West Sac protests GW Bush on Saturday 4/22

this from Davis Enterprise;

"Bush to visit Yolo County

By Sharon Stello/Enterprise staff writer
President Bush will visit the California Fuel Cell Partnership in West Sacramento on Saturday, April 22, as part of a whirlwind three-day trip to California.

White House spokesman Alex Conant said Bush will arrive in San Jose next Friday, where he will participate in a panel discussion on the American Competitiveness Initiative, a strategy that would increase federal funding in critical research areas to encourage innovation and strengthen the nation’s ability to compete in the global economy.

The president announced this initiative in his State of the Union address in January.

Bush will spend Friday night in St. Helena and, the next day, he will travel to West Sacramento to participate in a tour of the Fuel Cell Partnership and make remarks on advanced transportation technology. No further details were available today about this portion of his trip.

Later Saturday, Bush is off to a fund-raising reception for the Republican National Committee in Palm Springs, spending Saturday night in Rancho Mirage.

On Sunday, after attending church, the president will have lunch with Navy and Marine Corps families, attend a Marine Corps training exercise in Twentynine Palms and spend a second night in Rancho Mirage.

His trip marks the first time a sitting president has visited Yolo County since former President Bill Clinton came to the area. In November 1997, Clinton spoke at the dedication of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, just outside Davis. In November 2002, Clinton came to UC Davis to give a talk at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.

Chris White, spokeswoman for the California Fuel Cell Partnership, declined to comment about Bush’s upcoming visit, referring all questions to the White House press office.

The partnership is a collaborative of auto manufacturers, energy companies, fuel cell technology companies and government agencies working together to advance a new vehicle technology that’s better for the environment, but at the same time practical and affordable. The goal is to increase energy efficiency, and reduce or eliminate air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

A representative from the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies said today the agency is a part of the California Fuel Cell Partnership, but there are no plans yet for university involvement with the president’s visit.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hopes to talk with the president while he’s in the region although no meeting has been scheduled yet, Margita Thompson, a spokeswoman in the governor’s office, said this morning.

“The governor is pleased that the president is coming out to California and he looks forward to talking with him about the issues that are critical to California,” Thompson said.

She said the governor would like to bring attention to the state’s need for federal assistance with improving levees. This includes not only monetary help but expediting the permit process to allow the state to quickly begin work to shore up the levees.

“The continuous rain is certainly a constant reminder of the urgency of our levees,” Thompson said.

She added that the issue of immigration could also come up if the governor meets with the president. She said Schwarzenegger is pleased that Congress is talking about immigration and hopes legislators will continue working on the issue.

Thomson said the governor believes “a balanced approach” is needed and that enforcing the country’s borders for safety reasons should be a primary focus, but he also supports a guest worker program.

— Reach Sharon Stello at sstello [at] davisenterprise.net or 747-8043.

Friday, April 14, 2006"

http://www.davisenterprise.com/articles/2006/04/14/news/261new0.txt

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California Fuel Cell Partnership
3300 Industrial Blvd. Suite 1000
West Sacramento, CA 95691

(916) 371-2870

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(916) 375-2008

Talk about greenwashing, on Earth Day (4/22) the Oiligarch in Chief going to visit a fuel cell research station to pay more lip service to alternative energy? Let's show up at this location in West Sac on Saturday and let GW Bush know that the people of California are sick of smog and escalating oil wars. We demand action to make alternative energy available to everyone, not just more nonsense talking from the Petroleum Puppetmaster..

http://www.fuelcellpartnership.org/