OC Human Relations Commission Meeting

The Link Between Hate Crimes and Homophobia. The next Hate Crime Network meeting will be August 16 at 10:00 AM.

Contact:

Tina Fernandez
Deputy Director, OC Human Relations Commission
1300 S. Grand Ave. Bldg B
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 567-7469 phone

Gay NFL Player And Partner Split

The relationship is over between former NFL Minnesota Viking Esera Tuaolo and partner Mitch Wherley after more than 10 years. Wherley was the man in the background throughout the years Tuaolo wrote about in his book, "Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Player in the NFL."

"I think we just grew apart. The nice thing is we've got great kids together," said Wherley of the two youngsters the men adopted in 2000.

ECCO Board of Directors

J. Rogers — Board Chair

H. Liss — Vice Chair

S. Miller — Treasurer

C. Carpenter — Board Member

E. Dills — Membership Chair

G. Dougherty — Marketing/Web/Mailings

S. Freeze — OC Democratic Party Liaison

J. LeTourneau — Political Affairs Committee Chair

P. Magee — Trans/PFLAG/The Center Liaison

A. Smith — Dinner Committee

Killing For God

A Texas man charged in the slaying of Southwest Airlines flight attendant Kenneth Cummings Jr. said from jail that he was doing God's work when he went looking in Houston gay bars for a gay man to kill.

"Sexual perversion" is the "worst sin," Terry Mark Mangum told reporters July 21 from the Brazoria County jail where he awaits trial, explaining that he believed "with all my heart that I was doing the right thing" when he stabbed Cummings in the head with a six-inch knife. Hours after Mangum's jailhouse gabfest, a judge slapped a gag order on the case.

Mangum is charged with murder with a hate-crime enhancement in the June 4 slaying. Cummings' charred body was found days later on Mangum's grandfather's ranch near San Antonio.

The James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act, passed in 2001, allows for Texas crimes motivated by "sexual preference" to be prosecuted at the next highest level of severity. That can mean more years at sentencing, a lesser chance of parole, or both, Scott said. As of last week, Brazoria County District Attorney Jeri Yenne was not seeking the death penalty. Instead, she said she filed the hate-crime enhancement to reduce Mangum's likelihood of parole.

New Mexico Couples Can Marry In MA

Gay couples from New Mexico can marry in Massachusetts because their home state has not explicitly banned same-sex marriage. New Mexico joins Rhode Island as the only states whose gay residents are allowed to marry in Massachusetts, the only state that has legalized same-sex marriage. But neither Rhode Island nor New Mexico has said it would recognize the marriages after its residents return home.

Stanley Nyberg, Massachusetts' Registrar of Vital Records, instructed city and town clerks in a July 18 notice to give marriage licenses to gay couples from New Mexico.

Alexis Blizman, executive director of the pro-gay marriage group Equality New Mexico, said she was pleased by the decision, but predicted it would not lead to a rush to Massachusetts. "It's just another reminder that New Mexican same-sex couples need legal protections and rather than having them seek them out elsewhere, certainly we'd rather have them be able to achieve those here at home," she said.

CNN/YouTube Democratic Presidential Debate

July 23, 2007: Anderson Cooper Moderator

Excerpt:

COOPER: Our next question is on a topic that got a lot of response from YouTube viewers. Let's watch.

QUESTION: Hi. My name is Mary.

QUESTION: And my name is Jen.

QUESTION: And we're from Brooklyn, New York. If you were elected president of the United States, would you allow us to be married to each other?

COOPER: Congressman Kucinich?

KUCINICH: Mary and Jen, the answer to your question is yes. And let me tell you why.

Because if our Constitution really means what it says, that all are created equal, if it really means what it says, that there should be equality of opportunity before the law, then our brothers and sisters who happen to be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender should have the same rights accorded to them as anyone else, and that includes the ability to have a civil marriage ceremony.

Yes, I support you. And welcome to a better and a new America under a President Kucinich administration.

(APPLAUSE)

COOPER: Senator Dodd, you supported the Defense of Marriage Act. What's your position?

DODD: I've made the case, Anderson, that -- my wife and I have two young daughters, age 5 and 2.

I'd simply ask the audience to ask themselves the question that Jackie and I have asked: How would I want my two daughters treated if they grew up and had a different sexual orientation than their parents?

Good jobs, equal opportunity, to be able to retire, to visit each other, to be with each other, as other people do.

So I feel very strongly, if you ask yourself the question, "How would you like your children treated if they had a different sexual orientation than their parents?," the answer is yes. They ought to have that ability in civil unions.

I don't go so far as to call for marriage. I believe marriage is between a man and a woman.

But my state of Connecticut, the state of New Hampshire, have endorsed civil unions. I strongly support that. But I don't go so far as marriage.

COOPER: Governor Richardson?

RICHARDSON: Well, I would say to the two young women, I would level with you -- I would do what is achievable.

What I think is achievable is full civil unions with full marriage rights. I would also press for you a hate crimes act in the Congress. I would eliminate "don't ask/don't tell" in the military.

(APPLAUSE)

If we're going to have in our military men and women that die for this country, we shouldn't give them a lecture on their sexual orientation

I would push for domestic partnership laws, nondiscrimination in insurance and housing.

I would also send a very strong message that, in my administration, I will not tolerate any discrimination on the basis of race, gender, or sexual orientation.

(APPLAUSE)

COOPER: This next question is for Senator Edwards.

QUESTION: I'm Reverend Reggie Longcrier. I'm the pastor of Exodus Mission and Outreach Church in Hickory, North Carolina.

Senator Edwards said his opposition to gay marriage is influenced by his Southern Baptist background. Most Americans agree it was wrong and unconstitutional to use religion to justify slavery, segregation, and denying women the right to vote.

So why is it still acceptable to use religion to deny gay American their full and equal rights?

(APPLAUSE)

EDWARDS: I think Reverend Longcrier asks a very important question, which is whether fundamentally -- whether it's right for any of our faith beliefs to be imposed on the American people when we're president of the United States. I do not believe that's right.

I feel enormous personal conflict about this issue. I want to end discrimination. I want to do some of the things that I just heard Bill Richardson talking about -- standing up for equal rights, substantive rights, civil unions, the thing that Chris Dodd just talked about. But I think that's something everybody on this stage will commit themselves to as president of the United States.

But I personally have been on a journey on this issue. I feel enormous conflict about it. As I think a lot of people know, Elizabeth spoke -- my wife Elizabeth spoke out a few weeks ago, and she actually supports gay marriage. I do not. But this is a very, very difficult issue for me. And I recognize and have enormous respect for people who have a different view of it.

COOPER: I should also point out that the reverend is actually in the audience tonight. Where is he? Right over here.

Reverend, do you feel he answered your question?

(APPLAUSE)

QUESTION: This question was just a catalyst that promoted some other things that wrapped around that particular question, especially when it comes to fair housing practices. Also...

COOPER: Do you think he answered the question, though?

QUESTION: Not like I would like to have heard it...

(LAUGHTER)

COOPER: What did you not hear?

QUESTION: I didn't quite get -- some people were moving around, and I didn't quite get all of his answer. I just heard...

COOPER: All right, there's 30 seconds more. Why is it OK to quite religious beliefs when talking about why you don't support something? That's essentially what's his question.

EDWARDS: It's not. I mean, I've been asked a personal question which is, I think, what Reverend Longcrier is raising, and that personal question is, do I believe and do I personally support gay marriage?

The honest answer to that is I don't. But I think it is absolutely wrong, as president of the United States, for me to have used that faith basis as a basis for denying anybody their rights, and I will not do that when I'm president of the United States.

(APPLAUSE)

COOPER: Senator Obama, the laws banning interracial marriage in the United States were ruled unconstitutional in 1967. What is the difference between a ban on interracial marriage and a ban on gay marriage?

OBAMA: Well, I think that it is important to pick up on something that was said earlier by both Dennis and by Bill, and that is that we've got to make sure that everybody is equal under the law. And the civil unions that I proposed would be equivalent in terms of making sure that all the rights that are conferred by the state are equal for same-sex couples as well as for heterosexual couples.

Now, with respect to marriage, it's my belief that it's up to the individual denominations to make a decision as to whether they want to recognize marriage or not. But in terms of, you know, the rights of people to transfer property, to have hospital visitation, all those critical civil rights that are conferred by our government, those should be equal.

Anti Marriage Equality Forces Making Waves

News from Equality California:

Anti-LGBT extremists are seriously ramping up their efforts to permanently ban same-sex couples from ever marrying in California. Two separate organizations have begun seeking significant financial backing to place a constitutional amendment on the June 2008 ballot. By seeking to amend the state constitution, they are determined to prevent the Legislature or the Supreme Court from granting same-sex couples the ability to marry.

Should you be alarmed? Yes. Because just this week...

VoteYesMarriage.com has purchased radio time on conservative talk show and Christian music stations across the state to rally support for constitutionally banning marriage for same-sex couples AND taking away domestic partner rights. The organization's latest appeal is calling on their donors to fund a $2 million signature-gathering campaign.

ProtectMarriage.com is working to secure financial support for their own signature-gathering effort. This campaign has the backing of very powerful and well-funded national organizations like Focus on the Family and Family Research Council. These groups have combined budgets totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. The latest statement from Focus on the Family lays out their very threatening strategy.

If they had their way, these extremists would completely write LGBT people out of the California Constitution — the very document that should protect the rights of all Californians. We will not — we cannot — let that happen.

EQCA is a founding member of the Equality For All coalition formed specifically to fight any ballot measure that would discriminate against LGBT Californians. As events develop, we will continue to keep you informed and let you know how you can help stop these extremists in their tracks.

L.A. Activist Ferd Eggan Dies

From the Los Angeles Times:

"Ferd Eggan, whose innovative efforts as city AIDS coordinator included sponsoring Los Angeles' first needle exchange program to reduce the transmission of AIDS through contaminated syringes, died of liver cancer at his home in Hollywood. He was 60.

Eggan was the city's third AIDS coordinator, a position created in 1989 by then-Mayor Tom Bradley to spearhead the development of a comprehensive local approach to combating the spread of AIDS.

A longtime activist who tested positive for HIV in 1986, Eggan was appointed to the position in 1993 and served until 2001, when he became too ill to continue in the job.

Described by colleagues as brash, articulate and charismatic, Eggan championed public housing assistance for homeless people with HIV and AIDS and guided efforts to include women and minorities in AIDS policy-making roles. He also led the city to fund important research, including the first major study to demonstrate the link between crystal methamphetamine use and HIV risk in gay and bisexual men."

New Jersey's Star Ledger Pro Marriage

Civil union is not equal to marriage. That's what the New Jersey Star-Ledger said in a strong editorial in response to Lambda Legal’s latest case on behalf of Nickie Brazier and Tom Walton, drivers for UPS in NJ, who were denied spousal benefits for their civil union partner because they were not “married.” In its letter denying benefits to Brazier, UPS said, “...you cannot add [your partner] as a spouse because New Jersey law does not treat civil unions the same as marriages....” Lambda Legal continues its fight for marriage equality in New Jersey and elsewhere because, as UPS has shown us, words do matter.

Town Hall Meeting For Domestic Parnters

John Chiang, California State Controller, in conjunction with The Center Long Beach, and the collaborative efforts of Long Beach City Council Members: Hon. Suja Lowenthal, Hon. Gerrie Schipske, Hon. Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal, Hon. Tonia Reyes Uranga and Hon. Patrick O'Donnell cordially invite you to a

TOWN HALL FOR REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNERS AND THOSE CONSIDERING DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP

Thursday, July 19, 2007 ~ 6:00pm - 8:00pm

At *The Library Auditorium
Long Beach City Hall
101 Pacific Ave., LB 90802
Parking is at 333 W. Ocean Ave.
Enter on Broadway between Chestnut and Cedar

Registration and Light Refreshments catered by "Wild Thymes" Catering Co. from 6:00-6:30pm

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Important new State Franchise Tax Board filing information
• New property tax benefits for Domestic Partners
• Essential estate tax planning tips to protect you and your Domestic Partner
• Updates on the law that you should know if you are a Domestic Partner, planning to enter a Domestic Partnership; are a financial planner, a tax preparer, or legal advisor.

Please RSVP for this event with your name, address, phone, and email to: (213) 833-6031 or LHEALEY@SCO.CA.GOV

EQCA Warns Of New CA Propositions

Equality California recently warned of four anti-GLBT initiatives filed in Sacramento:

"Equality California is closely monitoring four ballot initiatives that were recently filed with the Attorney General's office in Sacramento. All four measures would ask California voters to amend the state constitution to ban marriage for same-sex couples. Two of the initiatives go even further and would void all of California's current domestic partnership rights, which lawmakers, EQCA, community activists and our allies fought so hard to earn.

This attack on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community comes from two different groups. The two ballot measures that would ban marriage and void domestic partnerships were filed by VoteYesMarriage.com, a campaign backed by Randy Thomasson, founder and President of Campaign for Children and Families.

The other two amendments that would ban marriage, but not domestic partnerships, were filed by Gail Knight among others, whose campaign ”ProtectMarriage.com” has the backing of powerful and well-funded organizations like Focus on the Family and Family Research Council."

Previous Award Winners

Congratulations to our ECCO Award winners! At each dinner, we're reminded of what a great community we have and that a special thanks is always owed to all of our attendees and volunteers for making the night such a success!

2007

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Assemblymember John Laird, Chair of the LGBT Legislative Caucus

SPECIAL GUEST AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Susan Eggman, Stockton City Councilmember

JOE DUNN AWARD for POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
Alicia Berhow

CORPORATE LEADERSHIP AWARD
Lighthouse at Southern California Edison

CIVIL RIGHTS & EDUCATION AWARD
California Teachers Association

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Peg Corley

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ivy Bottini

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2006

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND 1st ANNUAL JOE DUNN AWARD for POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
Hon. Joe Dunn, California State Senator

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Greg Willenborg — Willenborg Productions

SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
Rev. Kristin Hawkins — Namaste Church of Long Beach

TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Hon. John Duran, West Hollywood City Councilmember

MARRIAGE EQUALITY AWARD
Jenny Pizer — Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund

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2005

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Phil Angelides, California State Treasurer

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Fred Provencher — Huntington Beach Human Relations Task Force, Former ECCO Chair

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Nikki Yocham — The Center OC

HEALTH SERVICE AWARD
National Diversity Council — Kaiser Permanente

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Religion and Faith Program — Human Rights Campaign

LEADERSHIP AWARD
Assemblymember Tom Umberg

COURAGE AWARD
Charlene Nguon and Trang Nguyeni

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Gene Littlefield — Orange County Community Activist, PFLAG (Posthumous)

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2004

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Assemblymember Mark Leno

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
David Bohnett Foundation

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Tim Hanlon — Wells Fargo Foundation

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Pam Woody — PFLAG

HEALTHCARE AWARD
Laguna Beach Community Clinic

HEALTHCARE AWARD
Korey Jorgensen, M.D.

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2003

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Michael Adams — Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund

BUSINESS SERVICE AWARD
American Airlines

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Orange County Sheriff Mike Corona

HEALTH SERVICES AWARD
Sister Mary Elizabeth — AEGIS

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Brad Brafford

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2002

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Sharon Davis, First Lady of California

BUSINESS SERVICE AWARD
Joe Hodulik — Framer's Workshop

BUSINESS SERVICE AWARD
Mark DePalma, Alford Harrison, Dan Ketelaars — Woody's at the Beach

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Paul DeGeorge — The Center OC

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Bob Tucker — Pride at Work, ERDC

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Sandra Hartness — Human Rights Campaign

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Jean Harris — CAPE

EDUCATION AWARD
Kevin Jennings — GLSEN

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pearl Jemison-Smith

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Max Schneider, M.D.

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2001

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Governor Howard Dean, M.D.

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Russ Vollmer

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Disneyland Resort

SMALL BUSINESS AWARD
ocdm Marketing

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Brad White — Human Rights Campaign

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2000

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Assemblymember Antonio Villaraigosa

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Steve May

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Jon W. Davidson

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
H.E.R.E Union, Local 681

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Althea Ingram

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Pat Walsh

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Richard Leyva — ERDC

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Rick Silver

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Craig Sannum

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Morris Kight

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1999

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Urvashi Vaid

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Audrey Prosser

HEALTH SERVICE AWARD
Woman's Health Alliance

MEDIA SERVICE AWARD
Bill LaPointe — Orange County/Long Beach Blade

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Eric Bauman

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1998

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Congressman Barney Frank

HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AWARD
Jorge Rodriguez, M.D.

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Rebecca Chadwick

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1997

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
State Senator John Vasconcellos

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Meg Robinson

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Howard Hay

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Del Martin

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Phyllis Lyon

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1996

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Chris Bull

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
John Gallagher

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Janice Barrett

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Julie Tanit

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
John Good

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Walter Carnwright

HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AWARD
Jim Lacy

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1995

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AWARD
ECCO Moments, presented by Libby Cowan Robert Rios, Pearl Jemison-Smith

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Bonnie Castry

CORPORATE AWARD
PacifiCare Health Systems

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Scott Westerfield

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1994

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Sheila James Kuehl

HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Neil Purcell

HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Manny Ortega

COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Jeordan Legon

ELIZABETH CATY STANTON AWARD
Gloria Kapp

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Gene White

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Jeff LeTourneau

DONALD G. HAGEN AWARD
Robert Gentry

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1993

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Representative Neil Abercrombie

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Representative Tom Campbell

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
David B. Mixner

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Elizabeth Ann Cowan

HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Valerie Gold-Neil

EDUCATION AWARD
Del Weber

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1992

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Secretary of State March Fong Eu

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Barbara Jackson

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Michael Losquadro

COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Dana Parsons — Los Angeles Times

COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Dianne Klein — Los Angeles Times

HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Dr. Penny Weismuller

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Gene White

DONALD G. HAGEN AWARD
Supervisor Tom Riley

DONALD G. HAGEN AWARD
Supervisor Harriett Wieder

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1991

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Congressman Gerry Studds

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
John J. Duran, Esq.

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
John Flake

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Lily Badalamenti

COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
K. Bradley Hudson — Spectrum News

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1990

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Joseph C. Steffan

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Pat Callahan

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
George Raab

COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Joseph Bell — Los Angeles Times

HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Reverend Fred Plummer

AWARD OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Rick Heckenliable (posthumous)

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1989

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Arlene Sontag

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Richard Reinsch

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Barbara Muirhead

HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Orange County Human Relations Commission

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1988

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Congressman John Miller

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Congresswoman Pat Schroeder

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
The City of Laguna Beach

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
The City of Irvine

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Carroll Leslie

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Barbara Strauss

COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Ed Miskevich

COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Robert Walden and the cast of Brothers

HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Charles A. Robertson, M.D.

ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
PFLAG Speakers Bureau

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1987

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Congressman John Miller

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Congresswoman Barbara Boxer

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Don G. Hagan, M.D.

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Alex Wentzel

COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Devron Kelly Huber (posthumous)

HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Pearl Jemison-Smith, R.N.

ELIZABETH CADY STANTON AWARD
Gloria Allred

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1986

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Lt. Governor Leo McCarthy

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Los Angeles City Councilman Joel Wachs

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Lisa Kaye

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Tim Miller

INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Ivy Bottini

ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
AIDS Services Foundation

MEDIA AWARD
Bob Emmers, The Orange County Register

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1985

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
State Senator Art Torres

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
State Assemblymember William Filante

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
State Assemblymember Maxine Waters

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
M. Dan Wooldridge

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Georgia Garrett-Norris, Esq.

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Mel Lewis, M.D.

HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Randy Pesqueira

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1984

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
State Senator Ed Davis

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
State Assemblymember Art Agnos

POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Bob Gentry

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Pat Paddock

MEDIA AWARD
Jim Boone

Resources: HIV/AIDS

This resource guide does not constitute an ECCO endorsement of the agencies or their services. This information is from the Pocket Guide to HIV Resources in Orange County — courtesy AIDS Services Foundation Orange County.

SERVICES

AIDS Response Program
12800 Garden Grove Boulevard, Suite F, Garden Grove, CA 92843
(714) 534-0961
Early case management, benefits counseling, mental health counseling and support groups, and information and referral services for asymptomatic and early symptomatic HIV infected persons.

AIDS Services Foundation (ASF)
17982 Sky Park Circle, Suite J, Irvine, CA 92614-6408
(949) 253-1500 / (949) 852-1185 FAX
ASF serves all people who are HIV+. Many services may have specific medical and/or financial criteria. Services include case management, benefits counseling, mental heath counseling and support groups, home care, financial assistance, transportation, food and nutritional supplements, housing, “buddy” and other volunteer programs, children and family services, treatment advocacy, Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS), and social/recreational programs. and early symptomatic HIV infected persons.

AIDS Walk Orange County
17982 Sky Park Circle, Suite J, Irvine, CA 92614-6408
(949) 955-1400 / (949) 955-3820 FAX
AIDS fundraising organization.

Black Coalition on AIDS
2800 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 615-9945 / (415) 615-9943 FAX

Delhi Community Center
505 E Central Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92707
(714) 481-9600
Early case management and social services to HIV infected Latinos. Other services such as benefits counseling and mental health services are provided in conjunction with other agencies.

Hannah’s Children’s Home And Foster Finding Agency
22875 Savi Ranch Parkway, Suite A, Yorba Linda, CA 92687
(714) 282-0354
Early case management and social services to HIV infected /African Americans.

Shanti Orange County
22722 Lambert St #1711, Lake Forest, CA 92630-1618
(949) 452-0888 / (949) 452-0889 FAX
Support services to HIV infected persons in Orange County. Services include mental health counseling and support groups, home delivered meals, and volunteer programs offering massage, “buddies,“ transportation, and house cleaning.

TESTING

AIDS Response Program
12800 Garden Grove Boulevard, Suite F, Garden Grove, CA 92643
(714) 534-0961

Huntington Beach Community Clinic
8041 Newman Ave, #200, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
(714) 847-4222

Laguna Beach Community Clinic
362 Third Street, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(949) 494-0761 / (949) 497-9922 FAX

Orange County Health Care Agency
1725 W 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714) 834-8787 / (714) 834-8275 FAX

Planned Parenthood
1801 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92643
(800)752-6633 (PLANNED)

MEDICAL, DENTAL, LEGAL

AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
Orange County Health Care Agency
1725 W 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714) 834-8175
HIV specific drugs at no cost or sliding scale to qualified persons.

Special Diseases Clinic
Orange County Health Care Agency
1725 W 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714) 834-8787
Out-patient medical and social services to persons with HIV infection.

California Collaborative Treatment Group
UCI Medical Center
101 City Drive South, Building 53, Rt 81, Orange, CA 92668
(714) 456-7612

UCI Medical Center
Medical Specialties Clinic
101 City Drive South, Building 29, Orange, CA 92668
(714) 456-5476 / (714) 456-7434 FAX
Out-patient medical and social services to persons with HIV infection.

Orange County Dental Society
(714) 634-8944
Referral service to dentists and oral surgeons who are HIV sensitive.

Orange County Lawyers for Equality for Gays and Lesbians (OC Legal)
25411 Cabot Road, Suite 114, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
(949) 699-2400

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
3325 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90010-1729
(213) 382-7600 / (213) 351-6050 FAX / E-mail

Public Law Center (PLC)
601 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701-4002
(714) 541-1010 / (714) 541-5157 FAX / E-mail

SUPPORT

AIDS Response Program
(714) 534-0961
Support and therapy groups for asymptomatic and early symptomatic HIV infected persons.

AIDS Services Foundation
(949) 253-1500 / (949) 852-1185 FAX
Groups offered for persons with AIDS, significant others, heterosexuals, women, family and friends, children, teens, parents, grief recovery. Several groups are offered in Spanish.

Being Alive Orange County
(714) 362-5483 / (310) 289-9866 FAX

Being Alive Long Beach
(310) 434-9022
A coalition of, and for, people with HIV/AIDS.

Gerry House
(714) 972-1402
12-step Narcotics Anonymous group for those infected with HIV.

Mothers of AIDS Patients
(714) 552-3313

The NAMES Project, AIDS Memorial Quilt
411 E 10th Street, Long Beach, CA 90813-4445
(562) 491-9905

National AIDS Hotline
English: (800) 342-2437
Spanish: (800) 344-7432

Southern California AIDS Hotline
English: (800) 922-2437
Spanish: (800) 400-7432

Project Inform (AIDS Treatment) Hotline
(800) 822-7422

Suicide Prevention Hotline
(714) 778-1000

Teen’s AIDS Hotline
(800) 234-8336

Shelter

AIDS Services Foundation
(949) 253-1500 / (949) 852-1185 FAX
Roommate, shelter and hospice referrals; emergency rental assistance; Huber House, a six bed licensed residence for people with symptomatic HIV disease.

Annie’s House
(714) 963-1196
Six bed residence for people with HIV.

Friendship Shelter
(714) 494-6928
Short-term emergency housing – HIV friendly.

Gerry House
(714) 972-1402
Residential drug treatment program. Referral mad by OCHCA methadone clinic.

Hagan Place
(714) 282-2520
24 unit apartment complex for people with symptomatic HIV disease.

Holmes House
(310) 598-7114
Residential hospice for people with AIDS.

Start House
(714) 554-1237
A six bed residential drug treatment program for people with HIV.

PREVENTION

American Red Cross Orange County
601 N Golden Circle Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 835-5381 / (714) 547-7903 FAX

AIDS Services Foundation
HIV: Women’s Voices
(949) 253-1512 / (949) 852-1185

Orange County Health Care Agency
AIDS Community Education Project
1725 W 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714) 834-8733 / (714) 834-8275 FAX

UCI Medical Center Health Education ATEC
(AIDS Training and Education Center)
101 City Drive South, Building 53, Rte. 101, Orange, CA 92668
(714) 456-7612

Resources: GLBT

This resource guide for Orange County and Long Beach CA does not constitute an ECCO endorsement of the agencies or their services.

The Center Orange County
12800 Garden Grove Boulevard, Suite F, Garden Grove, CA 92843-2014
(714) 534-0862 / (714) 534-5491

Gay and Lesbian Association of District Employees (GLADE)
P.O. Box 221, Fullerton, CA 92836-0221
(714) 992-7736
Support group for GLBT employees of North Orange County Community College District.

Gay Asian Pacific Support Network (GAPSN)
P.O. Box 461104, Los Angeles, CA 90046-1104
(213) 368-6488

Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
P.O. Box 3687, Tustin, CA 92781
(714) 979-4138

Laguna Outreach (LO)
P.O. Box 1701, Laguna Beach, CA 92652-1701
(949) 462-9553

Lesbian & Gay United Employees
(LEAGUE AT THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, ANAHEIM CHAPTER)
c/o Cast Activities
1313 S. Harbor Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92802-2398

O.C. Federation of Lesbian, Gay & AIDS Support Organizations
12800 Garden Grove Boulevard, Suite F, Garden Grove, CA 92843-2014
The Federation is a coalition of more than 40 organizations based in Orange County. The Federation provides a number of services to its members and to the community including: membership directory, calendar of member organizations’ events, newsletter, networking mixers and business meetings, and community outreach project.

Orange County Human Relations Commission
1300 S Grand Avenue, Building B, Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 567-7470 / FAX (714) 567-7474

P-FLAG Long Beach
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays
P.O. Box 8221, Long Beach, CA 90808
(562) 403-1234

P-FLAG Orange County
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays
P.O. Box 28662, Santa Ana, CA 92799-8662
(714) 997-8047

P-FLAG South Orange County
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays
P.O. Box 1100, Laguna Beach, CA 92652
(949) 459-2834

Pride at Work, Southern California
P.O. Box 717, Huntington Beach, CA 92648-0717
(714) 775-1695

South Coast Transgendered Alliance (SCTA)
(714) 418-0474 / FAX (714) 418-0474

UC — Irvine Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Resource Center
106 Gateway Commons, Irvine, CA 92697-5125
(949) 824-3277

UC — Riverside LGBT Resource Center
250 Costo Hall, Riverside, CA 92507
909-787-2267

ECCO Watch List Sacramento 2006

Here are the results of the 2006 California Legislative Session:

AB 606 — Safe Place To Learn Act
Status: VETOED By Governor Schwarzenegger
Requires schools and the Department of Education to comply with existing CA laws regarding anti-discrimination in school policy and curricula.

AB 1160 — Gwen Araujo Justice for Victims Act
Status: SIGNED By Governor Schwarzenegger
Addresses the use of a “panic” defense strategy in trials of brutal crimes.

AB 1207 — Code of Fair Campaign Practices
Status: SIGNED By Governor Schwarzenegger
Enhances Code of Fair Campaign Practices to prevent negative appeals based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

AB 2051 — Equality In Domestic Abuse Fund
Status: SIGNED By Governor Schwarzenegger
Establishes a continuously appropriated fund to develop and support education and services specific to GLBT domestic violence. Levies a nominal fee on registering domestic partners.

AB 2800 — Omnibus Housing Non-Discrimination
Status: SIGNED By Governor Schwarzenegger
Standardizes housing-related non-discrimination provisions in CA law to make them consistent with the Fair Employment and Housing Act.

AB 2920 — Mello-Granlund Older Californians
Status: SIGNED By Governor Schwarzenegger
Adds GLBT seniors to the list of groups that have a need for social services administered by the California Department of Aging.

SB 1437 — School Instruction
Status: VETOED By Governor Schwarzenegger
Amends the Education Code to require that school instructional materials in the social sciences include the history, roles and contributions of GLBT people.

SB 1441 — State Programs Non-Discrimination
Status: SIGNED By Governor Schwarzenegger
Prohibits discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in state-operated or funded programs.

Join ECCO

It's never been more important to stand up. Stand up and be counted. Your voice is important and must be heard. ECCO can help — but we need your help.

While ECCO is a non-partisan organization, we run our group like a bunch of fiscal conservatives! Even so, we need donors like you to help us make ends meet. Aside from ongoing monthly expenses like rent, phone, and the Internet, there are the thousands of Voter Guides that we publish and send to our entire mailing list!

Accomplishments

ECCO Is Always Busy!

If it's political in nature, chances are ECCO is involved. ECCO coordinated Orange County’s efforts to pass state laws that: prohibit discrimination against Gays and Lesbians; establish a domestic partner registry; and give students an added level of protection in school.

ECCO provides strong financial and volunteer support for openly GLBT and GLBT-friendly federal, state, and local candidates. Our voter endorsement guide is a vital community tool.

ECCO works hard to keep our community’s visibility high. Besides attending candidate events, ECCO also participated in the Millennium March in Washington and the Equality Begins At Home Rally in Sacramento.

Each year, ECCO hosts an Awards Dinner fundraiser. This event recognizes political leaders that diligently serve our community. It is also an evening when important guests come to speak, such as California Treasurer Phil Angelides, California Assemblymember Mark Leno, First Lady of California Sharon Davis, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Congressman Barney Frank, Speaker Emeritus Antonio Villaraigosa, and NGLTF’s Urvashi Vaid.

ECCO is strengthening its Outreach Program to the Human Rights Campaign, Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club (ERDC), Log Cabin Republicans, Lambda Letters Project (LLP), and Equality California (EQCA). LLP and EQCA are Sacramento-based LGBT lobbying groups.

Outreach has also been extended to the Hispanic community, and alliances were made with the No on Prop 22 and Frogue Recall campaigns.

And many more activities too numerous to list!

How Are Funds Spent?

Besides the regular monthly expenses for our office (which is also enjoyed by various organizations), we educate the community and financially support candidates that are friendly to our mission.

Community Outreach
ECCO continually reaches out to the community. For elections, ECCO prepares extensive voter guides that are mailed, and places ads in the OC/Long Beach Blade and OC Weekly. ECCO maintains an extensive mailing database with thousands of contacts that was recently revamped to reduce mailing costs. A political contact list and a record of elected officials' voting records are produced for our 180+ membership.

Support For Political Candidates
During 2007-8, ECCO attended campaign fundraisers and donated to federal, state, and local candidates.

No on Prop 8 Campaign
ECCO offices were used as the Orange County headquarters for the HRC team during the "deny to sign" campaign during the signature-collection drive for the "Limit on Marriage" initiative. We contributed resources and time to participate in persuading people to not sign the petition, and signature gatherers to not gather signatures for that petition.

ECCO is now a "No on Prop 8" coalition partner in the fight to defeat that wicked constitutional amendment initiative.

Other Organizations
ECCO donates to other organizations such as ANGLE, AIDS Services Foundation, AWOC, EQCA, The Center — OC, Women For: Orange County, ERDC, GLSEN, HOPE Leadership Institute, Laguna Shanti, Lambda Legal Defense, Take Pride Awards, Union Hispana, and Youth Lobby Day.

How Are We Different?

No other Orange County GLBT political group has as broad a reach. ECCO is non-partisan, and a combined Federal and State organization that can participate at all levels of the political process.

Non-Partisan
ECCO evaluates ALL candidates, propositions, and measures regardless of party affiliation and can make endorsement recommendations based on the best candidate for our community. Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club (ERDC) can only endorse Democrats; Log Cabin Republicans can only endorse Republicans.


Combined Federal and State PAC
By holding both official Federal and State status, ECCO can endorse and financially support candidates on the Federal (President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives), State (Governor, CA State Government, CA Senate, CA Assembly, Propositions) and Local (Mayor, City Council, School Board, Measures) levels. Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is a Federal PAC only; Equality California (EQCA, formerly CAPE) is a State PAC only.

Extended Mission Statement
With Bisexual, Transgender, HIV/AIDS, and women’s issues as part of our organization’s goals, ECCO’s platform is inclusive. Most organizations choose to specialize in one or two areas while ECCO’s charter ensures that the big picture is seen.

Your Political Voice

The Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO) is an all volunteer, non-partisan political organization. Serving Orange County and Long Beach, California, we champion GLBT, HIV/AIDS, and women’s causes through political advocacy.

As one of California’s largest Political Action Committees, ECCO is on the front lines of the political battlefield. We monitor all legislative issues that may have a direct or indirect impact on our community. Through our efforts and affiliations, ECCO is a potent political voice for hundreds of thousands of individuals throughout the country, particularly in Southern California.

Years Of Established Service.
Founded in 1982, ECCO is a non-partisan political organization that strives to educate political leaders and candidates about the important issues that face our community. We are currently the ONLY combined federal and state Gay and Lesbian PAC in California.

A Pro-Active Approach.
The LGBT, AIDS-related, and women’s communities are under constant threats to their civil liberties from politically influential right-wing organizations — on local and national levels. These shrewd political players have strong allies, are well financed, and have a great deal of clout with many elected officials. By taking a pro-active stance, ECCO helps ensure that our community’s voice is heard.

Powerful Alliances.
In addition to its own efforts, the ECCO Board of Directors works with other community groups at every level. Whenever appropriate, efforts are coordinated with these organizations in order to form powerful coalitions and strengthen the position of ECCO.

Through partnerships, ECCO has an expanded mission that include issues such as the right to marry, reproductive rights, and women’s healthcare. ECCO is a member of EQCA, a statewide GLBT political group.

Evaluating The Landscape.
The savvy ECCO Political Affairs subcommittee watches the issues and players in city, county, state and federal elections — even local school board races.

Based on interviews, voting records, public statements, etc., ECCO compiles a list of endorsements and provides financial support for candidates, propositions, and initiatives. Of course, all funds go to support viewpoints shared by ECCO’s constituency.

ECCO members meet with elected officials, lobbying to ensure passage of important legislation as well as the defeat of bills that would be detrimental.

Keeping You Informed.
ECCO strives to keep our community informed about the confusing world of politics via our web site, events and fundraisers, voter endorsement guides, membership mailings, ads, participation in local pride events, E-mail, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did ECCO choose to recommend a “No” vote on the Governor Davis recall?
Governor Davis enacted more pro-LGBT legislation than all previous Governors of California combined! Just in his latest legislative session, he signed AB 17, AB 196, AB 205, AB 266, and AB 458. As a non-partisan LGBT Political Action Committee, it would have been irresponsible to ignore this and recommend anything less.

ECCO members receive political recommendations from many sources; ours is meant to represent a non-partisan LGBT perspective. Voters should use it as a tool in their overall decision-making process. For instance, a gay lawyer may find a voter guide produced by the American Bar Association a more relevant guide than one they receive from ECCO, and weigh them accordingly.

How much money did ECCO, a Political Action Committee, donate to the No on Davis Recall campaign?
$0. Nothing. Nada.

ECCO is out of step with California voters, particularly LGBT voters, isn’t it?
Taking a position of “No” on the recall was hardly a fringe position. Close to 45% of statewide voters took the same position. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), citing exit polls, stated that by “a margin of 58% to 42%, gay voters opposed the recall.”

Isn’t ECCO just a Democrat Party campaign organization?
The Democratic Party recommended a “No” on the recall and “Yes” on Cruz Bustamante. In fairness and in a non-partisan fashion, ECCO chose not to make an endorsement on Recall Question 2. Instead, we decided to educate our membership on topics pertinent to the LGBT community. We determined those issues and then researched the candidates' positions. As it turned out, several of the candidates on our endorsement mailer received more “Yes” positions than Cruz Bustamante.

It is interesting to note that ECCO gave Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger the benefit of the doubt and rated him a “Yes” on Domestic Partner benefits. This category was determined according to public statements and the candidate’s position on AB 205. At press time, the Schwarzenegger campaign had declined to comment on AB 205 and he had no public voting record. Two days before the election, and after all of our voter guides were mailed and ads placed, he told the San Francisco Chronicle that he would not have signed AB 205 into law if it came before him as Governor.

AB 205 is an expansion of the Domestic Partner Registry that puts California at the forefront (only behind Vermont) of LGBT rights and responsibilities. AB 205 represent years of political struggle and its landmark passage cannot be understated.

How does ECCO’s endorsement process work?
Before each election, ECCO forms a Political Affairs Committee. In so doing, we outreach to the community at large to form the team that will develop candidate questionnaires, do research, and conduct candidate interviews.
By all accounts, ECCO does the non-glamorous work. We spend hours with candidates for Mayor, City Councils, School Boards, etc., ensuring the LGBT community is well represented at the local level as well.

Based on this finding of facts, on public statements, community involvement, and voting records, this committee makes its recommendations to the Board where they are finally agreed. Endorsement meetings, where our Voter Guides are finalized, are when ECCO has its most vigorous debates. Forming opinions about ECCO solely on the end results that are printed, without considering all the thought and work that went into its preparation, is a disservice to ECCO, our volunteers, the exhaustive process, and our community.

Does ECCO endorse candidates just because they are LGBT?
ECCO does consider that an “out” person running for office should be given special consideration and that our membership expects such. This is never asked on our candidate questionnaires but some candidates have made public declarations or offered this type of information during interviews.

Why doesn’t ECCO endorse more Republicans?
During the decision making process for election recommendation, Republican candidates actually receive MORE consideration than others simply because we WANT to endorse and support moderate Republicans. In 2000, ECCO was guaranteed that Assembly candidates Tom Harman (Huntington Beach) and Lyn Daucher (Diamond Bar) were moderates so we endorsed them. Since their victory, they have voted against EVERY LGBT bill. We now rate them as “unacceptable” based on their track record, not on any perceived ECCO bias.

According to a 2003 report issued by the Lambda Letters Project (a non-partisan Sacramento-based LGBTI lobby group), Democrats far outpaced their Republican counterparts when AB 17, AB 196, AB 205 and AB 458 were considered. In fact, Assembly Democrats voted positively on this legislation 86% of the time; Assembly Republicans voted negatively 97%. The Senate wasn’t much different. Senate Democrats supported these bills 91% of the time; Senate Republicans voted against them 80% of the time.

While most of ECCO’s voting recommendations are members of the Democrat Party, it’s not for a lack of attention to Republicans. Rather, it is a lack of Republican candidates willing to stand up, support, and vote for issues that are important to ECCO, its membership, and the LGBT community.

Why doesn’t ECCO spend more time educating its membership on candidate positions?
We do! Voter Guides for major elections provide a history of voting records. It is easy to compare track record to recommendation. Monthly donors receive regular "180+ Newsletter" updates on the progress of legislation, and voting records are also tracked on the ECCO web site throughout the year. It’s clear our recommendations are based on facts.

Why doesn’t ECCO work more closely with the Log Cabin Republicans?
Each election, ECCO seeks out LCR-Orange County for their participation. Since ECCO is definitely more influential in Orange County politics, having Republicans placed on our Voter Guide and in our ads would benefit moderate Republicans and LCR-OC. Isn’t a more appropriate question, “Why isn’t Log Cabin working more closely with ECCO?”

Isn’t the ECCO Awards Dinner slanted toward Democrats?
Our awards are based on merit. For 2003, Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona (Republican and a member of Governor Schwarzenegger’s Transition Team) was honored. ECCO is proud to have a strong relationship with Sheriff Carona and we have a long, positive history of supporting him financially and with endorsements. ECCO also honored Sister Mary Elizabeth for her HIV/AIDS work, American Airlines, and Brad Brafford for his years of community support. The political party affiliations of these three are all unknown and were not part of the decision process.

After the decision was made to highlight the Supreme Court sodomy law ruling, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund was chosen to give the keynote address. Their political affiliation? Unknown. ECCO also considered former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY) as the Keynote Speaker.

Who is represented on the ECCO Board of Directors?
The Chairperson is a longtime Republican and current member of the Log Cabin Republicans. Our board has community representatives that are Republican, Democrat, Green, Decline to State/Independent; gay, lesbian, MTF transgender, FTM transgender, and straight; union and business supporters; men and women of various age ranges; a diverse board indeed!

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Political Contacts: Orange County Officials & Cities

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
10 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 834-3100 / (714) 834-6109 FAX

1st District
Janey Nguyen (D)
(714) 834-3110

2nd District
John Moorlach (R)
(714) 834-3220 / (714) 834-6109 FAX
district.two@ocgov.com

3rd District
Bill Campbell (R)
(714) 834-3330 / (714) 834-2786 FAX
bill.campbell@ocgov.com

4th District
Chris Norby (R)
(714) 834-3440 / (714) 834-2045 FAX
chris.norby@ocgov.com

5th District
Pat Bates (R)
(714) 834-3550 / (714) 834-2670 FAX
thomas.wilson@ocgov.com

BOARD OF EDUCATION
200 Kalmus Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92628
(714) 966-4012 / (714) 432-1916

Superintendent
William Habermehl

1st District
Felix Rocha

2nd District
Dr. Alexandria Coronado

3rd District
Dr. Ken Williams

4th District
Dr. John Bedell

5th District
Elizabeth Parker

Sheriff
Mike Carona

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Anaheim City Hall
200 S. Anaheim Boulevard, 92805
(714) 765-5100

Brea City Hall
1 Civic Center Circle, 92821-5732
(714) 990-7600

Buena Park City Hall
6650 Beach Boulevard, 90620
(714) 562-3500

Costa Mesa City Hall
77 Fair Drive, 92626
(714) 754-5223

Cypress City Hall
5275 Orange Avenue, 90630
(714) 229-6700

Dana Point City Hall
33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 203, 92629
(949) 248-9890

Fountain Valley City Hall
10200 Slater Avenue, 92708
(714) 593-4400

Fullerton City Hall
303 W. Commonwealth Avenue, 92832
(714) 738-6300

Garden Grove City Hall
11222 Acacia Parkway, 92840
(714) 741-5000

Huntington Beach City Hall
2000 Main Street, 92648
(714) 536-5511

Irvine City Hall
1 Civic Center Plaza, 92606-5208
(949) 724-6000

Laguna Beach City Hall
505 Forest Avenue, 92651
(949) 497-3311

Laguna Hills City Hall
25201 Paseo De Alicia, Suite 150, 92653
(949) 707-2600

Laguna Niguel City Hall
27801 La Paz Road, 92677
(949) 362-4300

La Habra City Hall
201 E. La Habra Boulevard, 90631
(562) 905-9700

Lake Forest City Hall
23161 Lake Center Drive, Suite 100 92630
(949) 461-3400

La Palma City Hall
7822 Walker Street, 90623
(714) 523-7700

Los Alamitos City Hall
3191 Katella Avenue, 90720-5600
(562) 431-3538

Mission Viejo City Hall
25909 Pala, Suite 150, 92691
(949) 470-3000

Newport Beach City Hall
3300 Newport Boulevard, 92663
(949) 644-3309

Orange City Hall
300 E. Chapman Avenue, 92866
(714) 744-5500

Placentia City Hall
401 E. Chapman Avenue, 92870
(714) 993-8231

San Clemente City Hall
100 Avenida Presidio, 92672
(949) 361-8200

San Juan Capistrano City Hall
32400 Paseo Adelanto, 92675
(949) 493-1171

Santa Ana City Hall
20 Civic Center Plaza, 92701
(714) 647-5400

Seal Beach City Hall
211 Eighth Street, 90740
(714) 828-8550

Stanton City Hall
7800 Katella Avenue, 90680
(714) 379-9222

Tustin City Hall
300 Centennial Way, 92780
(714) 573-3000

Villa Park City Hall
17855 Santiago Boulevard, 92861
(714) 998-1500

Westminster City Hall
8200 Westminster Boulevard, 92683
(714) 898-3311

Yorba Linda City Hall
4845 Casa Loma Avenue, 92886-3364
(714) 961-7100

Political Contacts: Long Beach City Officials

LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Don Knabe District 4
Long Beach Field Office
1410 E Willow St
Signal Hill, CA 90806
(562) 256-1920 / (562) 490-0549 FAX

CITY OF LONG BEACH
Long Beach City Hall
333 W Ocean Boulevard, 14th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-6137 / (562) 570-6659 FAX

MAYOR
Bob Foster
(562) 570-6801 / (562) 570-6538 FAX
mayor@longbeach.gov

1st DISTRICT
Bonnie Lowenthal
727 Pine Ave
Long Beach, CA 90813
(562) 570-6096

2nd DISTRICT
Suja Lowenthal
2132 E 4th Street
Long Beach, CA 90814
(562) 570-1812 / (562) 570-1814 FAX
district2@longbeach.gov

3rd DISTRICT
Gary DeLong
340 Nieto Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-8756 / (562) 570-8760 FAX
district3@longbeach.gov

4th DISTRICT
Patrick O'Donnell
(562) 570-6918 / (562) 570-5235
district4@longbeach.gov

5th DISTRICT
Gerrie Schipske
2760 Studebaker Road
Long Beach, CA 90815
(562) 570-3102
district5@longbeach.gov

6th DISTRICT
Dee Andrews
(562) 570-6816 / (562) 570-7135 FAX
district6@ci.long-beach.ca.us

7th DISTRICT
Tonia Reyes Uranga
2125 Santa Fe Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90810
(562) 570-4461
district7@ci.long-beach.ca.us

8th DISTRICT
Rae Gabelich
3837 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90807
(562) 570-1326 / (562) 570-1327 FAX
district8@longbeach.gov

9th DISTRICT
Val Lerch
6335 Myrtle Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90805
(562) 570-4524 / (562) 422-3852 FAX
district9@longbeach.gov

Political Contacts: Long Beach State Officials

25th CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE DISTRICT
Edward Vincent (D)
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 651-4025 / (916) 445-3712 FAX
senator.vincent@sen.ca.gov

1 Manchester Boulevard #600
Inglewood, CA 90301
(310) 412-0393 / (310) 412-0996 FAX

27th CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE DISTRICT
Alan Lowenthal (D)
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 651-4027 / (916) 327-9113 FAX
senator.lowenthal@sen.ca.gov

115 Pine Avenue #430
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 495-4766 / (562) 495-1876 FAX

28th CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE DISTRICT
Jenny Oropeza (D)
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 651-4028 / (916) 323-6056 FAX

2512 Artesia Boulevard #200
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(310) 318-6994 / (310) 318-6733 FAX

30th CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE DISTRICT
Ron Calderon (D)
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 651-4030 / (916) 327-8755 FAX

400 N Montebello Blve #100
Montebello, CA 90640
(323) 890-2790 / (323) 890-2795 FAX

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52nd CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
Mervyn Dymally (D)
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 94249-0052
(916) 319-2052 / (916) 319-2152 FAX
assemblymember.dymally@assembly.ca.gov

322 W Compton Boulevard #100
Compton, CA 90220
(310) 223-1201

53rd CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
Ted Lieu (D)
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 94249-0053
(916) 319-2053 / (916) 319-2153 FAX

1700 E Walnut Ave #601
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 615-3515 / (310) 615-3520 FAX

54th CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
Betty Karnette (D)
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 94249-0054
(916) 319-2054 / (916) 319-2154 FAX
assemblymember.karnette@assembly.ca.gov

3711 Long Beach Blvd #801
Long Beach, CA 90807
(562) 997-0794

55th CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
Laura Richardson (D)
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 94249-0055
(916) 319-2055 / (916) 319-2155

4201 Long Beach Blvd #320
Long Beach, CA 90807-2021
(310) 518-3324 / (310) 518-3508 FAX

56th CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
Tony Mendoza (D)
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 94249-0056
(916) 319-2056 / (916) 319-2156 FAX

12501 E Imperial Hwy #210
Norwalk, CA 90650
(562) 864-5600 / (562) 863-7466 FAX