December 2010 Newsletter

Monthly Newsletter - December 2010

We here at California Consulting send our best wishes to you and your families during this holiday season. We wish you a happy and healthy new year. Happy New Year!

TESTIMONIAL

"California Consulting works hard to represent their clients. It is their hard work ethic, responsiveness, and attention to detail that has made them so successful at securing funding for clients. I recommend them without hesitation."
Mayor Dennis Donahue, City of Salinas

LOBBYING ACTIVITY

On December 6 and 7, California Consulting organized a delegation of approximately 45 Mayors, School District Superintendents, City Council Members, School Board Members, City Managers, and others that traveled to Sacramento to congratulate the newly elected state legislators.

On Monday, members of the delegation met with Assembly Members Luis Alejo (D-28), Connie Conway (R-34), Shannon Grove (R-32), Linda Halderman (R-29), Henry Perea (D-31), and State Senators Tom Berryhill (R-14) and Anthony Canella (R-12). As well, the delegation met with staff members of Assembly Member Cathleen Galgiani (D-17) and State Senator Jean Fuller (R-18). That evening, California Consulting organized an event for the delegation at Pyramid Restaurant to honor special guest Incoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. Mr. Torlakson spoke at the event and announced his plans for his new administration, as well as meeting privately with the California Consulting delegation. After the event, Torlakson commented, "California Consulting has done an excellent job representing California school districts and advocating for issues important to those districts." On Tuesday morning, California Consulting organized an event for the delegation to honor and congratulate recently elected State Senator Michael Rubio (D-16) and Assembly Member Henry T. Perea.

The following is a list of the members of the delegation:

David Hosley, Vice Chancellor, University of California, Merced	Dennis Martin, Councilman, McFarland
Darius Assemi, President, Granville Homes	Gabriel McCurtis, Superintendent, McFarland Unified School District
Leon Churchill, City Manager, Tracy	Wade McKinney, City Manager, Atascadero
Sid Craighead, Avenal	Kim McManaman, Assistant Superintendent, McFarland Unified School District
Stacie Dabbs, Government Affairs Manager, California Partnership for SJV	Dwight Miller, Superintendent, LemooreHighSchool District
Randy Dodd, Vice President - Business Development, Adventist Health	Clint Olivier, Councilman, Fresno
Lee Ann Eager, C.O.O., FresnoCountyEDC	Daniel Parra, Councilman, Fowler
David Elias, City Manager, Fowler	Walt Plachta, Branch Manager, BSK Associates
Artie Fields, City Manager, Salinas	Randy Richardson, Chief of Police, Newman
Juan Garza II, C.O.O., California Consulting	Jeff Roberts, Vice President, Granville Homes
Mark Garza, Director of Facilities, KingsCanyon Unified School District	Esperanza Ross, Legislative Advocate, Ross Consulting
Melissa Garza, Associate Planner, FresnoCOG	Victor Ruiz, Mayor, Sanger
Baldo Hernandez, Superintendent, WestsideElementary School District	Steve Samuelian, Owner, California Consulting
Michael Holland, City Manager, Newman	Mario Santoyo, Assistant General Manager, Friant Water Authority
Kirk Hunter, C.E.O., Southwest Transportation	Patricia Taylor, Executive Director, MaderaCOG
Ed Katen, Mayor, Newman	Donna Vaughan, Superintendent, SalinasCityElementary School District
Janet Kliegl, Superintendent, Lindsay Unified School District	Ralph Vigil, Superintendent, WestParkSchool District
Matt Leedy, Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board	Paul Wallace, Board Member, Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District
Mike Maciel, Councilman, Tracy	Robert Wilburn, City Manager, McFarland
Shelley Manser, Superintendent, MonroeElementary School District	Kate Wren-Gavlak, Superintendent, Travis Unified School District
	Blong Xiong, Councilman, Fresno

Transportation Planning Grant

Caltrans has announced that it will be awarding Transportation Planning Grants for:

Environmental Justice
Community Based Transportation Planning
Partnership Planning
Transit Planning
Statewide or Urban Transportation Planning Studies
Rural or Small Urban Transportation Planning Studies

Please click on the following link to read additional information on the Transportation Planning Grants:

Click to Read About Transportation Planning Grants

If you are a California Consulting client, please contact us if you are interested in pursuing a Transportation Planning Grant. If you are not a California Consulting client and would like us to draft and submit a Transportation Planning Grant application, please contact Director of Grants Rob Garcia at (559) 244-0801 or rob@californiaconsulting.org.

Grants!

The California Consulting grant writing team has recently submitted or are currently working on the following grant applications for our clients:

Youthbuild

Affordable Care Act--Grants for School-Based Health Center Capital (SBHCC) Program

Department of Education Talent Search Grants

Economic Development Administration grants

D.O.E. Talent Search Program

Clean Water Grants

C.D.E. After School Education and Safety

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

Caltrans Transportation Planning Grants

Cal-Fire Urban Greening

IBM Creating Smarter Cities

Teacher Based Reform (T-Bar) Grant

D.O.E.PublicCharterSchool Grant

Wachovia Grant

State Revolving Fund Loan

Office of Traffic Safety

United States Department of Agriculture Hearst Foundation

SG Foundation

Mott Foundation

Office Depot

CVS

Tire Derived Product

Alternative Fuels Grant

SB856 Special Distribution Fund

California Safe-Supportive Schools

Highway Safety Improvement Program

Housing Related Parks Bond

HUD Planning Grant

Wal-Mart

Met-Life

Lowe's Large Toolbox

Laura Bush Foundation

Baseball Tomorrow

FIELD TRIP GRANT

California Consulting successfully secured a Target Foundation Grant for the Dixon Unified School District to fund a field trip for deserving students in the District. Congratulations to the Dixon Unified School District!

Another Experienced Grant Writer Added to Team

We are pleased to announce that Danielle Sotelo has joined the California Consulting grant writing staff in the Fresno office as a Project Manager, responsible for grant research, identification, and grant writing. Ms. Sotelo earned a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations from PepperdineUniversity in Malibu, California. Her emphasis was in Political Science and minor in Philosophy. After serving in the Office of a U.S. Congressman, Danielle taught at San JoaquinValleyCollege as an Instructor of Sociology and Ethics. She has studied abroad extensively including 8 months in Argentina and the South American region studying the culture, language, and history of South America. Additionally, Ms. Sotelo worked in WashingtonD.C. for the Guatemala Human Rights Commission, a human rights organization based in the nation's Capital. Danielle is an experienced grant writer who has written approximately 45complex federal, state, and private foundation applications during her career.

PROMOTIONS

We are excited to announce that Robert Garcia has been promoted to Director of Grants for California Consulting. Rob will oversee all aspects of the firm's grants program and manage the day-to-day operations of the grants program. As well, Valerie Murray has been promoted to Deputy Grants Director for California Consulting. Valerie will work closely with the Director of Grants to manage the firm's grants program and address grants related issues in Rob's stead. Congratulations to both Rob Garcia and Valerie Murray on their well deserved promotions.

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Recent Addition

We are pleased to announce that the Coalinga-Huron Unified School District, Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission, and San Jose Conservation Corps have all signed contracts with California Consulting. We welcome our three newest clients.