WHY YOU NEED TO ATTEND
With the prospects of another difficult budget year ahead, all faculty members are urged to attend the Advocacy & Policy Conference. The event will give you the opportunity to interact with policy makers and meet with your legislators.
"This event empowered me to advocate even more for our school."
- Maria Yamilet Paniagua, Saddleback Community College
"I think the event was great!"
– Floyd Buckhaulter, Los Angeles Harbor College
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Very informative and educational."
– Lisa Haney, Saddleback Community College
“The trainings really prepared us for the legislative visits."
– Patrick Smith, Sacramento City College
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
All faculty members are urged to attend. Local union and academic senate leaders are especially encouraged to participate, as well as those who work in categorically funded programs. Community college students are also invited.
SCHEDULE/SPEAKERS
FACCC is pleased to announce that John Myers will be the closing keynote speaker this year. In addition to his duties as Sacramento Bureau Chief for KQED, Myers' work has been featured on a wide variety of national news outlets from National Public Radio to MSNBC. Myers will analyze the results of the November elections and share with us his reflections on the changing political dynamic in Sacramento.
TRAVEL/ACCOMMODATIONS
Downtown street parking is free on Sunday. There are several public parking garages within a short walking distance of the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria which include:
Parking Near the Galleria - Sunday
Sacramento Public Parking Lot
10th and I Streets, entrance on 10th Street between J and I Streets.
U.S. Bank Plaza Garage
J Street entrance, between 8th and 9th Streets (directly adjacent to the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria).
Renaissance Tower
8th Street entrance, between J and K Streets.
The Standard
J Street entrance between 7th and 8th Streets.
8th Street entrance between J Street and K Street Mall.
Parking Near the State Capitol - Monday
Metered street parking is available. Downtown street parking is free, between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m., Monday through Saturday, and all day Sunday and observed legal holidays.
Click here for a printable map of downtown parking lots near the Capitol.
The Capitol Garage
10th and L Streets
Hotels
Citizen Hotel
926 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Holiday Inn Sacramento-Capitol Plaza
300 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 446-0100
The Sheraton Grand Hotel
1230 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 447-1700
Sacramento Hostel
925 H Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 443-1691
