwillows@sbcglobal.net<BR>> >>>>>Cc:
bbarragan@lif.org ; acandela@dor.ca.gov<BR>> >>>>>Sent:
Friday, February 27, 2009 3:44 PM<BR>> >>>>>Subject: SB 475
(Padilla)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> >>>>>Mary:<BR>> <BR>>
>>>>>This e-mail is a follow up to the voicemail I left on your
phone<BR>> >>>> today. The<BR>> >>>>>Board
has a bill number for its annual school renewal payment<BR>>
>>>> legislation.<BR>> >>>>>SB 475 (Padilla)
will set the statutory limit on the Board's<BR>> >>>> school
renewal<BR>> >>>>>payment while setting the exact rate via
regulation. The bill<BR>> >>>> can be<BR>>
>>>>>accessed online at<BR>>
>>>>>http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_475<BR>>
>>>>><http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_475&sess<BR>>
>>>> =CUR&house=<BR>>
>>>>>B&site=sen>
&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen<BR>> <BR>> >>>>>I
have also attached a word document of the legislation along<BR>>
>>>> with an<BR>> >>>>>amended draft letter of
support from NFB, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>. Thank you<BR>>
>>>> for your<BR>> >>>>>consideration and have a
wonderful weekend.<BR>> <BR>> >>>>>Antonette
Sorrick<BR>> >>>>>Executive Officer<BR>>
>>>>>State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind<BR>>
>>>>><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1625 North
Market Blvd.</st1:address></st1:Street>, Suite S-202<BR>>
>>>>><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">95834</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><BR>>
>>>>>(916) 574-7825 phone<BR>> >>>>>(916)
574-7829 fax<BR>> >>>>>Antonette_Sorrick@dca.ca.gov<BR>>
>>>>>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>>
>>>>>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<BR>>
>>>>>Version: 8.5.283 / Virus Database: 270.11.29/2023 -
Release Date:<BR>> >>>> 03/26/09<BR>>
>>>>>07:12:00<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
>>>>>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>>
>>>>>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<BR>>
>>>>>Version: 8.5.283 / Virus Database: 270.11.29/2023 -
Release Date:<BR>> >>>> 03/26/09<BR>>
>>>>>07:12:00<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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